Placement

I have a thing for place. I’m a bit fastidious about the arrangement of things, and the locations where things are set in. Now don’t get me wrong, I clutter up with the best of them (my specialty being piles of books at my desk). But I am fond of the notion of deliberate positioning. At home [...]

Creating Beauty From Ashes

A blogger I follow recently wrote for the first time about the abuse she experienced growing up. For 30 years she’s managed to shove it beneath the surface of her life without ever talking about it or addressing it. And she has done an amazing job of it. Despite those damaging experiences, she is a [...]

All is Well

Last week I needed a few things from Deseret Book, and after making my purchases I wandered over to see if any books I wanted to purchase had made it to the clearance rack yet. Instead, I caught my breath as I spotted a framed piece of art sitting there on sale. Even at fifty-percent [...]

Re-Generations

  I remember being held in my mother’s arms while she sang “Silent Night” to me in a darkened room. I remember lying in my crib, waving at the shadows on the room’s walls made by cars driving past our house at night. I remember looking through a telescope at what was supposed to be [...]

Come ‘N Get It!

Everyone eats, but for Mormons–with our focus on year’s supply, emergency preparedness, stewardship, and family–I think food plays an especially huge role in our lives. And honestly, it generally overwhelms me. I grew up in a home that was essentially fend for yourself when it came to eating. You’d think we were street kids, eating any “good food”that [...]

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