A Higher Joy

As we not only anchor ourselves in Christ, we need to Anchor Up to Christ. As we intentionally throw our anchor up to Christ he grabs onto it and he will hold it forever. We make any step towards him he is 100% all in and will stay all in. Once we throw our anchor up and stay with our rope and trust that rope and the knots that are provided on that rope we can believe that it will hold us. The kno...

Eve often gets bad rap for being the first one to partake of the fruit in the Garden of Eden, but have you ever thought it was one of the most wise, courageous choices she could have ever made. I know and believe that she was called to partake of it and Adams supporting decision to partake of the fruit made it possible for all of us to be here today. Without both of their choices we would not be h...

Animals are not scary they are cute and they will bring you happiness. A Higher Joy

How we speak to ourselves is so important. There are many things that we can always be doing better that is a fact but we shouldn't be beating ourselves up about it all day. We are mortal humans expected to make mistakes and when we finally understand that, we come to understand that all we are doing in learning and growing and becoming better if we choose to. There are a few phrases in this...

I believe we have cut ourselves short of all that we are capable of doing as human beings. As children of God we have so much to offer when we can tap into our abundance mindset. When we accept Grace and finally believe that we are deserving of something is when we can really understand that God is good. He wants to bless us, he wants us to see that there is more then enough to go around. He tells...

Agency is a gift from God and the best thing about it is that we agreed to it in the beginning. We chose to have agency, we wanted it despite the hardship that we would face. We agreed to abuse, loss of a child,  cancer, poor relationships, drugs, drinking, infedelity, neglect, the list goes on. We chose it knowing and TRUSTING that God would be by our side the whole time. We even celebrated it. ...

Have you ever thought that life is a lot like pregnancy? We grow week by week, we develop and change every single day, and every single day is important, because those days change into weeks, and if we were to stop developing we would die literally and spirtually, mentally, and socially. We need to be patient in our growth especially when we don't see the end. Often times we think we deserve...

Desires are wants and passions that we have and its so important to have desires. In the scriptures Eve desired to be wise, and the only way she would become wise was partaking of the fruit. Why she asked if there was any other way was because she knew that partking of the fruit would now allow pain to come upon her children. Often times we have desires and they aren't given to us in the way...

Maryam and I discuss that there are many ways to meditate and there is no wrong way.  Meditation is to focus ones mind or to think deeply about something for a period of time. We all come from very different backgrounds, ethnicities, belifes but one thing that is universal, we can all meditate and receive guidance, clarity, healing, and inspiration. The work that Maryam does guides different onlin...

When we feel like there isn't any hope or we feel like we have fallen to deep, never forget there is always someone there. As we go through life and we have trails and misunderstandings sometimes we can feel alone and pessimistic but as we continure to learn and to trust, we start to be informed and more opptomistic. We need to keep moving and pushing through and doing the hards  things to ge...

As we go through life I think every so often we feel alone, whether that be we  don't feel like we fit in, we feel depressed, we are going through postpartum, we feel shame. There are so many different ways we can feel that lonliness. Even Jesus our Savior felt utterly alone because he had to to he would know how to help you and me. We are here on this earth to learn and grow and we often hav...

As we discuss the topic of trust, it is a matter of faith over fear. When you have been betrayed or hurt we need discerment to know when and if we can trust this person again. If we choose that, and we do want to build trust in a relationship again then there has to be a mutual understanding between two parties for trust to grow. If that understanding is there then we can break the bands that hold...

Have you ever thought that our Heavenly Parents (Mother) is the the Hen that gathereth her children. Our Heavenly Mother truly is our shelter and inside of that shelter is our Savior Jesus Christ and he is always there to offer peace in the storms of life. Our Savior is the ONLY one that can offer true peace and comfort when we are lost. He asks all of brothers and sisters (thats you and me) to br...

Our bodies are absolutley incredible that we are able to feel so many  different emotions. When we do feel grateful there are two hormones that are release and those are Dopamine and Seratonin. These are the feel good emotions.  We often associate these hormones with negative things such as social media, tv, etc but when we can turn those into a positive then those hormones can help us feel joy, a...

Learning to embrace our divine feminine is gift that we can recieve as we seek understanding from our Heavenly Parents and more specifically our Heavenly Mother. She is our compass, she is our wisdom she is the joy and laughter of life. As we discuss the differences between feminine and masculine spirits we hope you can see that gender is so important and when we are in tune with our true biologic...

Prayer is the number one way that we communicate with God and what an incredible blessing that is. Something that I realized is how important it is to know and understand who you are talking to when we pray. As I discuss in the podcast knowing the nature of our All knowing Father I came to understand that if we don't trust Him then how can we follow the counsel that we receive.  HE Answers ou...

"Joy is our birthright" -Valentine Clarke-. We truly are co creators with our Heavenly Parents, they have given us all the necessary materials to help us feel Joy. As a Mother it is our Job to create necessary material for our kids to create as well. When we choose to be intentional about creating, something magical happens. I am not talking about only smiles but a lasting Joy, one that...

I love that I get to be a Mother, there truly is no greater calling and no greater  challenge. When I am being the best Mom that I feel like I can be I am at peace. Heavenly Mother is not talked a lot about in the scriptures but we know there is a Heavenly Mother and there must be some reason that she is veiled. There is something symbolic about that. I hope if you are a Mother listening to this,...

The definition of sustain is to support. Understanding that, I think its very important and detrimental that we have some kind of support whether that is family, friends, church, co workers, etc we all need it or we would crumble. Feeling alone is real and scary. We will discuss how  Members of the Church of Jesus Christ sustain our living prophet on the earth today. The sign of raising out right...

We ALL face difficulties on earth that is part of mortal life, we came here to get a physical body and to be tested. With that testing there are good and bad consequences, joy, and heartache. As we face loss, betrayal, grief we are now placed at a fork in the road and we can decide how we are going to handle the situation. So where do you turn when faced with hard things? Do you turn to drinking,...

As we talk about some of the differences between angels and the Holy Ghost its very important to understand that weather its the Holy Ghost speaking to you or an angel they both always speak truth. If you are looking for an Angel to appear to find out if something is true you may be doing it wrong. We are not here to seek signs we are here to seek truth. Truth comes from the Holy Ghost, and we can...

In this Episode I talk about one of my role models Emma Smith. She truly is a woman of strength, of conviction, of grit, and kindness. Her life was filled with heartache after heartache but the way that she handled herself was remarkable. She lives a life that most people would never want to live, losing 7 children, losing a husband, and her family.  I hope as you listen you can have ears to hear....

Have you ever wondered if you have a work to do? YOU DO!!! There is a reason you are still on this earth there is someone that needs you. Don't get so focused on your plan that you miss Gods plan. Remember God is leading you to places you need to be so keep going. Its not a matter of how far you have strayed off the path, it only matters how fast you get back up.  A Higher Joy

Have you ever wanted to learn how the spirit speaks to you? Remember it doesn’t need to be somewhere fancy it can be anywhere you can feel His presence. The grocery store, backyard, driving, doing laundry, working. As we learn the language of the spirit we will be surprised how often He is speaking to us.  Poem written by Heather Farrell On Instagram go find @ emilyshayfineart https://www.instagra...

Have you ever been lost or have you ever lost a child somewhere? I know I have and it wasn't a very fun feeling. But also I think sometimes we don't know we are lost and we need others to help us know that there is more. Not that we were necessarily doing anything wrong but that there is more and we can feel and know a Higher Joy. I hope as you listen that you can feel the love of our Sa...