President Uchtdorf’s recent General Conference talk on regrets brought to mind the memory of a dear cousin that committed suicide several years ago. We lived next door to each other growing up. We played dolls, had ice cream parties in the back yard, read the same books, and had sleep-overs. As we grew up, our… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Surviving Lifes Experiences
Hiking through the Journey of Life
It is often said that life is a journey. Sometimes that journey seems like a plane trip. You hop on, sit back and relax and, before you know it you’ve arrived somewhere great. Other times it’s more like a road trip—by turns fun and tedious, depending on the countryside you’re traveling through and the people… Continue Reading
Lessons from Lupus
Today we are privileged to have a guest post from a wonderful fellow blogger, Tiffany. Her blog is always on the top of my to-read list and I love this post because I get a little more of a glimpse into Tiffany and her life. A little more about Tiffany and a link to her… Continue Reading
The Waiting Place
I’m having one of those periods where I feel like I have fallen into one of Dr. Seuss’ slumps and then wandered into the Waiting Place (from Oh, the Places You’ll Go! if you’re not a Dr. Seuss aficionado). It’s certainly not that I don’t have enough to do. Right now I have more than… Continue Reading
Believe. Hope. Endure.
I work with the young women in our church. I love it. It has always been my favorite thing to do. I love teenagers (yes, I am crazy, but it doesn’t change anything). I love being with them, I love listening to them, seeing them grow from their little-girl selves, a little shy and unsteady… Continue Reading
What I See–Seeing Beyond the Battle of Cancer
Hi, my name is Heather Lynne. I’m a blogger at Raising Memories where I’m usually sharing fun ideas of things you can do with & for your kids. Today Marie Leslie has been wonderful to invite me to come and share something with you. I recently wrote about my friend, her cute family, and how… Continue Reading
Faith to Continue the Journey
I’ve been thinking a lot about faith this week. I’ve certainly needed to exercise it. Life is such a roller coaster and I have never been keen on surprises. I’ve also been a perfectionist and it took me many years to realize how self-destructive perfectionism is. Being a perfectionist has kept me from achieving many… Continue Reading
3 Things I Learned When I Learned to Let Go
Change seems to be about the only constant in my life these days. Every time I turn around there’s something new for me to get used to. In the past year, I’ve changed homes, I’ve changed states, I’ve changed cars, I’ve changed my diet, I’ve changed my daily routine. I’ve even changed careers–a little. About… Continue Reading
Remembering. . . and looking forward
As I thought about this anniversary–and what it means to so many people, I decided to look back also. These are the words of President Gordon B. Hinckley from the General Conference of the LDS church in October of 2011.The first part is taken from his Sunday morning remarks and the second from his remarks… Continue Reading
Of Power Failures and Passing Trains
The choices we make determine our destiny.” –Thomas S. Monson I’ve been thinking a lot about this this week. As the mom of teens and young adults, you might imagine it is a frequent topic of conversation at our house–and you’d be right. There have been a lot of news stories this week about consequences. The… Continue Reading