Jacob 5:48-60 In this section of verses the Lord and His servant decide to graft back the original branches, meanwhile only removing those wild ones that bear the MOST bitter fruit (v. 57). Do you hear what I hear? I hear the mercy and kindness of the Lord, His long-suffering, patience and forgiveness and tolerance. […]
The Lord Alone
THE LORD ALONE Step 1 – day 2 (p.13) 2 Nephi 12:11 – And it shall come to pass that the lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. From the first 12 step recovery meetings I […]
Here Again-Step One
Carnal-mindedness means caring more about things that will die (pass away) than those things that have eternal significance and will live eternally. It’s so easy, being mortal, to slip back into seeking hope and fulfillment in carnal (temporal, of this physical realm) things. Scripture Capturing Exercise 1 (p. 13) Remember, to be carnally–minded is death, […]
When No Offense Is Meant
Good morning! Hope you are having an insight-full day. In other words, hope the light is as bright and clear inside as it is outside on this cloudless summer morning. As I posted a few days ago, I’ve been reviewing my journal entries of 2002. Doing this review work is by far the most exciting […]
A Parable of Atonement
In response to many requests for easy access to the section of Principle/Step Eight in He Did Deliver Me from Bondage, entitled, “The Parable,” I am posting it here and linking it to my Facebook page. Please feel free to share it wherever the Spirit moves you to do so. I’d love it if you […]
Drunken, and Not with Wine
This morning, as I sit down to write today’s entry for this blog, I see in “hindsight,” as they call it, just what good might be coming from having “gone off the deep end” over the last four days. I can see that in this condition, I can write to you out of the midst […]
Another Trip Around the Mulberry Bush
Wow! What a trip around the proverbial “mulberry bush” I take every time I get caught up in yet one more vain attempt to manage my eating of unhealthy carbohydrate foods. That, for me, is the EXACT equivalent of an alcoholic trying to manage his alcohol consumption. I think the phrase “vain attempt” fits really […]
An Honest Look at the Past, Present and Future
All the forms of personal life writing listed in an earlier post have one thing in common. They help you get in touch with things that you need to be honest about and confront things you’re using up your psychic energy to avoid. This is equally true, whether those things are in your past, in […]
Recovery Akin to Resurrection
FOR THE ADDICT: When an addict feels able and empowered to begin to repair the damage of the past, he or she may find that there are some relationships with loved ones that have been “slain,” irreparably damaged. This is the reality that the prophet Jacob lamented when he wrote of the “hearts that had […]
Unhealthy Eating is an Addiction
Phil (my husband) just left. He’s gone into Logan to run some errands. I stayed home and gratefully. It’s very cold outside–about eight degrees! That’s what the weather service says, anyway. Even if it’s twice that or even three times that, it would still be way below freezing! No thanks. Not for this California born gal. It’s […]