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We all start life believing that things will go well for us. We have faith as a child and then things happen that cause us to question that. Occasionally, bad things happen that we didn’t ask for that really rock our confidence. This can then cause us to doubt and […]
If you have ever wanted to have an ice cream cone and been told no wait I’ve got something better for you. How frustrating to wait, how frustrating to not know what this something better is. I already know that rocky road ice cream is better than anything on the […]
I read the scriptures twice a day, I also read conference talks too. I see it as nourishment for my spirit. There are times when I am reading that I have to check myself and make sure I am taking it all in. It is very easy to become complacent […]
About 2 years ago or so I decided that things needed to change in my life and so I started on a path that included starting my own business, then changing my business, then getting a professional job. Simultaneously, I was getting healthy, losing weight, changing my outlook and look […]
I never really aspire to be anything more than I am. I kind of think of myself like these flowers that beautify the world but do not require much attention. I don’t seek praise, I just seek to make others happy by sharing what I know or what I have […]
The other day I went to visit someone that I don’t know very well and we discussed many things. She is of a different faith than I am and admittedly I am limited to what I do know about other faiths. Yet, we appeared to be on the same page […]
It is hard to know some days what is going on with the events in our lives. We know that things happen for a reason but we don’t always know what that reason is. I traveled to Utah for a genealogy conference two years ago as I was picking up […]
A lot can be said about doing this. How many times have I held back God because I had to control things? Or if my expectations were off the mark? Well it goes without saying for me that fear has been a huge issue, and is still part of my […]
Life sometimes throws a curve ball. With me, this happens more than I want it too. On occasion I do ask why can’t things be easier? I remember the easier old days, when life wasn’t so complex and there wasn’t so many questions, problems, and concerns. However, I think back […]
The last couple of days have been rough. I had to make a very unpopular decision that angered and hurt a few people close to me. I had a puppy that was a rescue. He was the cutest ball of crazy fluff I have ever known. He would jump in […]