Everywhere around me I see people who are anxious and walking in fear. In Utah, we have one of the highest suicide rates in the country, attributed, at least in part, to the religious culture and the desire to look good to others and therefore hide what’s really going on inside. Individually we can be... Continue Reading →
His Ways Are Not Our Ways
Several years ago I was agonizing over one area in my life. I desired to be at one place and wanted to take the most direct and easy route to get there. God gave me a dream about it that was helpful. In the dream my dad and I were driving in a car, I... Continue Reading →
Where is my worth?
Years ago, being raised in a pastor's home meant you were essentially living in a "fish bowl". The stories I heard growing up about the home my mom was raised in were filled with correcting and changing behavior based on what others either verbalized in judgment toward them or what was perceived about how others... Continue Reading →
Peace in the Chaos
Peace is quiet, tranquil, rest, undisturbed, harmonic and nonwarring. There is freedom in peace, freedom from commotion, freedom from strife and freedom of the mind from annoyance, distraction and anxiety. Doesn't that sounds amazing? I think sometimes we get so used to going all the time, that living in a place of quiet and tranquility... Continue Reading →
A Good Broken
While meeting with my mentor the other day I mentioned to her that it feels like I’ve learned a lot over the last 19 years since my first husband died, but it has come through brokenness. I asked her if I’m just a really stubborn person that has to be broken in order to grow and others... Continue Reading →