A few things that have been on my mind the past month since moving from Washington to Utah. One of the best side benefits of moving is not being able to bring everything that’s accumulated in your home over the years. Sure, I’ve had to replace a few items, but starting with a clean slate [...]
A Week Left
March 31, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I had a lot of time to slow down and think this past week as I packed box after box in preparation for our move next week. A number of items were still in the same box from our last move over seven years ago. I’m at a loss to explain why I held on [...]
Too Much Of A Good Thing
December 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
On Christmas morning I checked my family’s Facebook page expecting to see pictures of decorated trees or excited cousins opening gifts. Or maybe a picture of my mom and dad who hosted a Christmas day party at their home. But that’s not what I found. The only picture that had been posted on Christmas morning [...]
Butter Mints
November 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The only time of the year mom bought butter mints was for Thanksgiving. She poured them into a crystal bowl that appeared far more fancy than needed, but no one can blame her since it was be the only day of the year the bowl would be used. When mom placed the bowl full of [...]
Joyous Chaos
October 11, 2012 by 7 Comments
We arrived at Auburn Valley Medical Center at 7 pm. The nurse attached a heart monitor to Kim’s belly. The soothing sounds of our baby boy’s heart beat emanated throughout the room. Thump thump…thump thump…thump thump. Although this is the fifth time for both of us, moments are tense, and I’m still not entirely certain [...]
Half My Life
April 28, 2012 by 1 Comment
Give or take a few years, about half my life is over. Of course, I have no guarantee I’ll live to be 90 years of age. None of us do. But I suspect most of us can picture ourselves living into our 80’s or 90’s. I tend to see myself living at least as long [...]
The No-Fly Zone
November 7, 2011 by 2 Comments
A few months ago caught up with a friend with whom I served a mission with from 1987-1989. He told me about his schooling, career and family. Over the course of twenty minutes he brought me up to speed on what he’s doing today and we laughed about our many shared experiences trying to convince [...]
Perfection is Overrated
August 5, 2011 by 1 Comment
I’m not interested in perfection especially when it comes to people. Like the girl I had a crush on in high school who seemed entirely too perfect. Certainly too perfect to ever notice me. Years later I found out out that she struggled through life like everyone else. That shouldn’t have come as a surprise, [...]
