It’s that time of year again. The season to be jolly. The season to celebrate the birth of Christ. The season to eat sugar cookies …
Is One Date Enough?
I’m thinking about weddings a lot recently. Probably because I’ve been going to lots of them. Many friends and family members are getting married, announcing …
Active in the Church
My 21-year-old son, Ethan, was home from college for a couple weeks this summer. On Sunday when he came to church with us, our bishop …
Surviving Early-Morning Seminary
My third son just graduated from seminary. My three sons have all gone to early-morning seminary. They stagger to class at 6:15 in the morning, …
An Hour of Peace and Rest
I usually enjoy going to church. I look forward to it, despite talks that are occasionally less-than-dazzling, overly-perfumed women in the pew in front of …
Raising the Bar
Is it just my imagination, or are more missionaries returning home early? Seems like this used to be a rare event, spoken about in the …
The Evil of Flip Flops and Pants
We had a Relief Society lesson a couple weeks ago on appropriate dress. A few clear conclusions came from the discussion. Women’s pants are evil …
Women’s Retreats — Slumber Parties for Grownups
I always loved a good slumber party when I was a kid. The unlimited unhealthy snacks, eardrum-splitting music and endless giggling held enormous charm to …
New Rules for Church Music
My favorite part of any church service is the music. Even when the music is poorly done — which all too often it is — it has …
Defending the Faith
I’ve never been very political. It’s not that I’m a total slacker – I always read the platforms of both parties and I keep up …
Snack Time
My favorite time in the nursery was snack time. Oh, it’s not what you might think. I didn’t love snack time because I could snitch …