I started asking my 12 year old son ‘who did you help today?’ instead of asking ‘how was school?’. He now starts his stories with ‘I held the door’, ‘helped a friend with math’, or ‘asked someone to sit with us at lunch’. He now proactively shares how he was helpful at school.

With many people still without power and fuel in short supply, a sacrament mtg was broadcast to the stake. Of those who attended, many wore shorts & yellow Mormon Helping Hands shirts as they went to help others afterwards. The opening hymn was “Master, the Tempest is Raging” 😆

These are the remarks I shared at the 2024 Affirmation Conference on being Joyfully Authentic youtube.com/watch?v=kcR18U…

It’s kinda wild to see multiple police vehicles with their lights flashing as they escort a gasoline tanker truck down the road or to see them parked around that truck at the service station. #hurricanemilton2024

Overheard in church (Primary). “It’s a new year, did anyone make a resolution?” “Get a girlfriend!”

“Shove the Love” The upcoming stake conference will focus on loving God and loving people. The stake presidency was trying to think of a catchy phrase, like “strive for five”, that people can remember. My response, “shove the love” 😆

If there were only two genders you wouldn’t need to make it a law to insist on it.

At last night’s book club it quickly became apparent that one of us didn’t read Logan’s Run but watched the movie “How crazy they all got regenerated at age 30” “Um, you mean put to sleep at age 21.” “And then living in that dome city.” “What dome city?”

“Two commandments to rule them all!” Heard in stake conference

Someone has been leaving these miniature Jesuses around the church building and I love the whimsy of coming across them

I'm watching an 11-year-old deacon using a sacrament cup to fill with water from the sink then throw it back like a shot, over and over 😆

#floridalife is seeing a mermaid skeleton while driving to work

Apparently Woody is on another rescue mission #floridalife

20-years of working at the University of South Florida!!! In 2005, Disney and the state universities were the only large employers in Florida which offered partner benefits. I sought , a position at USF because I knew I’d be safe if they found out I’m gay, and it’s become my home Go Bulls🤘

I felt like last Sunday was representative of my life. In the morning I spent time working on a creative project In the afternoon watched a session of General conference at a friend’s home In the evening went to a drag show

As a horrific mass shooting unfolds at FSU, a reminder that Florida: Does not require background checks or training Does not regulate assault weapons Does not limit magazine capacity Became a permitless carry state in 2023

"I’m going to call on Governor Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump. This stuff keeps going on. We’re praying every day. Praying is good. Spirituality is good. But prayers don’t do much. It’s good for the soul, but this is still happening? We need to make some gun reforms,” FSU student

A lady just walked into church with a sequined red, white & blue cowboy hat with flashing lights. Very patriotic. Not sure what it has to do with Mother’s Day, but Slay Queen

I was on the Guiding Light podcast to talk about being a queer person of faith and to share my perspective on staying in a faith community and ways faith communities can be supportive of those who may have different life circumstances and family dynamics youtu.be/_BVUuawYuOk