Empowering Daughters of God

 I know my last post was a little bit of a downer and illustrated the bad parts of what we are going through.  Not everything has been negative and bad.  What is it that I have done during this time to make life feel normal and more meaningful?  What is it about the current situation that has been a blessing?  What parts of humanity have been intact during this time?  I have seen families make more of an effort to stay connected.  It seems to me that even families that did not see each other much before the pandemic have made extra effort to talk more on the phone or video chats.  I think this time has given companies the opportunity to experiment with the work at home model.  So many companies like mine have avoided sending more people home to work because they have feared that it would be less productive and that supervisors and bosses would not be able to monitor as closely.  Fortunately, and to our surprise, many have found that it h...

Have you ever seen a flower poke up in a crack in the cement, or grow up in an unlikely place, like gravel?  This, to me, is like what Pres. Oaks is talking about.  I'm sure it's terribly difficult for that flower to grow in an unlikely or infertile place, but life usually finds a way!  The first thing that came to mind was something my mother has told me repeatedly throughout my life, "grow where you are planted!"  This piece of wisdom is something I strive to live by.  My whole childhood I watched her struggle in a very difficult marriage, and even though I saw her tears more than I wanted, she really always found a way to be happy and cheerful.  Most people that knew her then and know her now, would say she is one of the cheeriest, happiest and cutest people they have met!  I think her secret was that she always found ways to serve others.     Her situation was never ideal, but she made the most of it!  My situation is also not i...