Daily Encouragement For July 05:

A Coincidence?

I was very proud of my daughter Emily. At only 9 years old, she had been carefully saving her allowance money all year and trying to earn extra money by doing small jobs around the neighborhood. Emily was determined to save enough to buy a girl's mountain bike, an item for which she'd been longing for. She'd been faithfully putting her money away since the beginning of the year. 

"How are you doing, honey?" I asked soon after Thanksgiving. I knew s...

Daily Encouragement For May 03:

Push

A man was sleeping at night in his cabin when suddenly his room filled with light, and the Savior appeared.

The Lord told the man he had work for him to do, and showed him a large rock in front of his cabin. The Lord explained that the man was to push against the rock with all his might. So this the man did; day after day.

For many years he toiled from sun up to sun down; his shoulders set squarely against the cold, massive surface of the unmoving rock, pushin...

Daily Encouragement For February 15:

Sometimes I ask the question, "God, is this your will for me?" What is when I hear you answer me, "My Precious Child... peace be still."

Sometimes I feel frustrated, when I think I know what's best for me. That is when I hear you say to me,
"My Busy Child... it's time to rest in me."

Sometimes I feel so lonely and I think I'd like a mate. That's when I hear so clearly, "My Child...please wait."

"I know the plans I have for you, the wondrous things you'll see...

Daily Encouragement For January 31, 2012:

A cheerful girl with bouncy curls, who was almost five years old, saw them as her mother was at the checkout stand, a strand of pearls in a pink foil box.

"Oh please, Mommy. Can I have them? Please, Mommy, please!" Quickly, the mother checked the back of the little foil box and read the price tag. "$1.95, she said. “That's almost $2. If you really want them, I'll think of some extra chores for you and in no time you can save enough money...