a little at a time…
From March 10, 2102 (a Sunday) journal entry: When asking the Lord that I might leave behind ‘old norms that were not working for me’ and how I would get the energy to maintain a new spiritual direction… it reads; The Lord answered me directly with...opportunities to refine
Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said: “Our efforts to improve our observance of the Sabbath day pose a less stressful example of opposition. We have the Lord’s commandment to honor the Sabbath. Some of our choices may violate that...from random thoughts… come roots to change
From journal entry of 7/16/16 … have come into deeper understanding when ‘that space’ (really His plan for me) seemed irrelevant or ‘unnecessary’. An understanding or aspect of my nature to which I paid little attention, but now realize...Patience
Dear Readers, I have thought many times at the themes that keep recurring in this blog and conclude that the repetition has at least two purposes… not everyone will read each post (perhaps few do) and as each of us change daily in our level of receptiveness or...answers?… feeling swamped
These last several weeks my wife and I have been renovating next door in our duplex. We anticipate moving in later this week. That deadline, preceding a family reunion, has increased our intensity to ‘gitter done’ and at the beginning we felt we would...a trifle?
“Plato once rebuked a person for engaging in a gambling game. And when the person protested that he had only played for a ‘trifle,’ Plato replied: “The habit is not a trifle.” ~Plato When I look at my past, back to my youth, anything...deeper struggles
Regarding Elder Henry B. Eyring’s talk of April 2, 2016… ‘Where Two or Three Are Gathered’, He said: All of us have had our faith tested by precious blessings delayed, vicious attacks of those who wanted to destroy our faith, temptations to...
Hi I’m Kent
I am married and we have 3 children and many grandchildren. Our children have chosen wisely in their careers and in marriage and I attribute much of their success, as they do, to a close relationship with Jesus Christ… Click for more.