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Sunday, December 8, 2024

Enough

When our human side
Would to give up
Let the Spirit guide
You are enough

Friday, December 6, 2024

His Way's Better!

Striving for excellence
On the field, in the class
Carry His Word with you
Of what the world wants, pass!

Striving for excellence
Whatever's your story
Take your bible with you
And give God the glory!

There is a beautiful trend going on of athletes being photod in uniforms on the field or the court with their Biblle open and glory about!

https://youtu.be/8caS-8yRlRo?si=7St29hoI6UnpTnsX

Sunday, December 1, 2024

Angelic Dreams

Oh that I was an angel
While my body lay asleep 
What problems I would handle
Even ones burried so deep!

Boundaries

Redefine your boundaries 
And let the Savior in
Be encircled in His love
What a journey you'll begin!


God Only Knows

God only knows
Each weakness as we sin,
What wears on our hearts,
And what we feel within.

God only knows
The path that's ours to take
How at any time
Corrections we can make

The Weak

He blesses the weak
Who are His hands
That others can feel
And understand


Saturday, November 30, 2024

Daily

Every day is a gift
To unwrap and see
Designed, the perfect fit, 
Individually 

Tune In

We are thankful for this year
And the coming of the Lord
As the signs become more clear
We are tuning to His Word





Thursday, November 28, 2024

Take Care

Take care of your heart
So broken from love
Wrap it in warmth
Felt from above

Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Service

Put aside your pride.
Think of someone else.
Give someone your time.
Who is in need of help?

Sunday, November 24, 2024

What YOU Know

Tell me what YOU know
About Jesus Christ.
How you've personally grown,
Learning in His Light!

Certainty

Certainty's discerned
When your heart starts to pound
As though to confirm
The truth of what's said out loud

Hanging by a Thread

Dreaded curriculum came
To teach contrary themes....
But, from this, I've been saved
To keep my hopes and dreams!

First grade is a magical year of amazing growth and not a time to teach controversial themes.
I am thankful for Trump!
#trumpeducation
#traditionalfamily

There's No Time Like the Present

There's no time
Like the Present;
To seek Light,
Heavenly sent!

Get Back Out There

Get back out there.
It is not too late!
You've love to share
And it will be great!

Open your heart
To what is in store.
Fate will impart
Your forevermore!

History Making

Passing through history
Don't miss a thing
Be your own story
Seeking. Blessing.

Create a Space

Create a sense of place
where the world goes away.
Where in your heart there's space
for the spirit always

Infinite Chances

We have infinite chances 
To get things right 
Through the atonement 
Of Jesus Christ

Our greatest friend 
and advocate

The Hand of Destiny

Hornsby water clock: detail of plaque. The diagram shows the general layout of the Swiss pendulum clock.

The silent dial of destiny
Clearly turned towards the hour
When He would suffer in agony
And atone with purity's power

Each of us turned that dial
On this burdensome clock
Our souls upon Him to pile
And prove Him as our rock

The fluid of fate hung
His destiny to know
Completely He was wrung
His blood to spill and flow



Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Living Within a Hymn a Prayer

Memorize a hymn
As a prayer to recall.
Let it live within
For faith to be your all.

"I Need Thee Every Hour"

Mystery Solved

The cloud of apostasy
Covered the earth
Then, young Joseph's inquiry
Stirred a rebirth

Which of the churches was right?
Stirred a heated row

His bosom yearned for light

He read to pray to know...

We will never forget
What he both saw and heard
The spirit won't let
For prayer was answered!

A fire burned within his soul
The restoration is here!
He never abandoned his role
He would not cave to fear!

Yes, no prison door could stop
The glad message his to bear
As a martyr he was shot!
But, his vision we still share

Friday, November 15, 2024

Privileged

 Think upon your privileges

To live. To move. To love

Above all, make good choices

And from sin, rise above


Live up to your privileges

Be alive in Christ

Cling to Him who cleanses us

And leads us all with Light


What does it mean to be privileged? You wouldn't think that a husband being diagnosed with cancer would be the beginnings of a lesson on privileges!

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2024/10/13freeman?lang=eng

Live Up to Your Privileges

Monday, November 11, 2024

Be True

Be true 
To what you know
Good, do
That light may show

Prayer

Without Thee, we're a mess,
Struggling on our own.
How we need Thee to bless
And make good choices known!

The pride of man, alone
Reacts and overthinks
When He, who did atone
Offers peace. Oh, give thanks!

Saturday, October 26, 2024

Dreams Come True

My spouse, who I dream next to,
Both, when I'm asleep and awake,
Completes me in all that I do
And reminds me of times of faith

Thursday, October 17, 2024

Better Days

One way or another
We'll figure it out
We're better together
Without any doubt

Believe in the future
Let go of the past
Let time be your tutor
When good came to pass

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Out Loud

Remember out loud
All that's been done for you
You're among the endowed,
The prepared, the Lord's few

Give It a Rest

How I hold on to
My worries! I fret!
When what I should do
Is give it a rest!


