LGBTQ thoughts after BYU honor code and LDS Church policies are changed, then changed back… Only 4.5 % of our entire United States population is LGBTQ. Add ...

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 learn about life when we...

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 you,” with 400 people in...

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 if I missed my younge...

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 most people think th...

I drove by my parent’s old house coming home from a funeral. The funeral was for a family who lost their 38-year-old momma unexpectedly due to complications...

Landon flopped down beside me at Grandma Butters’ swimming pool. I can still see it as plain as the day it happened 13 years ago. We were sitting in the po...

I went winter hiking up a beautiful canyon Saturday morning. The snow was fresh.  We blazed the trail and the blue sky made everything sparkle. (I didn’t eve...

I'm in agony. I just got done painting my daughter’s navy blue and cream room into an all-white one. Laila is a minimalist now, she proclaims and just wants...

Happy Christmas Adam! What are you doing on this day before Christmas Eve?  We are celebrating Christmas Adam. My brother’s name is Adam and he insists on th...

The Christmas after my momma died I was suffering. I didn’t want Christmas to happen. There were too many reminders and traditions that brought back sweet ...

The BEST in the world have a Coach. The best golfer in the world, Tiger Woods, has a coach. LeBron James, the best basketball player, has a coach. Top ente...

I think as we grow older, our Christmas list gets smaller and the things we really want for the holidays can’t be bought. What I want for Christmas is to h...

We got my daughter Laila a new mini labradoodle puppy in May. Jet is now 8 months old and my part in all of this is walking him in the mornings. I love to wa...

Here's the deal. You are not your world. There's you and then there's your world. You are a 100% lovable, worthy child of God. You are a beautiful human. You...

I was Ursula at our yearly Halloween party. It was a ton of fun for most of us, except for my almost 2-year-old granddaughters.  Poppy and Lady were not havi...

When my boys were younger my husband owned a sign company and to advertise for his giant size prints, he wrapped our full-size van in a dinosaur graphic. It ...

We just LOVE Disneyland. It’s billed as the happiest place on earth. That’s the promise. My kids get yearly passes and just go and go and go. My sweet SIL Ho...

If you agree with me, then I can love you. If you do this for me, then I can love you. If you go to church, then I can love you. If you call me, then I can l...

I love Brene Brown’s latest Netflix special, The Call to Courage. It’s just a beautiful reminder and made me laugh and cry. Brene describes a time when she a...