I don't know about you, but sometimes I feel like my brain finally understands something that I should have comprehended decades ago.These epiphanies normally have something to do with how I can be more aligned with my Father in Heaven.This week a friend of mine said something along the lines of how to we can draw our actions closer to those of our Savior...and my brain just clicked.Let's talk about it!

As many of you know, I wrote a book about my Spiritual journey during the months of my late husbands cancer struggle.But I didn't do it alone.I had Crystal.I wanted to sit down with her to talk about what the experience was like, and how we were able to create something so special and personal...together.

 I know that for a lot of people, organized religion is a turn-off. Going to church, hearing instructors and teachers, all of it seems disingenuous. I was thinking about this yesterday as I interacted with members of my congregations, and I came to a conclusion. If going to church were just about me, then I'd agree that it could be far less uplifting. But here's the thing: Going to church isn't just about us. It's about our neighbors and how we can serve and love and uplift. Let's talk about it! 

This is my favorite time of year!Yes, I love my kids, but once school is back, I feel a little more freedom.And peace.That's what I want to talk about today: Peace.God is not a God of confusion, but peace, and as we seek it, we will find it.

For some reason it is SO much easier to give Grace to the people around us than it is to give it to ourselves.I'm this way too. I beat myself up over so many things that I would readily understand and forgive about anyone else.Well this week I am trying to give myself a bit of a break, and offer the same Grace I would give to other to myself.I invite you to do the same.Let's talk about it.

Sometimes things are simpler than we make them.I was reading in the Bible about the time the Israelite camp in the wilderness was infested with serpents and people were dying from being bitten.In order to heal them, Moses put a brass serpent on a pole, and all the people had to do was look to it and be healed.Simple, right?Yet many people didn't look, and chose to die because it was such a simple thing.How is this reflected in our modern world today?Let's talk about it.

There is a certain social standard to what we wear to church on Sunday.Of course, we want to show respect and love for our Father in Heaven by wearing our best clothes.However, that social standard can also make people who don't have 'Sunday Dress' clothes uncomfortable and judged because they don't have the finest apparel.Let's talk about this, and how we can help those who feel unwelcome or unclean to want to join us in hearing the Good Word.

I don't usually care for religious movies, particularly ones that try to adapt the Bible.I just really don't like them.And I could say that up until I was introduced to The Chosen.For those of you who have never heard of it, The Chosen is a show that focuses on Christ's mortal ministry.And it is awesome.Without caveat. Let me tell you a bit about it, and why it has impacted my study of the scriptures.

I am an open book.Some people think that is a bad thing, but I've been thinking about it and come to the conclusion that all of us need to be a little bit more open.Why?We can't serve each other unless we know what's going on in our lives.If we're never open with each other we'll always end up shouldering our burdens alone, and that is not what the Lord wants.So let's talk about it, and maybe see how we can be more open and accepting of the service of others.

'Despair binds hearts and minds in suffocating darkness.'I heard that in a talk this week and it hit me pretty hard.I'm always thinking about hope, and how hope lifts us up.But sometimes when we find ourselves deep in despair, hope seems so far away that there is no end to our pain and loneliness.This thought brought me back to my own times of crushing despair, and I wanted to talk a bit about it today.Join me.