Jesus is our Savior and Gift.
Choose thoughts that help you quit worrying as a homeschool mom or dad.
Worrying doesn't help anything or anyone. It actually puts you in a negative space and diminishes your energy, making it less likely that you can act the way you would like to act.
Choose trust and peace. 
Trust in Jesus and his power to SAVE.
Let go of Perfectionism.

Scripture References quoted in this episode:
Luke 2:10-11
Luke 2:19
Matthew 1:21

At Candlestick Academy, our mission is to help you and your family shine. You can grow more PEACE in YOUR HEART and HOME by discovering and applying true principles in your education.

Some of the happenings in my life the past 4 years. :)

We can cultivate peace in our hearts and homes when we recognize and CLEANSE the lies from our inner being. When we operate in alignment with God's truth, we feel more peace. Let's conquer the darkness with the light of truth. Shine light on those mean monsters and transform them with love into the teddy-bear truths that support your growth as a child of God.

Moms often feel stuck in chaos. At Candlestick Academy, we've created mentoring programs to help you move forward to a calm place of inner peace.

Our world needs moms who choose into peace. Our kids need moms who conquer darkness and lead with light.

Stay tuned for more information on the new Cultivating Peace online group mentoring program for moms. Join Resha for live group mentoring month after month to help you get past the darkness of stuck and into the light of inner peace.

Visit our website:
www.candlestickacademy.org

We can cultivate peace in our hearts and homes when we make a conscious choice to CONNECT with what matters most. When we connect with God's love, we are better able to do all the other responsibilities we have as mothers, wives, and friends. Listen in to learn more about how you can Cultivate Peace today by taking the action to CONNECT with what matters most.

Moms often feel stuck in the chaos of everyday life. At Candlestick Academy, we've created mentoring programs to help you move forward to a calm place of inner peace.

Our world needs moms who choose into peace. Our kids need moms who conquer darkness and lead with light.

Stay tuned for more information on the new Cultivating Peace online group mentoring program for moms. Join Resha for live group mentoring month after month to get you past the darkness of stuck, and into the light of inner peace.

Visit our website: www.candlestickacademy.org

Your connection and relationship with your kids is the most important part of their education. If you're missing out on the connection that can happen when you read great books together, you're missing out on one of the best parts of your kids' childhood. Focus more on connection when you read and don't kill the great experience that could be yours by making academic learning a fight rather than a natural flow from your healthy relationships.

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Find our contact form on our website and let me know your thoughts and questions!
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I do this thing that I like to call Search-Ponder-Write (SPW), where I 

• SEARCH for true principles and ideas in a good book, 
• PONDER what the quiet voice inside of me is saying, and then 
• WRITE the message that comes to my mind.

This is a really effective way of developing intuition. I love doing SPW for myself. And I want to bless my kids with the practice of being intuitive learners, so I use it as part of my kids’ homeschool assignments.

Well, the other day I was doing some studying about how to find rest. I found a scripture that kept inviting me to come back to it and read it again and again. I had a few questions come up about what that verse really meant for me.

How is it possible to “never be weary of good works” (as stated in Alma 37:34)?? 

Sometimes I DO feel weary while trying to do good works!

Am I doing something wrong here, to feel weary while trying to do good things like feed my family, record a podcast episode, clean and organize my house, and serve a friend?

What is the message here for me?

What is Heavenly Father trying to teach me with this verse?

Well, when we sincerely ask, with faith that we will receive an answer, the answers will come. So I kept pondering and asking, and then one day the light turned on. I knew the message I was supposed to learn. I wrote it down for safe-keeping. And now I get to share it with you.

Your homework for this episode is to try Search-Ponder-Write for yourself. Read something good. Ponder it. Ask some questions. Listen to that good, quiet voice inside of you. And then write your insights. 

Sad Mother's Day!? Shouldn't it be Happy Mother's Day? Happy mother, on a happy day, to celebrate her goodness? Well, sometimes that isn't how it works for moms who are in the thick of fighting the darkness. Over the past couple of weeks I've been working through some junk and I wanted to share some insights from one of my recent energy clearing sessions, as well as some tips to help you live with more joy as a mom.

A few things to remember:

• Don't compare yourself to others.
• Celebrate your small wins.
• Let love in.

When mama's happy, it helps everyone else be happy. Use your intuition to help you clear away negative energy. Use your intuition to lead your family with light. Use your intuition to help you ask the right questions and hear the right answers. 

Let the light of truth help you conquer darkness, so you can have more happy days as a mother.

Remember, your journey is yours for a wise purpose.

Small and simple steps can improve your family work environment. Working together as a family is one of the best bonding and memory making experiences you can create. Work is a blessing, not a curse. Bring the right energy to your family work, and hold it up as a blessing for your family to enjoy.

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. Let's go over a few ideas to help you live more in alignment with the law of agency.

Give it a listen and here's your homework....

Ponder these questions and write the thoughts that your "good voice" tells you. 

What is your "water" in your education journey with your kids? 

What is an action step you could take that would help you live more in alignment with the law of agency and also be most beneficial for your family? 

Write these thoughts in your journal, and commit to taking a small and simple action step this week. 

Asking yourself questions like these, listening for the answers, and taking action as soon as possible, are powerful steps in developing your intuition.

Conquer darkness. Lead with light.

Are negative emotions weighing you down? Do you feel numb? Is it a struggle to feel the joy that you know you should be feeling as a mother?
Listen to this conversation I had with Kenzie Anderton about how she has learned to feel more joy and stop fearing negative emotions. She has grown to a place of greater confidence in discerning which voice to listen to inside her head. She's learned that her true self has important messages for her, and this higher version of herself is happy to help her out on this wild ride we call motherhood.