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Grace Will Lead Me Home

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Backstory:
Over the past few weeks, my mom and I have been memorizing the words of the song, Amazing Grace together. What started as simply learning the words has turned into something much deeper. Saying them out loud — slowly and intentionally — has made me reflect on my own life. The line, “Through many dangers, toils, and snares, I have already come,” feels more personal now. I can see the moments when I was carried. I can see where grace met me in my weakness. But it’s the final words that move me most: “His grace has brought me safe thus far, and grace will lead me home.” Because of Jesus Christ and His atoning sacrifice, I am not just trying to survive this life — I am being led somewhere eternal. And that changes everything.

Grace Will Lead Me Home

The grace of Jesus Christ can be hard to understand,
But I see it pretty clearly as the strength to truly stand.
Jesus is your personal Savior, and He is mine,
If you were the only one to save, His love would still incline.

Grace is not permission to stay the same
But the power to become better because of His name.
Because of Him, we can truly repent
And our efforts are honored by our heart’s intent.

When we feel overwhelmed by the struggles of life,
We can be strengthened and feel less strife.
When we feel like we can’t take another step forward,
He will pick us up and carry us onward.

Because of His blood, we are changed bit by bit.
Becoming who Father designed, with His light to assist.
As long as we strive to improve our behavior,
Jesus will magnify us, for He is our Savior.

And because of His sacrifice and love
We’ll be reunited with our Father above.
Jesus will lead us safely back home
Where the shadows of this life will no longer roam.

The Takeaway: The message of Amazing Grace is not that we are hopeless without Him. It is that we are deeply loved — enough for Him to descend below all things so we could rise. If His grace has brought us this far through heartache, doubt, growth, repentance, and refinement… then we can trust it to carry us the rest of the way. We are not walking toward home alone. Grace is walking with us — and leading us there.

The Gift of Nighttime Surrender

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My Daily Musings-Feb.20th, 2026

I was listening to a regency romance audiobook recently—Winning the Gentleman by Kristi Ann Hunter—when a line stopped me in my tracks.

One of the characters told his sister before bed,
“Rest now and cast your worries upon God. He can hold them while you sleep. And when you wake, we’ll ask Him what we should do.”

As someone who tends to worry—sometimes most of all at night—those words settled deep in my heart.

How often do I lay my head on my pillow while still gripping the weight of the day?
How often do I try to solve tomorrow’s problems in the dark?

I am a firm believer in the power of prayer. I have felt my Heavenly Father’s presence most strongly when I am speaking to Him—honestly, vulnerably, sometimes tearfully. And yet, even knowing that, I still sometimes carry my worries into sleep as if they are mine alone to manage.

But what if they aren’t?

I love the image of placing my concerns into His capable hands before I close my eyes. I can picture Him carrying my burdens on His big and strong shoulders while I rest. The problems don’t vanish—but they are no longer only mine.

What might change in our hearts if we truly believed God could hold our worries better than we can?
What if our nighttime prayers became an act of surrender instead of a last-minute plea for relief?

There is something so comforting about the second half of that quote too: “When you wake, we’ll ask Him what we should do.” Not panic. Not strategize alone. Not spiral. Ask Him.

I think I need to involve Him more—not just in the emergencies, not just in the big decisions, but in the quiet in-between moments. He already knows how I’m feeling. He already knows the way through my stresses and worries. He is not surprised by them, nor overwhelmed by them.

Tonight, I want to practice something different.
To speak my worries out loud in prayer.
To consciously hand them over.
To trust that while I sleep, He is still working.

And in the morning, instead of reaching first for my fears, I want to reach for Him.

Because I was never meant to carry it all through the night alone. 🌙

The Beauty of Being Known: My Experience with Latter-day Lights

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Last month, I sat down right here at home to record a special episode with Scott and Emily from the Latter-day Lights podcast. I went into that recording thinking I’d just share a bit of my poetry. I finished the session feeling like I had finally let the light into corners of my story I’ve kept tucked away for years.

There were parts of my journey I shared that most people—even those closest to me—never knew. It was a vulnerable thing, even in the comfort of my own space. But in that moment, I felt the Spirit so clearly guiding me. It wasn’t about my comfort; it was about the person on the other end who needs to know they aren’t alone.

