If you are in the mood for a sweet story that will lift your soul look no further. I have a brother who was never supposed to live but he...
Inspiring Stories
Adoption
Charity
We had our dear friends from out of town staying with us. Every night was a late one as we stayed up talking and laughing. I had planned out delicious...
We all go through experiences when we feel completely alone. No matter how alone we may feel; God knows and is with us. Enjoy this guest story from Rachel that...
I got off the plane in Mombasa, Kenya, Africa and braced myself for what I might experience over the next 10 days. I had never been on this side of...
Story submitted by Tera Dick. Share your story here. Have you ever felt like you just can’t seem to get it together? You wake up in the morning motivated and...
One of the greatest miracles is the one of forgiveness. To be forgiven is one thing, but to be given the strength to be able to forgive carries an indescribable...
Conversion
The wild life on the Galapagos Islands, cathedrals of Quito, handcrafts of Otavalo, Inca ruins near Cuenca, water falls of Banos, and crater lake in Quilotoa. If you were headed...
Divorce
A guest post by Daren Davidson; NM, USA I was divorced from my first wife in 2003 after 16 years of marriage and four children. Divorce was something I just...
Faith
I’ve done it many times, not sure why I haven’t learned. Pride? The setting has always been at church and the person’s comment always starts with something like, “I feel...
I packed my bags, carefully placing the 3 Spanish copies of the Book of Mormon so they wouldn’t get crumpled during the flight. We were heading to the place my husband...
Give it to God. How would we approach life if in any situation we understood that there was purpose in it? Instead of kicking and screaming we would contemplate, “Wow,...
If you’ve ever checked out my About page you know how much I love stories. As far as books go biographies and autobiographies are my favorite. I got to listen...
Friendship
When I was younger I thought of friendship just as Anne of Green Gables. I just wanted a “bosom friend.” “A bosom friend–an intimate friend, you know–a really kindred spirit...
Health
Thank you Tera Dick for sharing this beautiful story of the mercies the Lord provides to help us make it through hard trials. Going to BYU became my academic goal...
Infertility
A quick note about how this story came to be… Do you notice what is different about this nativity? There were literally hundreds of beautiful hand carved nativities for me...
A Guest Story by Kay West Over my life I have had several spiritually defining moments, but the one that is always most tender and dear to me are the...
Let’s be clear that I’m not sharing this because I feel sorry for myself or I want others to feel sorry for me. I share because surely someone else has...
Finding Joy
We’ve know there is always a gift in trials. When my world was turning upside-down there was only one thing I felt peace about doing. It made no sense. I...
As I walked into the chapel I sat with hope that my morning prayer would be answered. “I just need to hear your voice Lord.” Yeah, it was a one...
Thank you Tera Dick for sharing this beautiful story of the mercies the Lord provides to help us make it through hard trials. Going to BYU became my academic goal...
Loss of a Loved One
A guest story by Renay Silva My mother passed away on April 21, 2020. As I think of the months, weeks, days prior to her leaving this earth I realize...
We’ve know there is always a gift in trials. When my world was turning upside-down there was only one thing I felt peace about doing. It made no sense. I...
A few months back I woke up to the heart breaking news that my friend’s son had passed away. As a mother I couldn’t help but sorrow for her mother heart...
Every family has their stories. You know, the ones that get brought up and repeated at almost every big family gathering. Even though the story has been told a million...
Miracles
You’ll love this sweet story from Heather at Warrior Focus Mentoring. During a difficult time God reached out to her in a way that she could not deny. Bring tissues....
I dread family pictures. There are several years that future generations will think we were abducted by aliens for a time because there is no evidence of our existence. I...
The wild life on the Galapagos Islands, cathedrals of Quito, handcrafts of Otavalo, Inca ruins near Cuenca, water falls of Banos, and crater lake in Quilotoa. If you were headed...
A guest story by Renay Silva My mother passed away on April 21, 2020. As I think of the months, weeks, days prior to her leaving this earth I realize...
If you are in the mood for a sweet story that will lift your soul look no further. I have a brother who was never supposed to live but he...
“The veil is thin.” I heard that phrase when I was little but had no idea what it meant. I asked, but the explanation confused me even more. My mother...
As I recently read about the miracle of the Savior turning water into wine I realized I’ve always had a question in the back of my mind about it. Of...
Motherhood
I am humbled and in awe of the unmatched voice I have as a woman in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and how God has magnified the...
A quick note about how this story came to be… Do you notice what is different about this nativity? There were literally hundreds of beautiful hand carved nativities for me...
