Posted in Television, Self-Improvement on Feb 28th, 2008 Discussion »
When I had my first baby in 1987, I found myself newly graduated from college and newly out of a paying job. I wasn’t sure how to keep my brain intact whilst whiling away the hours, topless on the couch, trying to figure out that nursing thing.
I tried reading, but had trouble with the balance […]
Posted in The Learning Curve, Education, Character, Self-Improvement, Faith on Jan 13th, 2008 Discussion »
Years ago, my sister in law had a medical emergency. She was bleeding profusely, but she still had the presence of mind to tell her husband her blood type. She managed to say, “B positive.” Her husband, worried as he was,
Posted in Gender, Organization, Relief Society, Self-Improvement on Dec 30th, 2007 Discussion »
I really don’t want to do this. It’s just not that interesting to me. And I’m so late to the party that the boat embarked, sailed the world, returned victorious, and docked at harbor—all while I was trying to decide what to pack.
Still, as the uproar continues, I’ll add my two cents about all the […]
Posted in Family, Self-Improvement on Oct 15th, 2007 Discussion »
When I was in college—decades before iPods and little white earbuds swept the world—I was in the minority, bouncing about campus plugged into my tunes.
It was much more tedious back in the days before you could just rip a CD. Hours were spent carefully selecting just the right mix for different moods. The phonograph record […]
Posted in Character, Self-Improvement on Jun 20th, 2006 Discussion »
Rebecca L. from Lehi, Utah, writes:
I wonder what it is that keeps people from standing for what they believe. Is it a fear of being labeled un-Christian? Being too concerned about what other people will think about you? Not wanting to rock the boat? Not wanting to offend anyone? How do you know when you […]
Posted in Television, Self-Improvement on Feb 20th, 2003 Discussion »
A few months before I was born, my Dad met a stranger who was new to our small Tennessee town. From the beginning, Dad was fascinated with this enchanting newcomer and soon invited him to live with our family.
The stranger was quickly accepted and was around to welcome me into the world a few months […]
Posted in Circle of Sisters, Character, Church, Self-Improvement on Oct 22nd, 2001 Discussion »
Rose Claire writes:
Alison, you said you would like to be a presenter for an LDS event. Jeannie, you have performed professionally all your life. I can’t even bear my testimony without practically passing out. Is there really any hope that a hopeless
scaredy-cat can learn to speak or perform without trembling?
Posted in Circle of Sisters, Relief Society, Self-Improvement on Sep 2nd, 2001 Discussion »
An anonymous sister writes:
Our Relief Society teacher was raised in the church, in Idaho, attended BYU, and sometimes seems to have read everything ever written about the lesson material and even to know many of the authors. I am a recent convert, just moved to the United States from Tijuana, Mexico, speak very little English, […]
Posted in Organization, Self-Improvement on Jan 15th, 1997 Discussion »
My brain is pretty full just musing over my latest read, one of the various internet discussions I’m participating in, and which name goes with which of my children. If I had to remember every appointment, every event, every tidbit of information that helps me function, I’d be a lost cause. For me, the answer […]
Posted in Service, Character, Self-Improvement on Mar 20th, 1996 Discussion »
Many (many, many) years ago, a bunch of the teenagers (yours truly included) at my church set out to plan a holiday activity. Somehow, without our conscious knowledge, the adult leaders steered us all into the path of an oncoming service project. By the time we realized what had happened, it was too late.
