Hieing to Kolob

After a few setbacks (including a huge kidney stone and a lithotripsy), and the added inconvenience of having to get jobs and go to work for...

OT SS Lesson #45 If there still exists anyone in the greater world of Mormon blogs who thinks I am writing these Old Testament posts as a ...

Today marks two weeks that we've been in our new home! And there have been a whole lot of changes goin' on! I'm especially excit...

The days have been flying by, full of hard work and dizzying heat! Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday we finished the floor. In order to do th...

I briefly thought about taking a shower, but since I had one last night, I just threw my hair into a ponytail and went with it. We were on a...

I spent most of the day on my hands and knees--or bent over like a crone. Today was floors, floors, and more floors. I was pretty pleased wi...

We got up at daybreak, still feeling absolutely exhausted! But we were excited to begin our home project. We went to Home Depot, Lowes and W...

After a 14 hour drive (we took our time!) we arrived in Ogden at 3:00 am. We were planning on crashing as soon as we got here, but we spent ...

And now, it's time for the fun part of my eating experience ! With the $20 I saved by eating for $1.50 per day this past week, I am abl...

Have you ever had Madras Vegetables? It makes such a tasty breakfast. This was made with a bag of coleslaw mix--98c a bag and it was buy o...

I ate mostly leftovers today: An egg for breakfast, curried cauliflower dish and rice for lunch, and for dinner I had rice, curried cauliflo...

I was in a bit of a rush this morning, so I grabbed a hard-boiled egg. I've discovered that eating this way is not convenient. Especia...

Is it really only Day 4? Seems like I have been doing this for a long time now! Do you know that upma is the perfect breakfast food? I...

Note: I am cranky. Breakfast was spiced Dal (yellow lentils) which cost 20c a cup. This was accompanied by a boiled egg, 17c. I found it...

I made it through Day 2! I had to work from 6 to 8am, so I waited to have breakfast when I returned. This is a bowl of quinoa with edamame ...

This morning I started with some leftover cheesy omelet from yesterday's breakfast. It certainly isn't anything someone from the Th...

Last week I read a blog post by Pierre Ferrari, CEO of Heifer International . He wrote to share his experience of eating for one day belo...

In the opening verses of the Book of Mormon, Nephi gives an intriguing four-fold reference: 1. I make a record of my proceedings in my day...

I often lament that modern Mormonism has lost portions of its early history. While some of these forms and concepts are best consigned to th...

It's been about 4 months of Bell's Palsy and I want to put another update up here. The biggest thing I notice about my face that sti...

If you've read this blog for many years you know that I love to attend Easter services . Today I went to the Old Fort Baptist Church nea...

This is going to be TMI for some of you...

This is my one-month report. I am amazed at how well my recovery from Bell's palsy has gone. My right eyebrow and forehead work almost t...

I'm well enough that I can "fake" normalcy when I go out in public for short periods. So I thought I was going to get away wit...

In 1965 the Second Vatican Council produced a declaration on the relation of the Catholic church with non-Christian religions. In this docum...