The Church That Never Forgot Me
Monday, April 21st, 2008Betsy was a member of the LDS Church who was not active. She married a non-member who was at first supportive of her somewhat limited involvement with the church. Then he came home one day to find two Elders watching television and violating other mission rules. He threw out the missionaries and […]
How to Make and Play with Bean Bags (Even if You’re Too Old)
Monday, March 24th, 2008In 2005, as Katrina refugees flooded into Houston, my in-law’s ward decided to collect toys for the children staying in the Astrodome. My mother-in-law asked for my help assembling items to donate. We tried to think of toys that were versatile and easy to store, something that would entertain the kids and that they could […]
The Perfect Gift
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008What do you get a kid who has everything? An old phone.
For Christmas two years ago my daughter was given her Auntie’s old cell phone. Among the piles of expensive toys, books and movies the only thing she wanted was her phone. She “called” everyone she could think of, including multiple calls to her aunt […]
I Love Christmas!!
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008I am a Christmas junkie. (Not that I love shopping–in fact, I hate it. I’d rather make gifts than buy them.) But just about everything else about Christmas gives me a happy, glowing feeling.
I love the smell of pine trees just outside the grocery store entrance. I love the lights on houses […]
