My Dave is incredible. So wise! So handsome! So strong! He is honestly better than my dream guy. I never dreamed big enough… didn’t really think such a perfect-for-me man could exist! His strengths balance my imperfections. We become a pair of grinning idiots together because seeing him makes me Read more
This is my 400th post! I was going to put a cool picture on here to celebrate that, but most of them were of motorcycles and schmancy cars. And I’m a little bit off-put by motorcycles still, thanks to the X, and fancy cars remind me of someone I’m currently Read more
This post may get a bit personal. But I don’t know that anyone reads my updates too much these days, so I’m just going with it. It is your reaction to adversity, not the adversity itself, that determines how your life’s story will develop. ―Dieter F. Uchtdorf Despite how difficult circumstances Read more
I was reading yesterday about a man who complained that life always seemed to be on an up and down rollercoaster… never smoothing out into a nice balance. He happened to be complaining to a nurse, who observed that if you’re in the hospital, the peaks and valleys on the Read more
My good friend Meridith recently shared a blog post that is a poem of thoughts generated by this nifty app, What Would I Say? I read a tiny bit of her poem, checked out the app, and am happy to present the following. I’m sure I’ll find more to add….P.S. – the Read more
I’ve often wondered what others see when they see me dance. Do I look goofy? Do I look elegant? Do I look like I’m embodying the dance I’m doing, or do I just look like a body doing a set of dictated movements? I’ve often wondered this, especially as I’ve gotten Read more
I have missed doing my personal scripture study lately. This prayer blog takes enough time that I don’t generally double up. No excuse, I know…. As I started the year another goal of mine was to write my thoughts after reading the scriptures, take my study more meaningful. Yeah, I Read more
Today was a good day as far as prayers and answers go…. My recent primary request has been in regards to finding the right place to move/live. Through the past several months of seeking to be in the right place for one thing or another (namely, the right state and Read more
I had great intentions of writing more over my Christmas holiday. Of course, I left my journal and my laptop back in Utah. The journal.. well that’s hard to replace. I could have gotten on any computer to blog, but I didn’t. I definitely did some reflecting at home, thinking Read more
The following is a relatively free-hand rehearsal of my thoughts. It has been thought through, but not particularly edited much. FYI. There has been a great deal of hoopla going on lately in regards to “Mormon Feminists.” Sunday marked a Facebook-wide push for women to wear pants to church. It Read more