I spent most of Sunday working on Goran's and my family trees. One thing that struck me is how incredibly important a role foster parent...

When I was eleven years old, my dad was a stake missionary, and he would take me with him on his assignments. It was happy times for me. I l...

In June 2012, a group of about 350 Mormons astonished the world by marching in the Salt Lake City LGBT Pride parade under the banner "M...

My mom has Alzheimer's disease. It really became undeniable about two years ago, when I and my siblings gathered with her and my dad to ...

Traveling without Göran is less complicated. No need for cab fare, since I don't mind getting up at 3:30 AM in order to walk 1 mi...

I've fallen in love. I have always regretted not studying Spanish in High School. Not that I regret having studied German. German is a...

This weekend is already marvelous and it's barely begun. I arrived in Salt Lake at the end of what was, quite litera...

The last few weeks have been tough for us. Göran and I came down with a flu a couple of weeks ago, which took us each more than a week to ge...

Now granted... There's long been a youth culture in America based on sex and drugs and rock-n-roll. But there's also always been t...

Without question, the single best decision Göran and I ever made was to become foster parents.  It changed our lives in every way for the be...

My cat, Tabitha, is probably dying of cancer. We don't know for sure. She has some tumors growing on various parts of her body, and ...

Today is a momentous day for me and Göran. As of today, our home is officially paid off. Our mortgage is paid in full. The picture was ...

Saturday was my birthday. Göran baked me an incredible, super fantastic chocolate chocolate chocolate cake. His gift to me was a love stor...

Last year when Göran and I took our first vacation abroad together, we spent a week in Sweden. We didn't realize until after we'd s...

Göran and I arrived in Utah yesterday morning. We're here visiting family. This time, we brought along my friend E. (a member of my wa...

It's not supposed to be this way. This morning, I was sitting on the pew, waiting for Church to start, waiting for Priesthood opening ...