Segullah

LDS women blogging about the peculiar and the treasured

The Space for Change

Systems are resistant to change.
This is one of the fundamental principles of systems theory (a paradigm for looking at people’s lives). Our lives are intricate webs of relationships and forces – home, church, school, community, family, friends.  A shift in one area, relationship, or routine sends ripples across the whole system.  So in essence the system tries to [...]

Plants and Productivity

“If unmistakable personal revelation comes that we need to move from Massachusetts to Arizona, I’ll do it,” I told my husband five and a half years ago.  Well, the revelation came and so did we. I began the slow process of planting roots here in the heat of the desert. 
That first spring, I also began [...]

A new crown, no prospects of royalty and today’s a new day

Yesterday I sat in the dentist chair with the drill humming in the background and I made a resolve NEVER to eat sugar again. I promised myself that I’ll floss everyday. I swear I’ll be more vigilant with my kids’ teeth so that they don’t have to endure agony in the chair. I carried home [...]

“… but if ye are prepared…”

To give a little context for the story I am about to tell, I would like to set the stage with some background information, as well as one statement of absolute fact.
Fact first.
I hate lessons on preparedness. I hate Family Home Evening or Enrichment activities that involve putting together survival kits of any kind. [...]