[mashshare] I ease out of my chair and take my turn at the head of the room. My...
Girls’ camp and boys’ week: A survivor’s story
[mashshare] It’s not like I was surprised. I’d known for months that for one week during June my...
Mission heroes and baseball all-stars
[mashshare] My 7-year-old, Kason, just finished his first season of baseball. He began as a player who picked...
Father’s Day lessons from our long drive home
[mashshare] (Originally published June 15, 2011.) Some have asked why I write so often about my dad. It’s...
What I learned from a ‘travel smoothie’
[mashshare] There are three kinds of travel. First, there is business travel when you spend the days working...
I don’t like you, and other life truths
[mashshare] Smile if, as a child, you ever made a list of your best friends. Smile again if...
The un-miracle of the tornado prayer
[mashshare] The upper floor of our home flashed with light every second or two. At other moments, it...
The day my uncle died on Facebook
[mashshare] The first text message from my sister hit my phone just after 9 a.m. EST: “Uncle Lynn...
Why Fox fired Glenn Beck
[mashshare] You’ve heard that Fox News fired Glenn Beck, right? You heard that Fox couldn’t manage him anymore....
Admiring the Cougars and respecting Brandon Davies
[mashshare] Bring on the tears. The brilliant BYU Cougars’ 2010-2011 basketball campaign has come to an end. You...