There are several spots in the mountains west of Manti, Utah, where stories are told of days when ancient people came here and made it not only a home but a temple.
We know where no temple is available even a small hill will do to give one the feeling of being on “higher ground”.
If you take this drive up the mountains and see what is left of the ruins that used to be home to these ancient ones, notice everything in your surroundings. Continue reading Mountain of the Lord
On a hot, sunny, Memorial Day in 2013 we took a trip down to Delta, Utah with the intent of visiting the old Topaz Japanese Interment Camp. We stopped in town to ask directions and headed out to the desert in search of this place we had heard stories about, but had never seen.
Shortly after Mom passed over in 2006, Dad had us daughters and daughter-in-laws in the area, come over and go thru her clothing and her craft room to see if there was anything we wanted for us or the kids. We each took what we thought would be used.
In 2014 I was over at the house looking for something in particular a cousin had asked about. I went thinking maybe I would find the old family book and left with a few boxes of mom’s scrapbook stuff ~ saved over sixty some odd years to divide up between twelve kids and Dad ~ and we only went thru what was in the house, not the garage or, heaven forbid, the attic!
That first Valentines Day it was a box of chocolates, a stuffed animal and a card with a hand written note.
Thirty-four Valentines Days later, it’s a quiet night alone with some slow music and a little dancing under flickering candles.
All we really need, is to know we are loved.
Happy Valentines Day
Les and Donna had lived down the street from each other in High School. Les was a football player and Donna was involved in music and tennis among various other things, she was a social cookie!
One day, while Donna was ice-skating with her beau, Les decided to pick the boy up and throw him in a snowbank and rush off with his girl. Continue reading i take my chances, every chance i get
Safety in the Fall 