Warrior with Linda Winegar

Sometimes the storms and battles of life don’t leave us standing, but leave us broken and immovable, not in the good way, but no one knows about those storms because they are not physical fights. President David O. McKay has learned that, ‘The greatest battle of life is fought within the silent chambers of your own soul.’ President Spencer W Kimball assures us that, “The Lord does notice us, and h...

6 more Warrior Women are allowing me to share their schedules, so here they are. Remember, satan is always going to show up to make us feel like we aren’t enough & we don’t do enough. President Nelson says “I plead with you today to counter the lure of the world by making time for the Lord in your life — each and every day.” If we can make time to be with the Lord, we will be able to shield of...

President Gordon B. Hinckley encouraged us to “speak of one another’s virtues more than we speak of one another’s faults” and to “more generously compliment virtue and effort.” The adversary doesn’t want us to live in harmony with each other and wants us to dismiss the tender mercies of the Lord in our lives and the small gestures of love from a spouse who may not yet remember your shoe size or a...

I have been thinking about why I trust other people’s abilities to receive revelation for me, but I don’t believe or question the revelations the Lord sends directly to me? I have never said “no” to a calling, so I guess I trust others to receive revelation from the Lord for me. On the other hand, I doubt all revelation that comes directly to me because I think it's a weird idea that I just made u...

My favorite pastor from another faith, Rick Warren says it best, “If you have a pulse, you have a purpose!” “Our eternal purpose is to come unto Christ and actively join Him in His great work.” - Sis. Bonnie H Cordon After the betrayal of a spouse it’s normal to feel defeated, devastated, depressed and stuck. I know, because I did for a long time, there are certain stages of trauma we have to go t...

“We believe in the divine potential of all of God’s children and in our ability to become something more in Christ. In the Lord’s timing, it is not where we start but where we are headed that matters most.” — Elder Clark G Gilbert - Oct. 2021 - #GeneralConference In X-men, "Days of Future Past" Charles Xavier says, “Just because someone stumbles and loses their way, it doesn’t mean they’re lost fo...

“What could you do better for your children and your children’s children than to record the story of your life, your triumphs over adversity, your recovery after a fall, your progress when all seemed black, your rejoicing when you had finally achieved?" - Spencer W. Kimball I’ve heard women have Letters to God Journals, Dump Diaries, Burn Journals, Gratitude Journals, Google Docs journals or Journ...

The Lord promised “I will not leave you comfortless” (John 14:18) Sometimes we are just so focused on our pain that we don’t see how much we are being carried. It's so hard to contain my emotion when I see this picture - " Healing in His wings " Art - by Mark Mabry in the Reflections of Christ Collection. Joseph Smith's Sacred Grove Account - Joseph Smith History 1:16   “The Wound is the Plac...

How do you talk to yourself vs How you talk to your best friend?  Craig L Manning , he is BYU Athletics' Mental Strength Coach. He says, “Faith begins with how you talk to yourself.” “be your own best friend not your own worst enemy. Taking the battles inside—firing mortal shells into your very soul—is potentially one of the most damaging of all human activities.”  - Sister Patricia T Ho...

Baby gates keep babies safe by protecting them from falling down the stairs, or keep them from climbing up so they don’t fall down the stairs. This allows the baby to roam free everywhere else, except for specifically there, so that the baby can have the freedom out of mom’s arms to explore and play safely which will build her confidence in herself. “Only you will suffer if you choose to please ot...

Could expresses an idea, option or solution for someone else to take. Could leaves the decision making to the other person. Should expresses an opinion about an action we think is smart for someone else to take. Should expresses advice about what is "good" to do and is influenced by my background, my mood, my feelings, my triggers, my prejudices, and my expectations and am projecting them onto som...

Matthew records one of the Parables the Lord was teaching the people, he says “The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.” Ugh...the tares are weeds! The Lord doesn’t like weeds either, good news is, that means we are just trying to be like Jesus. Peter cautioned us: “Be sobe...

