Claim His Love

Lay hold upon the Word of God

Find safety for your soul

Know for yourself all that is good

And search there for your role

The path is straight and narrow, too

Christ's love is there to find

Feel His Spirit in all you do

Speak to your heart and mind

Brain Based Learning Lecture Feb2014

Brain based learning, 

Establishes routines.

Through purpose, yearning

We retain new things!

It takes practice 

And errors that try

Perhaps, even, antics

To learn and apply 

Clusters to Manage

Clusters of memories 

dwell inside your mind.

Life's good and bad stories

Are there to remind.

That time you were hurt

Or... you blew your chance,

Can, oft, reoccur 

Given a circumstance.

Learn from life's drama.

Mature in your faith.

Those clusters handled

Opens doors you can face!

Actions Speak Volumes

Your actions may speak for you
In the name of Jesus Christ
Let Him guide the things you do
You, and others, too, may rise!

Actions speak volumes

Learn- listen anew.

Things you say and do

Let's God's Light shine through

Structure

Add structure to your day-

Build in some time to create;

For vision: ponder, pray,

Discern, and lean on faith

Make room for the sacred

Freedom is there,  to find

God's Word pondered, read

Speaks to the heart and mind.

Reading from my birthday present- The Epic Times October 2020. 

Wise habits- 

In High Demand?

https://youtu.be/sKR1c6__Klo

Thank you for reminding us of the power of prayer and God's Word to strengthen us! What a much needed message! So many families are exhausted. 

I have been feeling like there's a never ending demand placed on me as a distance teacher. Parents and students are feeling it, too. Data, data, data! Meanwhile there are too many who can't step up, catch up, or log in. I just love and help them all till there's nothing left. 

When you're in high demand

The days start to blur

Who, best, does understand?

Pray and read His word!

Imagine

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/media/video/2012-09-007-brigham-city-temple-art?lang=eng

Imagine a peaceful place

Just to yourself.

Where you can think and feel

And receive help.

Would you not often go there

Seeking more to know

Life's answers, comfort, and care?

Your best side, then, to show?

Would you not tell all you love

Of this grandest place?

Where God's love flows from above

For hope, to embrace

A New Normal | Russell M. Nelson | October 2020

I love this message and need it more than ever.  I teach first grade and the seemingly impossible job of distance learning has added stress and hours to my day.  I worry about my students being further and further behind.  I worry about how they are coping. Have they been given too much computer time? I just want to be a light and help them feel joy in learning and to connect with each other!

We are in the middle of spirit/respect week. I think I am going to take a step back and look for divine potential in my students and myself, this week. Thank you for "getting us" and for having divine direction to get us back on course.



Tired of reality

And the direction you now face?

Assume a new normal

Where divine potential joins its place

See It Through

Just listening to Elder Ballard (November Sunday morning General Conference 2020) speak about feeling distracted from pain from a procedure done on his hand.  He had pressing work to do... How tender his heart his! He inspired me to write:



Distracted and in pain

With pressing work to do

I knelt and prayed and gained

The focus to see it through

Racism and Citizenship

 

Root out hatred.

It spreads like weeds.

Then plant a bed

Of faithful seeds!

President Oaks words were just what we need to hear! Read the following:

President Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor in the First Presidency, speaks ... However, as followers of Christ we must forego the anger and hatred with ... Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we must do better to help root out racism.

https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2020-10-03/general-conference-october-2020-saturday-morning-session-president-oaks-racism-politics-193993