Cut to the Chase

Straight to the point
Cut to the chase
Covenants annoint
Bright crowns in place

Let it Go

Let it go.
It's long gone.
Tossed. Given. Thrown.
It is done.

And His Name Shall be Jesus

https://youtu.be/OEHTGJcja_Y

Take some time to ponder, given in to wonder at the night Jesus came and the promise of His name!

Holy Angels

https://youtu.be/wwv1dXav5l8

Holy angels came and filled the night's sky.  There to proclaim, sing, and testify!

Journey to Christ

Joyful. Meaningful. Needful. Take a journey this year. Believe. It will be fruitful.   Seek the Savior near.

https://youtu.be/7VDnIvND5GM

Light My Candle

Come. Bring your candle and set mine aglow. Come. Let me sample of the Light you know.

https://youtu.be/KgxcXxFIbKQ

Prepare an Empty Stable

https://youtu.be/Rsyym0mBrRc

Create a peaceful place for the Savior's birth. Let Him know you've space. Recognize His worth.

Christmas Program

Again, it is that time of year
To prepare for Christ anew.
With reminders everywhere
There is much we feel to do.

Fragile

Are there fragile moments of time
That can monumentally be?
Where if we ignore that sign,
We miss. Lacking the eyes to see?

RSVP

Respond, if you please,
To the Lord's  invite.
Through time on your knees
There's rest for insight

You can never out stay
His welcome of grace.
He is there night and day.
For you, He has a place!

Eight Souls Were Saved in the Flood

Eight were saved in the water that year
When the floods came and washed all of the earth
Through them, we have much reason to cheer
For we too can be cleansed for a rebirth

falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
17 For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye
Suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.
18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, he just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
21 The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
22 Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.

A Hidden Heart

May you possess
A hidden Heart
Here God does impress
As love imparts.
Here man can't corrupt
And neither destroy
Here God can instruct.
Through this heart, what joy!

Peter 1:3
But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

Glorious Kinship

Called out of darkness
Into His marvellous light
I truly can harness
Kinship, in praise and delight

Peter
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
10 Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God

Can't See the Forest For the Trees?

Can't see the forest
For the Trees?
Your focus needs to rest...
Stand back, please!

Sounds Exist Whether You Hear Them Or Not

Does a sound still exist
If none were there to hear it?
Yes, for God is All Present
In wisdom and in Spirit

Ok. I thought I would resolve this...

Prince of Peace

Our Prince of Peace
Avails Himself to all
No matter where you are
No matter is too small

For countries now torn up
Which seem to bear no light
Though leaders are corrupt
Change can come overnight

Christmas is the time to believe in peace, in goodness, and in love.

Pixel

Though we don't see the pixels
That completely make a show
Life is frames of pictures
Bearing light that we might grow

Procrastinate

You can put things off
For another dayl
But don't  do this too oft
For time you'll have to pay!

Trials

Don't  think of it as punishment
But, preparation.
A time to heed admonishment
For education

May pain, stress, and anxiety
Cause us to seek for more
Of ourselves and society
And of our  precious Lord!

In the Moment

When all your chips are down
Without a chance in sight
Know that God can then be found
Bearing you up for a fight

Come Unto Christ

Come closer to  Christ.
Read the scriptures and pray.
He is truth and Light.
He is here for our day.

Life in the Gospel

Life in the Gospel
Is always sweet
Through the covenants  we make
Through the covenants we keep

The Gospel is alive
God's  priesthood is here
To inspire our lives
His presence is near

Bright Choices

With so much freedom to choose
Each course of our lives
Why would we not use
That light God provides!

Take Note

With so much to notice
Stand back and evaluate
What blessings  you possess
And what you've done with them as of late!

Personally, I've been struggling  with  knowing and feeling I'm different. I have ducked out of much while striving  to invent myself as a teacher in public school that requires so much differentiating. First grade is a critical  year to learn.

With an endless job
It's  hard to stay afloat.
It's  hard not to sob
Each time more rocks your boat

We Are Not of Those

We are not of those who draw back,
but seek to go all the way.
Through our covenants, we are on track
to enter the holiest of holies some day.