A Guest Story By Christina Friley My husband and I had a whirlwind courting experience. We were married within six months of our first date! While engaged and shortly after...
A Guest Story by Kay West Over my life I have had several spiritually defining moments, but the one that is always most tender and dear to me are the...
A guest story by Joyce Sowards of The Super Hero Next Door Podcast A Place to Soul Search It was a calm, cool evening with the sun beginning to set....
A guest story by Anonymous In the year 2020 my greatest fear was not Covid-19. No, my greatest fear has always been the death of connection to God. The connection...
A guest story by Jenny Hill It should have been a normal day. Nothing spectacular had happened, nothing catastrophic, nothing out of the ordinary. At least not out of the...
What would it have been like to be the Mother of the Savior of the world? Have you ever pondered that question? Imagined yourself in her blessed shoes? I have,...
It’s all the craze, “The Life Changing Magic Of Tyding Up.” DON’T WORRY, I’m not trying to Marie Kondo you. I read her book, it wasn’t life changing because I think...
Story submitted by Tera Dick. Share your story here. Have you ever felt like you just can’t seem to get it together? You wake up in the morning motivated and...
Here’s a little true or false quiz for ya. True or False: I’m not a good mom if I don’t have the same talent as another mom I admire. ...
Do you ever start feeling sorry for yourself when life gets a bit crazy? This time of year the words tired, stressed out and overwhelmed can easily start dancing in...
There is a moment in my family that will go down in history or infamy, however you choose to look at it. It is the mayo moment. You’ve had a...
The first year of our marriage we were completely broke even though we were both working. My husband was even holding down 2 jobs! Most of our money went to...
I walked into the church building with a knot in my throat and tears pushing at the back of my eyes. I didn’t want to be there but I knew...
A Guest Story By Ruth DeBuck Robert and I were on a 2 year or less pattern between our children. My 5th pregnancy was particularly difficult. Through much fasting a...
Thinking about going unplugged for the summer? Ahhh, the summer days are here. Depending on what stage of life you are in and how many children you have that “Ahhh”...
I know, I just did a post about the best mom in the world. I figured I needed to even things out and talk about what it takes to be...
A Guest Story By Nicole Sinclair Starting Our Family I meet my husband when I was 19 years old and married him when I was 22. When we married I...
How Do You Do It All? I have to be a short cut mom. I have five busy kids, I work full-time from my home, I teach fitness classes, my husband...
A Guest Post By DeAnn Payne There is nothing that can prepare you for becoming a mother. Well not entirely. As I grew up I knew I wanted get married...
“Best Mom in the World” “One in a Million” Those phrases are thrown around a lot. If you’ve ever wondered who has won the title of best mom in the...
Angels Among Us Guest Story by Gretchen Free There are more times than not that we don’t recognize blessings and tender mercies or miracles, whatever you want to call them,...
Create More Time I think we’ve all wished we could wave a magic wand and create more time at some point in our lives. You probably opened this blog post...
I love this little lesson my dear sister-in-law shared with me. When I read it I knew without a doubt that she changed her view on life because of this...
Answers to Prayer
These short and sweet stories are perfect examples of how well the Lord knows us. He knows exactly what we need because He suffered for each of us in a...
I dread family pictures. There are several years that future generations will think we were abducted by aliens for a time because there is no evidence of our existence. I...
A guest story by Jenny Hill It should have been a normal day. Nothing spectacular had happened, nothing catastrophic, nothing out of the ordinary. At least not out of the...
Guest post submitted anonymously. It had been a difficult few months. Ok, it had been a difficult few years. I had a challenging responsibility at church that I thought I was...
As I recently read about the miracle of the Savior turning water into wine I realized I’ve always had a question in the back of my mind about it. Of...
Priesthood Blessings
These short and sweet stories are perfect examples of how well the Lord knows us. He knows exactly what we need because He suffered for each of us in a...
I dread family pictures. There are several years that future generations will think we were abducted by aliens for a time because there is no evidence of our existence. I...
A guest story by Jenny Hill It should have been a normal day. Nothing spectacular had happened, nothing catastrophic, nothing out of the ordinary. At least not out of the...
Guest post submitted anonymously. It had been a difficult few months. Ok, it had been a difficult few years. I had a challenging responsibility at church that I thought I was...
As I recently read about the miracle of the Savior turning water into wine I realized I’ve always had a question in the back of my mind about it. Of...
