by Jennifer Barker | Jan 26, 2020 | Divorce, Family, Health, Religion
“Empathy is required here, the gift to feel what others feel and to understand what others are experiencing. Empathy is the natural outgrowth of charity. It stimulates and enhances our capacity to serve. Empathy is not sympathy but understanding and caring. It is the...
by Jennifer Barker | Jan 13, 2020 | Family, Health, Religion
“When I think of the Book of Mormon, I think of the word power. The truths of the Book of Mormon have the power to heal, comfort, restore, succor, strengthen, console, and cheer our souls.” President Russell M. Nelson I love the feeling of starting a new year. It...
by Jennifer Barker | Jan 5, 2020 | Family, Health, Religion
“Before we were born, we lived in a family with our exalted and eternal Heavenly Father. He ordained a plan that enables us to advance and progress to become like Him. He did it out of love for us. The purpose of the plan was to allow us the privilege of living...
by Jennifer Barker | Oct 27, 2019 | Health, Religion
“Thoughts lead to acts, acts lead to habits, habits lead to character—and our character will determine our eternal destiny.” Ezra Taft Benson Most of us have heard that our thoughts determine what we do as well as how we feel. I’ve been working on paying attention to...
by Jennifer Barker | Oct 18, 2019 | Divorce, Health, Religion, Self-care
“The Lord has commanded you to take good care of your body. To do this, observe the Word of Wisdom, found in Doctrine and Covenants 89. Eat nutritious food, exercise regularly, and get enough sleep. When you do all these things, you remain free from harmful...
by Jennifer Barker | Sep 22, 2019 | Family, Health, Religion
“And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever…I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.” John 14: 16, 18 When my kids were younger, I remember a movie we watched in the 90’s where the father, a...
