A seven-year-old girl is beginning to read scriptures for the first time. She believes they are true. She knows some stories and she doesn't understand all the words, but she keeps trying. A man has read the scriptures before, but struggles to do it on a daily basis. He believes they are true and is… Continue reading Levels of conversion: scripture study and going in the right direction
Accepting the unfinished
It's okay to let things be, even though they are unfinished and incomplete. I have written books that will only exist in computer files, rough and unread. I have made plans for houses that I will never live in again. I have started learning, only to forget. Incomplete. Unfinished. Wanting. Imperfect. Partial. Lacking. Fragments. Inadequate. Deficient.… Continue reading Accepting the unfinished
Life is hard and it sucks and I’m really happy about that
I have no idea where I got it into my head that life could be almost perfect. Maybe it was because of social media and advertising and the fake, perfect lives that I saw represented there. Maybe it was because I grew up with a whole lot of stability and without any major challenges (but even… Continue reading Life is hard and it sucks and I’m really happy about that
enjoying where I live
A few days ago, I was sitting at home with my kids. We were bored. There isn't a lot to do where I live, or very many places to go--and I have usually blamed my circumstances on any discontent I've felt, and wanted to be somewhere else. But I moved away from this and then… Continue reading enjoying where I live
A little adjustment can make a large change
Do you ever feel like you need some change in your life? And not just a little change, but a big change, like throwing out all of your stuff, moving, never looking at the internet again, and changing your appearance completely. Sometimes we can make small adjustments in order to have the large change that… Continue reading A little adjustment can make a large change
rich and poor
Have you ever noticed how much you really have? Someone always has more, but someone also has less. Thoughts often crowd your mind--new clothes, more space, better car, bigger bank account, more, bigger, better--you forget what's already there. There are so many different ways to travel: barefoot, sandals, bike, used car, airplane. There are so… Continue reading rich and poor
recognizing the blessings in the fabric of your life
My post yesterday was about not achieving your dreams and how that's okay. But I think we need to realize sometimes how privileged we are to even to be able to dream and set the goals we have in the first place. There are so many people who are merely focused on survival. We often… Continue reading recognizing the blessings in the fabric of your life
when life doesn’t go according to plan
There is this idea that you can set your goals and dreams and go for it and achieve them, but then there are thousands (or millions) of people who have a different reality: they have goals, they work towards them the absolute best they can, and then they fail. A writer gets rejected, not just… Continue reading when life doesn’t go according to plan
Thoughts on marriage and living without my husband
From October to December of this year, I spent most of the time living with myself and my children while my husband worked about four hours away. He came and saw us most weekends, but a lot of the times it was just me. And it was hard. Now that I'm living back with my… Continue reading Thoughts on marriage and living without my husband
Two Thoughts on Economics and Life
1. I was sitting in church, listening to a lesson where we were talking about helping each other and how it is good to receive help. We often find it difficult to be vulnerable and ask for the things that we both need and want. We try to do it all on our own, thinking… Continue reading Two Thoughts on Economics and Life