original post date: March 11,2017 This post is unlike my others, this is going to be a compilation of thoughts from me & my best friend and sounding board. Without her I’m not sure where I would be right now, she is the push to my posting and Christ is the drive behind my writing. […]
Sunshine In My Soul
original post date: March 9,2017 Today is another day like any other but for me it is nothing short of amazing….why, who knows, that’s just how I am. On days like today I often wonder how it is anyone can stand being around me…I am so happy, caring and loving, full of compliments for everyone, […]
feeling like I am just too much…
originally post date: March 8, 2017 Let me start by saying tonight was one of the most amazing nights I have had at Institute. For those of you who do not understand what that is let me first explain that it is not an actual institution, one in which I should be committed to, though […]
Truth & Testimony
What is truth? Is there a God, isn’t there? What is a testimony? How do we gain this knowledge? Who or where do we turn to for answers? Truth According to Merriam-Webster is the real facts about something: the things that are true; the quality or state of being true; a statement or idea that […]
Gratitude
Have you ever been so overcome with gratitude for the good the bad and the in-between in your life that you could just burst? That is exactly how I’m feeling right now and I owe all the gratitude in my heart to our Heavenly Father for everything that He has truly blessed me with. I […]
Thoughts of Walking Away
It seems strange to me how someone; such as myself could have such faith, deeply & rooted and such knowledge of the truthfulness of the gospel could ever think of just walking away from the church. And yet I have spent a fair amount of time wondering why I really keep at it. My thoughts, […]
Peace
Peace is a wonderful thing and I for once in my life have finally found it and it is all thanks to our Savior and our Heavenly Father. For without them I know this peace would not be mine to have for I would still be in the midst of the struggle wrought with all […]
The Dead Are Still Alive
(Written August 7, 1994) One is never really dead even when pronounced. Never could you know of such a thing as this Unless you have laid your hand upon the dead. You can feel their life and yet smell their departure. Never raise your nose in disgust for they will know. And never curse them […]
I Remember
(Written February 27, 1994) What, you ask, do I remember of my mother? I remember the way she once was when I was just a child, Our family conversations in the bathroom, the aroma of fried chicken, corn and mashed potatoes on Sundays after church. What, you ask, do I remember of my mother? I […]
I Am
(Written in 1994) Way up high among the clouds in the deep blue I am an eagle soaring through the sky With natures wind beneath my wings I fly upon the mountain top where I am a single aspen among the mighty pine Yet because of their great height I am but a bush trying […]