The Book of Martha

There's a time each year That we always hold dear, Good old summer time; With the birds and the treeses And sweet scented breezes, Good ...

"Stand as witnesses of God at all times and in all things, and in all places" (from the Young Women Theme , Mosiah 18:9) "So ...

Through all my blogging I haven't mentioned my parents much and yet they take a good portion of my time and concern. They are aging and ...

COUSINS: Michael, Janna, Sammy, Becky, and Emma My brother, Adam, and his children arrived over a week ago. Zoe's friend, Sarah Shelley...

My mother says she doesn't want a senior citizen for a daughter, but it's finally happened. The 4th of July has rolled around again ...

Dave's Getting Married in the Morning - Saturday morning that is, June 28th, we joined David Reynders (my nephew) and Yvonne Murphy (his...

Hugh has served in the Lancaster Stake presidency seven years and he was released last night at our stake general priesthood meeting. It is ...

Last month the Lancaster Stake revamped all the ward boundaries. I was in the Juniper Ward. Now I'm in the Sierra Ward. I was the Primar...

It's Mud Run Saturday, June 6th, at Camp Pendleton, CA. Our white-headbanded team is stoked and ready for the competition. Rick Blair, C...

Last Wednesday night (June 4th) we celebrated the two babies one-year old birthdays, Ammon (May 3rd) and William (June 3rd). It was a spaghe...

This is just a glimpse of our reunion doings. Ammon Dedman and me (Grandma) - s itting around the campfire, examining his goods from the C...

We've been on pins and needles waiting for Tommy's mission call. It finally arrived today. Check out the "Let the Gam e Begin...

I may be a bit partial, but oh well. Move over David Archuleta, get out of the way David Cook, here's my niece, Janet Reynders - the REA...

Janna, Sam, me, and Becky. My three little kittens. These were the only kitties at home with me today. I got a Mother's Day greeting fr...