Can Somebody Pray?

For a couple of days now, I’ve noticed that my forehead is tender to the touch. When I run my fingers across it, it’s sore, sensitive and hurts . . . like the way your skin feels before you get the flu, kind of achy. Curious. It wasn’t until yesterday that […]

Shoes for the Journey

The other day I found myself crying in the middle of Whole Foods. Weird, I know. I was there picking something up for dinner when I happened upon the cutest display: Robeez baby shoes. I cautiously picked up a pair, keenly aware of the potential flood of emotions crouching somewhere in the chambers of my […]

Mercy Delivered . . . UPS

While in California recently, my youngest son ruined his new sidekick by getting it wet on the log ride at Disneyland.  The new phone was completely broken having been waterlogged.  In disgust, Cole said wryly over dinner tonight as we talked about it . . . “Disneyland is NOT the happiest place on earth.  Disneyland […]

Bring Home the Bacon, Fry it Up in a Pan

I returned to work a couple of weeks ago after a 7-month maternity leave.  Days prior to my return I could feel the anxiety building within me.  I wasn’t sure I’d actually be able to leave Zion for several hours a day.  I returned to work out of necessity; food, gas, electricity, rent, water . […]

A Mother’s Touch

While my husband and I waited in the Arizona airport to board our flight back home after CU’s disappointing loss to the Sun Devils, we had the occasion to talk with Neil Woelk, sports writer for Boulder’s Daily Camera.  We talked all things football, which included his observations of my son, Ryan.  Neil commented on […]

Letter to My Boys

There are new beginnings unfolding for you.  New school year.  New football season.    New opportunities.  New friends to make.  New chances to take.  New possibilities.
There will also be new temptations.  New challenges.  New disappointments.  New heartbreaks.  New struggles.  New hurdles to overcome.  New pitfalls to traverse.

Take courage, in all of this newness around you.  Take […]

Joyful Legacy

Yesterday’s Oprah show topic asked the question “Can women have it all?”  The show focused on a discussion of mothers some; stay at home and others working out of the home.  Having recently had a child myself, I was interested in the topic and the views of each woman participating in the panel.  As I […]

Handling “It” . . . Whatever It Is

I’ve been watching Diddy’s Making the Band 4 on MTV.  I really enjoy watching people go for their dreams – the commitment, the persistence, the confidence and the humility . . . it’s all very inspiring to me.  Last night there was a story that really caught my attention.  Carlos, one of the young men […]

Be Quiet - First

The other day when I got home from work, my son excitedly met me at the top of the stairs with news that made his heart absolutely sing.  “I got a Playstation 3 today!”  “Huh?”  “I got it . . . today.”  Immediately, and to my current shame, I started my barrage of questions/comments . […]

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