“Lost Things”

Read by authorI used to wonder why there were so many stories in the children’s Friend magazine about praying over lost objects. Then I had children, and I understood.My kids are constantly losing things. Shoes. Socks. Homework. Treasured stuffed animals. They even manage to lose my things: remote controls, charging cords, kitchen utensils, keys. And kids are also terrible at looking for lost things. My twelve-year-old son stands in the middle of his messy bedroom, casting a cursory glance over the items strewn all over his floor before declaring that his scriptures have disappeared and will never be found. Losing things […]

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“Overcome the World and Find Rest”

Have you ever worked so hard that your entire body ached and all you could think about was getting home to stretch out on your bed with your head cushioned by a clean, soft pillow? Rest is great!

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Highlights from the Exponent II Blog

Excerpts from three Exponent II blog posts about celebrating the everyday.

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“Wrestle”

Like Jacob ascending the ladder, / I have wrestled with an angel.

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“The Power of My Love Beams is Still Quite Potent”

Read by author Last night I watched my littlest fall asleep. He’d crawled into crisp white sheets still wearing his dusty play clothes. His hair

“Molecules of Minutes”

Friend, what’s a big thing?

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A WORLD OF FAITH by Peggy Fletcher Stack

Peggy Fletcher Stack’s A World of Faith (BCC Press, 2023), features 32 religions of the world accompanied by Kathleen Peterson’s impeccably detailed illustrations. Like the

“A Postcard to My Younger Self”

The image on the front? A woman weeping. She sits on the blue carpeted floor of the sparsely decorated bedroom in her first home, alone in a corner. I pick up my pen and begin, wishing I could go back and tell you — the woman sitting there — “It gets easier.” But with luck, this message will still find you.Go ahead and weep, but when your tears are gone, get up and enjoy this very moment you are living. It gets easier.Life is rich and wonderful, and yours will be all that and more. Kick the perfection habit now, don’t […]

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