It was a summer Saturday morning when I decided last minute to run for the Mother of the Year—well not exactly run—but bike. After breakfast, it dawned on me that just down the hill my oldest son was participating in a triathlon. With the duel motivation of giving motherly support and also getting ... Read More
The Family Fifty – Step 12 Carrying the Message
I’ll bet that “I’m Trying to Be Like Jesus” is on everyone’s list of top ten Primary songs. Lately, while observing the actions of others, several times I’ve had the Spirit poke me on the shoulder and say, “Look at that Nannette! That’s like Jesus.” Here’s just one example: “Feed the Fire!” That’s ... Read More
Heart-deep Recovery Lesson 3: Plavix or Me on Plavix! (Part Four of Four)
One of the biggest frustrations of my aftercare is all the medication I have to take. I now have one of those pill containers marked with the days of the week to help me keep the whole thing sorted out, the kind of thing peoples’ grandparents use. Imagine that! The prescriptions that seem to make ... Read More
Heart-deep Recovery Lesson 2: Who’s to Blame? (Part Three of Four)
“You’d be surprised how many people have heart attacks with a snow shovel in their hands,” I heard over and over from the hospital personnel. “That’s it!” I thought. “Let’s blame the sledge hammer and the pickax.” It’s the most “natural man” thing in the world to search for something or someone to ... Read More
Heart-deep Recovery Lesson 1: Who Me? No Way! (Part Two of Four)
“But I have such a healthy life style today!” I announced to the cardiologist as I lay in bed breathing from an oxygen tube. “I exercise and eat right! I’ll have you know I’ve lost 97 lbs!” “Past sins and heredity,” he responded with a grim smile. Years ago I remember sitting in a hospital waiting ... Read More
Heart-deep Recovery (Part One of Four)
One January 25th of 2010 it somehow got to be afternoon and I hadn’t exercised yet. After lunch I started contemplating, “Just how am I going to go about getting just enough exercise to appease my conscience today?” I got a little creative. My husband had left to run some errands. Out in the street ... Read More
Triathlon – Part 3 (Final Thoughts)
My sharing about the lessons I learned during the triathlon come in three parts. First, I was taught that the number one, most essential element in accomplishing something hard is to TRY! I must resist the temptation to be afraid of how I look to others or to be embarrassed by how my skills stack up ... Read More
Triathlon Part 2 – Never Alone!
As I began the biking part of the triathlon my mind went back to the first time I participated in an organized challenge of this type. It was a 10 K run on the Fourth of July. I remember feeling nervous and excited as I joined all the other athletes that summer morning in 1992. There was great ... Read More