https://www.annettereil.me/blog daily 1.0 2026-02-17 https://www.annettereil.me/blog/a-worthy-accomplishment monthly 0.5 2026-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/6f309fb8-fb28-4adf-9426-ada61b10f421/Garry_Woodruff.jpg Lessons From Life - A Worthy Accomplishment Waterton Lakes National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/f4879114-48f1-49bb-8463-6ce2f49d21c7/Marathon.jpg Lessons From Life - A Worthy Accomplishment A palliative care nurse told us, “I've seen men with this kind of cancer rally and go on for months.” I told myself, “This is good news. I should be happy,” but all I felt was tired. My sister, making plans later that day, said, “It looks like we're in for a marathon, not a sprint.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/62b9fa10-f1a3-4c18-99b7-00ba3bc10bc6/Temple+Foyer+%281%29.jpeg Lessons From Life - A Worthy Accomplishment - Walking into his hospice room was like walking into a temple: there was the same outpouring of love and peace, the same feeling of hushed anticipation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/fb204205-c445-4489-9bec-560658979042/Runner+Crossing+Finish+line.jpg Lessons From Life - A Worthy Accomplishment - He did it! We did it. My father’s crowning accomplishment was complete. https://www.annettereil.me/blog/losing-james monthly 0.5 2024-10-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/aa150c6c-7acc-4aab-83c0-f17bccae974c/Woman+Lying+In+Bed.jpg Lessons From Life - Losing James Waterton Lakes National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/ec5b0133-02e7-4ff6-827f-c64025b785b3/Mother+Hugging+Son.jpg Lessons From Life - Losing James - That bond with my baby was pivotal to how I felt in the aftermath of my miscarriages. The bond between a mother and her child is a powerful thing, and can become very strong, very quickly. It might be an oversimplification to describe it as a switch that was either off or on, but at the same time, it wasn’t something that developed gradually over the nine months of a successful pregnancy. My love for the babies I was blessed to bond with was rich and whole within weeks of their conception. It was a very real love for a very real individual. https://www.annettereil.me/blog/bless-this-pain monthly 0.5 2024-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/32bb2864-a674-458b-a1d5-9945a5365ab8/Fruit+Ripening.jpg Lessons From Life - Bless This Pain Waterton Lakes National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/17369c30-9776-452b-9bb1-a80323361d63/Girl+Fell+Off+Bike.jpg Lessons From Life - Bless This Pain - When I was seven, my parents (bless them!) bought me a bike with room to grow into. My dad would take me to the street in front of my house (it ran down a gentle slope, which I remember as more of a precipice), perch me up on my heavy bike, run with me for awhile, and then let go. Over and over, I fell. My mom would dry my tears, bandage my skinned knees, and send me out again. Eventually, I gave up. Riding a bike just wasn’t for me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/9be6456d-629f-45bd-af28-fb8327e8670d/Mother+Teaching+Daughter+to+Ride+a+Bike.jpg Lessons From Life - Bless This Pain - With that history, it’s understandable that when the time came, teaching my own children to ride was nerve-wracking. Letting go of the bike and encouraging them to continue on their own seemed impossible. It was a problem of empathy: it felt like I was the one who was going to fall. The only way I could let go of that bicycle seat was to harden my heart and tell my knees: https://www.annettereil.me/blog/dying-inside monthly 0.5 2024-10-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/03fb8946-ffe6-4b02-b279-bf6f78e7ffc2/C0436968-Embryo_and_Yolk_Sac.jpg Lessons From Life - Dying Inside Waterton Lakes National Park https://www.annettereil.me/blog/time-machine monthly 0.5 2024-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/92f89a07-56a3-443d-ac4e-3d32d7c0ae0a/time+machine.jpg Lessons From Life - Time Machine Waterton Lakes National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/b80e4900-3e26-41f2-84a5-9af5487fcf91/car+accident.jpg Lessons From Life - Time Machine - I remembered a day when I acutely ached for a time machine. I was driving down a busy road, deep in conversation with one of my children, when I looked up just in time to see that I was going through a red light. How I wanted the last five seconds back! Three seconds would have been enough to prevent the collision that totalled two cars and traumatized an already stressed teenager. I could have avoided the traffic ticket and demerits, the increase in our insurance premiums, and