Letting Our Trials Refine Us

Christ, God's In Charge, Mortality

I’ve been feeling a little put upon lately. Well, to be honest, for the past several years. And it’s been ticking me off so much that I’ve gained 40 pounds. And that ticks me off too. And in the midst of my ticked-offedness this morning, I read this verse of...

Memorial Day

Mortality

Here in the United States, on the last Monday in May, we honor those who have given their lives in active military service. This is the official observance of our Memorial Day. For many of us, however, it has also become a day when our thoughts are drawn to other,...
Keeping the Twelve Steps of Recovery Focused on Christ (Part 5)

Becoming Zion: An Easter Message

Christ, Personal Revelation

Yesterday, at the Thursday noon phone meeting of Heart t’ Heart, we had five sisters there from five different states. What an amazing blessing that was! To picture that we five were connecting across so many miles, all of one heart and one mind, admitting our...
Keeping the Twelve Steps of Recovery Focused on Christ (Part 5)

Practicing Abstinence

abstinence, Change of Heart, Led by Spirit, Recovery

And thus mercy . . . encircles them in the arms of safety. (Alma 34:16) Learning how to be abstinent is like learning how to walk on a balance beam. At first, you are very, very clumsy.  You gain your balance for a moment, take a couple of shuffling steps, and then...