Dear J., This evening I had such a delightful little walk that I had to come home and write to you about it. I initially thought I would walk for 30 minutes. 3x that many minutes later, I think I was almost home. And I’m pretty sure I was smiling the whole time. It snowed […]

If you aren’t going to make the bus walking, and you’ve always dreamed of skiing or snowboarding, it might be time for a practice run. And 3°F? Heh, you’ll warm up 😂 (in reality, with all that gear on you’re going to get quite the morning workout) Now, who can teach me how to do […]

Today I was humbled as I witnessed a small miracle. 6 years ago when I arrived in Iowa City I was called as a WEBELOS den leader. The boys I got to serve were rambunctious and wonderful, and I love them. I thought even then about how they would grow up and become bearers of […]

I stopped at a nostalgic location on the way home from the temple today. Every table had a crown per pair of chairs. Since it was solo me, that meant I became the temporary monarch. My neighbors at the table across the aisle shunned their appointed adornments, but I figured that the beautiful crowns of […]

You should always grab a cart when you go into Costco. Otherwise you might end up buying a storage container you don’t really need so you can carry all of the other things you didn’t have on your list.