Sometimes new environments raise our anxiety and cause a shutdown in all our senses. There is a better way. An opportunity to bloom in uncomfortable surroundings opens up a new path to make a difference when you BLOOM.
The past is part of your story, but it shouldn’t be the FOCUS. A simple mental command we should be giving ourselves. LEAVE IT.
You BECOME what you THINK about - so be careful. Too much negative thinking focuses on all the impossibles instead of your unique passion and drive to make a difference.
A PIVOTAL MOMENT of walking away from my dad’s gravesite and feeling the true separation.
Growth is a PROCESS. Like a small, rough seed sitting in the mud looking toward the light to eventually rise up and blossom.
PRAYER involves ACTION. Make the change. Find the courage to continue. MOVE YOUR FEET.
The “negatives” become the stairs we climb and with each step a new lesson is learned.
A metaphor for rock climbing and LIFE. Looking and reaching up - eyes on the ascent. It’s difficult, but necessary.
Why you are NOT replaceable and nobody else can do YOUR mission. SHOW UP with all your weaknesses, strengths, and make your own unique difference.
A solution to stress? STOP THINKING. The vicious cycle of overthinking can really beat us up emotionally. Here’s the secret to replacing thinking with ACTION.
There’s more to receiving answers to prayers than waiting under the covers. Action is required and the perfect partner to faith and trust.
Vulnerability? Why it benefits both you and others watching you. My thoughts on the importance of stepping outside our white picket fence and getting “real.”
A broken mind and a frail body from Alzheimers and Dad is still teaching me. Here’s a lesson from Conference that touched both of us.
What one event would inspire three generations to keep a promise? A story which defines a commitment to remember.
You can’t change the world, but you can make a difference one soul at a time. Here’s how.
We can do better world. My thoughts on Black Friday and why that focus is not WHO we are.
It stopped me in my tracks. Made me stand still. My tribute to veterans everywhere.
Perfect families in perfect rows? Think again. How my perception of church and why I attend has changed over the years.
Just when I figured out I had my volunteer shift figured out, I was prompted to take a detour. It softened my heart and changed the way I think about the temple.
Every leaf is different and reflects light in its own unique way. Just like it is with us.
Don’t you love the trees that burst into color in the fall? In the last 100 days of 2021, we can be bold and brave and show our true colors. Your hidden gift may be what makes a real difference in someone else.
Yes God’s GREATNESS is everywhere, but it wasn’t until a metaphoric parting of the Red Sea on a hard hike that I recognized there is greatness in all of us. We just need spiritual eyes to see it.
Perfect love. Impeccable lives. Crowning beauty. Don't believe what you see. Here's a reality check.