This Year, More Than Ever, Reminds Us of the Need to Help Our Neighbors
When Christmas time comes, there seems to be an overall softening that happens through the world. The Holiday season seems to remind us of those we care about, and those around us who may be without. This year, more than most years, the need is even greater for us to help our neighbors. Few of […]
It’s Possible to Have Little, but Still Have it All
Winter is a time that stirs up memories for me. I often look back at my childhood with the new perspective of a grown-up who sometimes gets caught up in worldly, unimportant things. Each time I think back to life as a child, I am reminded that you can have practically nothing, but still have […]
Accepting and Respecting the Election
Happy election day (or week, or month, or inauguration year, depending on when you’re reading this)! By the end of today, this week, or at the very least, this month, we will have the results of the election. No matter who has won, roughly half of the country is going to be very angry, upset, […]
Soup Seldom Makes a Meal
I’m a meat-and-potatoes kind of guy. When I think of dinner, I’m thinking of a good, hearty meal that I can stick a fork in, cut with a knife, or pick up with my bare hands. I want something substantial, something that says, “now that was a meal!” I don’t like soup. You can’t eat […]
When Serving Others, Let Them Eat Cupcakes!
When I was a little girl my birthday was the second most exciting day of the year, second only to Christmas. My mom knew how to make a kid feel loved. Growing up on the farm we didn’t do things like the town kids did. I only had store bought cereal on my birthday or […]
Be Grateful Even When Things are Hard
Thanksgiving is a time when families and individuals across the nation show their gratitude for the people, places and things they hold dear. This year, feeling grateful may be a little more challenging than in previous years, but it’s still possible. In fact, if you look at the very first Thanksgiving, it was celebrated on […]
Let Your Family be Hooked by Hook
“We have a few special years with our children, when they’re the ones that want us around. After that you’re going to be running after them for a bit of attention. It’s so fast.” This quote is precisely the motivation for my creation of the Family Movie Review. I have observed in my own life […]
When Fatherhood Becomes About ‘So Many Diapers!’
Times have changed. According to my Mom, my Dad changed fewer than a dozen diapers while they were married. A dozen diapers? I’ve changed that many in a day! And, while it’s possible that Mom’s recollections are a bit off, (this is the same person, after all, who orders McNuggets at Wendy’s) I feel pretty […]
Try and Pass on the Kindness You Are Shown
Several years ago, someone did a small, random act of kindness that just seemed to keep giving. I have thought about it over the last few years how something so small and so random could sit with me and still make me look at the world differently and the people around me differently all these […]
Macey’s celebrates grand opening in Santaquin
After decades of wishes and rumors, Santaquin finally has a grocery store. Macey’s held an official grand opening ceremony on Sept. 23. The ceremony started with some remarks by Associated Food Stores representative Darin Peirce, followed by some welcoming words from Santaquin Mayor Kirk Hunsaker. The Santaquin Fire Department, Police Department, and local veterans then […]