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A Wedding Gift toTreasure

Is there a wedding coming up in your family? What about a unique wedding gift? In the marriage blog I wrote about a unique recipe book. This is adapted from that idea. What about giving the happy couple a book of the family’s favorite verses and those of family members? Each page could include a favorite bible verse or two as well as a few lines about why that verse is special to you. You might include an example of a situation or story of where that verse was a help to you in your life or a drawing, a … Continue reading →

Using God’s Gifts

On Friday, less than an hour before a concert at a nursing home where our choir was singing, I received a phone call telling me another woman from our choir died, suddenly. She’d been in hospital a while. But last we heard she’d been getting better. I didn’t know the woman well as I’ve only been a member of the choir a short time, but others had known her for years and been quite good friends. So to say the news hit everyone in the choir like a mallet to the head would be an understatement. As part of our … Continue reading →

Taking God For Granted

A common problem in many relationships at time is that of taking the other person for granted. You can even carry this into your relationship with the Lord. Are You taking God for granted? Being thankful is a solution to this. In 2 Kings 5 we read that Naaman heard about the prophet in Israel. According to the slave girl, who was maid to Naaman’s wife, this prophet could heal even leprosy. Naaman thought he could purchase healing and so sent gifts to the king of Israel who decided he was trying to pick a quarrel with him. Elisha heard … Continue reading →

The Gift Or Blessing In Each Day – Part 4

The Gift or Blessing in Each Day – part 4 Tuesday was definitely a day for praising God. We have our daughter visiting for a few days which is a joy and then on Tuesday I got back on the tennis court and had a hit for an hour on the synthetic grass courts at the local club. The arm was a little sore particularly when it came to backhands, as I know I use a lot of wrist in my backhands. According my son who had tennis lessons when he was younger and was very good at tennis, I … Continue reading →

The Gift Or Blessing In Each Day – Part 2

I promised to share with you some of the gifts or blessings from each day. Since we’ve moved house that special gift is often an aspect of creation. Recently as we went for a walk near our home we saw a rainbow, that unique symbol of hope and promise God gave to Noah back in Genesis 9:8-17. No, it wasn’t that I had never seen a rainbow before but usually it’s only one end of a rainbow, or part of a rainbow, that is visible, not the complete arch with both ends clearly visible. On this day we saw the … Continue reading →

The Gift or Blessing in Each Day – Part 3

I hope you’ve been looking at you life and keeping a list of the gift or blessing from each day. As I look back at Sunday, it’s hard to pick just one. I ended up with a list. The morning started with a quiet time with the Lord reading Isaiah 43. I love the book of Isaiah. It is filled with promises and reassurance from the Lord. Isaiah 55:12 was the promise God gave us and reiterated often, as we waited for his timing for our move. I have something to share with you about that too, that hit me … Continue reading →

Hope – a Gift from God

Today is a day of sadness for America as we commemorate the sixth anniversary of the World Trade Center bombings. However, it is not a day for despair. God wants us to have hope in all our trials, and today is no different. Elder M. Russell Ballard, in his Ensign article “The Hope of Joy Fulfilled,” November 1992 said: “My message to you today, my brothers and sisters, is simply this: the Lord is in control. He knows the end from the beginning. He has given us adequate instruction that, if followed, will see us safely through any crisis. His … Continue reading →

General Conference: “The Priesthood–A Sacred Gift”

In his talk, “The Priesthood—A Sacred Gift,” President Thomas S. Monson speaks about the importance of living worthy of the priesthood. He points out the number of men who hold the priesthood compared to the number of people in the world. He reminds the men that the priesthood is the power of God and that they need to live worthy of it. He warns that the world has many things in it that entice people away from righteous living. President Monson goes on to say that it is important to have courage. It is the courage to do what is … Continue reading →

Gifts of Self-Esteem – Mary Jane Woodger

“Gifts of Self-Esteem” by Mary Jane Woodger carries a subtitle: “Obtaining Spiritual Gifts and Strengthening Self-Perception.” That, in a nutshell, describes the whole book, but it’s not just a useful volume for someone who struggles with a negative view of themselves. There are many different angles to this book and it would be a wonderful gift for anyone who is seeking to draw closer to the Lord in any aspect of their lives. We begin with a chapter called “Combatting the Ds.” The “Ds” are: Depression, Despair, Despondency, being Dismissed, Discouragement, Doubt, being Discounted, and feeling Dead. These are all … Continue reading →

How Can You Know God’s Will for Your Life? Part 3

Have you written down the desire of your heart? Are you delighting in the Lord and waiting to see how He will fulfill the desire of your heart? I certainly was, as we considered our move to Orange. Despite Satan’s best efforts to sow doubts, and at times he seemed to work overtime on this, we prepared to move. Convinced by Scripture, prayer and providential circumstances we got ready to move, secure that God would direct and undertake for us. I felt sure somehow God would enable me to use those gifts and abilities he caused me to write down, … Continue reading →