Today is a special day; a day of remembrance, reflection and gratitude. On this day, exactly fifteen years ago; just one week before my fortieth birthday, I was diagnosed with MS. How is having an incurable disease special and worth remembering? Some might ask. The disease itself isn’t special and I’d be crazy to say […]
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 […]
I always feel extra close to the Lord on Sunday and am enlightened and illuminated, and think of eternity. The first thought in my mind today was part of the hymn The Light Divine: The light of God rests on the face of brook and flow’r and tree and kindles in our happy hearts the […]
I’m grateful to Jesus Christ for being my Savior. He loved me enough to die for me so that I could live again in heaven. This morning these words are on my mind and I share them to echo my feelings: God Loved Us, So He Sent His Son God loved us, so he sent […]
Trials, challenges and suffering are so very hard to bear. Sometimes nothing comforts the hole in my heart because I want back what used to be in the hole or want the hole to go away. I think of the Savior when he said, “I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.” […]
The more my ability decreases the further my gratitude increases. My latest gratitude is for basic things like sight, sound, touch, taste and smell. In all the ways my abilities have decreased in the last few years, since driving again my driving ability has never diminished and I can still take myself on rides which […]
To me, testimony meeting is a time for me to bear my testimony of Jesus Christ and how my life is great with Him in it. I was born in 1968 and have been a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints all of my life. As a child I learned scripture […]
Here I sit in my reclined chair doing things on my iPad. I’m content even though my life is reigned in from doing anything but sitting. My attitude is, “It is what it is“ and “So be it.” My mood is always within my control – no matter my circumstances – and with that in […]
My husband is my heart and I love him from the depths of it. He has always given me unconditional love. I’m grateful for knowing true love and having him in my life. I remember this: “I just want to know and need someone to teach me” and there he was. He is a very […]
This year the Atonement of Jesus Christ hit me hard-that He: suffered for my sins in Gethsemane, died on the cross at Calvary and rose from the tomb on the third day of His death, signifying His victory over the grave-because my words cannot adequately express my gratitude for Him doing it all for me. […]
Throwback to 2018, when I turned 50: My friend took me out to lunch on September 17, 2018 to celebrate my 50th birthday. I said, “AND we’re also celebrating that exactly ten years ago today I was diagnosed with having MS.” She said, “We’re celebrating that?!!” I said, “Absolutely!! I’ve endured having MS for ten […]
The new year always causes me to look back on the previous one and remember all the blessings that happened to me during the previous twelve months. Many things that blessed me in the early months of 2019 were forgotten and remembering them caused me to think, oh yeah! and feel grateful once again. My […]
On this day in America is the Thanksgiving holiday, a day of doing two things: First, expressing gratitude; Second, remembering kind blessings our forefathers (Pilgrims) received from Native Americans the first year of living in America-that without generosity from Native Americans in sharing food with Pilgrims they would have starved, and paying it forward by […]
Nothing is too big for the Lord, He does whatever He wants with his creations! Miracles happen everyday (the Atonement, answered prayers) and God’s power is amazing!! God is a God of miracles! How grateful I am for the wonder, majesty and good impact they have on my life. Wonderful: great, extraordinary admirable, amazing, awesome, […]
By Thomas S. Monson I love this talk! President Monson made so many great points that I feel to share with you the things that touched me, in his own words: Sincerely giving thanks not only helps us recognize our blessings, but it also unlocks the doors of heaven and helps us feel God’s love. […]
(For me, in my ongoing attempt to be spiritually centered, I just watched a General Confrence talk on YouTube instead of watching something else that would put me in a different frame of mind. Everyone has their own way of being spiritually centered and listening to or watching General Conference talks is what I like […]
For two years (2013-2015) I didn’t drive … AT ALL. In October 2015 I was talking on the phone to my friend and I said, “This is ridiculous, you’re there and I’m here and there’s a car in my driveway, so I’m coming over.” I got in the car -after not driving for two years- […]
I’m a go-getter and if there’s a way to accomplish it I’ll find and do it. In 2008 I had a lot going on: Worked out of the house at a full-time job for a company I loved. Was a full-time mom who cooked dinner every night, took care of my youngest son, wrote an email […]
Nine years ago, in November 2008, I was scared about maybe dying but it could be worse refocused my thoughts. Having learned about my MS, the news drastically impacted my life. At that time, many symptoms experienced at once made me unable to do much more than sit. Back then I had a persona of […]
Having MS has directed my attention to me, my home and my family. In July 2008 -when symptoms first started happening to me and before knowing about having MS- I sat in my living room staring at the wall. While sitting there I could feel nothing in my home -no warmth, no happiness, no love; […]
How can I not bear my testimony on Fast Sunday when love is in my heart for Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ because of all they’ve done for me? My testimony is reflected in this statement by C.S. Lewis: “Imagine yourself as a living house. God comes in to rebuild that house. At first, perhaps, […]
The thought in my mind this morning was ‘Every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus is the Christ.” When Christ comes again everyone will remember Him and feel, based on what they believe, happy or ashamed. I’m thankful for the reminder that it’s all about Jesus Christ. The focus is not that […]
I love that we celebrate Jesus Christ at Easter ever year and that Easter gives me a chance to reflect on what He means to me. Jesus Christ is my Savior and Redeemer who comforts me when I’m sad or scared. It is He who lived for me, who died for me, and who will defend me […]
My feelings were sad all day. Yesterday, the all too familiar voice in my mind whispered to me something that I told myself wasn’t true but a small part of me believed it, and it made me sad. Today, bummer thoughts were in my mind all day and said damning things and by evening time I’d had it. […]
Goodbye Kansas – Hello Arizona! We’ve lived in Kansas for 25 years so forgive me while I reminisce: We moved to Kansas when I was 23 and and now we’re moving again and I’m 48. Much has happened over 25 years of being in Kansas including having different jobs, raising kids, growing up, serving in many […]