I write down short thoughts from time to time, as they coalesce from what I’ve read or heard in a talk, or from insight about what I’m experiencing. You might do this, too. Here are a few of those I’ve had recently, which aren’t long enough to turn into a post on their own, but … Continue reading Thoughts
What does the Atonement of Jesus Christ mean for me, daily? How does His work most help me? Well, besides giving me everything, it gives me grace – the power to overcome the world. Continue reading Power to overcome: how Christ’s Atonement saves me in and from my circumstances
How hard life is, and how little we think of it until, again and again, it brings us to the ground, and denying it no longer, We finally accept that this is how it is and how it will always be. Beauty is in moments, not swathes; Love is in hardship, not bliss; Success is … Continue reading Acceptance
Last month I read “The Gift” by Alison Croggon. It’s a young adult novel, but detailed and interesting enough for any age (and shelved in the adult section in our city libraries) – the author has created a whole history for the lands she sets her stories in, like The Lord of the Rings backstory, … Continue reading A different world
I finally went to see the new “Cinderella” movie the other day (now a few weeks ago). I have a secret (or maybe not-so-secret) love of fairytales, happy endings, magic and beautiful ball dresses. And the movie was everything people have been saying it is – innocent, lovely, bright and poignant. The colours were great, … Continue reading Courage, kindness, joyful womanhood and Cinderella
Peaceable Treasures 