We've all wished to have a fulfilling life, and we've wished the same for our children and loved ones. But what exactly is a fulfi...

Before my battle with Grizelda , I used to crochet a lot. I've made many, many afghans, and the rhythm of my hands as they hook a stra...

To celebrate memorial day we took our Utah children and grandchildren to my father's grave and to Mr. J's parent's graves. We ...

I once read a book by a drama teacher in which she described how much impromptu acting taught her about life. I can't remember the nam...

If you’ve ever watch the movie, Fiddler on the Roof, you’ve heard the song “L’Chaim.” L’chaim literally means “to life” and it is often u...

Our English word to love is related to the Teutonic word which means “to live.” Some old writings explore the idea that the two words...

I was listening recently to a talk by the psychologist, Martin Seligman, who has studied what makes people happy. He described the three t...

I’m looking at the age spots on my hands. Poised to type, as my hands are now, the spots are very obvious and make it seem to me like the...

Living in Truth can be summed up in several ways. Elder Wirthlin said, “Come what may, and love it.” I like, “Take what comes and love it....

This morning I received news that a beautiful baby girl had died after suffering through many operations and medical procedures. Yesterday I...

I am a big fan of the ironies of life. I don’t always like them when they are happening to me, but even then they amaze me. One of the bigge...

I’m not a mathematician.  I do good to get my checkbook balanced and marvel at people who can make numbers mean something. But despite my l...

A few weeks ago I heard a talk by the General Sunday School President, Russell T. Osguthorpe, in which he said, “I love the way Tahitians gr...

While traveling in New York and Ireland at this time of year I couldn’t help but notice the many tour groups. They’d drive up to a site, get...

One of the blessings that comes from vacationing is that it jerks us out of our routine and the daily things we take for granted. Life is in...

I’ve been tending grandsons and it has brought back a lot of memories. Tired memories! Happy memories! Teasing memories! Joyful memories! A...

Now that my children are grown and married and have children of their own, I find myself looking back on family life with new eyes. For exam...

Last night we heard the Utah Symphony play. I love the symphony, but besides the beauty of the Beethoven and Rachmaninoff pieces, I was s...

I was sewing yesterday. My better half went to California (He went there to run a half marathon and came in second in his age group!), and ...

I woke up this morning happy. I like happy. There is a lymphangioma behind my left eye, cancer on my face, a painful cyst in my left foot, n...