Posts Tagged ‘Parenting’
The New Girl
Anne moved from California to Salt Lake City, Utah in time to start Junior High at a new school. She was the new girl in the neighborhood and was nervous about her school and making new friends. She was very shy and unsure of herself, despite being an ‘A’ student. A few weeks after…
Read MoreAmbrose Stole Some Apples
Ambrose Call grew up in Bountiful Utah, during the early 1890’s. At the age of 82, I sat on his floor for two plus hours fascinated and enthralled as I listened to him tell his life history. He told of a time when he and some friends stole apples from an elderly man’s orchard. A…
Read MoreCourage to Apologize
One Sunday morning several years, ago, my father was in a church leadership meeting at which a man who no longer attended was being discussed. Dad was curious why this man of great faith had suddenly stopped coming. I’m sure this man’s situation had been discussed many times over the years, but on this particular…
Read More“On Belay”
My father-in-law, David C. Evans, mentored hundreds of boys during his 27 year tenure as a scoutmaster. He trained and inspired his scouts to be prepared and accountable for their scouting adventures and for life. One day, more than forty years ago, Dave took a group of scouts plus his 10 year old son…
Read MoreThe Smile That Captured My Heart
At church this morning, the children put on their annual program. It consisted of a children’s chorus and a small speaking part for each child. Vivienne, a recently adopted little Chinese girl, was sitting on the front row. She is four years old, does not speak much English, and is trying to adjust to…
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