Chocolate Cake Bytes

Life is hard.

Sometimes we're confronted with mourning with others who mourn, or comforting those who stand in need of comfort.

But interacting with someone who is needing comfort can be...well...uncomfortable.

How do we put off our own discomfort and truly *comfort* others?

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In an unrelated but totally related conversation with Carissa, she asked a question that tied in perfectly with last week's conversation with Heidi. So I told her to stop talking so we could record the conversation.

Having "But If Not" faith may be a next step for some of us. What does that look like, and what does it mean?

This is our attempt to address those questions...and more!

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During a Family Home Evening lesson, favorite niece Heidi made a very insightful comment about prayer.

As I tend to do, I asked her if we could have a more in-depth conversation and record it for the podcast.

She's a recently-returned missionary, and hasn't learned to say "no" yet, so here is our chat.

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We are instructed to "Counsel with the Lord," and for some of us, that has meant "Ask the Lord's opinion" or "Get the Lord's direction" for all of our major decisions.

But not all decision are major, and what are the drawbacks or risks to counseling (or NOT counseling) with the Lord on smaller or less significant matters?

And how do we make a decision when there isn't necessarily a "right" or "wrong" decision to be made?

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What does it mean to "systematically include the Lord in your development?"

I'm not one who prays to get inspiration for each choice I make on a daily basis, but instead, I tend to act in a responsible manner, hoping to do the best thing for myself and others.

Elder Clark Gilbert addresses this in General Conference: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2021/10/16gilbert?lang=eng

I've been pondering how I can systematically involve the Lord in my development. I would love to hear your thoughts, too.

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Grandma Jan, my mother-in-law, passed away a couple of weeks ago, giving me a front row seat to how different people grieve.

What does it take to give yourself (or others) the space to properly grieve?

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The first stage of grief is denial.

When does having and exercising faith and hope cross over into being in denial, and not allowing you to move through the grief process?

I haven't figured this one out yet, so I'm asking more questions than I'm answering. But I'd love to hear your thoughts and feedback.

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This week, I make an attempt to talk about beliefs.

What are they, why do we have them, and are they based on anything tangible?

For example, how can you and I have vastly different beliefs about the same "truth?"

I don't know all the answers, but I share some thoughts about why I believe.

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Setting goals can be a little bit scary and a little bit intimidating. It's not always easy to decide and commit to doing something bigger than we've ever done before, and if we're not careful, we  open ourselves up to beating ourselves up a LOT for missing the mark.

This week we chat with Geoff (Brother Brigham) who has a different take on setting goals...with faith.

I learned some new things that I will start using as I set my next goals.

Thanks for listening!

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It's a few weeks after the new year, and statistically, your New Year's resolution is probably broken by now.

Since we're not good at changing overnight, and I'm still the flawed, imperfect, mistake-maker today that I was yesterday, how should I handle when I mess up?

This week, listen in as I share some observations about how to approach making mistakes and moving on.

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