Personal Revelation
A Guest Story By Christina Friley My husband and I had a whirlwind courting experience. We were married within six months of our first date! While engaged and shortly after...
Have you ever found an answer to your prayer in an old journal entry? I very reluctantly followed a prompting to start using a digital journal. I now love it...
A guest video by Bethany Tolley of Kentstead Media and Hope Cast. I love this story Bethany shares of how she started to pray differently. Her insight actually really helped...
A guest story by Lynette Sheppard ~ How To Raise Grownups podcast I come from a long line of faithful Latter-day Saints. On both sides of my family tree, my...
There are 2 critical things I learned that completely changed my perspective on personal revelation and helped me to better #hearHim
A desire to know truth Opening the scriptures in quest of an answer Received: direction, desire, determination Pondering the question to ask, the place to ask it Kneeling Praying out...
Time out!!! With four boys who have played almost all sports, I’ve heard those two words yelled many a time. Sometimes they were on loosing teams. Other times they got...
I’ve been on LOTS of road trips. Most of them consisted of my husband driving while I turned around in my seat every 5 minutes to feed, calm, or discipline...
“The veil is thin.” I heard that phrase when I was little but had no idea what it meant. I asked, but the explanation confused me even more. My mother...
Tender Mercies
These short and sweet stories are perfect examples of how well the Lord knows us. He knows exactly what we need because He suffered for each of us in a...
A guest Story by KP Speaks Have you had experiences that let you know you are not alone? KP Speaks shares several experiences when she knew God was watching over...
A guest story by Joyce Sowards of The Super Hero Next Door Podcast A Place to Soul Search It was a calm, cool evening with the sun beginning to set....
We had our dear friends from out of town staying with us. Every night was a late one as we stayed up talking and laughing. I had planned out delicious...
A guest story by Jenae My mom always told me that I need to think before I speak. She still tells me that. No one ever really has to guess...
A guest video by Bethany Tolley of Kentstead Media and Hope Cast. I love this story Bethany shares of how she started to pray differently. Her insight actually really helped...
How do we give our burdens to the Lord? Really how do we? I’ve heard that phrase so many times in my life but I never completely understood it. Every...
A guest story by Lynette Sheppard ~ How To Raise Grownups podcast I come from a long line of faithful Latter-day Saints. On both sides of my family tree, my...
There are 2 critical things I learned that completely changed my perspective on personal revelation and helped me to better #hearHim
We all go through experiences when we feel completely alone. No matter how alone we may feel; God knows and is with us. Enjoy this guest story from Rachel that...
A guest post by Daren Davidson; NM, USA I was divorced from my first wife in 2003 after 16 years of marriage and four children. Divorce was something I just...
A guest story by Camille I will never forget Christmas of 2003. We had a 6 year old and an almost 3 year old. I was expecting our third baby...
I packed my bags, carefully placing the 3 Spanish copies of the Book of Mormon so they wouldn’t get crumpled during the flight. We were heading to the place my husband...
Guest Post By Alana While my husband and I were engaged, we ended up moving our wedding date up about 6 months from what we had initially planned. We were...
Give it to God. How would we approach life if in any situation we understood that there was purpose in it? Instead of kicking and screaming we would contemplate, “Wow,...
Story submitted anonymously. “Will you share a story about a tender mercy or miracle in your life?” I sat staring at the text while my four young kids were all...
If you’ve ever checked out my About page you know how much I love stories. As far as books go biographies and autobiographies are my favorite. I got to listen...
When I was younger I thought of friendship just as Anne of Green Gables. I just wanted a “bosom friend.” “A bosom friend–an intimate friend, you know–a really kindred spirit...
A few months back I woke up to the heart breaking news that my friend’s son had passed away. As a mother I couldn’t help but sorrow for her mother heart...
The first year of our marriage we were completely broke even though we were both working. My husband was even holding down 2 jobs! Most of our money went to...
I walked into the church building with a knot in my throat and tears pushing at the back of my eyes. I didn’t want to be there but I knew...
I believe that in the work of the Lord there is no such thing as a coincidence. -David A. Bednar It is eye-opening to look back; notice seemingly unrelated dots in...
Every family has their stories. You know, the ones that get brought up and repeated at almost every big family gathering. Even though the story has been told a million...
Angels Among Us Guest Story by Gretchen Free There are more times than not that we don’t recognize blessings and tender mercies or miracles, whatever you want to call them,...
A story written by Susan Shaw When I was 4 years old I had the same nightmare for three nights. I was drowning and no one was there to save...
