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It’s been a while since I really wrote… And catching up is NOT going to happen. Right now. I’m feeling this weird emptiness that comes during the aftermath of an illness. I use the word aftermath optimistically. It was a rough illness. They say pain is forgettable. I remember it pretty clearly though. Constant, sharp,Continue reading “Heart Full, Tummy Empty”

I love photography. I love capturing a moment. To me, photography honors the magic of the present. So much of our time is caught up in imagining the future and reliving the past. But there are precious instances that you watch yourself in a moment and realize that the only thing you have is thisContinue reading “Nick Stone”

Christmas is coming the goose is getting fat! Puhlease to put a penny in the old man’s hat! If you’re looking for places to places to give your pennies, here are a few suggestions…. 1) The 4th Street Clinic on the corner of 4th South and 4th West has a donor who is matching donations–$2Continue reading “Opportunities to Give”

My mother’s house is a garden.  She has beautiful living plants all over her home. I use the word living to differentiate between the dead plant currently resting peacefully on my kitchen table and the living plants she keeps in every room of her home. Yesterday was a lovely Thanksgiving. We ate delicious food andContinue reading “The Garden”

 Just so we’re clear, I wasn’t snapping photos during Sacrament Meeting. I think it was before Sunday School was starting. And I liked the way the light came in. It was just a pretty picture… I think Thanksgiving is catching up to Easter as my favorite holiday. It’s a holiday that demands that people actContinue reading “Thanksgiving”

I decided to wear this blue polka dot dress that I got from Walmart. I bought it on a weird shopping trip I went on after midnight. It’s the only time I like shopping really. I still have the dress 12 years later. My friend Susan went with me. They had the auditions at aContinue reading “Madame Thenardier”

I saw the show two years ago when Midvale Main Street Theatre did it. I know the show pretty well. Last night, I went to opening night with my dad. Watching a show about a family that loses a child with your father who lost his child is pretty gut wrenching. And cathartic. At intermission,Continue reading “Next To Normal”

I’ve been relatively good at posting my gratitude this year. Perhaps not daily. But I have this evil rebellious streak that just stops me from doing what’s expected of me. It’s the reason I’m horrible at diets and for some reason, during the month of gratitude, I find myself with all sorts of excuses notContinue reading “Being Rebellious and Grateful”