Orchid is a prenatal and postnatal yoga teacher. She shares her wisdom regarding the newborn stage including 5 simple steps to do when you are feeling overwhelmed or depressed. And she shares her experiences with trying for over a year to get pregnant with her second baby. This was such a fun interview to do! […]
5 Simple Steps for Good Mental Health During the Newborn Stage Read More »
Meleah found herself unexpectedly pregnant with her 5th baby and it was a struggle to accept. Especially because it seemed like the Lord went silent. This is the 2nd half of my interview with Meleah, where she shares how she started seeing the Lord in her life again. How life is even sweeter with Miles
He was Unexpected, but I Chose to Have Him, Which makes it even sweeter Read More »
Last Sunday we talked about Gethsemane and the Apostles struggling to “watch” with Christ in His agony. I think our instructor’s was the best explanation I have ever heard for the apostles seemingly “slacking on the job.” It is not easy to hold space for someone in pain, and the Apostles were holding space for the most intense experience of pain that has ever occurred.
*I wrote this more than a few years ago and forgot about it until now. It seemed appropriate to share it for Easter. The morning had been hurried as I struggled to get four children ready for 9:00 am church. My husband was at an early priesthood meeting. I had been hit with a wave
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“Yea, and it came to pass that the Lord did visit us with assurances that he would deliver us; yea, insomuch that he did speak peace to our souls, and did grant unto us great faith, and did cause us that we should hope for our deliverance in him” (Alma 58:11).
So I am always looking for a good book to read and stumbled upon The Story of the Trapp Family Singers: The Story Which Inspired the Sound of Music on my mother-in-law’s bookshelf. I was hoping to find something that was not only entertaining but inspiring as well. It didn’t disappoint. I have always loved
Hidden Inside the Book, which Inspired The Sound of Music, are 3 Beautiful Birth Stories Read More »
I was asked to speak in church (sort of) on Christmas Day and some of the message I think is perfect for a New Year, so I am recycling it here. You Already Are What You Are Becoming Perhaps some of you have already set your New Year’s intentions. Even if you haven’t, that’s okay.
Hello 2022! You Already Are What You Are Becoming Read More »
A week before my first son was born I spent a very special afternoon with my Grandmother. She is famous for making wonderful chocolates, especially carmel turtles. They are the best. It was getting near Christmas and I’d convinced her to let me help her make her Christmas chocolates. I went with the hope that
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Faith In God, My Gospel Standards, and The Gift of Giving Life “That they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent” John 17:3. I was recently released from serving in Young Women. My new calling is to teach the Valiant 10/11 year old girls. In addition to that
What are Inward Ordinances and Why are they Important? Read More »
Something I used to frequently say regarding childbirth was that I was born in the last days because Heavenly Father knew I couldn’t handle a natural childbirth and knew I needed epidurals. It was something I would always joke about, but also really believed. I might be mentally strong, spiritually strong, but physically strong? No way. That was not for me. I wasn’t a hardy pioneer woman that pushed handcarts and gave birth along the Mormon trail. Heavenly Father knew me and knew my mental and physical limitations. Or so I thought.
How was Planning an Unmedicated Birth for My Own Spiritual Growth? – Episode 20 Read More »