Scott and Emily mentioned they had never heard poetry quite like mine—with the “backstory and the takeaway.” They loved the vulnerability, but I know that strength didn’t come from me. It came from Him.

I know that people will be touched by these stories and poems, and my hope is that they lead people back to Him. I can’t wait for you to hear the episode in March.

To my subscribers: I’d love to hear from you. Is there a part of your story you’ve felt prompted to share, but fear has held you back? Please reply and share your heart with me.

The Heart of Sacrifice

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Backstory:
I have been married for over 17 years. My husband has always been so hardworking. He never complains about anything. He fixes our car mostly by himself. And growing up, my parents sacrificed so much and they never complained either about what they had to sacrifice. And because I’m not a parent, I can’t imagine the sacrifices that my parents made for me. But even more than that, I can’t imagine the sacrifice my Heavenly Father made to sacrifice His Son. Then I also can’t imagine the sacrifice that my Savior made to sacrifice himself for me. But knowing those things makes me feel very grateful for all of those sacrifices of all of those people. And it makes me feel very blessed and it makes me want to treat the people in my life better because of all they sacrifice for me.

The Heart of Sacrifice

I have been thinking about sacrifice lately,
And I thought about those people who sacrifice for me daily.
So first I thought about my parents of course who have sacrificed for me so greatly,
They sacrificed what they wanted so I could go through my life happily.

Then I thought about my amazing husband who sacrifices for me,
He works very hard so that we can have money.
He never complains and his attitude helps me feel free,
He is such a hard working person and he will never from me flee.

Then I thought about the Ultimate Sacrifice of my Savior,
He sacrificed so much and He didn’t do it to find favor.
But because He made the sacrifice, I don’t need to feel like a failure,
And because of that I can have a chance to change my behavior.

Then I thought about my Father up above,
And how He sacrificed His Son in the most amazing expression of love.
He will always be there for me because he is stuck to me like a cold hand to a glove,
He loves me in a way I can’t even imagine but because of that I can always feel beloved.

I feel very blessed to have the love of such loving people,
Because of that love my life can feel peaceful.
I know they will never leave me and for that I don’t need to be fearful,
Knowing that makes my heart feel cheerful.

The Takeaway: We all know wonderful people who sacrifice so much for us. We also have a Heavenly Father who loves us so much that He knew we would be human and we would need to be redeemed. So He sent His Beloved Son into this fallen world to redeem all mankind. Jesus sacrificed Himself so that we can always have a friend and so we can return to our Heavenly Home after this life.

When It Feels Like No One Cares

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Backstory:
I think as a woman I care too much sometimes about what other people think of me. When I was a teenager I felt like because I wasn’t in with the popular crowd and I wasn’t what the world would call beautiful that some people thought I wasn’t good enough. And in this modern world in magazines and in the secular culture outward beauty is too important. So sometimes I just have to tell myself that it doesn’t really matter what other people think of me and their perception of me doesn’t matter. I am always enough to my Heavenly Father so it doesn’t matter what other people think of me.

When It Feels Like No One Cares

I think most of us as humans care about and worry about what others think of us,
But most of the time about this subject I try not to make a fuss.
Not worrying about it can definitely be a plus,
But this is a subject that we should sometimes discuss.

I have tried over the years to not compare myself to other people,
Because sometimes I feel like to other women I will never be equal.
But dwelling on this does not make me feel peaceful,
And it can at times make me feel fearful.

In the eyes of the world I will never be enough,
But not thinking about this can at times be tough.
Sometimes all that matters to the world is getting more stuff,
And feeling like I need to keep up sometimes is rough.

Then I also think that I never really know what someone is going through,
And someone’s life might seem easy from my point of view.
But we all have our problems and things we have to do,
And the view from my lens might be untrue.

So I try to not focus on this and just focus on what my Heavenly Father thinks of me,
Who cares what other people think of me for that really doesn’t matter and on this I think we can all agree.
For in my Father’s eyes I don’t have to prove myself and that is a guarantee,
He will always love me no matter what and remembering that is definitely the key.

The Takeaway: We all get caught up sometimes in what others think about us. But it doesn't really matter what others think of us. It only matters what God thinks of us and He loves us so much because He created us. This knowledge could be life-changing for each of us.