A note on addiction: Alcoholism is an intricately complex topic and is still not well understood by geneticists. Studies suggest that...

In 2006, the students and staff at Arvada High School lost a teacher, coach, mentor, friend, and colleague to suicide. As one of his...

This month, I would have delivered my fifth baby. I am currently blessed with two beautiful children on earth and one son and two others...

Cortney is someone that I’ve always wanted to emulate in my life. She is down to earth, compassionate and giving, a great listener, and...

Infertility affects more of us than it seems. Read the experience of one couple experiencing this challenge in their lives.

Alyssa is a tenacious woman. She has experienced a difficult hand in life, not including the experience she will detail in this piece....

This was originally posted September 1, 2019 on a different blog host. Just a few months ago my heart was warm with the feeling that...

This was posted originally on April 11, 2019 on a different blog host. This experience was not written to elicit sympathy. I have chosen...

A Story about Mental Health Heather is a wonderful friend of mine! I’m excited to introduce her to you. She graduated from BYU with a...

This was originally posted April 9, 2019. I thought I should update anyone wondering how my anxiety has been over the last year. I am so...

If you're reading this post for the first time, this was the post that encouraged the title of my blog to be Ruminations. I originally...

I didn’t think it appropriate to share my maternal grandmother’s story about living through WWII German Occupation without also writing a...