Today I woke up early.  The light was barely peeking in my windows when I dragged my tired body out of bed.  My bed had clean sheets on it the night before and it was tucked in on all sides.  Snug as a bug in a rug.

Patty dimly hears the children banging around in the kitchen and with a start she wakes and looks at the clock. Oh no it was 7:00 am already! The baby had been up several times in the night, he was teething (again).

Most Americans surveyed in a study released today say rudeness is on the rise in our society and 41 percent admit they too are sometimes a part of the problem.

Many LDS women unconsciously compete with an idealized image of the already perfect wife and mother who successfully incorporates all the demands of the family, church, and society in her life.  Although we have never met such a woman..

Those of you with children all know how difficult it is to get a Girls' Night "Out".  Sometimes we agonize over to cost of babysitting.  Sometimes we wonder if we are spending enough "quality" time with our little ones.

I have the freedom or right to have property, and own a home

The prophets say that we need to keep a journal.  If you don’t keep a journal you have probably thought “It too late”,  I have lived so long and have not written anything down.

I jump with whenever I hear those words. My friends smile with amusement or slight worry. ‘It’s only one day, what’s the big deal?’ 

“What’s the big deal?” Three day weekends, to me, are the little vacations in the year that keep...