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The dahlia fields near our home are in full bloom …. So my camera, my heart and mind have spent time there … picturing the act of blooming. We plant the seeds, but we can’t make them grow. We can [...]

Remember those classes in school when you wondered, “When will I ever use this? Why am I even memorizing this stuff?” I’d walk out of my university’s testing center and actually felt the crammed [...]

Spray-painted silver from head-to-toe, the man stood frozen behind sunglasses. He could see our eyes, but we couldn’t see his. “Is he a real man?” asked my five-year-old, Eli. I testified that he [...]

With just a little less sleep or a little more stress, my not-so-pretty colors pop to the surface. Those things “which do so easily beset me” (2Nephi 4:18) sure can push my buttons … and, sadly, [...]

I’m slicing a crisp red apple, listening to Italian opera, and watching feathered friends flutter to and from a barn-wood birdhouse. It’s a blissful moment of transition, between one activity and [...]

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead. I completely agree with that quote … and [...]

I fell asleep sitting up in the patio chair … apparently I’ve been tired lately … and woke up to this dreamy real-life scene: My kids staged the patio table with a propped up new book they knew I [...]