Look to God and Live… Joyfully!

Last week was an interesting week. I listened to friends who were bitterly angry about political events, or who had lost relationships in recent times due to having differing views. I learned that a friend was essentially kicked out of his family for requesting facemasks be worn, especially around high-risk family members, since those unmasked…

The lyrics of a beloved children’s hymn state: I am a child of God And He has sent me here Has given me an earthly home With parents kind and dear Lead me, guide me, walk beside me Help me find the way Teach me all that I must do To live with Him someday.…

Today in church we sang a traditional LDS hymn for the new year, “Ring Out, Wild Bells.” This hymn is either absolutely loved or absolutely despised, depending on who you ask, but to me, the lyrics are powerful, showing great profundity and insight. And following a year of turmoil, loss, pain, and struggle, it is…

This Christmas post is late.  Like a few days too late.  Of course, if you choose to go by the tradition of the Twelve Days of Christmas, we are technically still in the Christmas period, this being the 3rd or 4th day – depending on whether you start on the 24th or 25th.  ANYWAY, I…

I was at a concert a couple weeks ago of a performance by the BYU Women’s and Men’s Choruses.  It was a fabulous concert by both groups.  But during the course of the evening a story was told about one of the songs the Men’s Chorus was going to sing.  That story resonated with me…