My dear friend and mentor taught me a valuable lesson that has changed the way I think and feel. Her insight has opened my heart to feeling greater love towards others. In this short video she explains how we can…
Pressured To Be More
Do you ever feel pressured to be more, when perhaps you are already a bigger influence than you realize? In a world that seems to promote the idea that bigger is better, it is easy to feel small or insignificant….
Wise and Humorous Words
I thoroughly enjoyed the following “Prayer in Old Age,” attributed to a Seventeenth-Century Nun. I hope you appreciate the wisdom as well as the humor. “Lord, you know better than I know myself that I am getting older and will…
To Feel Peace in Troubled Times
“Inspiring music may fill the soul with heavenly thoughts, move one to righteous action, or speak peace to the soul.” –Ezra Taft Benson. With so many painful personal and world events happening in our lives, I’d like to invite you…
To Experience Majesty or a Poor Substitute
Do you remember the solar eclipse that happened five years ago here in the United States? It was August 21, 2017. I was able to share that awe-inspiring event with many of my extended family who came to visit. Because…
Laughing at Myself
I did something stupid the other day. Ten years ago, I would have been furious with myself, but now…my first reaction was to laugh. My Mess Up My husband was busy farming and needed me to exchange an incorrect part…
Trials of Faith
I teach Sunday school in my church congregation. Because of two recent tragedies in my community, I was concerned about how to approach the lesson this past week. Surprisingly, or not surprisingly, the lesson was on the Old Testament Book…