the disgusted looks from the small crowd of people who gathered to watch the spectacle. https://www.annettereil.me/blog/turmoil monthly 0.5 2024-10-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/4ff35df1-7382-4b90-ba98-b51dae724030/small-child-outdoors-in-spring.jpg Lessons From Life - Turmoil Waterton Lakes National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/e1a4525b-b7f3-4173-89fe-44cdf86e869e/like-a-fountain.jpeg Lessons From Life - Turmoil - February and March were arduous. Winter dragged on. The strain of deciding to try again morphed into the raw suspense of actually trying. I was overwhelmed by the exigencies of mothering my six children, and exhausted by my grief, which hadn’t really diminished in spite of my expectations that it should. I contemplated taking antidepressants (at that point in my life, the possibility hung over me like an admission of failure) but decided not to because of the risks to another pregnancy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/e6ff36ba-f873-4280-a7eb-628d5e7ca14c/April_page-0001.jpg Lessons From Life - Turmoil - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.annettereil.me/blog/not-sure monthly 0.5 2024-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/bfc19b99-2952-44c8-a9f9-e968610a1a78/Sunrise.jpg Lessons From Life - Not Sure Waterton Lakes National Park https://www.annettereil.me/blog/the-cat-in-the-hat-principle monthly 0.5 2023-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/f9ffa8e7-00ca-44bb-8ce8-94ad688c99a2/Mother_in_zen_position.jpg Lessons From Life - The Cat in the Hat Principle Waterton Lakes National Park https://www.annettereil.me/blog/journaling monthly 0.5 2024-01-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/8c0d7909-3a70-41e8-a606-f0a11daee302/Journal+Writing.jpg Lessons From Life - Journaling Waterton Lakes National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/b3c117a0-74b2-4739-bc7d-5ede61f3330f/Chocolate+Heart.jpg Lessons From Life - Journaling - I had better days, and I had worse days. I tried not to lay responsibility for my feelings on my kids. But they were deeply impacted by my grief and depression. Sometimes they reacted, as kids will, by being hard to deal with. And sometimes there were these diamond moments when they offered me the most healing of all gifts - their love. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/f7bbfb5b-7492-4e91-96b5-8a9398b01925/Heaven.jpg Lessons From Life - Journaling - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.annettereil.me/blog/why monthly 0.5 2023-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/1fcf2a06-b076-4334-aa8f-a243ce8a2192/Why.jpg Lessons From Life - Why? Waterton Lakes National Park https://www.annettereil.me/blog/room-to-maneuver monthly 0.5 2023-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/333fee90-b492-42de-9689-f68a91d335c9/Car+in+parking+garage.jpg Lessons From Life - Room to Maneuver Car in parking garage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/42f8bd2a-26ec-4777-90b7-0aa02deebdee/determinism_freewill.jpg Lessons From Life - Room to Maneuver - Make it stand out Signs: Determinism/Free Will https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/b50f0d3a-a778-44ec-bc0d-07e0e57d36f4/Man+in+box.jpg Lessons From Life - Room to Maneuver - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.annettereil.me/blog/burial monthly 0.5 2024-10-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/41449f9e-f42d-4422-9da9-e65dcefb860e/Snowy+Hills.jpg Lessons From Life - Burial Waterton Lakes National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/25ad4d28-c42e-4755-86b0-07629cbf1c44/Hawk+Flying.jpg Lessons From Life - Burial - We went camping there again a year or two later. There was a hawk living somewhere near that corner of the ranch. I heard it call as it soared in large circles above the gravesite. To me it was a fierce and yet loving guardian, keeping watch over Loila. https://www.annettereil.me/blog/grandmother-mountain monthly 0.5 2022-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/9b9e3bde-0501-4a9e-a1a5-4d279983be65/20220830_132035.jpg Lessons From Life - Grandmother Mountain - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/fd2afda7-f99c-4589-bf62-243eac64824f/image-asset.jpeg Lessons From Life - Grandmother Mountain Waterton Lakes National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/2d59a0c4-7e9e-49fe-8eb3-613738d001bc/Grandmother_Mountain_-_poem.jpg Lessons From Life - Grandmother Mountain Poem “Grandmother Mountain” https://www.annettereil.me/blog/god monthly 0.5 2023-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/00fbcdbd-54dd-4dbc-8b0b-518536813497/SLC_replica_of_the_Christus.jpg