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The Eye of the Beholder
Home is the place where, when you go there, they have to take you in. Robert Frost We used to have what I nowadays call the “missionary couch”. My husband and I bought the couch when we were young marrieds. We’d moved to Bozeman, Montana, after he graduated from BYU so he could manage a…
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The Best Is Yet to Come
Home is the place where, when you go there, they have to take you in. Robert Frost I have a couple of grandchildren who will likely be graduating from high school this spring. It’s been a rocky road for both of them—school moving online and back to in-person as the COVID-19 numbers rise and fall….
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Unto the Least of These
Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.” Robert Frost I love my son-in-law. He only lives a few doors away, and two or three times a week, he drops in to talk. We cover politics, religion, child-rearing, animals, and gardening—to name a few. One summer,…
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On the Job Training
Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in. Robert Frost I used to be a politician. I ran for office, paid my $50 filing fee, and agonized over how to design simple advertising signs which included my name and my hoped-for elected position. All totaled, I…
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Lessons from a Rolling Pin
Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in. Robert Frost I have a marble rolling pin in my “weapons” drawer. There are also metal skewers for baked potatoes, leftover chopsticks from Chinese takeout, and a couple of heavy trivets intended to protect hot dishes on my dinner…
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Pie (𝝅) Day
Home is the place where, when you go there, they have to take you in. Robert Frost Math and I have never been more than nodding acquaintances. It wasn’t till I enrolled in Astronomy in college that I realized how completely math ruled the universe. This was somewhat disappointing to me as I had hoped…
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Helping Hands
Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in. Robert Frost When Son #3 was about nine months old, I watched him fall down the stairs. He was in one of those old fashioned walkers—sort of a backless foldup camp chair with X-shaped legs hooked together by…
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Be Careful What You Ask For
Home is the place where, when you go there, they have to take you in. Robert Frost We had Stake Conferenced this morning in-person and via Zoom. I have no idea how many people attended since the camera is fixed and only shows the podium. Good thing I am familiar with I Am A Child…
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Right on Time
Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.” Robert Frost “Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.” Robert Frost My husband was late to our wedding. It didn’t augur well for our future time-critical interactions, but…
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The Memory of Love
Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in. Robert Frost Scientists say memory is a tricky thing. I’ve read a couple of studies which claim smells are the strongest triggers for recall. And it’s certainly true that when I opened the 70-or 80-year old suitcase we inherited…
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The Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth
Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in. Robert Frost In my family, height is a big deal. Son # 4 spent his entire sophomore year lying on the couch after school (and basketball practice). He had to focus on growing. Of course, his eyes were…
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Wonder Women
Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in. Robert Frost When I was in my mid-thirties, my sister gave me the perfect birthday gift. It was a clear acrylic cutting board on which she had painted a remarkably detailed image of the cartoon character Wonder Woman. I…
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Hyacinths to Feed the Soul
Home is the place where, when you go there, they have to take you in. Robert Frost I’ve lived a long time, but the pictures of citizens storming the seat of our government in Washington, D. C., this week came close to breaking my heart. Years ago, I spent a summer between my sophomore and…
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In the Bleak Midwinter
Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in. Robert Frost An odd thing happens to me sometimes when it snows. I remember standing at the tiny grave of my friend’s six-month-old baby who died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. I can’t recall if she wore black,…
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Peace on Earth; Good Will to Men
Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in. Robert Frost Christmas is upon us. It doesn’t look like the familiar event where families get together and celebrate the day with piles of presents and the spectacular results of hours in the kitchen. Many families are scaling…
