V is for Verdure… and Vituperative Thoughts and Vengeance towards Avocado Pits
It isn’t often that I can use the word verdure in relation to anything I grow myself but, astonishingly, this summer I CAN. Seeing as how this whole verdure thing is a new experience for me, I’m less...
View ArticleW is for Wolves
Ever since I can remember, I’ve been a mess of conflicting thoughts and emotions inside. These battles have always made me feel like a less-than-good person, because a genuinely good person wouldn’t...
View ArticleZ is for Zenith
Late last night my mom took me out for a drive in the dark so that I could cry myself out privately and to entice me to eat something- anything. Drives, especially at night, tend to calm me. My mom was...
View ArticleGrowing People, Musicians, and Cauliflower
Weeks ago I was in a meeting with several dozen women. Before we got down to business the woman conducting the meeting asked us if anyone had anything to share for our good news minute. Silence....
View ArticleThoughts from General Conference
Twice a year, members of my church gather around the world to hear the prophet, the members of the quorum of the twelve apostles, and other church leaders speak for 10 hours over two days. For many of...
View ArticleA Bit of Happy #23: The Power of Gummi Bears
Mister Rogers wrote a song that I think to myself often. It’s called “What Do You Do with the Mad that You Feel?” and I can totally relate to the opening lyric when I’m having a rough time: What do...
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A Bit of Happy #20: Combating Vegetable Prejudice
You know you have it at your house: vegetable prejudice. It’s everywhere! But slowly, in my house, I’m combating it… one vegetable at a time. I figure that most of the time when someone hates a...
View ArticleA Bit of Happy #9: The Memory is in There
Years ago when one of my nephews was just a baby, we had a game we liked to play together. Now that he is back from Poland, I had the chance to spend some time with him in person for the first time in...
View ArticlePlans and Life’s Torpedoes
I am most efficient when I follow a schedule. I am most effective in what truly matters when I don’t. The universe seems to know this. The universe also seems to have a decided bias towards...
View ArticleHarvesting Carrots
When I was nine years old, my mom gave me a little part of the garden to grow any vegetable I wanted to in. I planted carrots. I took great care in planting and watering my carrots. I prided myself on...
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