I'll strive for my best.
I'll survive the test. 

Sunday, September 29, 2024

Stand Steady

You can stand steady
In the surge of the storm
Though your troubles are many
You've the light of the Lord

Stand upon the rock
Or, fallen, hold on
The foundation is firm!
Know, here, you belong!

I watched a video of a wave of muddy water washed into a house! Thinking of something President Eyring said:
https://youtube.com/shorts/wwTlEhh8d7M?si=tzcdsa2aaNKc2pub

Monday, September 23, 2024

Come and See

You don't know me
Like you could
Come and see
All that is good

Come and see
What God has done
To help me
Through His own son!

Sunday, September 15, 2024

The Finger

With the same finger
That He wrote out God's laws
He wrote in the sand
And caused all thoughts to pause



Sunday, September 8, 2024

Options

 The walls came crashing in

After I was stuck for so long

How I felt such pain within

Knowing each choice I took was wrong! 


Should I crumble in the rubble

Or ask the Savior for help?

I am beyond in trouble

For, I've harmed more than myself


Yes, in the past, I charmed...
Where Do I Go From Here?
Seek to mend all I've harmed
And... prepare for what I'll hear


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Hang in There

 Carry on

Give your all

Though winds blow

Get up! Go!


Hang in there

In God's care

Persevere

Love is near


Elder Holland - Just Persevere!

https://youtu.be/n3Tsh2zvH5I?si=eHdYrACh7RneOAAv

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=n3Tsh2zvH5I


Monday, August 26, 2024

Balanced

Prayer balances us
And grounds us to what we can become 
Founded on Jesus
The best versions of us are won

Saturday, August 10, 2024

Breakthrough


To figure something out
And make a breakthrough 
Simply sleep on it
Thoughts will come to you!

Sunday, July 14, 2024

Our Person , Our Reason

Yes, every sin 
He felt within
He is Our Person
He is Our Reason

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

God's Words are Felt and Heard

In the still moment
Felt in your words
Certain to make sense
The Spirit is heard

Tuesday, July 2, 2024

What is Family?

Family's what you make of it.
It's  how you spend your time!
--How you support to build
And bless all of mankind!

Love

Love comes for us all
And sees you for your best
It makes you want to rise
Because you are so blessed.

Stillness of Soul

There IS a way out
Do NOT cave to doubt
Believe in your soul
Be still... and know

Parts

The parts, of your heart, matter
Each feeling adds up strong
In pain, they injure, they shatter
In joy, how, they dance along!

Breathe

Breathe in the room, 
Give it some air.
Freed, you won't miss, 
What no longer is there!

Taking out some clutter this summer....

Monday, July 1, 2024

Ring Ring Ring

 Ring, ring, ring

Hear the sound of freedom?

Singapore

Allows for God's kingdom!


I know very little about this country.  I keep hearing about Singapore math and am curious...

Is Singapore a religiously diverse country?

  • A 2014 analysis by the Pew Research Center found Singapore to be the world's most religiously diverse nation. The most followed religion in Singapore is Buddhism, a plurality with 31.1% of the resident population declaring themselves as adherents at the most recent decennial census in 2020.

So Much on the Plate!

With so much on your plate

"Eat the frog" first.

Get it out of the way

And pursue a thirst


noun:   strong desire for something that is not a food or drink

from Google:

What is the eat the frog method?

  • Productivity consultant Brian Tracy named the Eat The Frog method after this vivid piece of advice from Mark Twain. While there’s more power and nuance to this method than meets the eye, it all boils down to this: Identify one important task for the day and do it first...

Sunday, June 23, 2024

A Blessing

Protect your home. Your faith. 
And every needful thing
Know, midst trials you face,
God's love is a blessing

Prayer is Not Like Addressing a Letter

Take the "Dear" away
When you kneel to pray
Heavenly Father is not distant
You can feel Him in an nstant


Reason

https://youtube.com/watch?v=aSDdRqQy8Pk&si=-0Kinbri5e1xDd_a

Speak with reason.
Nourished in purity,
faith, and season;
Words come, with surety.

How I Love the Sabbath Day

How I love the Sabbath day!
I can put the world away!
I can turn my heart to Him,
To covenants, and renew them

I can seek His words in faith
And, in purpose, find new strength 
I can know God speaks to me!
I can grow more spiritually!


Aging

Age begins to show
In our extremities
The strength of the hands...
The stifness in legs and feet...

The mind begins to slow
A word or two won't come
It's not that you don't know
But, fatigued, you are "done!"

