Like the Stars

In case you have been wondering–no, I’m not dead. My absence this week (if you even noticed at all), was only due to me feeling like I was dying.
Colds suck.
You know that you are sick when you start believing that the five-year-old might be mature enough to watch the baby. Or when you stop [...]

Looking for a Big Picture

When I first asked my ethical question last week, it was with a very specific reason in mind. Before I move on from discussing  human trafficking, I want to do full justice to that topic (as well as touch on a couple of things brought up in the comments on these posts).
As a review, my [...]

Nothing New Under the Sun

*When I was younger, my father told me that there are two things that you don’t introduce into conversation–religion and politics. I am about to discuss both. You have been warned.
Last night, Sean and I did something that I haven’t done in a long time. We sat and watched 60 Minutes. They were doing a [...]

It is Better That One Man Should Perish…

I started my blog last year as a way to keep track of my pregnancy. Well, I didn’t do much of that, but I have spent a lot of time writing on a variety of topics. And I have picked up some readers on the way. It is humbling to know that people who I [...]

Who Are You?

Despite a day full of church and family activities, I was determined not to miss another Sunday in my goal to explore faith more fully. I sat down with this month’s issue of my church’s magazine, the Ensign, and was drawn to the title of one particular article, Your Divine Heritage by Elder Robert C. Oaks. [...]

Protected: I Dreamed a Dream

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Faith and Works

Life with a newborn impeded my ability to go deep into a faith topic this week. When unprepared, nothing works like a great quote and a MormonAd:
In order for faith to lead to salvation, it must be centered in the Lord (see Acts 4:10–12; Mosiah 3:17). You exercise faith in Christ when you have (1) [...]

Housework and Sports

I had originally planned on writing more on fertility and faith today (I have really been interested in reading about some of the other scriptural women–and their families–who are discussed in these terms), but I am going to save that for now. Our bishop gave such a good talk in church today that, while it [...]

Faith and Fertility

When I sat down to write my first musing on faith, I encountered a scripture that really stood out to me. Hebrews 11:11-12 says:
11. Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised,
12. Therefore sprang [...]

Faith and Works

Sometimes, searching the internet can leave you with some great material. Like this (somewhat lengthy) quote from Martin Luther on the definition of faith:
Faith is not what some people think it is. Their human dream is a delusion. Because they observe that faith is not followed by good works or a better life, they fall [...]