A warning from President Spencer W. Kimball - “The arch deceiver has studied every way possible to achieve his ends, using every tool, every device possible. He takes over, distorts, and changes and camouflages everything created for the good of man, … so he may take over their minds and pervert their bodies and claim them his.”  “To know where the danger is and to be able to recognize it in...

Comparison to Pixar’s " Inside Out ." Spoilers ahead...so watch it and then come back to this one, I promise it's a good safe family movie!  My favorite therapist believes, “Satan tempts men and tortures women.” Dr. Jake Porter explains what happens to our brain perfectly when we first experience betrayal trauma. " Master the Tempest is Raging " Hymnal that described my torture and who I need...

Satan has a way of discouraging us from pursuing anything that will stretch us or cause us to need divine help, because he knows we will need to reach up for help, and when we reach up we strengthen our relationships with our Heavenly Family just as our baby girl does with us her parents and big brothers as she reaches up to us to help her. Warrior Woman Projects will always require us to reach up...

"...awake, and arise from the dust, (or in my case the closet floor) O Jerusalem; yea, and put on thy beautiful garments, O daughter of Zion; and strengthen thy stakes and enlarge thy borders forever, that thou mayest no more be confounded, that the covenants of the Eternal Father which he hath made unto thee, O house of Israel, may be fulfilled." Moroni 10:31 This whole message from President Rus...

I consider Projects those things we do by ourselves for ourselves which are pretty easy and that we like. But then Warrior Woman projects are when you need to tap into divine help just to get out of bed. Let me explain, cause it depends! “A [woman] filled with the love of God, is not content with blessing [her] family alone, but ranges through the whole world, anxious to bless the whole human race...

I was willing to give it ALL up to help myself and my family because I thought that was what was required of me. I was burying my gifts, my weapons for peace, or so I thought. I loved learning this, “You are now placed in a situation where you can act according to those sympathies which God has planted in your bosoms. If you live up to these principles how great and glorious!—if you live up to you...

Now a days we have the fullness of the Gospel restored, we do have access to something or actually someone better than nanotech and His name is Jesus Christ, we don’t have to have clunky heavy suits that weigh us down and are super inconvenient to even walk around in. We can build custom suits with Christ, like Tony Stark’s newest Iron Man suit, with the tools God has made available to us in these...

I share 5 different schedules from warrior sisters who have experienced betrayal trauma and whom I love and admire. You can see for yourself what different routines can and might look like. Don’t let satan deceive or discourage you for the way you connect with Christ and worship Him.  I wonder if the Corinthians struggled with feeling like their form of worship and connection with God was wro...

Ah...I wrestled with the Lord so much with this question. I’m grateful the Lord didn’t let it all happen without warning me, I realized the way I found out was because it was just a natural consequence of his own actions and I also can now see how God was trying to tell me many times, but because I was being lied to, I didn’t believe myself anymore and began to ignore promptings. The sad thing is...

I was expecting other people to help me feel better, which is a lot to put on a well meaning friend or family member. The healing that I was searching for could only come from Christ. Elder Kevin W Pearson says “...trials and challenges come our way, we are often told to simply “hang in there.” Let me be clear: to “hang in there” is not a principle of the gospel. Enduring to the end means constant...

After Discovery Day (or Disclosure Day) I felt like my mind, body and spirit had been annihilated by discovering my husband’s continued betrayal but somehow I was still breathing. When we have been betrayed by a loved one and it rocks you to the core, we have to get back to loving ourselves and regain confidence in our abilities and connections. So, I’ve basically likened each of the things in a r...

Thoughts & stories can and do originate from 3 places! From within me, from God & of course the other guy, satan.  The stories we believe about ourselves can really impact the way we live our social, emotional and spiritual lives. Sis. Brené Brown says “the most dangerous stories we make up are the narratives that diminish our inherent worthiness. We must reclaim the truth about our l...

No matter how little or how much time I spend connecting with Christ in whatever way I have found that works best for me, the adversary is always right there telling me that it is not enough and that it doesn’t count for some crazy reason he just made up. He drives me nuts, how he can flip flop from one minute distracting me from connecting with Christ to the next, telling me my connection wasn’t...