Attack the Hills
photo credit: OldOnliner Once upon a time I was a member of my high school cross country team. On the last race I ran with the team (end of the season) I learned a very valuable lesson about running. We…
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Not Enough
photo credit: garlandcannon Sometimes I find myself feeling stuck in life; feeling that no matter what I do I have no real meaningful choices. I have described it as having, in any decision, a choice that is blatantly obvious (like…
Dear Eyring Family
Do you know how much people watch you? Of course you are Eyrings and with that I guess you would have to expect that people would pay attention to what you do just because of your parentage. But are you…
Judging on the Wrong Metric
I have been reading the series of articles published by the Deseret News about the consequences of pornography addiction. It has been pleasing to see the problem explored publicly. One of the things that has interested me is in reading…
A Failed Crisis?
I would bet that almost all the people who have read The Fourth Turning have wondered at one time or another whether 9/11 was our nation’s crisis as predicted in that book. I know that I read somewhere that the…
The Only Possible Answer
In the Old Testament there is a fascinating story about two and a half tribes from the 12 tribes of Israel. These two and a half tribes (Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh) were promised an inheritance by Moses that…
Figurative Phylacteries
photo credit: chaim zvi I was recently reading in Deuteronomy chapter six where Moses instructs the people thus: And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy…
Wayne and Etta Miller Family Reunion
Wayne and Etta, for those who don’t know, are my paternal grandparents. Both are deceased. After Etta’s death some of the cousins apparently thought that we should have a reunion so that we could get together. In the whole course…
Be Where You Ought To Be
photo credit: orkydorky Last week we had a family reunion at Bear Lake. It was great for the kids to see their cousins and for everyone to have fun on the water and off. In planning for the trip the…
What Fatherhood Is
photo credit: Amodiovalerio Verde Last night, before I realized that today was Father’s Day, Enoch taught me exactly what it means to be a father. He was fussy and tired, it was two hours past bedtime, and we had already…