December 11, 2016 ‘Tis the Season for Bad Feelings Not everybody enters the Christmas season singing “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” For some it is never a happy time, and for…
November 13, 2016 My Drawer of Joy I decided that this is a good time to tell you about one of my personal treasures. There is a lot of angst and…
September 11, 2016 A Flash of Amazement Last night we were flying from Boston to Phoenix. I was intently watching the BYU-Utah debacle when my EC tapped me on the shoulder….
April 17, 2016 Now That’s Gonna Leave a Mark Yesterday, a word cloud popped up on my friend Mcat’s Facebook feed. It consisted of names chosen by some app that decided “Which names…
November 26, 2014 Giving Thanks A brief thought from then Bishop Robert D. Hales about gratitude, and giving thanks: “Gratitude is a state of appreciation, an act of thanksgiving,…
February 12, 2014 Two Minutes With My Mental Therapist Yesterday was a long day. It had started out with a quasi work disaster that launched me out the door before the kids…