A sample of my writing
Drawn to the temple
Some 45 years ago, I went to the Swiss temple to do proxy baptisms for the first time with a group of youth from southern France, where I lived at the time. The bus ride took a couple of days and we had plenty of fun along the way. Once we arrived at the temple,...
Shout-out to strong dads
I might have heard a time or two that I am “strong-willed” and “intimidating.” (Those are among the printable things I’ve been called, anyway.) Those comments - when said to my face - are sometimes followed by questions like “How did you convince your husband to “let”...
Lessons learned from a month of sheltering-in-place
“Live through a pandemic” probably wasn’t on your bucket list, and yet, here we are. I’ve seen advice on getting through the curve-flattening that ranges from “Forget the freshman-15. I’ll be gaining the COVID-19” to “If you don’t learn a language, ramp up your online...
Refugees are just like us – they want their families to live too
Let me tell you about Luis. I met Luis in Colombia. He is a Venezuelan caminante, or walker, walking across the border from Venezuela into Colombia in search of work. He left behind a very pregnant wife and three children, not because he wanted to, but because he had...
Finding comfort in times of crisis
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the...
Journaling your way through a pandemic
What an amazing time we are living in. Seriously. So much has changed in just a week. Did you ever think you’d see the day The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints would suspend church meetings and close temples? Or the NBA would abruptly suspend its season? Or...
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