6/29/2019
44th Wedding Anniversary and John Denver Music
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| Ross and I celebrated our 44th wedding anniversary listening to John Denver music under the stars in Midway. |
6/27/2019
Fun Family Summer Trips 2019
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| Tessa and Alice in their stone house. |
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| Baadsgaard cousins at Fish Lake |
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| Hiking in Capitol Reef |
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| Awesome museum in Fairview |
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| Ross skipping rocks. |
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| Amy and with Ross. |
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| Cousins making memories. |
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| Kyle with Simon. |
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| Tessa being delightful. |
6/24/2019
Joshua Moody Serves in California
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| My grandson Joshua Moody is serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in northern California. |
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| Joshua was able to help serve many people who lost their homes in Paradise CA during the devastating fires. |
6/22/2019
6/21/2019
Baadsgaard Cabin Time 2019
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| I feel SO grateful that our cabin survived the fires last summer! |
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| A Mama robin on four blue eggs at the cabin. |
Jacob Baadsgaard Runs First Marathon
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| My son Jacob recently ran his first marathon. . . 26.2 miles and he could still smile! |
6/18/2019
Teaching Primary Children about the Payson Temple Corner Stone Box
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| I loved teaching the Primary children about the corner stone box at the Payson Temple this week. |
6/17/2019
What Remains After the Forest Fire Behind Our Cabin in Loafer Canyon
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| This is all that remains of "Big Tree" the largest white pine west of the Mississippi. We loved taking hikes to this tree with our family through a shaded forest filled with lush vegetation. Now the forest is gone. |
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| I'm standing in the charred remains of the forest behind our cabin among the black ghosts of trees. |
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| My husband Ross is standing on top of the mountain behind our cabin looking out over the burned terrain after the raging forest fire last summer. These beautiful mountains were once thick with trees and foliage. The forest floor is now covered with sterile ash and the charred remains of old growth pines that will never return. |
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| All the beautiful trees are gone like a dream in the night. Tall stately pines that took hundreds of years to mature into our beloved forest are now gone. There is no wildlife or sounds of birds. Even the wind is still as if to mourn our loss. |
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| Yet if I look at my feet, I see a single blade of grass brave the desolation and destruction. Life will go on. Though life will never be the same on our mountain there will be more beauty to come. As recent fires in my life have raged threatening to destroy my peace and joy, yet I will go on. For the refiners fire burns away all the dross and only love and hope remain. |
6/05/2019
I'm hosting a FREE writing workshop at my cabin
I think reading/writing enriches our lives immensely and that everyone can be a writer. I've been writing newspaper/magazine articles, features, columns, and many books for the past 40 years along with teaching writing at UVU and want to pass along some great ideas to get you started. I am also going to give each person who attends a copy of my first book, Winter's Promise, as a gift.
5/15/2019
Poem for a Five-Year-Old
Rachel
By
Janene Baadsgaard
Happy
Birthday my sweet granddaughter.
I hope you have a happy day!
I love you with
all my heart.
When
Rachel starts to dance
All
the world is a stage
Those
who form the audience
Are
of every age
They
clap and smile
And
wave a kiss
For
Rachel’s dances
You
don’t want to miss
When
a hard day comes along
Don’t
despair
Watch
Rachel dance
Then
all the world is fair
For
Rachel is a joyous soul
With
so much love to share
She
smiles and hugs and giggles
Only
light is there
Rachel
is a diamond
That
sparkles from all sides
She
gives us light and sunshine
So
peace and joy abide
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