“BECOME AS A LITTLE CHILD”–JUST HOW LITTLE MUST THIS ADDICT BECOME?
In a talk entitled, “Born of God,” President Benson made the following statement about how often a person should look to the Lord to seek His guidance:
“The constant and recurring question in our minds, touching every thought and deed of our lives should be, ‘Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?’” (Ensign, December [...]
Being Anchored in the Book of Mormon by HDDMFB
Dear Friends seeking recovery in and through here-and-now application of the Savior’s offer of Atonement, . . .
The following post is the journal record of this morning’s dialogue with the Lord. In all humility I share it here. I have no intent or desire except to encourage and invite you to embrace the truth that [...]
Enjoying the Lord’s Spirit at the Oquirrh Mountain Temple Dedication
August 23, 2009
5:34 p.m. Phil and I attended the final session of the dedicatory services for the Oquirrh Mountain temple at 3:00 p.m., today. Earlier in the day I had honestly expressed to the Lord my divided feelings about going, much in the spirit or manner of the man who admitted his [...]
THIS IS HOW IT ALL BEGAN . . . Not With My Righteousness, but with HIS
THIS IS HOW IT ALL BEGAN . . .
August 2, 2009
As I knelt down, this morning, to offer my formal “opening prayer” for the day to Heavenly Father, I automatically (20 years of imperfect buy persistent repetition) reached for my pen and notepad. I had to smile as the recognition whispered through [...]
Receiving the Gift My Father Has Offered Me
July 9, 2009
3:49 a.m. I don’t know why I’m staying up at this time of morning, except that it feels like Christmas, and I am filled with love for God and from God. A “Power greater than myself” is waiting for me every morning that I choose to forgive and dismiss the first impulse that [...]
Personal Revelation is the Antidote for Addiction
As the reading for this morning’s 6:30 meeting, I drew some quotes from Elder Bruce R. McConkie’s article, “How to Get Personal Revelation,” published in the June, 1980 issue of the New Era.
“As a people, we are in the habit of saying that we believe in latter-day revelation. . . . But, ordinarily, when [...]
The Only Thing that Saved Me . . .
There have been some posts of late addressing all the external, arm-of-flesh things a wife might try to do to “help” her husband and protect herself from having to put up with any more of his unrighteous choices, but I have never found any of them to be of any lasting effect. In fact, like [...]
The Only Thing that Saved Me . . . - continue readingAdmitting I Can’t Manage My Way Out of Addiction
Some Personal Reflections on Step One:
Admitting I Can’t Manage My Way Out of Addiction
May 22, 2009 – originally shared at the HtH online meeting
I could begin by sharing on my stubborn resistance to admitting that my life is “unmanageable,” as Step One asks of me.
My insistence on having to contribute some part [...]
MY LIFE IN ZION, AS ONE WITH CHRIST IN HEART AND MIND
MY LIFE IN ZION, AS ONE WITH CHRIST IN HEART AND MIND
May 1, 2009
9:05 a.m. Wow! I’ve had such a great morning–so conscious of the Savior’s abiding presence in my “midst.” So grateful for the rock-solid hope and peace that gives me. So grateful for how far and wide I can see from [...]
Twelve Jewels in My Crown: Rejoicing in My Children’s Lives
May 21, 2009
9:06 a.m. I’m at my desk. This is a first draft of my thoughts. Not transcribed from handwritten notes.
I just read an article from Sheila Bender’s newsletter for 5/21/09. It’s called “What the Moment Can Hold” by Abigail Thomas. It is an excerpt from her book, Safekeeping: Some True Stories from a Life.
These [...]
