Why do bad things happen to good people? Have you ever pondered this? Maybe the question has taken the more personal form for you. Maybe in the middle of the rainstorm you have cried, “Why me?” Or the more seasoned “What next?” I had the opportunity to contemplate these questions and I thought I would share my thoughts. Continue reading
Tryin’
I am tryin’
to be a lion Continue reading
See our ares
http://www.ck-sdays.com. photo by CK Lee
This came by happy accident. I wrote it as I wrote a synopsis of another post. I liked it so much I decided it needed to have its very own meme. The photo is from a little spring waterfall that is quite popular in my town. When you live in a desert, a little running water is a big thing. I thought the photo fit nicely with the thought.
General Conference thoughts: Gathering the Family of God
by Henry B. Eyring
Imagine you had a goal you wanted to achieve by the end of Saturday. Some kind of home improvement or handiwork that you decided to do. Would you jump in and begin working? Or would you come up with some kind of plan so that you could achieve your goal in a respectable way and on time? Most of us usually jump into projects with some kind of plan. Maybe not all of us plan well but we usually have a route we want to take when we want to accomplish something important to us. Continue reading
The Visit
The other night as I waited for sleep I started thinking. It’s usually not too productive to hop on a thought train while waiting for sleep to come. At least, if the end result desired is to actually fall asleep. Sleep tends to flee when I’m riding the thought train. But for whatever reason, the other night I started thinking. My thoughts eventually led to mom. Continue reading
Routine
Good in the world
General Conference thoughts: My Peace I Leave with You
by Henry B. Eyring
Peace. What a concept! In this day and age it may seem elusive. We live in a time when ‘all things are in commotion’ and peace is but a dream. Continue reading
The Ascension
Here are a couple of assumptions for this piece:
- Most of us have room for improvement even with our most skilled abilities and talents.
- With the exception of a few prodigies most of us better ourselves line upon line, grace by grace. We may show a flair or talent for a particular skill or ability but every person ascends up a particular path with experience.
