Family: An Interview with Kay Lynn Wilson
"What does it mean to act like family? It means forgiveness, repentance, and respect. It means sharing struggles and trials and ups and...
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Jul 24, 20233 min
Embracing the Main Event: A Lesson in Remembering
In the hustle and bustle of life, it's easy to get caught up in the never-ending task lists that sometimes control us. This month's theme...
Jul 4, 20234 min
FOR YOU: KEEPING PROMISES
I love studying the interconnectedness of humanity and our collective responsibility to contribute towards making this world a better...
Jun 7, 20232 min
Helping, Keeping, and Promises
Recently, as I was driving from our town's post office to my home, I noticed a house with a semi-trailer parked in its driveway. The...
May 30, 20232 min
I Am Growing
Mindset truly makes all the difference in the world! Over the past couple of years, I embarked on a personal journey to understand my...
May 3, 20233 min
A Post For Me: UNAUTHORED LETTERS Timeline
Sometimes we get lost and can only see the immediate moment. However, a pause to really look can change the view.
Apr 3, 20232 min
FOR YOU: Where Am I Essential?
On a recent walk, I found some beautiful treasures through leaf skeletons. During the winter months, the outer green layer of these...
Mar 27, 20235 min
Increase Gratitude, Growth and Giving, Become More: Interview with Dr. Tyler Elmore
I've learned a great deal from Dr. Elmore, not only regarding health but also key insights into how to view the world around us.
Mar 24, 20235 min
Life Lessons: What a Book Can Do!
Books can change lives! Most likely, you already know that. Probably because of the beloved books in your life that have already done...
Mar 16, 20233 min
My Story: An Essential Question Answered through Family History
At the end of Sanders' Starfish, Rebecca shares these lines: "...I read my father's journal. [Before] I read parts of it, but I never...
Mar 8, 20232 min
Where Am I Essential?
If you have already read LIES A PLACE, then you have discovered one of my favorite quotes by Marcus Aurelius:
“Think of yourself as dead.
Mar 4, 20232 min
FOR YOU: How Do I Show Love?
Do you recall this little reciting while plucking the petals from a flower? He loves me, He loves me not. He loves me, He loves me not....
Feb 20, 20233 min
Love for Self, Others, and God: An Interview with MemoryBlogger Vivian Cumins
"For decades, I set unrealistic expectations of myself in an effort to gain approval – not the approval of others, but the approval of...
Feb 18, 20232 min
Labels by Viv
First published on the MemoryBlogger May 8, 2022 Assumptions, accusations, pity, and blame All emit from a society, uneducated in me...
Feb 15, 20235 min
Loving Ourselves, Others, and God: An Interview with Michelle Dennis Christensen
"The more I contemplate the sacrifice required to save Martin, the better I understand the Savior’s gift for me, for Martin, and for...
Feb 11, 20233 min
Life Lessons: What Does Love Look Like?
I have been around people who seem like loving is just an innate gift that they share easily with others. For me, it's not always so...