“Noses down, onward,”
the battle cry does carry.
No enjoyment here –
let’s get through January. Continue reading
Encouragement
Doing my part to be an edifier in the din. Don’t give up. Keep going. Continue reading
General Conference thoughts: Covenant Women in Partnership with God; Two Great Commandments; and Spiritual Treasures
If only there were a few more Sundays I wouldn’t have to combine talks. But there aren’t so I combined the First Presidency’s messages today. It’s interesting to see the topics chosen for the Saturday evening session. If a woman doesn’t feel empowered reading or listening to any of these talks she must be listening wrong. Continue reading
If you insist on ruining my movie then I will do my best to salvage it: Groundhog Day
I like the movie Groundhog Day (1993). It wasn’t an instant like for me but it grew on me with every watch. I saw this Mental Floss article about it that showed the movie from Rita’s perspective. Oh, why do you have to do this to me? This is why I can’t like nice things. No, there is no good reason Rita should fall in love with Phil when you edit the movie like that. No good reason, but maybe I thought of a reason. Continue reading
Beautiful things
Love takes practice
As most things worthwhile in life, love takes practice for most of us. So, do that kind act. Help out a loved one. Show your love today while you can. Continue reading
General Conference thoughts: Standing by Our Promises and Covenants
In a book (and later a movie) called Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine, the heroine, Ella, receives a very unhelpful blessing which quickly becomes a curse. She must obey any command given to her by another person. Imagine if we had a similar blessing given to us except with a twist. We would have to do anything we ourselves pledge to do. Any pledge that comes out of our mouth would require immediate and literal action by us. Would that curtail the things we speak? Continue reading
Experience
Some things must be learned by experience. Continue reading
Healer’s Art
If I knew the right words
to make an elixir for your heart
I would whisper them to you
and practice the healer’s art. Continue reading
Empathy
I can’t fix you. This has taken awhile for me to learn because I am a fixer. At least, I try to fix things. But I can’t fix you. What I can do is be sad with you. Continue reading
