Dare to show the world who you are. Live in your truth and know that you’re only responsible for yourself. It’s brave to be who you are…authentic…transparent. Be unashamed, have no regrets and enjoy an empty closet with no skeletons. Haters are gonna hate, ignore them. You know what you want…ignore the naysayers who hold […]
The lumbar support in my new recliner is excellent! I’m thankful because the lumbar support in my last chair was awful and probably broken; for five years I put up with feeling an uncomfortable bar in my back! Why did I wait so long to replace it? I’m gonna say because I’m human and sometimes […]
What I can do as of today is: Take myself on a ride. Attend church, remotely. Write in my journal. Study something. Read. Ponder. Pray. Recognize beauty. Be grateful. Realize “It is what it is” and focus on things within my power to control. Forgive and let things go. Decide being happy, optimistic, seeing the […]
I don’t have fearful, small-minded thinking but know that all things are possible to those who believe in their dreams. I have faith and trust in good outcomes. My goal is being my best self and believing that great actions bring great rewards. I’m willing to do what it takes to have what I want. […]
I love this miraculous biblical account of faith: And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, when she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and […]
What do you do when your dream hasn’t happened yet? You keep believing and trusting and showing the real you. You show that believing and trusting is who you really are, even when up until now your dream isn’t reality. “Dare to do something so extreme that people wonder if you’re crazy. Dare to make […]
I love the inspirational words of President Monson’s talk “Stand in Holy Places” and have watched this talk at least 50 times. one thing that strikes me is how faith and trust go hand in hand. (I have faith that it can happen and then trust that it WILL happen.) President Monson never mentioned faith but several times he mentioned […]
Think about it… Why is there so much emphasis on hating ourselves, and having low self confidence, and feeling not good enough? I’m gonna go out on a limb and not mince my words but speak directly and honestly. Because the adversary hates us because of our goodness. (He is the liar that was cast […]
From President Nelson’s April 2021 General Conference address I heard “increase your faith” but in reading the words of his talk I realized that it’s about increasing my faith in Jesus Christ; that Christ is the foundation of all belief; that Christ is the conduit of divine power; that Christ has the power to cleanse, heal, […]
I wrote this over 7-1/2 years ago but feel to share it today: Saturday, August 10, 2013 My Testimony of Belief For five years I said, “I will accept this trial if it’s God’s will.” I had a priesthood blessing once, the first year I got sick, but never even considered being healed because if […]
Those who follow Christ will have peace and live in peaceful ways. They won’t fight and only goodness will be in their hearts. They will be Zion. Be holy. Be strong and not part of the world. Focus on what’s most important, eternity. Shift from temporal to eternal reality. Turn from money as most important […]
My early morning thought was “I am asleep in the Lord.” My focus directs my life. Outside things bother me but as I am asleep [or awake] in the Lord He takes care of me. I trust Him and He protects, watches over and defends me. God is all powerful and can do whatever He […]
The following scripture reminds me of giving up what I hold most dear and that in trusting in covenants, ordinances and promises I lose nothing: For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. For what is a man profited, if he shall […]
It’s not a matter of being one way or the other (regular or spiritual) but of incorporating spirituality into my regular life. When I worked in Corporate America my morning routine M-F began with getting up early (530am) and doing things for my personal life (praying, reading my scriptures, studying, pondering and writing in my […]
My journal entry today: Yesterday’s thought was, “No expectations. Let the world go.” Today’s thought is, “Even what you love. Let go of what you love trusting that with covenants, ordinances and promises you have them still.” My family is on my mind. My heart holds on to my family and it keeps me in […]
Stories tell of people receiving divine strength to handle unhappy things: Paul prayed three times asking the Lord to remove one of his weaknesses that gave him trouble; he called it his “thorn in the flesh.” Paul’s trouble wasn’t removed but the Lord told him, “My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is […]
I love this picture that reminds me to keep my focus on the Savior otherwise I’ll sink. This picture is of Jesus from Peter’s perspective. The story is this: Peter and some disciples were on a boat in the middle of the sea and the boat was tossed about because of the wind. In the […]
Continually believing in dreams, is saying, “Even if it doesn’t happen when expected and within a reasonable amount of time it WILL happen” Having this type of faith (the ‘no doubt’ kind) produces miracles. This type of faith can seem delusional to others, because they don’t believe the same; but just because they don’t believe […]
This thought was in my mind today when I woke up: “Only listening to the Lord is following the impressions in your heart without doubt and with complete trust.” I’m reminded of when my son, Andrew, was on his mission and he and his companion needed to visit someone in the hospital but they didn’t […]
I wrote this journal entry exactly five years ago today and in reading it again feel to share it on my blog. Enjoy! August 24, 2013 The Ultimate Cost God wants to bless us. But first He wants to know that we mean what we say – at the ultimate cost. This scripture has deeper meaning […]
Some people don’t believe in God or the unseen. Many people only believe in who they are naturally and they only put their trust in their intellect, knowing that their success happens because of them. I respect all people, even when we disagree, and have no doubt in our right to believe what we do. I hope for friendship and […]
Will the Lord keep His promises? Will Jesus Christ come again? ‘Yes’ I believe without question. It’s not a matter of wondering but of crossing the point of no return and putting it all in and trusting in complete faith. Experiences on Sunday testified, once again, that the Lord works miracles to accomplish His purposes: We had […]
The Lord works things out for me and when looking back I feel much gratitude, to the point of tears. Is it possible to have so much faith so as to not work things out but just solely believe that He’ll care for me? (No planning, no safety net, and no “just in case.” It’s certainly not the […]
When it comes down to it either I stand for what I believe or I don’t. All night long I had impressions to not do something. This morning I realized if I talk the talk I need to walk the walk. I tell others to trust their feelings and listen to their heart and I need to […]
It’s so much more rooted within me when I figure it out and realize it myself. I want them to tell me because I’m impatient-I want to know right now-but when I learn by experience the knowledge is in my heart, and it’s there because I learned it for myself. Sometimes it’s hard and I […]