Author: Elizabeth Grant

Paris… how I loved it! Mom and I had such a delightful time and enjoyed being able to explore the city as if we lived there. Our routine was to wake up to this view… Walk around the corner to the local patisserie and pick up breakfast to go… then hop on the bus or the […]

This past Sunday in our church’s women’s Relief Society class, we were asked, ‘What dreams do you have for yourself?’ I honestly couldn’t think of anything when the teacher called on me to share my thoughts, so I replied that I had many dreams. But I was bothered by the question and by my answer […]

I think it is no coincidence that on March 4th, I received my acceptance to Harvard’s Graduate School of Education – symbolic! The email with the link to the acceptance letter was actually sent on March 3rd, but I didn’t get it until Saturday night. Then I forgot my password and tried to reset it, […]

The truth is this week has been emotionally mind-boggling, which I suppose could be considered a mixed metaphor. I had a dream early last week that I was standing on a wall and watching floodwaters rise. The water was churning and muddy, but I knew that it would soon be rising over my feet. Rather […]

Some fantastic things are happening in my life right now. Meaning I’m either laughing with delight or on my knees with gratitude in my heart and tears running down my cheeks or both at the same time! Because I gain understanding and insight when I share my thoughts and ideas with others, I first want […]

When I was pondering my upcoming birthday and how to celebrate, I felt discouraged. Turning the big 5-0 is not exactly seen as a positive thing with ‘over the hill’ decorations and products for aging adults. But I had struggled to be kind to myself in my thoughts and didn’t want to promote any idea […]