We Labor Diligently to Write

"For we labor diligently to write, to persuade our children, and also our brethren, to believe in Christ, and to be reconciled to God; for we know that it is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do."
2 Nephi 25:23

Little Annie

"Little Annie, heaven's pearl;
Could not stay . . sweet baby girl.
Though her radiance we will miss,
Upon each heart she placed a kiss."

Renee Hawkley Pecora (at the passing of infant, Annie Thomas, daughter of Tyson and Jessica)

The Man Who Strives Valiantly

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”

Theodore Roosevelt

Face the Sun

"When you face the sun, you have the shadows follow behind you." Steven Tyler

First Draft

"There is no such thing as a great first draft."

Laurie Halse Anderson in Twisted

Learning Patience

This is me in prayer:
"Dear God, Thank you.
I have no idea how I can accomplish the task of being patient at times."

This is God's response to my heart:
"Yes.
I know what you mean."

Renee Hawkley Pecora

Empty Nest

"Why do they call it an empty nest when I'm still in it?" Renee Hawkley Pecora