Hebrews 10:39 

But we do not belong to those who draw back to perdition

Waiting

https://youtu.be/aZ-6BtQzo4A

Good things come to those who wait,
Even that for which you are starving;
As it helps to increase faith
While you work through each hard thing.

Earnest Heed

Give heed to the things
Both heard and seen.
For, the Spirit brings
Just what we need!

Words of light will slip
And pass away
If, in us, they skip
Our heart this day

Hebrews 2:1
Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.

God

Some people breathe out your name to curse other people and to exclaim, but I won't, I won't. In faith, I say my prayers to you. In praise, I sing to you and give service too! In joy, I share my love for you!
I woke up with the primary song in my head in praise to ( "...some people turn and walk away from you. But I won't...") and defense for Heavenly Father!
On my honor, I pledge, Father to acknowledge I'm your daughter; today and each tomorrow as I breathe each breath from you, I borrow!

Winning Team!

The Savior wants you back
As a member on His team
All are needed to sack
Satan's flunkie's dream

Listen!

When Grandma says, "Listen!"
You know she has some words
That are not fun to hear
Because you got crazy like the birds

Okay I got some advice to change the ending to the following:

Words your ears weren't meant to hear,
Like "poo-poo", "crap", and "turds" 😀

Taking Your Scriptures Along on Your Journey

https://youtu.be/AVzRaLuzJ2I

We all need the big picture of man's walk with the Lord. When we read from the scriptures, we find what we're here for.

Take your scriptures with you
Wherever you may go
Then we are schooled in what to do
As from them love shines through

Oh Jerusalem

https://youtu.be/edg-0hAM3iA

Here, sin was casually sought and cries to repent were scoffed. Wickedness was fully in bloom as for their God they'd not any room.

Nuggets

How soon one forgets
How the good word leads
Seek out those nuggets
Your spirit now needs

Temple Grounds

https://youtu.be/E9BHg0DaVjc

The grounds, in beauty and peace, add to earth, dignity. How the temple does please!

Delighted

https://youtu.be/InFpI92cLCU

Delight in the words of the Lord and know you can do hard  things. The gospel, beautifully restored, vast possibilities brings!

Yes, our prophet is doing hard things and spreading God's love across the world. He is not letting age and the fatigue of travel slow him down!
He is an example to us all!

God's Love and Light

https://youtu.be/8qEDZmQB5yk

Don't let distractions
Eclipse Heaven's light.
Focus your actions
Where God's Love's in sight.

Predicated Gifts

When struggling, go after work that gift
Which will bless you and uplift.
What can invite the spirit in
And turn you away from sin?

Find a way to serve and share
To love and to truly care
Endure today in life's race
Keep the Lord before your face

The Call to Love

https://youtu.be/IvINB7t4Btc

Love where you station. That is your call. The work of salvation, has need of us all

Martyrdom

Christ was the higher law
And "the law" misjudged Him
Doing the will of God
Then, lead to martyrdom.

At Hand

"The night is far spent."
"The day is at hand!"
In Jesus, repent
And for Him now stand.

Pondering Roman's 13:12
Those first two lines in the poem are direct from verse. They are powerful!

Change

To change a life...
Bring the spirit.
Share of Christ's light.
Help them near Him!

Catch the Wave

Catch the wave!
Be all in!
Preach. Be brave!
Share from within.

Build

https://youtu.be/HjjUeTUGJZk

Find your solid ground where the Lord is found. Build with what refines. Follow the Lord's designs.

Immersed

Immersing in the Word
Will flood your eyes with light,
Such that no matter where you turn
Love flows with new insight.

Baptism Funny Poem

I quickly plugged my nose.
But, my bare feet proved too light!
I had to curl my toes.
Then, my baptism was right!

Where is Your barren Place

https://youtu.be/Gz9Xg_toPpU

Where is your barren place
Where no fruit is found?
That is where the Lord's grace,
In time, will abound!

I Believe Podcast - Parenting with Nicholeen Peck

Being louder

isn't power.

For every qualm,

calm is the balm!

Come Follow Me Acts 22-28 (July 29-August 4)

Find your anchors

and don't let them go.

Tether to the Lord

for dark times will show.



What a powerful message.

