sprinkles and God

Cookie dough and sprinkles, lovely irreverence and holiday cheer.

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the simple season

Living along the Wasatch mountain range, you get to see sunrise and sunset in an orderly way: the sun rises over the mountains, and sets on the lake side of the valley. No question which way is north. One thing I like about winter is that the color scheme of the mountains and sky becomes [...]

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changes

A wedding tomorrow. First snowstorm possible this week. Change happens.

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busy. just busy.

October is going to be crazy. It’s already crazy and it’s only the 12th. So first, a quiet reminder of what October can look like in Utah. This year was a little dry, so the colors aren’t intense. But the temperatures are still warm. A quick summary of this month’s busy-ness: Two days at the [...]

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tempus fugit memento mori

The last two months have been a blur. This is turning out to be one of those overloaded years: a graduation, job hunting, trip halfway around the world, emergency return from halfway around the world, wildland firefighting, wedding plans, mission call… and that’s just the kids. Who are not kids, but adult children. We like [...]

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scenes from a warehouse 1

There’s no telling why a scene from my life sticks with me, but occasionally I see or overhear something that sets its hooks in my memory: visual, emotional, and mental associations all bond together instantly. When did iPods come out—late 2001? So it must have been January 2003 or 2004. iPods were hot, and expensive, [...]

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has it really been two months?

OK, so I disappeared for a couple of months. Daughter married in June, family vacation in July, two kids going to the U and they both want to start pre-med programs. And my brain has been neutralized for the last four months by Lupron therapy. But I think I have a little window here, maybe [...]

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