Let’s be honest: we live in a contentious world. A very contentious world. Everyone has an opinion, and everyone is fighting over that opinion. It’s exhausting. The thing I have really began to notice, and it really bothers me, is that people are bullying one another for their opposing opinions. The citizens of the world
Recently, the idea of perspective has been on my mind. I have had many discussions and thoughts on the topic. To get a better understanding, I thought I would ruminate on it. I’ve always thought perspective is just how we view things, but it’s so much more. Yes, it is how we view things, but
Growing up in a religious environment I was taught “endure to end,” and if you did, you would gain eternal life. I was taught to keep faithful—no matter what—through good times and bad, even when things seemed impossible. This meant no matter what happens in life people should look to Jesus Christ, and He will
Intimacy. Ugh, such a scary word for so many. Especially me. Intimacy scares the crap out of me-for a lot of reasons, but it shouldn’t be scary. Most people think of sex when they hear the word intimacy, but intimacy is so much more than physical closeness. Intimacy is a closeness and familiarity in a
The past year and a half has been hard. On everyone. We live in a world on the precipice—though I am not sure of what—fueled by anxiety, anger, hatred, and fear. If you’ve watched the news during this time, it’s been depressing, and you may have felt daily reminders of these emotions—daily Covid case counts
We walk through life, we observe things, and we judge things; it’s human nature. As a writer, I spend a lot of time observing people, and I have been told I use my observations to create labels for others. This is true. I judge people from my observations. Lately, I have been thinking a lot
“Faith is like a little seed, if planted it will grow” is a line from a song I sang as a child in church. I woke up the other morning with this song in my head, and it has stayed in my head for the last few days. I have been experiencing somewhat of a
A new year. A new me. That is my vow. I have already failed in some aspects. I planned on not waiting until the last minute to write my blog, but here I am, at the end of the month, on the first month, writing my blog. In 2020, I set goals in 6 areas
This month, I originally intended to write my blog on a different subject. I had it planned out. Like everything in life, and this year, things don’t/didn’t go according to plan. A few weeks ago, I was shopping, and suddenly it hit me that I needed to postpone this month’s blog, and I needed to
A few weeks ago, I read the book QB: My Life Behind the Spiral by Steve Young. Steve Young was one of my heroes growing up—mostly because I grew up LDS, and he was LDS and played football, so he was a combination of two things I knew pretty well. I always appreciated he maintained