Barnaclebutt

Every mom knows that as much as you are trying to teach your children everything they need to know to launch into the world, in the end, ...

On Saturday Ellie and I cleaned up trash near the top of Mount Diablo as part of the Mormon Helping Hands project. The rest of the family w...

There are certain pictures that it would be a true shame to miss posting. I speak, of course, of trek. This is a particularly Morm...

Another lovely thing that I can't skip blogging about is Ellie's baptism. All year long she has been talking about when her Dad wou...

I have a story to tell, but I'm not sure how to tell it. Usually I keep anything too personal or messy off the blog. You know I hate go...

I am thankful for plums When I go to church, a lot of times I hear things that I already know, but for some reason a certain principle or le...