Author Archives: Giggles

He is Risen

Categories: Gospel

This Sunday, this Easter Sunday, I will get up and watch the sun rise. I will watch the world fill with light. And I will be grateful for my Savior, the Son of God, who rose, so that the world, the whole world and my personal corner of it, could be filled with light. Keep reading

Listening to classical

Categories: Learn Something

I’ve been listening to the classical radio station almost exclusively in my car for the last several months. … And two things have finally clicked in my mind. 1. The organ is a wind instrument. 2. The voice is an instrument. Keep reading

Theory of Traffic

Categories: Life

Be in the 1%. Merge when traffic laws say you have to, not when the old lady in the straw hat gives you the evil eye. Perhaps we can switch the ratios. Together, we can make a difference. Keep reading

Come listen to living prophets

Categories: Gospel

This weekend was the annual General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I love Conference weekend. For many years now I’ve spent time before Conference thinking about my life and places I could improve or things I could understand better. Keep reading

Thou shalt not covet

Categories: Happy Things, Random

Call it splitting hairs, but am I still breaking the commandment if what I’m coveting doesn’t technically belong to any specific person? Because I covet bathrooms. And have for a very long time. I love big fancy bathrooms. And the more HGTV I watch, the more my dream bathroom takes shape in my mind and, in some ways, the larger it gets. Keep reading

Bad time for a storm

Categories: Happy Things, Life

No, it’s bad timing because the hummingbird from last year, that built a nest in our tree, and then had a major bad storm destroy that nest with the two tiny eggs, is back. … There’s a freeze warning for tonight. … I can’t do anything to help the hummingbird but cross my fingers. Keep reading

I made it with my husband’s pants

Categories: How To, Old Jeans, Quilting/Sewing/Knitting/Crafting

When I do get a creative urge, I make use of what we’ve already got. And the denim I get when Brett wears out his pants is great! Check out some of the things I’ve made with my husband’s pants. Keep reading