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Playing Post Office

We mailed out the majority of the DVD’s on Saturday. A rather momentous occasion that seemed anti-climatic due to weird circumstances. This morning we received word from a few of the recipients and guess what….They liked it! Imagine that, someone saying something positive and uplifting and encouraging and supportive. What is this world coming to? …

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The Preview

My sister and parents came all the way from California to share this momentous occasion with me. My husband and children were by my side selling tickets, directing traffic, greeting guests and some just choose to stay out of my way! Wistie surprised me and flew in on Saturday! She was going to wear a …

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Jouney On

So… What is it like to spend 10 years researching, writing, filming, scripting, casting, editing and finally debuting your work for friends, family and complete strangers? It was rather liberating. One of the funny things is that I don’t really care what they thought. Some came up to me and talked about what they didn’t …

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What Families Do

I grew up with a large extended family. I grew up hearing the adult whisperings. Sometimes there was muffled laughter, sometimes muted cries. Shock, grief, joy, love. It is what family is to me. Living in the Colonies among people I was not related to by blood provided a different experience, an experience beyond family …

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Blogging Buddies

The other night or, more accurately, morning, I was waiting for TWILIGHT to start and “the moms” were visiting. There was this one group of women around me that seemed to know everyone in the audience. I asked one of them how they knew each other. Her response shocked me. “Blogging.” I looked at her …

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Raised On Dublan Sunshine

The following is a very small piece made especially for Dublan. If the truth be known…The section on Juarez is a tad longer then Dublan. I know, I know. Sometimes life just isn’t fair. So I put together this little piece just for the Dublanites. You all might want to watch, just for the fun …

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THE LAND OF REFUGE Screening

Reserve your tickets for the exclusive screening of THE LAND OF REFUGE The Mormon Colonies in Mexico Documentary If you would like to attend the 7:00pm screening of THE LAND OF REFUGE at the Harkins Theater at Superstition Springs Harkins, Mesa, on the 29th of November please provide the following information. Name(s): Contact Email: Contact …

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Luckiest People in the World

Wistie just called to tell me she is watching “Funny Girl.” I love, love, love that movie. She said Fanny had just sung “People”. So she said I had to sing it. Now, what is a Mom to do? So I sang it. I think I ruined the mood of the movie, because she had …

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