Finding My Way

I love taking lunch from home--healthy and cheap--but I don't like all the packaging waste. I go through 2 or 3 ziplock baggies every da...

Last weekend all the stakes in Oregon had Stake Conference . The Sunday sessions were broadcast to us from Salt Lake City. One of the Sund...

My dad sent this email to his brother, describing the desperate steps he had to take to get out of the hospital. Haha! He gave me permissio...

Have you ever tried using conditioner--you know, the stuff that you put on your hair after the shampoo--as a substitute for shaving cream o...

Cub Scouts practicing an outdoor flag ceremony, Spring 2008 Yesterday we had the annual Veterans Day assembly at our high school. It always...

I wrote this poem in the springtime years ago, and I've revised it several times since. This is its current form. I like it because it...

My dad's recuperation from his heart surgery is going quite well so far. He was doing so well this morning that the surgeon discharged ...

Grocery shopping is generally one of my least-favorite chores. On Saturday, the weather was alternating sun breaks and rain showers...autumn...

Speaking of order (yesterday's post)... "Order" came up again today at church. We had stake conference, along with every oth...

This morning Mark and I were facing this out in the garage: Ugh. Many of my middle-aged adventures are teaching me to stop wanting to be ...

Ahhh...the autumn weather is settling in...it's time to share the recipe for my favorite bran muffins!  Now before you turn up your no...

That's how many times your heart will beat if you live to be at least 80 years old. My dad, who is 78, will have open heart surgery t...

To the Person at the Crayola Company Who Names the Colors: At five p.m. last Friday, fingers of light pried apart the gray lid over the ea...

At a recent visit to my parents' home, they surprised me with an early Christmas gift... ...writing technology that is truly "old...

I teach one English class this term - Oregon Literature Past. We are currently reading The Jump-Off Creek  by Molly Gloss. 1880's, du...

Goodness gracious, November is almost upon us, which means it's time to get busy writing! I loved National Blog Posting Month ( NaBloP...

Once upon a time, on a busy Halloween afternoon, a harried mama (me) pulled some hotdogs out of the refrigerator to boil up for a quick Hall...

Someone in my school district posted the nicest thing on the district web page . It's about me! I was really touched. They said such...

I always told David he was my favorite son. Of course, he was my only son until I remarried and gained 2 awesome stepsons and then my daugh...

My stepdaughter has started a new blog to let others benefit from her gluten-free wisdom. She has 4-year-old twins, both of whom cannot e...