President Nelson NAACP

Standing ovation! Thank you Dr. Amos Brown and President Nelson!


Let's widen the circle and welcome in every neighbor as Christ would.

No matter the color or where we've been, each brightens the neighborhood!

Shoulder to shoulder and arm in arm we can find the common ground.

Love lifts each other away from harm. When we embrace kindness, humanity is found.



HUMANITY= compassion, brotherly love, fellow feeling, humaneness, kindness, kind-heartedness, consideration, understanding, sympathy, tolerance, goodness, good-heartedness, gentleness, leniency, mercy, mercifulness, pity, tenderness, benevolence, charity, generosity, magnanimity

#humanity
#NAACP
#presidentnelson

Consequences In The Classroom

Don't let them see you sweat

even though you are upset.

Let logic set the tone

that manners might be known.

Organization

Things get destroyed
Before they come together.
Patience employed
Helps you plug on in your endeavor.

I am now going shopping for my classroom and the new school (my fourth School in 2 years since going to public school).  just trying to breathe in and out and looking forward to the change.

Perhaps When Writing in the Sand

When writing in the sand,
Perhaps came each name
Of all those there at hand.
Who  judged her in shame.

He said, "He without sin
Can cast the first stone!"
Each felt a prick within,
For sins they had known!

Today I heard someone share this thought even though we don't know what the Savior wrote in the sand.
Interesting thought.

Perhaps

Reach and Minister

Just like two hands extend,
We must reach for the Lord.
And choose to be be a friend
And to not spread discord
Seek for the Lord's support
Have charity in mind
When we freely give succor

We live as was designed 

charity:

look after,
protect,
Keep an eye on,
Support,
encourage,
sustain,
Assist,
 be of service,
lend a helping hand

designed: planned or conceived in detail or for a specific purpose.

1. Following God's plan, Christ modeled for us charity.  How to love.  How to respond.
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Quicksand

You'll not get out of quicksand,
Even if you are strong;
Unless someone gives a hand
And holds out something long.

Sometimes you can't get unstuck
Without another's help
Still, they'll need tools, not just luck
Or more will be stuck than yourself

Book of Mormon

Look and you will know inspiration.
Read, study, and ponder each day.
To resist doubts and temptation,
The Savior will show you The Way!

President Thomas S Monson said in April 2017 for us to read the Book of Mormon "As we do so we will be in a position to hear the voice of the spirit, to resist temptation, to overcome doubt and fear, and to receive heavens help in our lives."

Differ

When two opinions differ
There is knowledge you need
Go back to where thoughts center
Start from where you agree

Listening

If you are doing all the talking,
You are probably not learning much!
Listening is not a small thing!
It is not a thing that you can rush!

Sin- The World can Stain the Soul

What does the sinful world have to offer?
But a slow stain on the soul
Then, only the blood of the Savior
Can wash us clean and whole!

We need a spiritual awakening
With values and family, center stage
For amidst all that is happening
Character is written on this page

TV and the internet offers a sampling of this stain as reality and serves it with music, drinks and coffee.
Indulgence, divergence, deception, contention, corruption,  obsession, addiction, perversion, immorality,
self-importance, sensationalism,  disconnect, division, indifference, etc.

Seeing by Trusting

https://youtu.be/9JS2LUd_xPU

We see more clearly as we learn to trust. When changes are fuzzy it can exalt us!

Vision

https://youtu.be/9JS2LUd_xPU

God opens your eyes.
Now fasten them.
For, truth will apprise
a glorious gem.

Still, open your ears.
Others might speak.
"A soul echo"
and confirm what you seek.

Then open your heart.
What should you do?
What is your part?
Will God steer then, too?

Write and record
All that you learn
Grow. With the Lord.
Ponder. Discern.

Timely Preparation

The Lord uses the unlikely,
To accomplish His plan.
In a manner that is timely,
He molds and prepares this man.

One of President Nelson's favorite phrases is - that the Lord uses the unlikely to accomplish the impossible. According to Dew's book INSIGHT..., he says he uses himself as a perfect example of that truth.