When I signed up to be a Thrive Life consultant I had no idea of all the life changing experiences that would come my way. When I was given the chance...
“Perseverance is a positive, active characteristic. It is not idly, passively waiting and hoping for some good thing to happen. It gives us hope by helping us realize that (we) suffer...
A Guest Post By Lorraine Windsor. Read the other side of this miracle here. Our family was living happily in Texas with no plans to move, when my husband and I...
Sometimes I visualize God smiling down on us as He seemlessly moves His children into each other’s paths. “Oh, you need that? I have another child that can help you out.”...
A Bombing In Panaca, NV This is the story of a small town, a town of less than 1000 people. It is the story of miracles. These are the stories...
I’m a planner. I make lists because I think that if I write down exactly how my day will go all my tasks will miraculously get accomplished. Wishful thinking, but at...
Last year my husband and I had the unexpected opportunity to film a reality show called, “Playhouse Masters,” about our family and custom playhouse business. Season 2 airs on TLC...
“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” -Jim Rohn Have you ever heard of that quote before? If it is true I must...
Warning: this may be a bit of a tear jerker but it is still a message of hope in the end. Life is full of firsts. Whether exciting, scary, difficult,...
It was the summer of 2012. We had loaded up our full size van (the custom kind with the pop top. Looked pretty dated, but all the kids around thought...
Testimony
I am humbled and in awe of the unmatched voice I have as a woman in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and how God has magnified the...
In preparation to speak at a women’s conference on scripture study I was amazed at the number of different blessings from reading The Book of Mormon that I came across....
Members of the Church if Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have been asked to study the restoration of the gospel to prepare for a historic and unforgettable General Conference. Though...
No, don’t worry. I’m not looking to get myself a sister wife. Though I have dreamt of something more like a sister maid. Someone who would do all the chores...
I was speaking to a friend about someone I was worried for. There was hope in her voice as she asked me a question.” Does she believe in God?” I...
My favorite scriptures change a lot. There are so many good ones I think it is impossible to have just one favorite. Some of the most touching and important scriptures...
If you’ve ever been to a service at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints it is a common thing to hear the words “I know the Book of...
I believe that in the work of the Lord there is no such thing as a coincidence. -David A. Bednar It is eye-opening to look back; notice seemingly unrelated dots in...
Overcoming Trials
This is a story told by Colleen C. Harrison the author of He Did Deliver Me From Bondage. (affiliate link) It is a dream Colleen had that help her to...
A guest story by Anonymous In the year 2020 my greatest fear was not Covid-19. No, my greatest fear has always been the death of connection to God. The connection...
A guest story by Jenae My mom always told me that I need to think before I speak. She still tells me that. No one ever really has to guess...
“Help others who need healing from similar experiences you’ve had. You will be an instrument in the Lord’s hands in blessing others as you have the courage to open your...
Has life ever made you stop and ask, “Now hold on one hot second, I did not sign up for THIS!” I think it has come along in every stage...
My favorite scriptures change a lot. There are so many good ones I think it is impossible to have just one favorite. Some of the most touching and important scriptures...
Story submitted by Tera Dick. Share your story here. Have you ever felt like you just can’t seem to get it together? You wake up in the morning motivated and...
Of all I was afraid of as a child the worst was my fear of the dark. Thank goodness that fear has an easy solution. Just flick the light switch...
It can be easy to fall in to the “I’ll be happy when” trap. I’ll be happy when… I graduate. I move. I finish college. I get a different job....
I used to go to spin class for my workout. I hated it more than any other exercise I’ve ever done; it felt like torture. I thought I would like...
As a child I didn’t need lots of friends. I was happy if I had at least one friend I could turn to for anything. When I found her I...
I wrote story this as I thought of my nieces and daughter who are in that place in life where all the choices, demands, influences swirling around them can be...
10 Action Steps To Overcome Hurt And Depression In my blog post about how you can Experience Greater Hope And Healing Than You Ever Thought Possible, I shared how I was able to...
You’ll love this story about what can happen when you have the courage to change. A Guest Story by Stacie Baca In my large family of 9, I was the...
I’ll admit I’ve flip-flopped between anxiety and peace as I’ve thought of writing this and I still don’t know if I’ll hit the “publish” button. My peace comes from knowing that...
I love a good book, but a while ago I decided reading books was unhealthy for my family. Maybe if I had the ability to read a book here and...
“Perseverance is a positive, active characteristic. It is not idly, passively waiting and hoping for some good thing to happen. It gives us hope by helping us realize that (we) suffer...