I’ve never doubted that God existed and I’ve occasionally felt his influence in my life, but the last few months have been miraculous. It all actually started a few years ago when my husband mentioned looking for a better job out of state. I was furious with him. We had just spent so much time [...]

I’ve found myself struggling to find the motivation to get anything done and found that the less I did the worse I felt and the worse I felt the less I did. One morning I woke up with a story in my head that I had read years ago. It was the story of the [...]

Sunday morning at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City was an amazing experience. First, it was visually breath-taking with the set pieces, decorations, dancers in the aisles, bells, stained glass windows, the orchestra, etc. Then to hear Natalie Cole sing the Holly and the Ivy was wonderful. I have never appreciated that song until [...]

When I was in college I enjoyed coming up with “almost romantic” phrases. These are phrases that sound like they are going to be something romantic, but end up not being at all. I had a lot of fun reading or reciting these in an “almost romantic” voice to girls I was not in a [...]

As the winter solstice approaches and the world loses it’s long summer days and warm peaceful evenings,  gloom and dreariness seem inevitable.  The bitter thick darkness takes over the night and we are forced to hide indoors.  Colds, coughs, and sicknesses threaten us from all sides.  Light, warmth, and happiness seem to have given up [...]

Ham, Egg Nog, Chocolate, Rolls, Cookies, Soup, Cider -  There are a lot of things that come to mind when I think of Christmas time food.  We usually get a lot of treats from neighbors and we enjoy some hot tastey meals.  Christmas food traditions aren’t as universal as Thanksgiving.  Some people basically have another [...]

Below is the recipe for the delicious pumpkin cake we had for Thanksgiving. My mother-in-law made it and it was a hit with everyone. I’ve made a version of this before but this one has a wonderful creamy topping that really “takes the cake”. =) Also, if you use low fat ingredients, nobody notices and [...]