Lessons From Life - God Christus Statue https://www.annettereil.me/blog/walk-with-me monthly 0.5 2022-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/b932dbd5-0b3d-400e-856f-ed3683dc50bf/Man+Walking+Through+Snow+With+Canes.jpg Lessons From Life - Walk With Me Man with canes walking through snow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/eee59ef9-0030-44fb-a20d-51faf4ad964f/Two+Women+Walking.jpg Lessons From Life - Walk With Me - Make it stand out Two Women Walking https://www.annettereil.me/blog/grieving monthly 0.5 2024-10-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/21710d11-0c24-4639-b7b2-9aa3284b523b/Depositphotos_11524124_L.jpg Lessons From Life - Grieving Sunshine in a forest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/07275900-f1fc-4a54-84b1-c82145d6a281/Depositphotos_180435692_L.jpg Lessons From Life - Grieving - Make it stand out Person with cast walking with crutches https://www.annettereil.me/blog/unequivocally monthly 0.5 2022-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/2e4230a4-d8c5-4ce8-8151-70297560be9b/Depositphotos_341909348_L.jpg Lessons From Life - “Unequivocally” Three Sisters Mountain at Canmore, Alberta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/e9e173a0-080d-49b9-98a3-6005c2faf7ee/Depositphotos_422426804_L.jpg Lessons From Life - “Unequivocally” - Make it stand out Willie Lott’s cottage in Dedham Vale, UK https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/bf575473-a74d-4f9d-9163-7a5d853b8c21/Depositphotos_258963490_L.jpg Lessons From Life - “Unequivocally” - Make it stand out Novel manuscript https://www.annettereil.me/blog/losing-loila monthly 0.5 2024-10-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/5652dacc-2ead-4cdb-9239-38da5ad0c64e/hummingbird.jpg Lessons From Life - Losing Loila Cross-stitched hummingbird and flower https://www.annettereil.me/blog/waiting monthly 0.5 2024-10-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/3f0098ea-b11d-4597-b1fb-4ac21c416bbb/Depositphotos_44741511_L.jpg Lessons From Life - Waiting Calendar and Clock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/fd1b406a-34a8-40c0-b60a-36f021cae020/Dreams.jpg Lessons From Life - Waiting Poem “Dreams” https://www.annettereil.me/blog/seeing-past-the-windshield monthly 0.5 2022-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/e319511c-34a9-49aa-b34b-8d5bfc143568/Depositphotos_82165482_L.jpg Lessons From Life - Seeing Past the Windshield Driver’s view of icy windshield https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/da2131e9-3af1-4c11-9b46-e25359162e6d/546-5462576_melonheadz-lds-illustrating-lds-clip-art-primary.jpg Lessons From Life - Seeing Past the Windshield - Make it stand out Smiling Primary Children https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/198fa40c-9128-47c5-8867-361ebb6e2a7c/When+I+Go+to+Church.jpg Lessons From Life - Seeing Past the Windshield - “Okay,” they said, “Let’s sing ‘I Always Have a Happy Feeling When I Go to Church.’ Only, you sing and I’ll be quiet, cuz I don’t have a happy feeling when I go to church.” Ouch! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/83cd5639-1e76-4f02-9e16-bb2504807b7b/Depositphotos_10917011_L.jpg Lessons From Life - Seeing Past the Windshield - Make it stand out Depressed young man on park bench https://www.annettereil.me/blog/two-more-words monthly 0.5 2022-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/8007e40d-1cc8-4bcf-bf90-1c18662b63d8/Depositphotos_115052054_L.jpg Lessons From Life - Two More Words I’m Sorry and flower in crack in pavement https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/d5db67a9-a88e-40a2-b0dd-53eb0110e75f/Depositphotos_95159996_XL.jpg Lessons From Life - Two More Words - to a friend who hugged me and wept and just said “I love you so much!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/8c561f8a-d044-4c3c-b075-d17df28145fc/Depositphotos_90338438_L.jpg Lessons From Life - Two More Words - to those who sent cards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/ad0e7461-5e9e-4d53-b4b3-25a9d574979a/Depositphotos_19950167_L.jpg Lessons From Life - Two More Words - or came with a meal and a hug https://www.annettereil.me/blog/two-words-for-every-situation monthly 0.5 2021-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/f8596c89-1fad-4240-a1ed-e46c9cea8084/Thank+You+310241024_1.jpg Lessons From Life - Two Words For Every Situation Thank you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/c47f02ba-da93-4c94-bcd0-1aabc3cd5491/Depositphotos_21236141_L.jpg Lessons From Life - Two Words For Every Situation - Naturally, I looked to one of my childhood heroes for help. I loved Nancy Drew books, so I turned to the stylish, intelligent teenage sleuth in her sleek blue convertible for inspiration. When someone praised her for solving a case, she said, “It was just putting two and two together.” What a great phrase! Humbly minimizing her effort while still managing to sound as nonchalant and self-possessed as - well, as Nancy Drew. The next time I had to respond to a compliment, I decided to try that line. