The theme for this past year as well as the beginning of this year for our family can be summed up into one word: CHANGE.

Each one of us has experienced so many changes. And yet, through it all, we have become stronger, and our ability to adjust has increased tremendously. We have formed new relationships and have strengthened existing relationships.

In todays episode I recap briefly the changes we have experienced over the year as a family, as well as introduce the direction this podcast will be focussing on for the next few months. I'm pretty excited about it, because it all has to do with strengthening relationships, especially family relationships.

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I had a friend ask me an interesting question several weeks ago. It has given me much to think about since then, and has led me to ponder my own experience of not receiving the miracle I had hoped for two years ago. My plans don't always line up with God's plans for me, and I continue to be faced with how I am going to handle my "but if not" moments.

Dennis Simmons "But if Not"

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2004/04/but-if-not?lang=eng

Lance Wickman "But if Not"

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2002/10/but-if-not?lang=eng

But If Not: Finding God in Unmet Expectations and Unwatnted Detours

https://www.amazon.com/But-If-Not-Expectations-Unwanted/dp/1639934235

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On this episode I share how believing two thoughts created so much misery for too long. Our brains offer us thousands of thoughts each day, some are true and some are stories and some are downright lies. Unfortunately, for me, I believed two lies my brain offered me, causing nothing but worry and despair. And I could have prevented weeks of feeling so miserable if I had just done one simple thing: challenge those thoughts. It may sound too easy, but I promise it works. Listen today and let me show you what a difference it can make.

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Over the course of the last month and a half I have had several experiences that have helped me learn how painful it can be when our expectations don't line up with others' expecttions. In this episode I share several experiences that have helped me learn the pain that can be caused when our expectations are unmet and what can remedy that pain.

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That last two months have brought more changes to our family, and with it all the emotions of feeling joy and sorrow at the same time have been overwhelming. My heart has been heavy and I haven’t been able to put into words all that I am thinking and feeling. I am going to try, in this episode, to walk you through all I discovered as I held on and fought against these new changes and what it took to let go of the fight.

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I have learned and experienced over the last 22 months the many ways that grief manifests itself in me. I knew that anger could be one way, but up until December of 2024 I hadn't experienced it. Then it it. In this episode I briefly share my epxerience with the overwhelming anger that flooded my body and mind for three months.

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It's been a while, I know. But I am back! Today I will briefly explain part of my journey over the last few months and one way that helped me climb out of my own discouragment and worry spiral. And it all has to do with understanding my "why" for everything I do.

There is so much we can discover when we are still and ask oursleves "why". The key is to ask "why" 5 times. When you can answer honestly, you will discover what your true intentions are. The awareness this brings may surprise you, or not.

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In this episode I briefly share how EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing) Therapy helped to unlock not only the trauma from Jessica's death, but trauma from years before. I will explain what it is designed to do and my own experience with it.

If you are experiencing any type of trauma, I highly recommend finding a therapist who is trained in EMDR therapy. The results can change your life!

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