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Recently returned from serving the people of Honduras for 3 years

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Santa's Workshop


Hmm . . . Looking around this mess and thinkin' it looks seriously like Santa's workshop . . . Must be quite the untidy place at this time of year :) Thank you dear husband for...

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time . . .


One of these days I'm going to create a worthy blog post again . . . But, I'm pretty sure . . . Not until after the holidays. I'm simply having a WONDERFUL Christmas time . . . sewing,...

Monday, December 13, 2010

. . . this Christmas . . .


  “This Christmas, mend a quarrel.   Seek out a forgotten friend.   Dismiss suspicion and replace it with trust.    Write a letter.         Give...

Saturday, December 11, 2010

What Shall we Give?


Learn from President Monson and the Tabernacle Choir about the true gifts of Christmas. ...

Monday, December 6, 2010

Whatcha ma call it! ~~ Benign Deprivation ~~


Sooooo . . . That's what you call it! My husband and I have always had this deep and abiding principle down deep in our hearts that we've tried to adhere to throughout our years of...

Saturday, December 4, 2010

My Challenge . . .


To simplify Christmas this year . . . I'm really going to do it. I am. ...

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Slow Down ya Move too Fast . . . Festive Holiday Cookies


"Slow down  and everything you are chasing  will come around and catch you" -- John de Paola Winter's here and Christmasis coming. I just want to stop for a minute and...

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

~~~ Happy Thanksgiving ~~~


Ooops! After jumping ahead to the "12 Days of Christmas" . . . I have the perfect thing to bring the focus back to Thanksgiving . . . ~~ I'm thankful for a warm home, a loving...

Sunday, November 21, 2010

12 Days of Christmas

THIS . . .just made my day :)(hope it does something for you too!BTW - lots of SNOW here in Utah tod...

Thursday, November 18, 2010

It all Starts and ends with Family . . .


“Other things may change us, but we start and end with family.” –Anthony Brandt One of my favorite quotes! So it's not surprising that I was ecstatic to be invited to Dustin and...

Monday, November 8, 2010

Attitude of Gratitude


"Our realization of what is most important in life goes hand in hand with gratitude for our blessings"-- Thomas S. Monson Nov '08 It's in the air . . . I'm feeling itan "Attitude...

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

My Take on the Election . . .


I appreciate the political comments of many of the posts shared my lots of my readers.  I've found them informative, helpful and even very humorous at times. Still it's unlike...

Thursday, October 28, 2010

It's That Time of Year Again!


Don't really want to repeat myself -  But this kinda says it all :) Just Get the Shot Already More "Beckstrom Buzz" available here. Hee!  Sooo funny I love em all :) ****...

Stuck like Glue . . .


and it's called . . . soooooo good . . . I totally feel a new favorite will be added to the list soon. See you in about week, meanwhile I'll be cuddled up with a good book...

Monday, October 25, 2010

'Twas Brillig and the Slithy Toves . . .


did Gyre and Gimble in the wabe: I'm always reminded of this my favorite poem (the Jabberwocky - by Lewis Carroll) as the weather turns to Fall, and one begins to hear the storms...
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