I need the Atonement today. The last few days have been stressful: so much going on, no time to just relax, all go, go, go. I need to take a step back, be grateful for what I have, and live in recovery today. I want to connect with God. I want to connect with Becky. […]
Archives for June 2015
The Security in Being Honest
As I mentioned last night, not knowing what’s going on with Becky was really tough. Thankfully, last night, she shared in her journal with me about her feelings of inadequacy, of comparing, and of pain. What she shared wasn’t easy to read, but it was so comforting to hear the truth and know that there […]
Living in Recovery Today
Today is a new day. I woke up really early this morning – 5:40 a.m. – to get some work done and submitted to my developer. It’s felt good to get up early, but I feel like I’ll need to take a nap later today. Last night was tough for a few reasons: Something was […]
Payson Utah Temple Dedication
It has been a nice day so far. This morning, Becky, Caleb, Madi and I went to the Stake Center to watch the Payson Utah Temple dedication. Elder Eyring and Elder Cook were presiding. A few things that stuck out to me from the dedication: As our kids get involved more and more in family […]
How Writing About Feelings Helps in Recovery from Addiction
I’m back! I haven’t written for a few days and it feels good to be back. I’ve had some crazy days with work – getting clients set up for upgraded security, so that’s been a distraction. I realize, today, that all those “crazy things are work” are a distraction and that writing, praying and studying […]
How to Deal with Work Stress
Yesterday was a really good day in recovery I felt. We had a good time at church, I enjoyed the Sunday school lesson, and there weren’t really any issues during sacrament meeting. When we got home, we got the shrimp on the grill and the pineapple too – it was an awesome dinner! Then we […]
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