As a member of Deseret Bookshelf, I am listening to the nine-volume series Prelude to Glory by Ron Carter about the Revolutionary history...

I felt sad that I had thrown away many special cards given to me by my sweet parents, friends, and associates.  My dear husband always...

This is a picture of my brother Donny as he was affectionately nicknamed. He was born with a heart defect,  As a result, my mother was...

When I was two years old, my father placed me on top of a dapple grey pedigreed Percheron horse.  I felt her coarse hair and petted her...

In 2004, I began working on a Family Reunion to be held in Nauvoo, Illinois to honor our ancestors. I wanted to pass on to our children...

The above quote is true. One Sunday afternoon as I was driving home after picking up my sister from a friend's house in our brand-new...

Signers of the Declaration of Independence “Who are they and What happened to them?” Each had more to lose from revolution than he had to...

As I think about the book, Dance to Freedom by Traci Hunter Abramson, I realize how blessed I am to live in America and have the...

Although my parents were not rich, they made Christmas memorable. We were excited to set out the pumpkin pie Santa ate. We pinned our...

Thanks to Ann, a dear friend, I was able to attend the Book Fair in Austin, Texas where my book was on display. The picture is of me and...

Among the memoirs’ of my parents is the year we went to my brother’s house for Thanksgiving. It was a large house and accommodated the...

Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting; The soul that rises with us our life’s Star, Hath had elsewhere its setting, And cometh from...

We often found ourselves together on Halloween nights making a Witches Brew with dry ice and Homemade Root Beer Extract. We called it the...

A young mother chose to be a “stay-at-home mom” with her children. Now and then the thought crossed her mind that she should be in the...

I have been to Valley Forge several times. It is always humbling. My daughter and I went there in May of this year. I always marvel at...

Being a Grandfather is a sacred trust with delightful rich moments as shown in this picture of my husband with four Grandchildren. It...

Along with learning to walk and talk a child can learn that there are chores he can and must do. Learning to do chores is preparation...

This picture was taken shortly after the last post I made. The fun thing about the children is the first older child, sitting next to me...

We did not let the fact that we had three little ones four and under keep us from traveling. On this trip, we went to Washington D.C. for...

Last week I talked about my dream home with the play loft, ladder, fire poll, and breakfast nook. I must now share a dream my husband...