I love watching my kids parent. Sometimes they do it in a compassionate, curious, patient way and sometimes they are pulling their hair...

My nephew Jordan was learning to ride a bike. We were all watching him practice on his two-wheeler while my 4-year-old Addison was on...

I celebrated my 38th Wedding Anniversary on Sunday. It felt like an accomplishment. I met my husband-to-be when we were Sophomores at...

My sister Marcie was the artist. I was the "A" student. I wanted to be an artist and would draw women’s faces with hair flowing over...

We got some great news about a new family member. I was so excited. We got some bad news about a house sale that didn’t go through. I...

Our brain is wired for negativity, this is called the negativity bias. It feeds us thousands of thoughts per day, most of them negative....

Thoughts are literally like the clothing in your closet. Sometimes I stand in front of my closet, deciding what to wear, and my brain...

We knighted our grandchildren last night in a fun ceremony of light. Wayne and I wore capes and crowns and we made crowns for the kids as...

Laila loves her dog Jet…but it seems at times that he doesn’t love her back. He doesn’t want to cuddle or sit on her lap, or even hold...

“Ugh. My teeth are spreading out. My skin is so wrinkly around my mouth— I need to stop using straws. And those deep furrows between...

We’ve all been there. You see a photo of yourself that you hate, and you quickly hit delete. OR You don’t let people take pics of you. OR...

While hiking the red trails of Arches National park last week, there were many little cairns along the way. Cairns are stacked rocks that...

I’ve been an ally in the LGBTQ space for years and now in the Black Lives Matter space. And some times it feels like a lot. I’ve had to...

There is an old, wise fish swimming by two young fish and he asks… “How’s the water?” The young fish looks to his companion and says,...

Snow White went from singing with woodland creatures, dancing with seven men, and having a penchant for apples to this??? Expect the...

This is my dad holding his last two grandchildren. When Laila became our daughter he was so thrilled to have some “color” added to our...

I just finished my 5th puzzle while I am self-isolating.   Putting a puzzle together is one thing I can control.  There's a lot to...

This weekend I was in St. George playing with my cousins at an Air Supply concert singing, “I’m all out of love, I’m so lost without...

I tended two of my grandchildren last week while their parents were in California. It was a “fun-filled” three days. My Laila asked me...

This was my grandma “holding court” in her gazebo. We loved having her around for 94 years! My Grandma Butters was the BEST! Now I know...