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Dec 13, 20202 min read

Darkness turned Sacred

During this pandemic we have lived in 3 different houses in 2 different states, AND then also our time where we didn’t have a house at...

Oct 18, 20203 min read

a List of Optimism

There is *always another way to look at things Every passing second is a chance to turn it all around Allow God to be God. We find what...

Jul 19, 20204 min read

it’s INTIMATE

We don’t really realize that this is one of the most intimate things we could ask someone—- intimate because it’s completely personal,...

Jun 28, 20203 min read

This Isn’t How Things Should Be…

This isn’t how things are supposed to be going …! I’m not where I want to be …! Things… should be different…! And we plead and we pick...

May 21, 20202 min read

When We Want to Quit

It would be so easy to quit, ya know? To give up. To go back— back where 21yrs of habit, tradition, contentment & culture lay DEEP...

Jan 19, 20204 min read

When We Don’t Know How to Move Forward

It’s hard to move forward sometimes when we don’t always know what to move forward with. And yes or no questions are tricky in prayers....

Jan 9, 20202 min read

Personal Promises from God

January 1, 2019: I wasn’t pregnant yet and I got my traditional New Year’s priesthood blessing. A lot was said in that blessing, one of...

Jan 5, 20203 min read

Why Trusting God is Hard

honestly…I was a little bit apprehensive about this year.A lot of unanswered questions and big big decisions that are out of our hands...

Dec 15, 20193 min read

Shepherds Were Considered Dirty Thieves

Back in the days of Jesus, shepherds were considered dishonest, un-trustworthy, unclean thieves. According to many historians, shepherds...

Oct 27, 20196 min read

When Our Trials Don’t End

If it’s true we have an all- knowing, all-powerful God on our side, why does He feel distant from us sometimes? Why do we feel as though...

Aug 11, 20195 min read

Is God Always Good?

Is God good even when things are not? I found myself saying, “God is so good,” the other day after finally hearing good news for once at...

Jul 9, 20194 min read

When God’s Not There

I have gone through too many trials that have left me literally yelling at God wondering where He is and why things were happening the...

Jun 7, 20192 min read

Our Unwanted & Unexpected

43 hours total driving in 2 separate cars. I just drove across the country for the 5th time as we moved from New York to Arizona. It was...

Mar 27, 20192 min read

When You Feel Alone:

Maybe the woman at the well, as she sat alone drawing water, was thinking of the weight of her burdens. Maybe she was thinking how she...

Dec 28, 20182 min read

When Opportunities Pass

[2011] Here’s a new thought I had the other day. And it’s not about Christmas. It’s about opportunities that have passed. It’s about...

Dec 7, 20182 min read

Remembering the Who vs. the What

Been in a weird whatever lately trying to figure out what I’m supposed to be doing with my time & my life & the season that I’m in. I...

Oct 22, 20182 min read

Interesting, Isn't It? How Hard & Unnatural This is…

INTERESTING, isn’t it? Because of Isiah’s prophecy, for centuries, many young Jewish women had dreamed & wondered, “will I be chosen as...

Oct 7, 20182 min read

Our MOST Bitter Pain & Anguish of Soul

For 3 ENTIRE DAYS & 3 entire nights – nonstop – he was in the MOST BITTER pain. Torment. No breaks. No let-ups. Just paralyzing anguish...

Aug 29, 20184 min read

After I Got Baptized, Things Really Sucked…

After I got baptized, my life fell.apart. And I’m not exaggerating. Now, if you’ve heard me speak or read my book, than you know this....

Aug 21, 20182 min read

TODAY MARKS 9 YEARS OF MY BAPTISM!

*THIS IS IT!! ** This was my apt. when I met the elders!!! This is where it ALLLL started. This is where I told the missionaries I...