July 4, 2013 Thursday – La Caille If you think La Caille looks like a Thomas Kincaid painting, you are right. It is a beautiful venue for a wedding with swans and peacocks and everything picturesque. The temperature cooled to 90F in the late afternoon, and though we were sitting in the sun for the outdoor ceremony, you […]
July 4, 2013 Thursday – Draper, Utah Thank you for coming along with me on my vacation. These blog posts are dragging on and on… Finally we are here in Draper, Utah, the reason why we are on this road trip. July 4 is the date of the wedding of our good friends. I’ve known […]
July 3, 2013 Wednesday – Temple Square The Temple Square is the Mecca of Mormonism. Anything you want to know about Mormonism you can find it in Temple Square, in any language you want. We saw docents in just about every major language – their name tags show the flag of the country of the […]
July 2, 2013 Tuesday – Park City, UT Grabbed a quick [heavy] breakfast (delicious quiche, egg croissant sandwich, and bagel sandwich, and splurged on a lemon cookie just to see what tastes like) at Paradise Bakery in Salt Lake City. Given the heat, I don’t like to waste the morning hours, so we take our […]
June 30, 2013 Sunday – Salt Lake City Me: Is it always this hot this time of year in Salt Lake City? Plaza Hotel concierge: No. It’s usually hot in the 90’s but it’s unusual that it’s over 100 this week. Yes, another 105F+ day of our vacation. When my husband told me how much we […]
6/30/2013 Sunday – Arches The sign in the lobby of Far View Lodge said sunrise is at 5:48am, so I set my alarm at 5:30am. I wake up at the sound of the alarm and stumble out to the balcony hoping to catch a glimpse of glory. Lo and behold, it was hazy, due to […]
We left on 6/26/2013 for a road trip to Salt Lake City. The occasion: destination wedding of a good friend. Here are some reflections: 6/26 Wednesday – 4-hour drive to Vegas Checked into Treasure Island Me: [opens closet] That’s the biggest safe I’ve ever seen in a hotel. Must be for all the winnings. Daughter: […]
Dear children, As much as I tried to be, I must admit I wasn’t the perfect parent to you. So I am looking in hindsight and analyzing what I should’ve done and shouldn’t have done, so that you can be aware of issues you might need to work on in your life. Hopefully this will […]
“You’re lucky you don’t have a weight problem, really lucky!” Said the nurse at my doctor’s office. (I was there to see about my recent headaches. Most likely sinuses.) Is your weight a matter of luck? I suppose if you have a high metabolism, you’re “lucky” that you can eat a lot and not gain […]
I’ve read this before, but The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis is certainly worth reading again, and again. I took it off my shelf because my friend mentioned that Max McLean did a sketch of one of the scenes from the book. I started to read the book again, and couldn’t put it down. The […]
The last time we bought a new car was in 1999 when we bought the Honda Odyssey. Yesterday we bought a new 2013 Toyota Prius, brand new with 2 miles on the odometer. Don’t we all hate that part of the car buying process of haggling with the salesperson, who, when he can’t get you […]
Playing Scrabble with my family: “Is ‘eWorked a word?” “Well, there’s Elance, eHarmony, email, elope. Sure, eWorked is a word.” 36 points for that new word in the Scrabble dictionary. 🙂
This year I have learned that procrastinating is not worth the pay off from procrastinating. So why do I procrastinate? What are the payoffs? – having fun doing other things instead of the thing that I put off doing. – doing easy things instead of tackling the difficulty of the thing that I am putting […]
My sister is into jewelry. She tries hard getting me interested it in. “You order it and it’s mailed to you in a beautiful box,” she says excitedly. But honestly, jewelry is not something I get excited about. What I look forward to in the mail are books! When I order a book from Amazon, […]
I have a feeling that when I am on my deathbed, I will regret not taking more risks in doing adventurous things – skydiving, waterskiing, traveling, etc. Yet, when I consider doing those things now, I say, “Why? Why should I want to get out of my comfort zone? Is there anything to gain other […]
What are you thankful for this year that you couldn’t say last year? I am thankful that my son is living closer to home, at least for now. I am thankful for my new job as children director at a church with many fellow faithful servants. I am thankful for the memory foam on my […]
A simple act of kindness I saw made me realize how weak I am in living up to my value system. Here’s the scene: I attend an exercise class at the senior center 3 times a week. The room is packed wall-to-wall with about 80 people, mainly because the price is right – it’s a […]
Perhaps it’s mid-life crisis, perhaps it’s changing hormones, perhaps it’s watching and caring for my father journeying what is likely his final round in life. I’ve been thinking that if I were to die, there isn’t anything that I am doing where I cannot be replaced. Yes, friends may miss me and my unique personality, […]
Thanks for the guest post by Jo Levy What would we do without the internet? It just amazes me the way you can get information these days. By the click of a button you can look at anything in the world. You can find out the answer to any question that you could possibly think […]
I read an interesting article in the California Southern Baptists periodical – Can Sunday School be saved? With declining attendance in Sunday School based on a LifeWay survey, the article discusses what can be done. Ken Meyers, minister of Christian formation and education at Knollwood Baptist Church in Winston – Salem, NC, said the question […]