John 15:13 “13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. 14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.” One of my favorite stories in the Bible is when the palsied man is carried to the Savior by his four friends. Paraphrasing, …
Luke 6:35-37 “35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil. 36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. 37 …
Matthew 5:1 “1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:” I think of this scripture often. I don’t have multitudes coming at me daily, but I have seven children, which feels like a multitude. And I don’t have disciples that come to …
Luke 4:40 “40 Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.” No matter the ailment—spiritual, physical, emotional, mental—the Lord healed all those that came to Him that would be healed. Why …
24 DAYS WITH THE SAVIOR During the month of December, I hope you’ll join me daily for my “24 Days with the Savior.” Each day I’ll post a brief scripture and thought on a trait of Jesus Christ (based on an experience with my women’s church group who did this for 14 days). As we …
My mother came to visit for Thanksgiving. As I thought about the fabulous traditional things we wanted to do with her, I happened to see a Knit/Crochet Kit at a store. Ironically, that very thing had been on my mind-having my mom teach my girls (and remind me) how to knit. I thought back to …
The holidays are upon us, and that means bring on the Memory Makers–those moments that create a meaningful and memorable holiday experience. A few years ago I started a Holiday Journal–don’t hurl yet, I’m not incredibly dutiful but have loved the entries that have made it. As I flipped through it the other day, I chuckled at …
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As the second in a series of “Thankful” posts this month, and with a fun “Simplify and Savor the Season” podcast Tip #2. With every superpower known to comics paraded over the screen lately, I’ve thought about what makes a man a super hero. Know what I’ve realized? It’s being an everyday good husband and father. Recently, and with that perspective, I …
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Just over a week ago, my friend and author Rachelle Christensen was telling me about a fabulous week-long writing conference in St. George she was to attend, when in mid sentence she suddenly said, “You should come.” My first instinct was to say, sounds amazing-have a good time. Because there was no way I could take a …
The other night was hysterical, in a certain sort of way. At the close of Halloween, my sweet husband was out like a light (he’d been up at 4 a.m. most mornings and due to our baby’s teething, we’ve had almost zero sleep this week). So I drove down my son’s friend (who’d been at our home) …
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