tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3880654315943365046.post7598727026179376264..comments2023-05-18T08:46:59.064-06:00Comments on from the desk of Denver Snuffer: "And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?"Denver Snufferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13850530477432070456noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3880654315943365046.post-11811817870256448372010-06-04T20:55:00.966-06:002010-06-04T20:55:00.966-06:00I guess I feel better now about the fact that your...I guess I feel better now about the fact that your blog puts me through the wringer every day! :)Kisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03328897217815744611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3880654315943365046.post-69493986599619324512010-06-04T20:25:34.696-06:002010-06-04T20:25:34.696-06:00See the humor in it. We are all quite amusing. T...See the humor in it. We are all quite amusing. To say Latter-day Saints are a "peculiar people" is an understatement. I have a difficult time not finding too much humor in how we act.<br /><br />Everything is more tolerable when you see humor in the predicaments we get into.<br /><br />This life is serious stuff. But we all have a much more difficult time getting through it without a sense of humor.<br /><br />Children require patience. Despite how much we parent them, they still turn out. I've discovered that children thrive with benign neglect. The softer the guidance, the more responsive the child becomes. It also helps if you can figure out a way to have the child believe "it is always their own idea," when you're trying to get them to do something.<br /><br />Finally, everyone needs a break from time to time. No matter what it is that you're responsible for, you need to lay it down and take a break sometimes. Don't forget that your own rest is needed, on occasion, to let you face the burdens of life.Denver Snufferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13850530477432070456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3880654315943365046.post-91799349665050307752010-06-04T19:16:19.534-06:002010-06-04T19:16:19.534-06:00Sometimes I get a little bogged down...the need fo...Sometimes I get a little bogged down...the need for continual striving because we are imperfect, unworthy creatures makes me struggle with finding a balance with that and "man is that he might have joy." My mind easily flips into perfectionism and then when my family isn't perfect and my children aren't perfectly obedient and doing what I feel they should (young adult children at home), I become very discouraged and down hearted about my life. Any comments?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3880654315943365046.post-2990038247830304272010-06-04T15:41:53.626-06:002010-06-04T15:41:53.626-06:00Thank you for crying repentance, and thank you for...Thank you for crying repentance, and thank you for helping bring about understanding of doctrines and their application to us. I have been reading your books for months now, and your blog for weeks. Explanations and insights the Lord has granted me through your work have brought some measure of peace and resolution to issues I've struggled with my whole life. I have never felt so motivated and dedicated to pursuing righteousness and a relationship with the Lord as I do now, and I am grateful for that. Indeed the Lord has used you to help inspire me to change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3880654315943365046.post-64879416693708073842010-06-04T15:07:04.476-06:002010-06-04T15:07:04.476-06:00I read your writings specifically because it invit...I read your writings specifically because it invites and challenges me to ponder more, to dig deeper, to be better. It is the same type of feeling you get when you read Alma 5. We aren't here to sit complacently by and enjoy a comfortable ride. Thank you for the daily dose of introspection and the invitation to go on the journey you've been on. I really appreciate what you do.Sabrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15431022305793390323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3880654315943365046.post-57517580721106619302010-06-04T11:49:30.053-06:002010-06-04T11:49:30.053-06:00Many of the posts/books for me have succeeded then...Many of the posts/books for me have succeeded then. <br /><br />The smooth messages you mentioned taste bad and dull, and taste even worse after experiencing what really tastes good. <br /><br />Institutional voodoo. haha. You can both cry repentance and have humor at the same time.Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18157207426274845984noreply@blogger.com