The Holy Ghost Tries

The Holy Ghost tries
To enter in
As you testify
Teaching begins

May it penetrate
Both the eyes and ears
And truly hold weight
That what they need appears

The want can be faith, hope, love, answers, joy, etc.
A return missionary said many times he answered something differently than what the investigator's question was. That, maybe they didn't know how to frame what they were wanting to ask, but the spirit knew.

Even If

Even if it causes trouble
And they don't believe
Testify, be humble
As the spirit does lead

Episodes

Life is made of episodes
That take your breath away
Then, while you're in recovery
A lesson comes to stay

Study the Prophets

Study the prophets
There are lessons to be learned
Turning points often
Build faith, yes, to God each one turned!

... And made great sacrifices of time in service.

I am reading INSIGHTS From a Prophet's Life Russell M Nelson by Sheri Dew

I love how President Nelson said yes to being a Stake President not knowing how he could but trusting all would be okay. At the time he had a 25% failure rate in his surgeries and devoted many hours/days post surgery with his patients. He was blessed by President Kimball that his surgeries would increasingly be successful. Years later President Nelson would be successful in operated on President Kimball!

Loving It

https://youtu.be/36gA40ArYFY

Feast upon each verse.
They're as sweet as honey.
The more that you search
The more you are loving.

Possibilities

Home can be a place of faith
Permeated with love
Where we experience grace
Continually from above

How? Read A Home Where the Spirit of the Lord Dwells by President Eyring

Without End

Jesus is our greatest friend
Yes, His love is without end!
So much pain we would prevent
If we'd heed Him and repent

Golden Footprints

https://youtu.be/kl5cu1H4Hss

Make golden footprints along the path you're on on the Lord's errands do well till you're gone.

Golden Nuggets

https://youtu.be/f9Ug1IktZAI

A Case for the Book of Mormon- 

For strength and good habits, 

Here's an endless supply 

of golden nuggets 

through which to live by!

Love Outside the Lines

https://youtu.be/vHGzLrE_D6o

Love outside the lines.
Be welcoming
And come to know
From where they're coming.

Potential

https://youtu.be/vHGzLrE_D6o

Let me help you see what God thinks you can become- Joyful- following His beloved Son!

The message to Saul is a message for all.

We ALL Need God

https://youtu.be/vHGzLrE_D6o

The honest "come back" to " I don't need your God!" Is "How's that working out for you?" He is all that I've  sought!  
Hope, Love, Change, Belonging, Peace!
Security!!!!!

The Road to Damascus- Second Chamces

https://youtu.be/vHGzLrE_D6o

The code language of
The road to Damascus
Is there are second chances,:
For Jesus is with us!

Ministering and Rejoicing

https://youtu.be/vHGzLrE_D6o

Ministering. You'll know you did enough, if you leave rejoicing, even  if it was tough.

The Journey

https://youtu.be/vHGzLrE_D6o

Ministering can be listening to one's problem, forgetting yourself, and journeying with them.

Take it Personally- His Words are for YOU

https://youtu.be/vHGzLrE_D6o

Look through the scriptures for you, your self, His words for your future, His love, and His help.

Ministering with Brave Love

https://youtu.be/vHGzLrE_D6o

Sometimes He has to push and shove to lift us up to see a better way to love and extend ministering.

Jesus Prays

https://youtu.be/C_oG3u7swa0

Jesus prays for you and me. That we let Him in. That we might better be lit with love within.

Lean In and Listen

https://youtu.be/C_oG3u7swa0

Come into Christ and lean in. Hear Him whisper...Love, with Him.

Do Better

https://youtu.be/FQtCrzmBjPk

There is no "do over"
No going back, in fact.
Still, repent, do better
And keep your covenants intact.

Do Better

There is no "do over"
No going back, in fact.
Still, repent, do better
And keep your covenants intact.

Long in the Tooth

The years, how they fly!
Now you're long in the tooth
Still, there's none who'll deny
You're wiser than your youth.

He Can

The Lord can shoulder alone
The weight of fallen men
And every sin ever known
For He was and is, "ALL IN!"

100% committed
He did not back out

God's Commandments

God's commandments
Are of stone not of sand
His laws do not shift
But permanently stand

No Matter

No matter your story
Come unto Christ
He is the way to glory
Eternal, to rise

Passing

A passing thought-
Comes out of thin air
Filled.  We are taught
And we know God is THERE!

