Driftwood

July 31, 2019May 24, 2019 / cksdays / Leave a comment

I am a little piece of driftwood.

Don’t mind me as I float by.

No one really notices.

I never catch anyone’s eye. Continue reading →

And then it rained

July 29, 2019May 26, 2019 / cksdays / 1 Comment

It’s difficult to recognize the problem while it’s happening. We can be overwhelmed or underwhelmed. Either way we could be in trouble. Continue reading →

General Conference thoughts: General Priesthood Session

July 28, 2019July 25, 2019 / cksdays / Leave a comment

Due to space and time, all talks from Saturday’s General Priesthood Session have been combined.

I realize the Book of Mormon war chapters are not an easy read. My personal experience with them started with excitement and then faded to “Why don’t they ever learn?” In my opinion, they are some of the most easy applicable to our day. They contain great lessons and important warnings for us. Continue reading →

Three Gifts – Redux

July 26, 2019July 25, 2019 / cksdays / 1 Comment

I have spent a lot of time thinking if I had a child and could give her a gift what would I give? I even wrote a post influenced by Sleeping Beauty. Since that time, I have had other thoughts on the subject. Maybe if I could only pick three I needed to choose more carefully. So I revisit this idea and my old post with some more thought and consideration. Continue reading →

Three Gifts

July 24, 2019July 25, 2019 / cksdays / 1 Comment

For a long time

I have thought and thought this through

and if I could

I would give three gifts to you. Continue reading →

Introvert problem #2

July 22, 2019May 26, 2019 / cksdays / Leave a comment

I actually forget or don’t realize I haven’t said a word for an entire conversation. I do better now and add ‘oh’ and ‘uh-huh’ and ‘really’ tidbits. Just some noises so people know I am not mute. Continue reading →

General Conference thoughts: Behold the Lamb of God

July 21, 2019July 20, 2019 / cksdays / Leave a comment

A small bit of counsel I picked up somewhere along the way in life that I have held onto helps me focus on the Sacrament. I will pass it along to you to see if it helps you. The ordinance of the Sacrament does not begin with the prayer, it begins with the hymn. In fact, if we view the hymn as a prelude to the prayer it helps us begin to focus and be reverent. This means if I arrive late to the meeting and the Sacrament hymn is being sung I wait out in the foyer until the ordinance is complete. Continue reading →

Old-fashioned title?

July 19, 2019May 24, 2019 / cksdays / 2 Comments

I grew up using the title aunt for my parents’ and grandparents’ siblings. In fact, I remember one time my uncle called and I thought I was too old to use the title so I ditched the title and only used his name when I told my mom who was on the line. Of course, he heard me so when mom answered the phone he asked her why we were on a first name basis. She then asked me about it and it took years for me to attempt to drop the title again. Continue reading →