The wounds that  Tender our souls

Goodnight 2016. Setting goals for the new.

Lili's friend Edwin.

September: 115 miles October: 113.9 miles November:154.19 miles

53 miles this week.

It's late. Need to get to sleep. 5:40 comes quickly. It's funny the stress of trying to go to sleep, not very effective. The cooler ...

Pretty good 20 miler today.  What made it better? 1. He takes walk breaks near the end of every mile. 2. He carried the water. 3. I listened...

June: 126.98 miles July: 142.44 miles August: 145.11 miles

I haven't decided: which is more depressing--travelling through Nevada in the dead of winter or the dog days of summer? After doctoring ...

Who is he? Why can he write songs, so many, like he does? Adoration continues, even stronger. Loved the videos on the screens behind him to ...

Yesterday at Aunt Terri's was horseback riding, motorcycles too, picking and enjoying peachcots off her tree, and visiting.             ...

Well, the girl is off on her mission. Just like Tru's departure day, it's happy and good until returning to the house-- then it'...

Whenever I cut it short, I feel more like myself.

Back in February at the BYU Museum of Art: the Early American West, is what I think it was.

Just the girls.

The Spirit of the Magic Valley races today: Linc got 3rd in his age group 5k. Henry took 1st for his group 10k. Lawdy ran the half in 1:59. ...

Lucy's latest from her Commonwealth art class. I especially like her two trees intertwined sculpture.

It was kinda magical. Beautiful. Large scale mountains every direction you look for as far as the eye can see. You're plunked down right...

Coming down on the gondola after hiking up the backside of Sulphur Mountain in Banff a couple weeks ago. Hiked it with a new friend I made t...

      Linc, Lu, and Hen by the creek Yesterday evening at Aunt Sally's in Alta, Wyoming. So many vivid memories I have from childhood he...

Tru was commenting that since he pays his tithing online, possibly his bishop wonders if he doesn't pay it. Lilian said, "Yeah, he ...

1. Call the Midwife 2. Foyle's War 3. Downton Abbey  4. Poldark

Spending a couple days with Henry's World Religions class. Yesterday we visited an Islamic center in SLC, it was amazing. This morning w...

Enjoyed our last night of the races.

Morissey calls it the "black dog." Pretty good description. This is my third post regarding depression. Lately, as is common in th...

I birthed these people. It never ceases to amaze me. They grow. And then they grow some more. And then these lines suddenly, out of nowhere ...

This last Christmas I put together a book of my mother's paintings. I had family send me pictures of the paintings they have in their ho...

Being a grown up: being patient, holding your temper, cutting out the self-pity.  -- from a wise gentleman in Humans of New York. To be more...

The History of Joseph Smith by his mother Lucy Mack Smith The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom Little Women by Louisa May Alcott All three ha...

So, we're pretty good with little people. Gonna enjoy having grand people's around someday.

The master cleanse: Eat as many fun size snickers as you desire in a 48 hour block of time. Results:  gain 3-5 pounds Feel sluggish, tired

PR'd today at Pocatello Just Cuz Half Marathon: 1:47. Pretty darn happy!! Perfect weather. 

Everyone has a weakness, But I have two; Everything you say and Everything you do.

Lincoln taught the lesson last night. Here are his notes. "Our Heavenly Father Coming to know God"

A few days ago Mr. finch and I were driving to Park City--his annual fall meetings there. I had some good feelings on the drive. They were a...

When Truman mentors Lincoln.

If thy eye offend thee. . . Also, Anyone can cook well with enough butter and bacon.

As a child,  Didn't you always wonder Where your mother was When she was away? There is a woman somewhere, Strong and clear  As the day ...

Having everyone home together is a blast.

It looks like the dust has finally settled. How do I know? A trip to the library, followed by a quiet afternoon of art and audio book.

With vim, vigor, love of life, and a fullness of the spirit, Tru arrived home May 6th. This short time with him, before he leaves for school...

I've before wondered, why, for others it's  so hard to get through this life. And now and again I too find myself wondering why it f...

Burning Bridge.  On the sleeve. Tellin It  Like  I see. From where I stand.  From where you stand. Binding feet and tongues. Stunt the growt...

1. Babies arriving in the wee hours. 2. Mothers who value the experience and know their bodies enough to trust. 3. My children. Astounding m...

March 2: 10 miles March 3: 3 miles hills March 4: 3 miles hills March 5: 5 miles March 6: 10 miles March 7: 12 miles -----------------------...

Have an idea for a new blog: Life Without Cheeseburgers. Would weigh the actual cost of going without and try to answer the age old question...

When I woke up and walked into the bathroom this morning, Mr. Finch said, "Wow, crazy hair." I smiled sleepily. "That's y...

Funny.  Haven't cried for ages,  But last couple days you get me started and I can't stop. Fatigue probably. Change is always a stum...

Yesterday Lili said to her dad,  "You know how they took and analyzed the pictures of Lincoln before the war and after the war? We shou...

He had to sit between these two during scripture study to get them to stop giggling.

And the early morning run Tells of better days to come.

15.1 miles today. Had not intended to go that far, but it just felt great. Who knew?! Interesting because I could have easily done five more...

Been thinking about beauty lately.  Beauty in any form.  Pondering about it, my recent thought is that beauty is not so much a specific thin...

Write she says. And so I write. To sift the contents of the heart.  "Heart, don't fail me now." This small organ, Fleshy, So e...

This is to say The wondering of the nots.  We find ourselves, These years later,  Only now with time's slow passage to see the collectio...

This still at dusk, Earlier tonight, gentle, While pinks in the sky. Another closing summer, Hole in the ground  Waiting two miles from here...

Before my run I went out to spy and found this little boy reading in the early morn.