Have you ever said something random and then realized it was inspiration? 

Doubt

Jesus doesn't ignore the doubt
The agony of grief
He awaits to lift those who are down
And restore them to belief

Thinking of doubting Thomas and how his grief must have magnified as he felt left out because he wasn't there when Jesus first showed himself.

Lessons Build in Pain

God can take our pain
And turn it to our good
A lesson to gain
That builds with gratitude

Light. Love and Warmth

The light, love and warmth
You've been seeking for
Is found in the arms
Of the living Lord

Live the golden rule

Live the golden rule
Be a light that's grand
You can be a tool
In the Savior's hand

Live the golden rule
No matter who you are
Life is beautiful
When you spread His light afar

https://www.lds.org/study/friend/1987/09/sharing-time-live-the-golden-rule

Mountains

Mountains of doubt and despair
Can be removed and replaced
Turn to the Lord and His care
Embrace His love and His grace

Bottled Up

I was bottled up
No thoughts, I'd share
Till I burst, enough
So freed, I care

Forgive Quickly

Forgive quickly
Like Jesus, our friend
Even though, sickly,
They might do it again

https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2019/04/media/session_1_talk_12/6023380928001?lang=eng

Pondering the words from April 2019 President Eyring spoke about the family and forgiving even as Joseph Smith who did so knowing the attackers might attack again.

Tune In

When multiple voices
Compete all at once
We must make our own choices
Weighed with our needs and our wants

For the direction we seek
And the strength that we need
Let's tune to God's Word
Through the spirit He's heard

Listen

Let's listen
with the intent to obey
Our prophet
Has been given words to say

Pondering Elder Anderson
April Conference 2019

Faith
Patience
Diligence

Keeping the laws of God
Even if feeling forgotten and alone

Blessed with eternal friends
Holy ghost and shine with loving approval

Home Can Be a Holy Place

Home can be a holy place
Where we can feel as one
Where we can make loving space
For the living Son
Based on notes from conference talk President Erying April 2019

Pride, stopped sharing
contention, envy, strife, robbers, hate murders,

Teach in homes to love God so there be no ites, not above another, not better
Love of God_ come unto Him, faith in Him
Happy! Blessed, prospered, risen to a spiritual place

Underlying cause of contention is Satan
Pride- Humility-
Rivalry-  help each other out
Hate.  Love
Desire to do good
Repentance

Ponder and pray and mention this need for love in the home
Take heart- others will remember

Racked- heard father's words
Mercy- gall of bitterness, harrowed up by sins no more.

Temple
Hope children to love together forever
Being faithful qualifies us

Prayer reaches across the world
Keeping family together

Better Natures

Uncover for them
Their better nature's
The Spirit within
Confirms and assures

Love Overflows

God's love always spills out
And cannot be contained
He erases all doubt
Life's mystery's explained!

Trust in God's infinite timing, love, and wisdom.

Slow Patience Smooth Results

Slow is smooth and smooth is fast
Work to improve as habits last
Patient practice opens thought
Freedom notice more can be taught

“Slow is smooth and smooth is fast” is a saying among first responders and the military.  It means practicing moving slowly and deliberately without mistakes until it becomes a naturally automatic thing.  Movements and behaviors can become muscle memories opening room for other focuses that can be lifesaving.

I think of this with piano playing.  First one hand and certain keys and trying to count.  Then the other hand and trying to get a measure at a time.  This goes on and on until one day the whole piece is memorized and you can talk and listen to someone as you play it. Amazing.

How does this apply to the gospel?  Keeping a prayer in your heart continually, listening to the spirit, and acting on promptings as we go about our day.  Playing the keys of life-  melody, discord, dissonance while  carrying on a conversation, a prayer in the heart.

Let the spirit abide
To teach and to lead
With light, He's that guide
Whom truly we need

The Balancing Act

A Son Every Day https://www.lds.org/study/video/homefronts/2009-04-002-a-son-every-day

Drop everything and "be there"
For those precious family moments
Let others, your burdens, share
As then, doubly your heart opens