Personal reflections on life, love, loss, and living.
“The Mormon Trail, from Winter Quarters, Nebraska, to the Great Salt Lake Valley, is more than a thousand miles long. It’s hard to imagine walking a thousand miles – especially if one must walk that far as quickly as possible, before supplies run out and before the snow flies. But between 1847 and 1869, more […]
In my sixty-two years of life, I have experienced many physical, mental, and spiritual tempests. I have witnessed tempests played out in the streets, at schools and universities, and through wars fought around the world. But I have never witnessed them come together in such a perfect storm as what I am witnessing today. I […]
For the past three weeks, I have been writing senior spotlight articles for our local newspaper. The seniors I spoke with were not valedictorians or salutatorians. They carried average and above-average grades. Some were involved in student government, sports, performing arts, and community service activities. Some were outgoing. Others were more reserved. Several are headed […]
Sometimes I wonder about humanity. With wars, shootings, social media that is anything but social, and more selfies than one could possibly ever get through, it has felt, at times, like we might just be doomed. And then COVID-19 happened. At first, it seemed everywhere I looked there was another story, anecdote, or meme about […]
If you are breathing today, you are a part of living history. The circumstances of this COVID 19 are remarkable in their reach throughout the world. Children and grandchildren are on hiatus from regular school. Parents scramble trying to make sure their littles won’t fall too far behind in their studies. School districts work on […]
Thinking a lot this morning about our nation’s high school seniors and young people all over the world being sent home early from missions, activities, and adventures. The plans these young people had have been drastically altered in the face of the COVID 19 pandemic. Seniors will miss their proms and more than likely, their […]
Listening to the rain this morning gives me reason to stop and think about the events of these past few weeks. Runs on toilet paper (no pun intended), bottled water, and sanitizing products, cart races through Costco, and people losing their goodwill while screeching expletives at their fellow shoppers permeate social media right now. The […]