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Inside Sanpete: It’s not a crying shame

Sometimes, I get tears in my eyes. Most of the time I try hard to keep them in my eyes. I’m not always successful. Sometimes, I call it getting “misty eyed.” Sometimes, two or three tears will trickle down my face. This happened several nights ago at the movie theater when I saw the ...

Inside Sanpete: A goal: Die of having lived

I took a little walk on New Year’s Eve. It was later in the afternoon before it got dark. I felt like I needed a little fresh air and a little exercise. So naturally I decided to take a walk in the cemetery in Manti. It was “natural” because there’s plenty of fresh air in the cemetery ...

Inside Sanpete: Endings and beginnings

It’s a good thing to have endings to things. I’ve been in meetings which seemed like they’d never end. Church meetings, business meetings, civic meetings, etc. — all can sometimes feel that way. Speaking of church meetings, I’ve heard prayers that the timing seemed to be designed for ...

Inside Sanpete: Christmas, it’s here!

The rhythm of life continues. The beat of the events of life goes on and on and on. It seems like the “beat” of Christmas was just here. I know I’m beat. Am I the only one who feels like it was just a very few months ago that we were putting all of the Christmas stuff back into the ...

Inside Sanpete: Get something you want for Christmas

Sometimes, when you know what you want for Christmas, you just need to tell people what it is that you want. The main thing I would like for Christmas this year (again) is “world peace.” I empathize with Andie MacDowell’s character Rita in the movie “Groundhog Day.” She always drinks ...

Inside Sanpete: Deep water

I’ve been thinking about deep water the past month or so — both literally and figuratively. The reason? I went through a time recently where I felt like “I was in over my head.” I’ll explain in a minute or two or five — depending on your reading speed. In thinking about this deep ...