Monthly Archives: August 2012

Utah to Arizona #6 Moving Sale

Posted on August 28, 2012 by

There’s twisted feelings while selling your old stuff at a moving sale. The concept seemed pretty obvious to do. We’ve been in this house sixteen years and things have collected. We don’t need or want all of it anymore. Money … Continue reading →

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Leaving the Saints

Posted on August 17, 2012 by

Martha Beck Doubleday, 2005 Anyone who lives in Utah and is not Mormon is influenced by Mormons. They run the legislature, most political offices, and are well over half the population. It is natural to be curious about who the … Continue reading →

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Utah to Arizona #5 Seeing Life History

Posted on August 10, 2012 by

I want to say something about yesterday. It was my granddaughter’s twelfth birthday, and it marked thirty-three years since my brother’s funeral. Because the house is for sale, Sam and I needed to be away while strangers walked through it. … Continue reading →

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Utah to Arizona #4 The House is For Sale

Posted on August 3, 2012 by

And I’m wistful. To a near point of tears when I by chance looked out the window and saw the man pound the For Sale sign into the hard clay I pretend is dirt. That made it so real. I’ve … Continue reading →

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