My mom and dad have to be the coolest grandparents ever. Every summer they hold “Cousins’ Camp” for their older grandchildren and “Ladybug and Firefly Camp” for the young ‘uns. This year I got to tag along for Cousins’ Camp. We went to the Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Kartchner Caverns, the Mormon Battalion Monument in Tucson’s Presidio Park, the Sonora Desert Museum and Tonto Natural Bridge. Seeing all those places helped me appreciate anew the stark beauty of the desert. Maybe I could bring myself to live in Arizona, after all.
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Earlier this month I went home to Joseph City to celebrate my parents’ 40th wedding anniversary with my family. The number 40 brings to mind hardship of biblical proportions: It rained on Noah for 40 days and nights; Jesus spent 40 days in the wilderness fasting and then was tempted by Satan; Moses and the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness for 40 years after leaving Egypt. I’m sure there has been plenty of hardship in the 40 years my parents have shared their lives, too, but you’d never know it by looking at them — they are the most loving couple I’ve ever seen. Continue reading ’40 years’
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My baby brother is now married. That means no more carefree summers playing tennis every morning and sometimes in the evening, too. Ah well. He seems really happy with Alysson, and I wish them all the best. The happy couple was married March 8 at the Las Vegas temple. I pray they’ll have an eternity of joy together.
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