In tenth grade, we moved to a city full of lakes in central Florida.  Many people use these lakes for taking pictures, feeding wildlife, boating, water skiing, cycling, walking, running, and various other types of exercise.  One particular lake in the center of town is about three miles around and has a nice sidewalk and bike lane.  [...]

We are moving to a new office. That is always a fun thing to do! We go through things, deciding which things to take and which to discard, which to store, which to destroy, which to send to the client, which to have the client come to get. There is more fun in getting phones [...]

With most things, I don’t have favorites; however, I do have a favorite book. It’s called The Phantom Tollbooth, and it was written by Norton Juster. It’s about a boy named Milo, who is very much disinterested in life and learning until he magically takes a journey into the “Lands Beyond.” In those Lands, with [...]

What’s in my heart today, and seems like it has been every other day in the last few weeks is the unstoppable end of this semester. When I think about it I feel stressed, fearful and sometimes excited. I keep having to remind myself that next semester will be just as good, if not better [...]

Barbara is one of my FAVORITE people in the whole, wide world.  She has saved my life on many occasions; she is genuinely interested in bettering herself and the world around her.  Barbara loves pilates, yoga, art, and working with her little people.  I am honored to have her as a friend and our guest [...]

My babies have all had food allergies at birth.  As I nursed each of them, I would play with my diet in order to eliminate the foods which caused them discomfort.  This elimination diet has, at times, been cumbersome for me; I have drawn strength from my sacrifice in the name of helping our babies. [...]

            Thursday, we were asked to do something.  A decision had to be made.  The sooner the decision was made, the better.  My husband and I talked about it a lot.  We had to drive to another town for a doctor’s appointment and a long wait (we were being worked in).  I thought about a [...]

I’ve pretty much always loved baseball, as well as most sports, and country music. Until recently, no one really knew of my love for these things. Somehow, when I was a kid I got this funny idea that if I liked these things no one else would like me. This is a weird thing, I [...]

Late one night, as my brother was leaving my room after saying goodnight, he said about the upcoming day, “It’s tomorrow; everything starts over.” And oh my goodness, the utter truth of his comment hit me like a ton of bricks!!  Tomorrow is a brand new day, and I can choose what to make of [...]

I have known Vera since her High School years in South Carolina.   We are delighted to have her to do our guest blog today.  As a mother and a teacher in the State of Texas, she shares her example of empowering herself to live her dreams. What a game BYU played last Saturday . . . object lesson for my young sons included [...]