Amyanne rigby
Meandering with Madsen
It snowed in our home town today. Thankfully, I am off meandering with madsen celebrating the completion of his Bachelor’s degree and his...
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Amyanne rigby
Jul 243 min read
For my Emma who loves Jane
Our Emma is serving a mission for the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the California Arcadia Mission. She is learning...
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Amyanne rigby
Jun 72 min read
D-Day
Today marks 80 years since D Day the number of surviving veterans dwindles daily. I remember visiting the beaches of Normandy and the...
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Amyanne rigby
Apr 56 min read
A Borrowed Tomb and the man who buried Jesus.
For Cali as she waits for Jesus I have been looking for Jesus, Before the Cross. I pondered His triumphal entry into Jerusalem On a...
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Amyanne rigby
Mar 152 min read
Language...
I traveled thousands of miles to a land I never imagined to meet her. Her dark brown eyes stared at me from a timid face. She was Leydi...
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Amyanne rigby
Mar 153 min read
Jacob Hofhine, Hofheintz or Hofheins
No matter how you spell his name, his story remains the same. It is a story of faith, endurance, and obedience. A brief History of Jacob...
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Amyanne rigby
Mar 142 min read
Heirlooms... Zina's Tulips
I would not consider myself a gardener, but ever spring I wait in anticipation for Zina's tulips to bloom. They never disappoint me. ...
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Amyanne rigby
Mar 113 min read
For Emily and For Doug
Last week, I received news that a dear friend, teacher, and mentor passed from this life. DGB was my Composition Teacher and AP teacher...
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Amyanne rigby
Feb 193 min read
"And Should I die Before My Journey is Through"
The welsh words "Evan" and Eofn mean fearless and bold. There is a small monument on the edge of the Mississippi River that honors those...
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Amyanne rigby
Feb 147 min read
Max Dickson Weaver- an Unconventional Love Story
Max Dickson Weaver’s life was a love story although an unconventional one. If you were to have asked Max to rank God, family, country and...
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Amyanne rigby
Feb 51 min read
Influencer- Caleb Smith
Caleb Smith my Great Great Uncle influenced the lives of two youth for good. On a Saturday afternoon two young boys of Eaton Bray...
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Amyanne rigby
Jan 284 min read
Witness to History
My life is what it is today because a fourteen year old boy said a prayer. My paternal great, great, great, grandfather James Weaver...
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Amyanne rigby
Jan 241 min read
Picture This- my favorite photo
A two year old little boy when his father was called to war. Not any little boy... my father Max Kimball Weaver. My dad turns 83 this...
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Amyanne rigby
Jan 221 min read
Origins- who is Emma?
I have my own Emma. Today, she was set a part as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Tomorrow she will...
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Amyanne rigby
Jan 113 min read
Family Lore
Recently I came upon the records of my fourth great grandfather, David Lewis. To be honest in all my searching of family records, I never...
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Amyanne rigby
Dec 31, 20234 min read
I'll Be Home for Christmas
I'll Be Home for Christmas... such a simple phrase. What is it it that draws us home for the season? Is it the sights and sounds of...
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Amyanne rigby
Jul 12, 20235 min read
Coming Home
This week's assignment from Amy Johnson Crow was something random. And random enough, this memory popped up on my social media feed so I...
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Amyanne rigby
Jul 6, 20239 min read
Jennie's Writings
Last year, I went through some old boxes of my grandparents' which my parents inherited, and I hit the motherlode. I found two...
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Amyanne rigby
Jul 2, 202322 min read
The Need to Gather: Honoring Jennie and Edwin Stoddard
Jennie and Edwin were married June 24, 1914 in Logan, Utah. This year marks their 109th wedding anniversary. While their love story was...
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Amyanne rigby
Apr 12, 20233 min read
Solitude- for Betty
Amy Johnson Crow's challenge this week is the theme SOLITUDE. I chose to write about my Aunt Betty Hofheins Byrge who died in a house...
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