Note: This piece was later published in the Ensign magazine for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. December 2015 issue.
As much as…
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Hello new, shiny, unmarked year! How open and beautiful you look! What joys and disappointments will you hold? And how will we weather you?…
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Christmas Eve goodies for Santa and his “rain dear,” courtesy of Sami. Good thing we were ready because…
He came!
He tucked old dolls into new…
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What child is this, who, laid to rest
On Mary’s lap is sleeping?Whom angels greet with anthems sweet
While shepherds watch are keeping?This, this is Christ…
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The tree is finally lit. Never mind that we can’t run the vacuum cleaner, the dishwasher, or turn on the bathroom light when tree…
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I recommended it in my last book post. And maybe you saw the cover photo hanging out on my sidebar for a while. Well,…
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It is Saturday evening and I am thinking about Thanksgiving. How wonderful it was to be with my family at my parents’ home. Even…
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I believe one of the most courageous attributes we can develop in this life is gratitude. Particularly when we let it rise out of…
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It blows my mind that we can sit down on a plane and within 13 hrs transcend an entire ocean to find ourselves walking…
