IT WAS QUIET THAT EVENING in the hospice room. Mom had left to go home, and my brother and I were the only ones with Dad. He was dying. Filled with sadness, I tried to be reassuring and supportive of him—just as he had been to me throughout my life. As we talked, he expressed concern [...]
Watching Over Mom
by Carol Petranek
Linear Thoughts . . . Acts of Creation
by Carol Petranek
For all have not every gift given unto them; for there are many gifts, and to every man is given a gift by the Spirit of God. (D&C 46:11) Preparation My seven-year-old granddaughter asked if I would make Halloween cards with her for a school party. In anticipation, she collected construction paper and markers and confidently [...]