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December 15, 2013

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Learning to Love My Oak Cabinets

August 3, 2018 began like any other day. I woke up after a certain Englishman (as usual) went downstairs barefoot (as usual) and walked through the kitchen to say hello to my husband working in the adjoining office (as usual). And that's when things didn't go as usual. My bare feet noticed that the hardwood floor didn't feel right. Bumpy in fact. Our floor had flooded and the oak planks had warped. Here is what I thought in order: Huh? Oh no! Yipee! First I was shocked to discover that my kitchen floor was ruined. Then I was upset to realize my kitchen was about to get demolished. Then I was ecstatic when I realized I was getting a brand new kitchen. When the demolition team arrived I told the owner that I didn't like my oak cabinets and thought I'd use this chance to replace them. He told me that I had good, high-quality cabinets and that it would be a shame to get rid of them. He also told me that he was seeing oak cabinets slowly coming ba

What Are You Worth?

Source When I taught at BYU in the classroom, I gave the students a pop quiz on the last day of class. What year were you born? What number are you in your family? What was your high school GPA? What is your current GPA? How tall are you in inches? Estimate your I.Q. What year did you graduate from high school? What year will you graduate from college? How old are you in months? H ow many countries have you visited? H ow much money do you expect to earn in your lifetime? How many part-time jobs have you had? How many people tell

The Book of Mosiah: A Modern Humorous Retelling of an Ancient Story

It happens every single time. Whenever I read the book of Mosiah, I ask, "Wait, what is happening?" It doesn't matter how many times I try to get all the timelines, flashbacks, journeys, and wars straight, invariably I get confused as if I've never read it before. I've tried to study the timelines, but that's confusing because some of the stories overlap. 1974 Seminary Chart Ensign October 2011 I've tried to study maps of their journeys, but that's just a hot mess. What the what? The Redheaded Hostess A "fun" FHE activity. I even tried to look at the Mosiah chapters in chronological order, but I think it made it worse. Source Now I consider myself to be pretty visual, but all these visualizations of the book are just hurting my eyeballs. Then I started to wonder, how else do I like to process information? I like to look for the humor in situations and I like to write dialog. I began to look at

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