"Travels Home"
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
We left Palmyra this morning and are now in the small town of Gabriels, NY, about 30 minutes away from Lake Placid. We’re...
"Mitigating Climate Chaos: Be the Change"
I gleaned the following articles in 10 minutes of searching this afternoon. Just like a flapping butterfly in the Amazon can initiate a hurricane in...
"Off to New York"
We’re in the last stages of sorting, organizing, and packing as we prepare to leave our home and serve a mission for our church. We’ve been called to...
Fall 2018
I went out for an early morning walk recently and enjoyed a brisk meander through the hollow behind our home. Our city has established a green zone in...
Light the World 2017
One way to make a difference in the world is to use whatever resources we personally have available to help someone in need or improve something that...
Quick Update
As evidenced by the huge gap between the last post and this one, time certainly does fly by. Much has happened in our family since September of 2015,...
A Night Under the Stars
Christeen and I loaded up the Ranger last Friday and drove up to the Uinta Mountains to spend a night at Lake Lyman. This is the site of a recreational...
Sad News
Our golden retriever, Belle, has been diagnosed with lymphoma. I first detected a problem following our return home from a two-week missionary assignment...
Christeen: "Post Graduation Update"
Christeen is enjoying her post-graduation time and is busy planning the rest of her life. She’s dating, considering a move to France, and working hard...
Shoulder Update: "Light at the End of the Tunnel"
I’m at the fifth month mark of my recovery, and my healing continues to incrementally improve each day. Following the cortisone shot described in my...
Christeen Graduates from BYU!
We celebrated Christeen’s graduation from BYU this week and enjoyed two wonderful days of ceremony, inspiring talks, reflection, and time together. Christeen...
Shoulder Update: “O Thou of Little Faith, Wherefore Didst Thou Doubt?”
My shoulder healing continues to progress, and I’ve lost all doubts about eventually enjoying a full recovery. Save for something unexpected, like a...
Shoulder Update: "Crossing the Rubicon"
Cautiously, I’m happy to report that my shoulder has passed a “Rubicon” point in its healing process. For the first time in 11 months, I can raise my...
Shoulder Update: "Two Steps Forward, One Step Back"
Being forewarned about the slowness of shoulder surgery recovery and actually experiencing it, are two entirely different matters. Prior to surgery,...
Shoulder Update: "Slow but Sure"
I’m out of my sling now and starting to regain some range of motion and strength. I attend physical therapy twice a week, and slowly but surely, my shoulder...
Shoulder Update: "A Glimmer of Hope"
Today marks the first day in six weeks that I’ve felt a glimmer of hope that my shoulder is actually starting to heal. Nothing is radically different...
Steve's Shoulder Injury
One early morning in mid-May, I awoke with a sharp pain in my right shoulder and my arm contorted in a strange position above my head. I have no idea...
A Close Call
Dottie, Michael, and I returned yesterday from a Thanksgiving visit with my oldest sister, Leslie, in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Dottie and I left Monday...
Leslie & Ray Visit Utah
My sister and her husband, Leslie and Ray Schelp, spent 5 days with us in early June. They arrived in the midst of last-minute preparations for Christeen’s...
Christeen's Senior Recital
Christeen performed her senior piano recital on June 6, 2014 in the Madsen Recital Hall on the campus of Brigham Young University. Many family members...
BYU Women's Conference
Dottie was invited to speak at the Brigham Young University’s Women’s Conference this year. She, and another speaker spoke on the subject of building...
Valentines & Big Sky
Dottie & I took advantage of perfect weather and traveled to Big Sky, Montana for the Valentine’s weekend. We stayed in a cozy cabin on the Gallatin...