Amid the falling snow my heart grows. The quieting skies settle my fears as the blanket grows deeper. A white cover hiding flaws, such as outdoor duties that managed to slip the radar or the weed and flower that have become undistinguishable, looking both the same. Time stands still as home takes on a little [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Holiday Spirit
Posted in Family Life on December 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
Posted in Family Life, tagged Christmas family memory on December 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This time of year always brings back one particular memory from my childhood.
My cousins – who had a much bigger family than I did – decided they would put on a Christmas program for their parents. The older children were the masterminds behind the project and they did everything. They found the music, assigned parts, [...]
Annual Winter Concert
Posted in Community on December 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Centennial Park’s annual winter choir performance added yet another smashing success to its long running track record. The December 11th perfomance included musical numbers that place and incredible emphasis on the beauty of the human voice. Check out this winter production December 12th for its second, and last showing.
Common Questions and Misconceptions
Posted in About Polygamy on December 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
MISCONCEPTION: The polygamist culture is filled with crime, and all people in that culture deal with abuse, violence and coercion.
FACT: As in any society we have dysfunctional members, but it is a misconceptions that abuse of any kind is accepted or condoned. Plural marriage does not creat that dysfunction any more that monogamy would.
MISCONCEPTION: There [...]
A Bounty of Happiness in a Different Lifestyle
Posted in Uncategorized on December 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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I Don’t Want the Cops to Take Me
Posted in Rights on December 5, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I just had something happen that frustrates me so much I don’t know what to do. I’m sure we all remember when the FLDS children were taken from their homes in Texas and the emotional videos of the removal. Well, my 4 year old happened to see some of the videos the FLDS posted to [...]
Thanksgiving
Posted in Family Life on December 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, thosetranscendentmoments of awe that change foreverhow we experiencelifeand theworld.—JohnMilton
There is Hope.
Posted in About Polygamy on December 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Even though our efforts sometimes feel to be futile, there is hope. It is nice to see that some of the things we have done have caused others to at least take a look. Kelley Chandler with The Orion wrote the following “Show sheds polygamy stigma, views positives”
The Quiet before the Storm
Posted in Family Life on December 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
A quick snapshot of our table before Thanksgiving dinner. Too short lived, if only we could savor the moment a little longer………maybe next year?
-Tough and Tender
Thanksgiving Feast
Posted in Family Life on December 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! I know I did. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I love having everyone get together and help with the preparations and clean up (and feasting, of course). Doing dishes is so much more fun with a crowd! I wanted to get a picture of just the tables, but [...]
