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Thank you for the love and support some of you have offered to our anonymous friend who is dealing with anorexia with her daughter.  Your kindness and empathy is deeply appreciated. I’m posting more information on the subject since there is a need and interest in the topic.  Here are two messages (below) that offer comfort, strength and…real understanding!  I hope you will check them out if you feel so to do! We’re all in this together.  Our love and support of one another through trials is what we’ve been sent here to do. Heidi G. First Message:  “A dear friend of mine went through this as a teenager and wrote a book about it.  Here is her website: www.afuturefortomorrow.com. It is one of the best books I have ever read, and THE best dealing with eating disorders.  She is LDS and ties in a lot of the gospel principles in her journey to recovery.  I have recommended this book to everyone, especially... Read the rest of this entry »

I have a chocolate lab named Tess.  We love her and she is madly devoted to us. She is a sweet dog that has moments of brilliance, but for the most part is not that bright.  For example, often times when open the back door to let her outside, she will walk onto the patio, then turn around and come right back into the house – even when I know she needs to “go potty” (yes, we talk to our dog like  Read More →

Just in the case that someone got the wrong impression from my first edition of this. I’m presenting things in a little bit different manner, but essentially I’m saying the same thing: There are times when we need to go against the social pressure if we wish to obey the commands of our conscience.  Read More →

A couple nights ago, Jenni was showing me a blog that’s kept by a mother who had a very recent miscarriage. Reading a little of that made me think a little about our own situation. We’ve never had a miscarriage. We’ve never lost a child. We’ve never had any close calls in that regard, and we’ve never had any major health issues with our kids. It’s a little odd, really. We’re so blessed, and I’m so grateful for what the Lord has done for us, and I wouldn’t want it any other way. But it does feel a little hollow to read others experiences, or hear them talk about their own losses – and sometimes they are serious, serious losses. How do we comfort someone who can’t have children? How can we offer real understanding to someone who lost a close family member, or has a never-ending flow of surgeries and medical bills? And what do they think of us? Are they offended if we try to offer assistance? Are they subconsciously bitter for not... Read the rest of this entry »

When you pray for an opportunity, remember to also pray for courage. After writing for my own projects—my fiction manuscript, my autobiography and my blog—I needed to reach for some new possibilities beyond myself to share my talents in a way that benefits my local community. I took my desire to the Lord and discovered a truth [...] All Content Copyright (C) 2007-2009 TJ Hirst. No content may be reproduced without the copyright owner’s express written consent.Pray, Ask, Listen, Follow  Read More →

WOMEN of the BOOK OF MORMONby Heather B. Moore Only a few woman are named in the Book of Mormon. A few more are noted in regard to their husbands, sons and lovers. Despite their anonymity, no one can deny that the powerful men of the the Book of Mormon had equally noble women by their sides, comforting them, bearing and raising their children, and waiting for their return from war. What lessons do their lives hold for us in our day? Heather B. Moore is a prolific author of scripture-based historical fiction, but her newest book, “Women of the Book of Mormon,” is a scholarly piece packed with splendid research and astute analysis on these oft-forgotten scriptural women. I consider myself fairly well-versed in the scriptures, but Heather B. Moore has again done what she does so well–humanizing her subjects with cultural and historical details that illuminate their lives, making them real to us in ways this reader never before considered. Moore draws from the research of... Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve mentioned before that one of my all-time favorite stories is about a king who sends his three sons out on a quest to return with a picture of peace. A year passes, and when they return, two of the sons present sketches of serene settings. The third returns with a sketch of a solid rock face marred by a crack. Emerging from that crack is a tenacious little branch upon which rests a tiny bird. The king’s eyes moistened as he looked upon the image, for he knew that a man who understood that true peace must be found despite opposition would make a wise ruler. I think of that image often. I’m in a relatively quiet stage of life right now. My husband and I are basically quiet people. I’m a little more animated than he, but life is peaceful–we eat what and when we choose, we nap when we like, and we play when we want. I’m free to write most days now. It sounds lovely, but I miss the chaos of family life from time to time. My memories are rose-colored, I... Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve mentioned before that one of my all-time favorite stories is about a king who sends his three sons out on a quest to return with a picture of peace. A year passes, and when they return, two of the sons present sketches of serene settings. The third returns with a sketch of a solid rock face marred by a crack. Emerging from that crack is a tenacious little branch upon which rests a tiny bird. The king’s eyes moistened as he looked upon the image, for he knew that a man who understood that true peace must be found despite opposition would make a wise ruler. I think of that image often. I’m in a relatively quiet stage of life right now. My husband and I are basically quiet people. I’m a little more animated than he, but life is peaceful–we eat what and when we choose, we nap when we like, and we play when we want. I’m free to write most days now. It sounds lovely, but I miss the chaos of family life from time to time. My memories are rose-colored, I... Read the rest of this entry »

Moral courage: How do we define it? Simply, do what is right, even if it isn’t popular or otherwise easy.  Read More →

March is coming around the corner. As always, the new edition of the Ensign is already in the mailboxes. I have already received mine, and have already glanced through some of the articles. There are several articles that are very interesting to read, prayerfully study through, and ask for comprehension. Truly, this month’s issue is [...]  Read More →

“I want to be an engineer, so I can make different things that make the world a better place, starting with my village.” – William Kamkwamba John ‘Jigsaw’ Cramer had said in SAW III, that “Despite having all the advantages, many of us still choose not to advance.” However, every once in a while, life presents us with people or situations that remind us just how much we take things for granted. Such is the story of William Kamkwamba. William’s story clearly illustrates just how much can be achieved if one purposes to meet his objectives. William Kamkwamba is a thinker and doer from Malawi who inspired many of us with his windmill. His native Malawi had gone through one of its worst droughts seven years ago, killing thousands. His family and others were surviving on one meal a day. The red soil in his Masitala hometown was parched, leaving his father, a farmer, without any income. But amid all the shortages, one thing was still abundant. Wind. William was kicked out... Read the rest of this entry »