Stories of Hope

California Here I Come    This week’s story is about an adventure that started Friday morning after basketball. There was a couple from California that had car troubles and needed to get to back to California. They were traveling with a couple of dogs and were exploring their options. This sounds like a job for…

High School Hero’s Before we get to this week’s story, my heartfelt wishes go out to the Rigby community for the middle school shooting that occurred on Thursday. My highest admiration and respect for the teacher and the custodian that intervened and kept the situation from turning into something that could have been so much…

The Birthday Party Thursday night Kristi threw me a cowboy themed 65th birthday party. First thing I need to do is thank Kristi, Brittney, Cassidy, and Robin for all the hard work they put into making it such an incredibly special event. They went all out with the decorations, the PowerPoint, the cowboy cupcakes, and…

Happy Birthday to Me! Well, I finally made it to Medicare! I recall this being the pinnacle of reaching old age. Of course, now I have a completely different perspective. I may have turned 65 but thanks to our society today, I self-identify as 25. (Mentally I will always self-identify as 5) As I look…

Military Honors I would like to start this week’s story with a short quiz. Would you be willing to get an ID if it meant you would receive $100? How about $500? Would you get an ID if it meant you would receive $1,000? My answer would have been yes even if it were $10.…

Happy Birthday Cassidy I can hardly believe that Cassidy turned twenty years old on Monday. Where did the time go? It didn’t seem that long ago she was riding in her car seat in the back of our SUV. There are so many fond memories, but for this week’s story I want to share one…

April Fool’s Day 2021 How did April Fool’s Day get started? Some have proposed that the modern custom originated in France when Charles IX decreed the new year would no longer begin on Easter as had been common throughout Christendom, but rather on January 1. Because Easter was a lunar and therefore moveable date, those…

Let’s Get This Party Started! Well, it’s official. There will be a Crusade Against Cancer fundraiser this year! The Crusade Against Cancer is a family fun 1 mile, 5K, or 10K race where you can come dressed up as your favorite Superhero. My Superhero identity is Star Lord. After all, I have driven several times…

Happy St. Patrick’s Day 2021 We will start with a little information about this holiday. Saint Patrick’s Day was made an official Christian holiday in the early 17th century. The day commemorates Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. It celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish in general. Celebrations generally involve public parades,…

Another Reward I will begin this week’s story with an immensely big Thank You to the Ammon branch of the Bank of Commerce. Michelle called me last week and told me about a tradition they started doing at their branch. They will allow the employees to wear jeans on Friday as long as they pay…