We stepped through high grass, with our recent studies of Robin Hood in mind; grasping bows and arrows and a feeling of anticipation for adventure. The target: a cardboard box set up on two [...]
A while back, I spoke at a stake YW event designed just for Laurels, entitled, “Bloom where you’re planted.” To start the lesson {and to wake everyone up a bit}, I asked attendees to stand on one [...]
The more I learn, the more I realize I know nothing … and the more I clean, the more I realize my house is filthy. Filthy. I kinda wish I could hire someone with a stopwatch to follow me around [...]
Mothers’ Day … it can come with great pain for many. It also comes with great joy. And sometimes, it comes with a heavy dose of both. Oh, how clearly I remember giving birth to my [...]
A colorful spectrum of stunning flowers lines the markets today – and will be placed in the tender hands of mothers tomorrow. Flowers came to Mothers’ Day back in 1907 when the holiday’s [...]
When my cousin Kristin walks into the room for a warm welcome, we instinctively lunge towards her belly. Of course, we were all thrilled to see her glowing face too … but that belly … that baby [...]
Hiking out of trees to the rivers’ edge, I spotted a mother duck surrounded by a happy group of toddling ducklings. Their fluffy yellow down and mini-waddles melted my heart instantly. One, two, [...]
Time for chances First of all, thank you. Thank you for coming! Thank you for giving these little words a chance … It’s that time of year, you know: Time for chances … for experiments … for [...]
