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We strolled the path leading home, hand-in-hand and with happy hearts. The girls buzzed ahead on bikes. The dad ran the fluffy pup along – trying to wring every last bit of animal energy out. [...]

October in Oregon offers some of the best days at the coast. So, when the weather forecast includes sun and doesn’t include wind – you drop all plans in order to reach the sands. Even though it [...]

The first time I spoke in church was at a stake conference. I was about 15 years old. I had planned and prepared my words – and I knew the address well. Well enough to zoom through it – talking [...]

  They look into their own eyes – the ones captured in this photo – while reciting these sacred words: “They were young; and their minds were firm; and they did put their trust in God [...]

My visiting teachers schedule appointments with me strictly to see my children – at least, that’s what my children think.  When the ladies arrive, the girls run to the door for hugs and hellos, [...]

A single pink pearl … a salmon egg. It is small, fragile and without fish form … yet it holds the potential to become king. A king salmon. A chinook. The life cycle of this fish is incredible and [...]

In just one season, that sunflower burst 10 feet tall! The original small seed, the one cradled in my palm just months before, sprinted skyward. In the process, it developed a thick stalk and an [...]