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/c6337ee2-879b-4ddc-bcd0-f75f096605e3/Depositphotos_48073951_XL.jpg Lessons From Life - Two Words For Every Situation - Here’s another situation: When I was in my twenties, I lived my life five minutes behind the clock (some people might suspect I still do). I felt bad about constantly leaving people waiting for me to show up for the meeting, to pick them up in my car or to be picked up in theirs, and it just got to the point where “Sorry I’m late,” sounded repetitive, lame, and frankly hypocritical. Sorry should imply some intention to improve in the future, and I had to admit that this life-long habit wasn’t likely to change soon. So I started using thank you instead: “Thank you for waiting; thank you for your patience with me.” It saved my friends the necessity of replying “It’s okay,” to my “I’m sorries” when we both knew it really wasn’t. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/ad47f995-50fc-4eff-872b-9468d56aab79/IMGP0378.JPG Lessons From Life - Two Words For Every Situation - Make it stand out Calgary Temple https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/ea7e7677-1771-423f-9cee-639d1fe54637/20211124_165234.jpg Lessons From Life - Two Words For Every Situation - Paradoxically, thank you might be the best phrase to use when thank you isn’t nearly enough. Once my dentist, who is also my cousin, recommended some orthodontic work for one of my children. At the next visit, his office manager handed me a paper with two numbers on it - a computerized estimate for the cost of the work, which had been crossed off - and a handwritten figure, thousands of dollars less. I was acutely aware that a couple of plates of homemade cinnamon buns weren’t going to balance the magnitude of this gift. https://www.annettereil.me/blog/naming-loila monthly 0.5 2024-10-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/1628106340918-HTOIFTZFGDMS9GGWB8N6/Little_girl_with_blank_nametag.jpg Lessons From Life - Naming Loila Little girl with blank nametag https://www.annettereil.me/blog/loila monthly 0.5 2024-10-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/1626124485201-7U3YR738SF35K0R6145P/Ultrasound+screen.jpg Lessons From Life - Loila Ultrasound Monitor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/aefa90d7-0c59-4a94-bc25-1d45c6b228cf/Silent+Miscarriage_page-0001.jpg Lessons From Life - Loila Poem “Silent Miscarriage” https://www.annettereil.me/blog/who-is-my-depression monthly 0.5 2021-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/1625870216320-7O2EBR1IOOEOLKNQW4KT/Who_.jpg Lessons From Life - Who Is My Depression? Who? Under Magnifying Glass https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/1625870520757-13AZJHURWV94XY3RX1RI/shutterstock_1492486724.jpg Lessons From Life - Who Is My Depression? - Make it stand out Father hugging little girl. https://www.annettereil.me/blog/i-didnt-know monthly 0.5 2024-10-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/1624923505462-L5ZIV9R742UVJG2STR8S/mykyta-martynenko-Nlru7I7XnNE-unsplash.jpg Lessons From Life - I Didn’t Know Fall Leaves in a Puddle https://www.annettereil.me/blog/finding-the-words monthly 0.5 2024-10-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/1622761361347-BMILKDBT6GE7K1IFBY0V/Miscarriage+definition+2+.jpg Lessons From Life - Finding The Words Dictionary definition for miscarriage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/1622761875294-MO3076O1ZOYGB5ZQ63SD/MISCARRIAGE_DICTIONARY.jpeg Lessons From Life - Finding The Words Kimberly Johnson. Leviathan with a Hook. 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What? Under Magnifying Glass https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/1616453548290-GH5QTJ7PVXWWDUXCMO1M/Circles%2B-%2BSlight%2BOverlap.jpg Lessons From Life - What Is My Depression? - I like this simple illustration. There’s me and there’s my depression. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a07f86c9d8475cb3e9377/1616454187605-JR4THRV7HQRZTMA3JPWA/Circles%2B-%2BTotal%2BOverlap.jpg Lessons From Life - What Is My Depression? - When I am badly depressed, the illness more or less covers me. 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