Tag: relationships “I love my body,” part 3 of 4 My heart got broken earlier this year–-but that very same heart kept on beating. It pumps blood every second, to my brain, to every extremity, perfectly. Every minute of the… Gratitude, part 3 of 3 I want to express my gratitude for something else. I was sitting at the top of the high school bleachers recently, in the sunshine, watching my son Kincade play baseball…. Gratitude, part 2 of 3 From Liz Gilbert’s book, Eat Pray Love: “I keep remembering one of my Guru’s teachings about happiness. She says that people universally tend to think that happiness is a stroke… Gratitude, making your own happiness, part 1 of 3 My good friend Matthew left formal religion as a non-believer. This was a big problem for his wife, who consequently dumped him, moved away with his kids, and remarried. He… Do the Opposite, Take 2 My girlfriends and I went to the Peter Cetera concert (musically bordering on awful, but good times nonetheless) this past weekend. Apparently we were rather loud. Do you remember my… Righting 30-year old wrongs I just got a facebook message from a childhood friend, Cathy K, that said, “I’m looking for a Robyn Openshaw who grew up in Bellevue, Nebraska in the 70’s–you look… deep down, are we all WEIRD? At the gym the other morning, I walked into the locker room and there was a lady swimming in the pool wearing a tiara on her head. I’m not even… Despicable Me My baby just turned 10 years old. (I can’t believe it.) And I took him on a date last night to dinner (Jason’s Deli salad bar) and to see Despicable… When Grandma Comes to Spoil the Kids, part 3 of 3 I don’t know if this draft of a letter helps anyone, but please feel free to use any of it for your own purposes. I think the point is to… When Grandma Comes to Spoil the Kids, part 2 of 3 Momof3, I feel your pain. Been there. I could give you my usual responses, but I sense you’ve read the Intro to 12 Steps to Whole Foods, and my further… When Grandma Comes to Spoil the Kids, part 1 of 3 This is edited for length, from “Momof3.” It was a response to one of my recent blog postings and I re-post it here. I often get long emails like this… Independence Day, part 1 of 2 Here are photos after my family’s annual 5K run at Provo’s Freedom Festival. Runners in the photo are my dad, my son Cade, my brother Ben, my sister Betsy, and… Posts navigation < Newer posts123Older posts >