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,...
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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...
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...
This scene is easy to picture because it includes a tradition that has happened in almost every home on almost every Thanksgiving. Everyone is gathered around the table, plates full...
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...
Marriage
A Guest Story By Renay Silva I was helping out a receptionist at work during her lunch hour. Her desk was at the top of the elevators. Her job was...
Finally the dramatic conclusion to how a boy and a girl fell in love because of rotten food. Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 first unless you are...
Be sure to read part 1 and part 2 of this story first. I love you like a bother? Did those words really come out of my mouth? This has...
I’m sure you’ve all been waiting with baited breath to see if cute blue eyes and I end up together. If you haven’t read part 1 of this love story...
Finish this sentence about your love story: “We first met because of….” For me that sentence goes like this. I first met my husband because of rotten food. I guess...
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...
Our 10 year anniversary was coming up and I wanted to take a romantic trip. Ten years is meant to be celebrated! So… I started planning… Hawaii seemed like an...
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,...
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...
Parenting
Are you using Christ’s name to bring power into your life? In my post last week I wrote about what it means to take the Lord’s name in vain and...
This scene is easy to picture because it includes a tradition that has happened in almost every home on almost every Thanksgiving. Everyone is gathered around the table, plates full...
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”...
My dad has always had these one liners; little gems of wisdom that he likes to say to all his kids… multiple times. “Amber, if you get straight A’s you...