Richly Blessed

Someone I heard recently was talking about giving counsel to women whose husbands had recently been called to serve as bishops or stake presidents. They were being very kind and sensitive, but then referenced the ‘poor wives’-I am sure with the very best of intentions! We might use that phrase to describe any calling or …

Casual & Covenant Love

The legend of St. Valentine purports that in the face of great opposition he performed Christian marriages against the edicts of the rulers of the time. He refused to deny his faith in Jesus Christ and was eventually martyred on February 14. I don’t know how much of the story is true, but I love …

Feeling Like Christ[mas]

For the first time in 30 years, our Christmas was going to be spent without children. I wondered if Christmas even could be Christmas without most of the people I love, without our traditions and gatherings and togetherness. Because that is what Christmas feels like, isn’t it? The gathering and the together, with the special, …