Disclaimer: Every age is decisive. This is just a more specific perspective from a mid- to late- twenty year old. I just had an interesting conversation with a friend about the pangs of being at such a decisive age – mid- to late- twenties. We have many decisions to make that will highly impact the […]
A new study for Fathers: shared activities key to father-child connection: BYU and NDSU research explores how dads connect with their children The most significant way for fathers to connect with their children is through participating in shared activities, according to a new study from researchers at Brigham Young University and North Dakota State University. […]
“The habit of being happy enables one to be freed, or largely freed, from the domination of outward conditions.” Robert Louis Stevenson Substitute “thing” with what you want . . . . A few months ago, I was in hot pursuit of something that I valued tremendously. I constantly told myself that if only I […]
What is more common than uncertainty? How do we deal with every day of our lives when really so much of it is unknown? Here are some thoughts: “We must develop sufficient independence of judgment and maturity of perspective that we are prepared to handle the shafts and whirlwinds of adversity and contradiction as they […]
Flipping it – Romans 12:21 – BE not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. Jeffrey R. Holland – “When all seems to be going right, challenges often come in multiple doses applied simultaneously. When those trials are not consequences of your disobedience, they are evidence that the Lord feels you are prepared to […]
Here are some quotes about goals and steadfastness: Make a goal and strive towards that goal because you wanted it for some reason. You wanted the goal – so keep it. Nothing can stop you. Only Divinity. “You’ve always got to be aware of why you don’t win, otherwise you’ll keep losing. Every mistake is […]
Find below, quality quotations about never giving up: “When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and the time that the tide will turn.” Harriet Beecher Stowe “Never […]
The other day as I left my apartment I saw a headline in the newspaper telling the world about a tragedy that occurred last night. A large fifteen-passenger van blew a tire and rolled four times coming to a stop 300 feet off the side of the road. As of right now, 7 are dead […]
With so much to do and so much to say, what should our main focus be? If we are focused on just doing our best, then is that sufficient? What is our best? Who defines that word for us? Let me suggest something. Our best will only be achieved when we realize we cannot do […]