: About Me

I have the best possible life-a great husband, a wide assortment of bright children and 20 acres in Washington state. I've loved writing forever but throughout my child-bearing years, my repertoire was limited to occasional baby book entries and notes to the school concerning absences. While they were somewhat creative, they weren't much of a challenge. This year my youngest son Peter climbed on the bus and I walked into my empty house and sat down at the computer. It's been fun to write about what I know best-family life.

I am middle-aged (if I plan to live to 100) and I love American History, current events and especially my church which has provided a bedrock of security for my family.

I run 5 miles a day on a logging road that climbs through some beautiful country-until the snow gets too deep. Then I throw another log on the fire and catch up on reading.

I like people of all kinds and all ages-but especially little children.

My passion is ...

kearning new things through study and experience

I know too much about ...

laundry

My parents always told me ...

that my voice carried more than the average child and I should probably learn to talk more quietly.

My childhood ambition ...

was to have a big old house full of kids and an English Sheepdog. I never got the dog.

My favorite memory ...

There are far too many to whittle them down into one.

Why I write ...

I like to find out how I really feel about things.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I just finished McCullough's 1776 and am on to John Adams. I read from the Book of Mormon every day.

My first job ...

A carhop at an A&W in Great Falls, Montana

My best moment ...

It's still coming up

My inspiration ...

my sister, Susan. You would not believe how amazing she is.

Relationships & Family > Family Bonding How to learn to cherish family

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It was a bright, clear Saturday morning-the warmest spring day so far and my husband and I decided to take a walk. We live in rural Washington so walks involve a lot of sky and open fields and dirt roads. We soon came upon a field of sheep and noticed among the matted dusty ewes, many tiny white lambs. We watched them for several minutes before we couldn't stand it any longer. Our children had to see this! We jogged all the way home and rousted everyone to the car-some in pajamas, one still holding the basketball he'd been playing with, one eating toast. As we pulled up to the fence, there...

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