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What’s in a Name?
I sat in the hospital waiting room reading celebrity magazines, a guilty pleasure I rarely indulge in. My husband was in an operating room in Boston having a pin installed in his hand to help heal a...
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Lest We Forget
Australia and Turkey fell silent today. Half a world apart, people gathered before dawn in local parks, on beaches, at cliff tops and in nursing homes, then joined in remembering the fallen. Wherever...
View ArticleHow Can I Help?
In one area of my mission, there was a woman who lived in a small apartment with her adult son who was bedridden by severe cerebral palsy. The missionaries would go visit them often; we would chat with...
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Preparing a Funeral for a Baby and Feeling the Influence of a Life
Image Credit: OnceWed Mara Kofoed, a Brooklynite of 12 years, is founder of A BLOG ABOUT LOVE. She writes her heart out daily sharing real stories about love, marriage, divorce, self-worth &...
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Doing Things By Halves
I baked someone half an apple streusel recently. I didn’t deliberately set out to do it. Too many apples, a new baking tin, a prodigal pack of butter returned from the crisper and an internal bellowing...
View ArticleMy sisters
Arriving at the temple a few minutes early, I hastily accepted the welcome I received at the recommend desk, but also wanted to linger in the cool breeze next to the doors. I made my way into the foyer...
View ArticleAnything I Can Do?
Kelly Austin is the frazzled but happy mother of four. In her commitment to refuse to grow up, she has spent the entirety of her adult life on college campuses. She currently attempts to teach writing...
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It’s that Time of the Month!
Photo credit: LDS.orgI have recently been called to be the Visiting Teaching Coordinator in our ward. This is the third time I’ve had this calling – the second time in my current ward and a previous...
View ArticleLetter To My Younger Self
Dear Little Blue, You don’t really need this letter, because you’ll eventually figure all these things out on your own, but if I could share a few insights with you, I’d let you know that even though...
View ArticleOnce upon a soapbox
Disclaimer: Admittedly, I am on a soapbox today. I find myself completely unapologetic about that. I’m not in the habit of rewriting scripture, but there is a particular verse in James to which I would...
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Muffins and Miracles: Church Service in the Real World, by Linda Hoffman...
Some questions for you to think about during this review: Has there been a book that has helped you with you with a difficult calling, or service endeavour, or the way that you looked at Church...
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Stand as Witnesses
Orlando is a great vacation destination, but its location at the lower east corner of the United States makes it difficult for the majority of my family and friends who live in the northwest U.S. and...
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The Cost of Leisure
When I told people that I was taking my children to Hawaii for the week of Christmas, reactions ranged from admiration to disbelief to jealousy. I generally tried to temper things with the caveat that...
View ArticleScene in a Café
I notice the spoon moving toward her mouth; a hand, arm, shoulder of a man in tweed jacket. He feeds her while her cheeks and sweater blush pink. Black hair at her shoulders has begun to gray. She...
View ArticleFrom Leogane to Labadee
The morning sun reflected off the pier, turning the cement white. I squinted and held up my hand to shield my eyes. I had misplaced my sunglasses on the boat, and I realized that if I wanted to spend...
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Present
I was leaving town on December 8th for the winter so I went visiting teaching earlier than usual. Afterwards, I decided to stop in unannounced at another ward sister’s home to say farewell. I hadn’t...
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Meet Wonder Woman
So tell me how you got started with all of this. I know you first started by just dressing up as Wonder Woman on the Strip, and people would take their pictures with you . . . Lara: Right, so, one day,...
View ArticleBest way to serve this Christmas? Be your kindest self.
Since Thanksgiving, I’ve 1. deeply offended my husband 2. neglected to extend sympathy to a friend in need and 3. demanded too much from one of my dearest friends. I’m sure someone could add additional...
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Muffins and Miracles: Church Service in the Real World, by Linda Hoffman...
Some questions for you to think about during this review: Has there been a book that has helped you with you with a difficult calling, or service endeavour, or the way that you looked at Church...
View ArticleFrom Leogane to Labadee
The morning sun reflected off the pier, turning the cement white. I squinted and held up my hand to shield my eyes. I had misplaced my sunglasses on the boat, and I realized that if I wanted to spend...
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