Are you in need of a mother? (This post was originally written in September, 2020) During our Latter-day Saint Relief Society lesson today, my daughter, Cristi, shared Tomai Cooper-Hira’s Facebook post featuring a mother hen that died protecting her eggs in California's recent wildfires. Some people claim the photo is fake. Regardless, this sad, sweet, poignant photo reminds me of Jesus Christ. As our Savior and Protector, He firmly and tenderly admonishes us (whom He calls "His children") ... VIEW POST
Jesus Christ As “The Mother Hen”
Old Wine, New Bottles; Old Garment, New Cloth
Living a life of parables? (Originally written on August 22, 2020) A few years ago, I finished reading The Holy Bible; this time, however, I read the Gideons' version---you know, the red-covered Bibles found in hotel rooms. (During a trip with my husband, I had found one in our hotel room and began to read it; I liked it so much I decided to buy my own.) As I read the Gideons' translation of the New Testament’s book of Mark, I gained a greater understanding of a few things---especially the ... VIEW POST
Suffering From a “Generational Curse”?
LDS Twelve Steps to the Rescue! (This was originally a Facebook post from November 22, 2020) I discovered Michael Glen's #givethanks Facebook post (see below), and decided to share it. I have written previous posts about addiction and will continue to revisit this important issue.Addiction and addictive mindsets run in families from one generation to the next. (The scriptures refer to them as "generational curses.") One or both parents often unknowingly pass their addictive behaviors and ... VIEW POST
The Holy Temples Beckon
(This post was originally written in 2019) "High on the mountain top, a banner is unfurled . . . " Over the years, I have watched many young women and their entourages arrive in limos to the Oakland Temple grounds. Shadowed by a professional photographer, girls have their photos taken for their quinceañeras using the Oakland Temple as a backdrop. A quinceanera is a Latin American Catholic tradition for girls when they reach the age of fifteen.At first, I was taken aback by all the flashy ... VIEW POST
Part 1: Suffering a Crisis of Faith? Feed Your Faith, Starve Your Doubts
(Original Post Date: March 13, 2017. Updated in October 2024)Faltering faith? The 1980s were challenging years for me. I began 1980 as a newlywed and 1990 as a mom to four kids. One of my challenges involved questions of faith. Born and raised in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I always had a rock-solid testimony of the gospel and of the Church. Still, like many American young women, I had questions regarding Church doctrine and Latter-day Saint culture. My older sister, Janet, ... VIEW POST
The Giving Tree and The Proud Tree
Nothing left to give? Every Sunday evening, I attended the Latter-day Saint Women's Support Group and listened as the women gradually exposed their vulnerability and anguish due to addiction within their families. (Even though mental illness has lost much of its societal stigma, addiction is often still shrouded in secrecy and shame---particularly within our American Latter-day Saint culture.) The sisters' individual stories were sad and distressing: My son hates me.I have nothing ... VIEW POST
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"The Ten Virgins" by John Melhuish Strudwick