Heads Up S-C-R-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-C-H! That is the sound you hear, explains the commercial’s announcer, just before a driver’s vehicle hits a pedestrian. For the pedestrian, it may be the last sound […]

Loving Me, Loving You Late one night in a space of immense gratitude, I chose to send out a brief text message to those I love. The simple Thinking of […]

Choosiness (For those of you who read my blog, this will be a familiar read.) I discovered recently in a Life Skills class – and I am well aware that […]

Are You Hearing Me? The blade of the shiny-new pocket knife buried itself in my daughter’s fingernail and sliced open her cuticle. She gasped, turned chalk-white and burst into tears […]

The Essence of Life I drove through the parking lot enveloped in a reverie of imagination and endorphins. I felt so happy and light, as though every single thing was […]

Matters of Life and Death It is spring, a time of new life, burgeoning blossoms and trees sprinkled with vibrant green life. This spring, however, it seems that my attention […]

Prisoners of War Driving to work the other morning, I was behind a vehicle with a specialized license plate which had the letters POW, followed by some numbers and the […]

In My Wildest Dreams “I have always wanted to…” I overheard him say. He went on to declare the dreams of his heart in a voice heavy-laden with his boyhood […]

Beautiful Surprise My day job is located in a small strip of offices in a part of town which is incredibly unattractive and on a street where, all too often, […]

Best Friends Forever… When I was eleven years old, there was a boy who didn’t quite fit in. He came from the poorer neighborhood and always seemed to be on […]

It’s All Good? Since 1880, Utah has been privileged to have its very own dairy, Winder Dairy, which prides itself on having healthy cows without antibiotics or growth hormones. Being […]

ClingingEach year, it is a requirement that my daughter participate in her school’s science fair. She and I spend endless hours brainstorming fabulous science project ideas a year in advance. […]