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I have read of angels and their ministry over the years, and I believe I have been the recipient of their tender care many times in my life. But the other day I saw an angel that wasn’t necessarily sent to help me in a difficult situation, but to open my eyes once more toContinue reading “Angels Among Us”

Your Sweet Spot I was reading in Max Lucado’s Cure for the Common Life, and read of something that Max was counseled to do one day when he was discouraged and feeling “hollow, robotic, and mechanical.” I thought that was a pretty apt description of what life can feel like when we are suddenly in a situationContinue reading “Your Sweet Spot During the Pandemic”

This morning as we approached the table to eat breakfast, my mind was on my to-do list for the day – cleaning tasks to complete, people to contact, laundry to finish, a grandchild’s baseball game to attend…I was in my “go and get it done” mode. Jay helped me into my chair, then sat downContinue reading “Sabbath Eve”

After listening to Elder Jeffrey R Holland’s address on Religion at BYU’s Education Week, I pondered the question – why is religion important to me? How does it affect and change me, and how does it affect my world?  I believe in a patient, loving God who sent me here to earth to learn, toContinue reading “The Healing Power of Religion”

It was late at night. I’d remembered (as happened all too often) something I needed for the next morning, so I had left the children in bed at home and headed for the store. It was mid-summer, and dark, and as I drove something in front of me caught my attention out of the cornerContinue reading “Hope for the Broken”

When we are baptized into our church, we make promises. These sacred promises we call covenants – two-way promises with God. We covenant to take upon ourselves the name of Jesus Christ, to always remember Him, to keep His commandments, and to serve Him to the end. One way we serve Him is by acceptingContinue reading “What’s Important to Remember”

I was studying the scriptures this morning for understanding of just what the “Sword of my Spirit” is, referred to in Ephesians 6:17, and why it is referred to as a “sword.” That scripture says the sword of the Spirit “is the word of God.” I noted that a sword cuts down, pierces through, andContinue reading “The Sword of the Spirit”

I was at WalMart yesterday, and as I approached the checkout stands I noticed crowds of young people in line to purchase drinks and food items. I realized it was almost noon and assumed they were all on lunch break from the high school across the street. The students in front of me were speakingContinue reading “Just Google It?”

I was asked to substitute yesterday for a class in an online Intermediate School. It was refreshing to interact with young people who were truly interested in the subject matter, and who expressed a sincere desire to learn and grow. As part of the class, we read a quote by Mark Twain: “It ain’t whatContinue reading “It Ain’t What You Don’t Know…”

Do you have children? Are you consistently calm as you deal with them? I am studying a fascinating book entitled “Parenting A House United”, and the brilliant author Nicholeen Peck suggests that for parents to be able to establish a “house united,” one of the first steps is to learn to be calm. She quotesContinue reading “Consistent Calmness”