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Looking Out My Backdoor–Literally

Beautiful winter morning. Filed under: Other Days

Merry Christmas

Filed under: Other Days Tagged: Christmas, Hallelujah Chorus, Mormon Tabernacle Choir

Internal / External

How much influence do you have on your children's character? How important are the early years of a child's life? A study done a year ago by Demos, a UK-based social policy think tank, validates what we all know deep inside. "parents are children's primary character builders. Parents who combine warmth and consistency – a [...]

Chocolate Roses

"She's in love . . . he's out of reach . . . Is there any hope? "Janie Rose Whitaker's world revolved around her chocolate shop until Roger Wentworth and his young daughter moved into the apartment across from Janie's. Anyone would think Roger fit the mold of the "perfect" guy, but soon Janie discovers [...]

It's All Down Hill from Here

They say that sooner or later it all catches up to us. What they don't tell us is that it's because we are moving slower. I had a dental check-up today. I don't dare complain about fillings, needles, drills, or any of the horrible things that are synonymous with dentists. My DH has a dozen [...]

Christmas Gift ideas for Children

I sat in church yesterday, on the front row of the folding chairs. A carpeted space separated me from the last wooden pew of the chapel. A child to my left a few chairs down dumped his colored pencils like pick-up sticks onto the carpet amid 2-3 coloring books, and then forgot them. However, those [...]

Christmas Story

I recently submitted a little Christmas story to Latter-Day Woman Magazine and it is in their winter edition. Click on the above link for an on-line version. Inside the front cover, on the left of the left page, click on "Home for the Holidays." It will take you to 5 heart-warming stories. Mine is titled, [...]

Christmas with the Prophets

"Elder Snow was held in prison for many months. But his positive attitude turned that experience from a disaster to a blessing. He remembered what the Prophet Joseph had said of his persecutors: 'If they drive us to hell, we'll turn the devil out and make a heaven of it.' While in prison, Elder Snow [...]

Living Abundantly with Saltines and China Dishes

Everyday the news seems grimmer. Ireland is still slipping precariously toward a precipice, but now Portugal, Italy, and Spain have also lost their footing. The rescue will require some heavy hauling and no one is pretending that America holds the economic answers anymore. The dollar is predicted to become the weakest it's ever been and [...]

Giveaway Winner

My Gratitude Giveaway ended shortly following the holiday. The response was great. To determine the winner, each entry was assigned numbers. For example, if Alex signed up, became a friend on GoodReads, posted a comment on a blog post and tweeted about my contest, then Alex had 6 entries, receiving six unique numbers. The total [...]