Thursday, June 13, 2024

Breathe in the Room

 Breathe in the room,
Give it some air.
Freed, you won't miss,
What no longer is there!


Taking out some clutter this summer....

Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Gratitude

Find a point of gratitude 
Note how it makes you feel.
Brain chemicals- endorphins, 
Know that they are real!

Monday, April 29, 2024

Living Lamb

The shepherd, the living lamb,
Succors, sooths, and saves.
Descending below all man
He lifts, loves and liberates.






Bread Crumbs

Leave for me, some bread crumbs,
To help me find my way;
Little signs of hope
That all will be okay!

Friday, April 26, 2024

Discover

Relief
Whew! It's over!
Believe
Discover

Change for Growth

Change is uncomfortable.
It effects all you've known.
Still, you are capable!
As through faith,  strength is shown!



Bright Choices

Among all the voices
All over the world
Make your own choices
Through the Light of the Lord

Thursday, April 25, 2024

Fragility

The world as we know it
Can change in a blink
A fragile moment
Will cause us to think

Sunday, April 14, 2024

Dig Deep

Dig down deep
For far reaching roots
Much meekness makes
Fulfilling fruit

Feed Your Soul

Feed your soul
with frequent prayer.
Feel. Be whole
through Father's care.

Read more Liahona April 2024
Feed Your Soul With Frequent Prayer
Elder Ulisses Soares, pg 5 

Sunday, April 7, 2024

Baptism for the Dead

The enemy is on the alert
For the Savior soon will come
Do not allow Satan to divert
You from temple work to be done



Doctrine and Covenants 
Section 127

Purposely

Live a life true to God.
Follow our Exemplar.
Do not shrink from purpose.
Thus, purposely prepare

Heaven's Light

Let us seek and do what's right,
Repent oft, and pray
For Heaven's Light travels
In a divine way

Covered and Close

Wear your temple garment and
Live the covenant promise
For then Christ is nearer
To more fully bless






Saturday, April 6, 2024

Healed and Freed

These great words: "healed" and "freed"
Are almost synonymous 
In opportunity and hope.
Reminding...He is among us!

Among- "surrounded by" or "in the middle of"

The Best Quest

"Be your best"
Is our quest,
Not to test,
But to bless!

Quest- a long and arduous search for something. 

Monday, April 1, 2024

Grace and Grit

Have the grit
To move it
And the grace
To admit

Purge

Write it all down
Let it all out
Spill all your beans
Then, read it out loud

Closure

Sunday, March 31, 2024

Worries

When worries weigh you down,
Give them away In prayer.
Don't carry them all alone.
Our Savior is always there.

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

It All Works Out

For those with Christ
It all works out 
With lamps lit bright
Good shines about

British form of about- a location/area

Monday, March 25, 2024

Options

What we resist
Remains, persists.
Let go. Refrain.
Repent. Obtain.

Is It the Spirit

Is it me
Or the Spirit?
When in need 
Will I hear It?


Friday, March 22, 2024

How Large the Heavens Are

How large the heavens are!
How short our time here on earth!
 Our sun, our firey star,
 Eclipses for a new birth

 Just like big Nineveh
 May we too repent.
Turn to the Son of God
And keep the commandments!


 I read something that said that Jonah didn't want to go to Nineveh, but when he did people there repented because, partly, they saw a solar eclipse and felt that it was a sign- a call for repentance.
#solareclipse2024

It looks like a lot of people are recognizing our future is up in the air when it's been in God's hands all along.




Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Selflessness

The selfish
And self-centered
Consider not
What Christ endured

The character of Christ
Turns outward towards us
Oh, how we are blessed
When we serve like Jesus


Safe Keep

Safe keep sacred things
Always in your heart
Where, the Spirit brings
Blessings that impart

Sunday, March 10, 2024

Minister

Share and show service
Feed and uplift
Kind care with purpose
To those in your midst


Roll

Roll out of bed
To start your day
On your knees, read
A verse, then pray

Glory to His kingdom

Glory to His kingdom
Let us learn and speak of Christ!
Gaining joy and wisdom
Let us share forth, of His Light

Sacrament Meeting

Jesus Christ is HERE,
Each and every time we come,
To lift and Light and steer
Us to what we can become!

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Repair

Teaching and repairing
The harm that had been done..
I started, first, by sharing
Pure love that's from the Son 
❤️ 

Thursday, February 29, 2024

Think Happy

Think happy thoughts
until your days are through.
Think, "God has taught me
to give thanks in all I do!"

Sunday, February 25, 2024

Decision

 Once the decision is made

The choices becomes clear

Steps forward are plain

The Spirit is felt near



The List

 I would like to get it done

It is higher on my list

Yes, it will not be long

Until it reaches the highest


Do you make checklists?  I have a habit of losing them when I do.  Sigh.

