Category: As I See It

  • Easter Is A Laughing Matter – Only The Good Friday

    Easter is only a week away…which means Spring is around the corner.  I love spring… and Easter is one of my favorite holidays. To cheer up your Friday… I’m passing on Only Good Easter jokes.   On this “Only The Good” Friday… I’m giving you a copy of these jokes so you can hang them on…

  • April Fool’s Day

    On April Fool’s Day, my grands love to play pranks on me… like fake spiders in my bed… salt between the sheets.   The young ones call and make up  horrendous stories… and I pretend and play along.  Actually… I’ve never been clever enough to think of pranks to play.  I think it’s my “Too Serious…

  • Ask The Crystal Ball

    “I’ll ask the crystal ball,” said the old woman. One of the highlights of our Halloween carnival was the opportunity to sit in front of a fortune-teller. Even though I knew it was Miss Snell, a second grade teacher, her purple gown trimmed in gold and the many bracelets on her wrist made her legitimate.…

  • Kids Say The Darndest Things – “Only The Good” Friday

    During the fifties, The Art Linkletter Show was on every afternoon. Part of the program was a segment called “Kids Say The Darndest Things.” The children were all dressed up, sitting on stools and Art would ask them questions. Oh my… some of the things that would come out of their mouths. Once I had…

  • Mother Teresa – “Only The Good” Friday

    The first time I remember seeing Mother Teresa was the night she received the Nobel Peace Prize,  in 1979.   That evening, she stood before the world as example of doing good… and that it was possible to bridge cultures, classes and religions with caring and love.   When Mother Teresa received the prize, she was asked,…

  • The Invasion Of Privacy

    Yesterday, privacy issues became a topic of conversation with my daughter, Emily.   Being a mom of a 15 year old daughter,  she has become concerned about privacy issues in relationship to cell phones, and the Internet. The respect for privacy  I grew up with, may be a thing of the past for my children…

  • Living At Base Of The Rocky Mountains – Only The Good Friday

    Living at the base of the Rocky Mountains often goes unappreciated by me.  That is until I look up and see the grandeur of Mt. Timpanogus  covered with snow.  Timp… the  magnificent protector…looms over our little valley here in Utah.   It is an unusual mountain because you can view the front side of the mountain…

  • “We Surround Them” Tomorrow

    I just wanted to remind you that tomorrow, March 13, at 5:00 eastern time on Fox News, Glenn Beck will air his special called “We Surround Them.”  It’s a big day and you may want to participate. If you believe in at least 7 of these  principles and values.. you will certainly want to tune…

  • Acts Of Kindness – Only The Good Friday

    Acts of kindness certainly is not limited to adult behavior.  Timothy Crookston of Kaysville, Ut has been helping his neighbors since he could walk.  He is now twelve, and is known to his neighbors as a friend and helper.   He takes out the trash, cleans yards, mows lawns, cleans houses and does what ever he…

  • Really Think About It… Are You A Survivor?

    Just what does it mean to be a survivor?    The dictionary says it means to live or exist in spite of hardship, danger, accident or ordeal… against all odds.   The fact of the matter is, at some point in all of our lives, we face circumstances that test our ability to survive.  Whether…