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A tree named Joshua
Many of you know that I am a recent immigrant to a strange and curious land called “California”. I live in what the natives refer to as the high desert. This desert is “high” because it lies at the foothills … Continue reading
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Tagged Earth life, endurance, Faith, Heavenly Father, Life, prayer, trials
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Even the Sparrows
I recently moved into a new home in a somewhat rural area. My room has a nice large window that allows me the opportunity to look out over the front yard. Fortunately, the trees in my front yard provide homes … Continue reading
Posted in Heavenly Father
Tagged Beauty, Blessings, Earth life, gratitude, Heavenly Father, Life, love, miracles, Savior, sparrows, Worth
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Consider the Lillies
I was born precisely nine days before the fiftieth birthday of one of the people I admire most, my maternal grandmother Lillie May Estes. I know this fact very well because she often expressed her disappointment that I didn’t “wait” … Continue reading
Posted in Good Examples
Tagged Earth life, example, Faith, family, Flowers, grandmother, gratitude, Heaven, Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, Life, lily of the valley, love, Savior, trials
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Never Ignore a Prompting (aka: The Disappearing Blog)
All week I worked on a blog that I planned to post today. I thought it was a good one, but for some reason I kept getting the feeling that it was not the blog I should post. It was … Continue reading
Posted in Heavenly Father, Listening
Tagged Earth life, Faith, gratitude, guidance, Heavenly Father, inspiration, Life, Spiritual guidance
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Reminiscing with Hall & Oates – Revisited
It has been eight years since I wrote this blog and attended this concert. This week as I read my thoughts and feelings from that day, I wondered how my advice might have changed with the knowledge I have today. … Continue reading
Posted in Choices, Faith, Heavenly Father, Progress, Time
Tagged adversity, Blessings, Choices, Earth life, Faith, Friends, growth, Heavenly Father, journey, Life, Progress, Time, trials
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A Mental Health Message from the Past
Earlier this week, I learned a bit of information that changed my past, at least the past as I knew it. This bit of information brought me even closer to my beloved mother and caused me to have an even … Continue reading
Posted in Heavenly Father, Judging, Kindness, Mental Illness
Tagged adversity, anxiety, compassion, coping, Earth life, empathy, family, Heavenly Father, Judging, kindness, Life, love, Mother, patience, trials
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To Everything There is a Season
There is a huge tree outside my office window. I’ve grown quite attached to it over the last couple of years. It has been my companion through the ups, downs and stresses of my work days. My office is one … Continue reading
Judging Myself
Have you ever read a quote or an excerpt from a book or an article that just seemed to hit you like a ton of bricks? Something that seemed so simple, so obvious, yet so profound? Something that made you … Continue reading
Posted in Judging, Kindness, Love
Tagged compassion, Earth life, Forgiveness, kindness, love, Savior
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Twenty Million Moments
Today is my sweet husband’s birthday. For the past 38 years, we have celebrated his birthdays together, but this year he will be celebrating in Heaven. As I reflected on these birthdays, these years, I discovered that we had been … Continue reading
Seeing Beyond the Fog
***Originally posted February 17, 2013*** One day last week, I had to drive to work in a dense fog. It was one of those times that the fog was so thick I could barely see a few feet beyond my … Continue reading
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Tagged Earth life, guidance, inspiration, journey, Life, obstacles, Spiritual guidance, view
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Sincerely Sandra 