After reading this blog, written by a friend and folk dance teammate, this beautiful song from Aida came to mind. It’s been a nice little reminder on a night when I feel extremely overwhelmed with the thesis and how much is still not done… there’s just too much to be Read more…
A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials, heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine, desert us when troubles thicken around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind Read more…
I’ve slept less than 5 hours in the last 36. I’ve been working hard on my thesis and am seriously worried/stressed about my chapter three, even though it’s actually coming together more than my chapter two right now. I suppose I’ll panic once I copy and paste and redo headings, Read more…
He is Risen. What a glorious message! I have a testimony in Jesus Christ- that He lived a perfect life, giving me an example to follow; that He suffered in Gethsemane, atoning for my sins and for the sins of all mankind; that He lives again, all glory to His Read more…
Those familiar with ‘Waiting for Godot’ by Samuel Beckett may recognize the distinctive first line (oft-repeated throughout) of the play. Of course, his piece falls in the genre of ‘Theater of the Absurd,’ so his statement is bit fuller even its very emptiness. Regardless, I submit the following quote as explanation to Read more…
So I totally owe this incredible find to my old roommate, Meridith. Like me, she is also a grad student in the liberal arts, although I’m in Humanities and she’s in English. Unlike me, she has written and defended her thesis already… envy, but props to her for being done! Read more…
In March I went on a double-date with Jenny, Fez, and Fez’s friend Rowdy. Activity of the day? FLOWRIDING!! I think this is actually a shot of the place in Ogden where we went. I had never been before, but I was hoping that my wakeboard skills might help me Read more…
Hitch your wagon to a star. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
I think most life lessons we learn come with some kind of a price tag, be that literal or figurative. Of course, the things that require something of us are generally more valuable because we are invested in them. Last Tuesday I had the chance to go to a charity event Read more…
The Hindu temple in Spanish Fork is a bit of a surprise. This exotic building rises out of farmland, set on a hill amongst fields. It’s certainly not what you expect to see in that area. If you decide to visit, you’ll soon find that it is a beautiful temple Read more…