Look to God and Live… Joyfully!

Before I get started, I have to state that I made it! Every summer since Ben’s death I have had some sort of medical crisis. I’ve had surgeries, my head injury, stitches, ER visits, undiagnosable ginormous bug bites, illness, and more. This has been every single summer since 2016. I am happy to report that…

This week I heard one of the most profound observations that gave me a veritable feast of food for thought. At Russell M. Nelson’s 100th birthday celebration the Reverend Amos C. Brown said, “He has justified his existence in this world; he did not just exist.” I love that! But, what does a person do…

This week was a bit stressful, so I decided to just share the tail of two doggies. Two doggies on a walk, that is. I know, I know: this picture isn’t of a walk, but seriously I am risking life and limb as it is and trying to take a pictures would probably kill me.…

Photo by Inzmam Khan: https://www.pexels.com/photo/man-in-black-shirt-and-gray-denim-pants-sitting-on-gray-padded-bench-1134204/ Last week I had a disquieting thought. It was late at night and I was feeling quite dizzy and even a bit faint. My blood oxygen level was really quite low, and I was a tad bit concerned. It dawned on me (not for the first time, but each time…

Sometimes I worry that the hearts of mankind are waxing icicle cold. Not waxing kinda cold, but a frozen-in-shape-about-to-fall-and-hurt-someone type of cold. It scares me. Maybe that’s not exactly accurate – it doesn’t actually scare me, but it saddens me. That’s probably a better way of putting it. It seems as though we are eager…