Munching on bananas at breakfast, my class of homeschool students and I discuss what educational topics we may want to dive into next. I read out loud D&C 88:78-80 to spur ideas: “Teach ye [...]
I grew up as a committed Catholic, attending parochial school in my early elementary years and remaining active right up until my conversion to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day [...]
Five on the bed; where one pajama ends the next begins. It’s a lazy Sunday morning {gotta love the afternoon church schedule}, and we’re nuzzling as long as possible – delaying the inevitable [...]
When I first saw Katie m. Berggren’s work on Pinterest a few years ago, I instantly dreamed of her art on the cover of my still-not-finished book. With excitement, I went to her site to see more [...]
Handwritten on the front of the envelope it read, “Personal.” I looked at the left corner to see who it was from: BYU Women’s Conference … and I knew. That feeling filled my gut. I tore open the [...]
Our Sunday School teacher gripped my attention when he claimed books as one of the greatest inventions of all times. I’ve heard other answers before, including the printing press, the wheel and [...]
We arrive at the hospital when it’s dark … and we leave when it’s dark. And from arrival to departure we feel and see dark weight and worry. The weight and worry stands in elevators, sits in [...]
Teeth brushed, PJs on, scriptures read, bathroom visited, prayers said … and yet all I hear are games. The “hold your breath because the carpet is water” kind of games; the “how fast can you run [...]
We all know the age-old adage, “Don’t judge a book by its cover” … but statistics show that readers indeed do make decisions about which books to read based on the cover image. That’s why I’m [...]
Today, we feel the biting cold and the warming sun simultaneously – reflecting the opposition present upon entering this New Year, I’m carrying both hope and heartache …. feeling [...]