After starting off my morning in a particularly rough fashion. I needed something to smooth my ruffled feathers, so naturally, I went to Facebook. Now I am ashamed to admit, I should have gone to my scriptures first, and even though I did not go to my scriptures first, the...
I just pulled a beautiful batch of cookies out of the oven. For some reason, I always find myself contemplating life while baking and then waiting to pull some delicious concoction from the oven. I couldn’t help but think back to an experience I had while in college… When...
Yesterday, I celebrated my 8th wedding anniversary. Why is this significant, you may ask? Well, instead of going to to a fancy restaurant or weekend getaway as most couples might do for their anniversary, I visited my sweetheart at his grave to ponder, pray, and leave beautiful bright sunflowers. Anniversaries, or...
My name is Wendi, and I am a Young Widow. Yep, I am now part of the club that unicorns, pixies, and elves belong to, because I have been told over and over that Young Widows do not exist. I was widowed shortly after my 29th birthday. I married...
One of my favorite hymns is Amazing Grace. I find myself humming the music when I am stressed. The sweet and poignant message brings incredible hope. Most often, we associate the idea of being “lost” with having wandered away from childhood teachings, “spiritually lost;” or losing an object, “I lost my keys;”...
Death is life’s greatest teacher. And love? Love is grief’s greatest lesson. It is in losing that which we cherish most, that we learn the most. Our capacity to love and grieve over those we miss supersedes whatever faults and frailties our loved one had. They simply...
