Posted in Homeward Bound on Jun 24th, 2010 Discussion »
Do y’all remember when I was asking for advice about my son going on a mission? And when I wrote this post about my tender feelings as we prepared for him to serve?
Well, guess what today is?
Hump Day!
On June 24, 2009, DS entered the MTC. He has been serving for exactly ONE […]
Posted in Uncategorized, Homeward Bound on May 19th, 2010 Discussion »
I am facing a typical parenting dilemma: How to let go and allow your kids to grow up.
Ray and I are the parents of six wonderful, typical kids. We have actually “cut the apron strings” (or, more accurately, “untied” them) twice already, and prepare to do it again.
Our oldest daughter (child #3) graduates […]
Posted in Uncategorized, Homeward Bound on Apr 21st, 2010 Discussion »
I originally wrote this article yesterday. However, as I was editing, it was accidentally deleted. I was not happy. [understatement!!] For a while, as I wallowed in my frustration, I lost sight of the message in the lesson I learned from the experience I wanted to share in my post.
I am not very good […]
Posted in Uncategorized, Homeward Bound on Feb 18th, 2010 Discussion »
This has been a really hard month for my extended family. [Deja vu. Haven’t I said that recently?]
Yesterday morning I had some insight into why I personally am struggling so much with the unexpected health crises of my family members. (You know, beyond the normal reactions one would expect from life-and-death situations.)
I realized that I […]
Posted in Homeward Bound on Feb 10th, 2010 Discussion »
February has been a tough month.
Week 1: My Aunt M was involved in a multiple car/motorcycle accident in CA. Extended family spent an anxious two days waiting for tests to finalize what we all internally knew was inevitable…
Posted in Uncategorized, Homeward Bound on Jan 29th, 2010 Discussion »
My second mother (known by some as my mother-in-law) loves good quotes.
I have known Mom D for over 27 years, and I truly love and admire her. One of her endearing qualities is that she shares her gems of wisdom with others. Most often these sources are the General Authorities, but she enjoys great […]
Posted in Homeward Bound on Dec 23rd, 2009 Discussion »
Well, this month has turned upside down, just a little bit.
After months of searching for a job, I have one!
Posted in Homeward Bound on Dec 3rd, 2009 Discussion »
I have been hit with a HUGE case of writer’s block. I have been completely at a loss as to what to write. What little comes to mind does not formulate enough to even make it to the rough draft stage of an article. But I need to get back to writing at MM. So […]
Posted in Homeward Bound on Aug 27th, 2009 Discussion »
We recently moved. We had lived in our former location for 12 years. Our last two children were born there. Our four older children don’t have many clear memories of living elsewhere, and most of their school years were spent there. For us, it was the perfect place; a permanent place; Home. And yet, here […]
Posted in Homeward Bound on May 1st, 2009 Discussion »
When upon life’s billows you are tempest-tossed,
When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost …
Are you ever burdened with a load of care?
Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear? …
When you look at others with their lands and gold,
Think that Christ has promised you his wealth untold …
So amid the conflict, whether […]
