Saturday, July 18, 2015

While i am using the computer Lizzy is playing "house" and she set up a bed on the couch in the living room. She tucked herself in and then jumped out and said "i forgot to read the scriptures" so she got my little hymnbook that kind of looks like scriptures and pretended to read.  Then she said, "oh i forgot to say my prayers" so she kneeled by her makeshift "bed" and quietly whispered a prayer.  Oh how i hope  she will rely on prayer throughout her life. There is power and peace in a prayerful life.

Friday, June 26, 2015

“What do you do when you have prepared carefully, have prayed fervently, waited a reasonable time for a response, and still do not feel an answer? You may want to express thanks when that occurs, for it is an evidence of His trust. When you are living worthily and your choice is consistent with the Savior’s teachings and you need to act, proceed with trust. As you are sensitive to the promptings of the Spirit, one of two things will certainly occur at the appropriate time: either the stupor of thought will come, indicating an improper choice, or the peace or the burning in the bosom will be felt, confirming that your choice was correct. When you are living righteously and are acting with trust, God will not let you proceed too far without a warning impression if you have made the wrong decision”-Elder Richard G. Scott (“Using the Supernal Gift of Prayer,” Ensign, May 2007, 10).

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow.”
 Melody Beattie



Tuesday, June 23, 2015

"Both abundance and lack [of abundance] exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend...when we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that's present- love, health, family, friends, work, the joys of nature, and personal pursuits that bring us [happiness]-the wasteland of illusion falls away and we experience heaven on earth." 
~Sarah Ban Breathnach (quoted by Thomas S. Monson)



Thursday, June 18, 2015


"This is our one and only chance at mortal life—here and now. The longer we live, the greater is our realization that it is brief. Opportunities come, and then they are gone. I believe that among the greatest lessons we are to learn in this short sojourn upon the earth are lessons that help us distinguish between what is important and what is not. I plead with you not to let those most important things pass you by as you plan for that illusive and nonexistent future when you will have time to do all that you want to do. Instead, find joy in the journey—now." -President Thomas S. Monson