MaeLyn's Musings

Have you ever read a book, and thoroughly enjoyed it, and wanted to share it with other people, but then realized that other people who don't have your same sense of humor might not appreciate it, think it was stupid, and thus think you are stupid for recommending it, and so you don't share it after all? But then did you ever wonder if anyone else you know has read that book as well and enjoyed it as much as you did? We are planning on replacing the carpet in our home next week, and in preparation I've been boxing up the contents of our bookshelves in order to make them easier to move. That has left me with a shortage of reading material, and so I went browsing in my boys' rooms (I haven't packed anything there yet) for something to read. I came across a book that I know John likes, but I had never read before, although I have read other books by the same author. This one was geared for younger readers, however, and I had ignored it. So I decided to read it, an...

Guest post by Steven Hiatt When I started work at my current job my boss was a guy named Kevin. He left the company a little over a year ago but in early January he reached out to me and offered to take me to lunch to "catch up". At that lunch he told me about the new place he is working at and about the people that are working there and in the course of the conversation mentioned that they had a need for someone with my skills and would I even be open to leaving MDC? I have been at my current job for over six years now and for the most part I have liked the job. I liked having Kevin for a boss, but the boss I have now I feel doesn't understand what I do or what my skills are. Plus I work on the other side of town which usually means about 45 minutes to an hour commute each way. The office where Kevin now works? About three miles from my house. So I told him I would at least be interested in hearing what they had to say and so Kevin organized an interview with me and the...

Apparently it can be a difficult thing for a missionary to figure out what to write to their family and friends each week. I thought I would write up a sort of template (Madlib-ish style) of ideas for them to make it a little easier. (Of course they should feel free to elaborate on anything or skip anything that isn't relevant to them.) Dear family and friends, Hello, this is your favorite missionary in     (Mission Name/ Place)    . I'm currently serving in    (area)    with my companion, Elder/Sister    (name)    . He/she is    (adjective)    and we get along     (adverb)    . We struggle with     (verb ending in -ing)     but we are     (verb ending in -ing)     to do better. Something I really like about him/her is that he/she _________________________.    (Name)    was baptized this week!...