The alarm went off at 5:30am today. I really, really wanted to hide under the warm covers and go back to bed. After all, today is a special day. May 25th is the day, 15 years ago, that my best friend became my eternal best friend. And yet, I got up […]
Santa…What do you want for Christmas?
By Emily Layton
Nick pulled his covers up around his chin and snuggled beneath the warm blankets. Memories of his day danced through his mind. It had snowed last night and Nick had spent the day sledding with his sister, building a snowman with his new friend Max, and […]
What does the name Ticonderoga mean to you? For one, the little girl in me thinks it’s just a fun name to say! But, more than that, it is a name that plays a part in the heritage we all share as Americans. In early 1776 the American colonists were beginning their […]
The sun rose again this morning, ushering in another beautiful autumn day. I missed it. I was still snuggled in bed. Isn’t it amazing that something so magnificent could go unobserved? The day comes every day. It happens with such regularity that I don’t even think about it most days, […]
Prepare. We hear so much about it we are almost desensitized to it. However, the parable of the ten virgins illustrates to us that our preparation or our lack of preparation will have eternal consequences. There are ways we have been warned to prepare for the events of the last days both […]
Last night I was snuggling with our 7-year-old daughter at bedtime. She was telling me about her Primary lesson about how Abraham was saved from being sacrificed when he was a child because he had a special mission in life. I shared my testimony that I know the Lord is with us to protect us […]
I came across this talk yesterday in my personal study and thought it was very powerful. I know I often struggle with the balance between attending to my needs and the needs of those I love. Her perspective here about the third option–the choice to consecrate ourselves to the Lord–was a powerful insight for me […]
“Our words and external expressions are not neutral, for they reflect both who we are and shape who we are becoming.” Robert S. Wood
What do I want to do when I grow up? I have fielded that question a lot lately as I begin my last semester of graduate school. Surely I must have it figured out by now since I’m graduating in four months. The truth is, I don’t know really. I know I want to come […]
“How can we love days that are filled with sorrow? We can’t—at least not in the moment. I don’t think my mother was suggesting that we suppress discouragement or deny the reality of pain. I don’t think she was suggesting that we smother unpleasant truths beneath a cloak of pretended happiness. But I do believe […]