The Book of Martha

"Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, becom...

Love is the way of the disciple. I'm not going to be writing about my lessons every week.  I can't keep up with it, but I will sh...

"I've been on a constant diet for the last two decades. I've lost a total of 789 pounds. By all accounts, I should be hangi...

  The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other. --Burton Hills-- I'm h...

  This semester has been different for me.  Different, because I've been on a number of trips - twice to Arizona, and once to Florida.  ...

Cassie and the boys left last night to join Ruben in Puerto Rico. They had a rough start finding out at the airport that they couldn't b...

Hugh and I took a long weekend visiting  Billy, Chelsea, and their two little girls in Arizona.  We were there for Dani's blessing.  We ...

I never have the pictures or the words to tell it all , but here's a glimpse of our celebration. Our first guests to arrive were also o...

One of our activities over Thanksgiving week was to "count our many blessings". We asked everyone who came by to write down someth...

Sunday, our first guests arrived for the Thanksgiving holiday.  My brother, Adam, and his family will be here for the week.  First on the li...

Life without chocolate is like a beach without water. CRABS RESTAURANT on Pensacola Beach  That's right I had dessert!  More than onc...

No matter what happens, travel gives you a story to tell. -- Jewish Proverb   3 AM, November 9th Giddy to get out of town! Heading to LA...

Hugh, Sam, and I are off to Florida to see the grandkids and more.  To say the least, "We're excited!" The other kids (Becky,...

In the media last month, the "eternal rumor" as I refer to it, has once again reared its ugly head. "Mormons aren't Chris...