That is Not For Me

 Change the way you think

And how you will respond

Don't say, "I'm trying to quit!"

Say, "Of this I am not fond!"


Identify anew 

As what you want to be

You have greater things to do

Think, "That is not for me!"


I heard someone give this advice, Don't say, "I'm trying to quit" or "No thanks, I quit."


Hold On

 Life on the narrow path

Is ever straight and long

There's dips where we fall

Remember to hold on


Miracles

Miracles do come

In answer to a prayer

We may not recognize some

Always trust God is there


The biggest miracle of all is that God is always there, for comfort, peace, and love. 

Friday, February 23, 2024

The Gospel

The floodgates burst open
To flow ever more!
Christ's nourishing gospel
Does cleanse and restore!

His Endowed

We cannot be boastful
We cannot be proud
We, ever grateful,
Are the Lord's endowed

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2002/10/the-marvelous-foundation-of-our-faith?lang=eng

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Who You Really Are

You're heroes
You're Kings
Empower
Blessings 

You're angels
You're queens
Minister
Blessings

The In-law

I'm an in-law
Not an out-law
I've made my way in
Love's how I'm staying

Just saying...

Sunday, February 18, 2024

Blessings Come

Blessings come to everyone 
Who read the word of God
Though illiterate, come.
Give it all you've got!


Lesson in Affliction

I had to learn
So I could teach.
Repent. Return.
God is for each!

Wrestling

Wrestling with myself
Way over my head.
I searched for some help
And to God I was led.

A Verse

A verse blows up
Highlighted and bold
I read. It talks back.
Revelations unfold.

Thursday, February 15, 2024

Empty Nesters

The empty nesters
Cannot will not rest
At hoping that their children
Will have faith and be blessed

Consistency

Get into the pages
Be there
The Almighty healer
Shows care

Questions, desires, and needs?
Read on
Then, humbly, on your knees
Pray on

The best of relationships 
Takes time
Let Him touch your heart, your soul,
Your mind






Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Sacred

Keep sacred things
And ponder in your heart
Just what they mean.
What would that God impart?


Monday, February 12, 2024

Witness Miracles

Witness miracles
And lay them up in your heart
God lives and fulfills 
His purposes, to impart

Luke 1:66
Imagine having no voice for 9 months and to have it restored to speak of such a miracle as this: thou child shall be the prophet of the Highest. 

Sunday, February 11, 2024

Dive In

Dive in
Feast
Explore

Ponder 
Read
There's more

Lost

Dark are the records
Of enmity and death
When, against God's word
We lose humanity's best

When man goes against neighbor
And father against son
We lose generations of labor
What woes this feud has done!



Honor The Loss

Honor the loss
Due to suicide
Form a sacred place
To console and confide



Tuesday, February 6, 2024

He Has

He has wiped my tears
And fixed what I can't 
He has calmed my fears
I trust in His plan 

Jesus has wiped away my tears
And fixed what I cannot
He has calmed all of my fears
I've been blessed and I've been  taught

Joy Tells It All-

 Swallowed up in Christ

You've hope in your call

You shine with His light

Your joy tells it all


You don't have to nag

You don't have to prod

Keep partaking and

Light the path to God


Sunday, February 4, 2024

Problem?

A real problem?
Only God can help!
The atonement 
Saves us all from hell!




Blessings

You want good things for others. 
Then, why not for yourself?
We're all sisters and brothers
In need of the Lord's help!

Sometimes it is easy to want the highest blessings for church leaders and forget to want them for ourselves.  

Hard Things

Hard things have to happen
So God can show His hand
Exercise faith and then
Surrender to His plan

Make the Hard Fun

Make what's hard fun
Add a little music
What's to be done?
Work, take breaks, and "move it!"

Sunday, January 21, 2024

A Constant

Fads come and go
But one thing remains
The path to know...
God's truths never change

Fads come and go
As styles evolve
Technology grows
New ways to solve

Fads come and go
And bills more extend
Still purchases age
While debt has no end

Hold to the rod
Be wise with your gifts
Know that our God
Blesses and lifts



The Impact

An intimate impact
Come of the Holy Ghost
A prompting is felt
When we need it the most

Ministering 

A young woman spoke of how 🤔 she knew the holy ghost speaks through others who have been like angels to her. 

Monday, January 1, 2024

Why LDS Young Men Leader Brad Wilcox Believes God's Grace Is The Key To ...


https://youtu.be/mRfqe0Ig9YM?si=ayea57Mj3JQxhMLt

In spite of our circumstances, 
We know what we're of.
It's Christ who connects us, 
His Light and His love!

See the need. 
Make the difference. 
Bless and lead, 
In each instance.