Lyssa's inspirational thoughts for the day!

  New post: I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting recently and realized that it’s been a while since I’ve felt inspired to write a new post.  Hardships and loss, like most thought provoking experiences we are all going to get to go through, bring lots of reflection. Loss of a loved one, compassion for those experiencing the loss, and the sorrow and grief that come along, that you don’t quite understand and realize, until you go through it yourself.  Death and change, ironically, make you think and reflect on your own life. The impact you make, the example you set, the kindness you show, the love you give freely, and the acts of service you show to others.  It (hopefully) makes you want you try harder. To be a little better. To love more. To give more. To serve more. To LIVE more. To not let the opportunities pass you by. To spend more time with the ones you love. To do the things you’ve dreamed of doing. To not sweat the small stuff and to actually LIVE. ☀️ So here’s to the new version o

 Where do I begin? Happy Father’s Day 🤠  I feel a lot like the prophet Nephi. I too have been born of goodly parents. ♥️ I seriously have been blessed with two of the best and I’m so grateful that Heavenly Father let me be their daughter. ♥️ I was talking to my dad the other day on the phone and we were talking about how hard the job search has been and how the trials of life have just been rough. The more we talked the more grateful I became. Over the years my dad has always been someone I could talk to. With his career in truck driving, we have had lots of opportunities to just talk to each other for hours. In college, in the morning, the afternoon, the night- I know I could always call my corn pops 😘 (same goes for my mother) At the end of our conversation my dad and I had a couple days ago, my dad said, “Keep your chin up, everything will work out. God will not fail you.”  As soon as we ended the conversation those words were just stuck in my head and I was so overcome with emoti

 New, raw, and vulnerable post ahead 🙏🏻♥️ I heard a quote recently that struck me to my core. When I had first read it, I think my jaw hit the floor- the more I read read it and let it sink in, the more I knew that I needed to write about my thoughts and experiences.  The quote said “God has removed you from a table where you used to sit; in order to save you from a host who was serving you poison.”  It’s been a couple months since I was let go from my job. 😔 I didn’t see it coming and I didn’t understand why it was all happening to me. It left me feeling distraught and a slew of many other emotions. It’s been pretty stressful the last few weeks and my emotions have been all over the place. My dreams have somewhat gotten back to normal after all the nightmares and I am sleeping better. The anger that has been in my heart is slowly being swallowed up in the Atonement of my Savior Jesus Christ and I am feeling lots of relief.  I won’t say much on the topic, but I am very grateful to m

 “The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.” - Moulin Rouge  I am so freaking grateful for Cason and for the gospel of Jesus Christ! Life has been quite challenging these last few weeks and I am so grateful that I get to go throughout life with Cason by my side and Heavenly Father guiding and directing us.  He really is there for you and wants to help and bless you. 🥰 It got me thinking that sometimes that help from our Father in Heaven comes in the form of a learning experience/trial. As hard and not fun as those can be at times, I know we can do the hard things! Don’t give up, have faith that His plan is better for you, and keep going!  Here are a couple things I’ve been appreciating lately. 💛  - How GOOD God is  - Life is hard, but worth it  - God’s plan for you is PERFECT  - When trials come, Trust God- He sees the whole picture  - Laughter really is the best medicine  - Take time to meditate and pray  - Look for opportunities to serve others. W

 New post! Something happened to me last week that really shocked me. I didn’t see it coming at all and was very distraught. 😣 It’s hard when things happen to you that you don’t have control over. I kept thinking how can this happen? What did I do wrong to deserve this? What am I going to do? 😔 After my emotions settled and I said a silent prayer, I knew God was listening and that He knew exactly what was going on. This event in my life, although a complete surprise to me, was not a surprise at all to my Father in Heaven. He saw this coming and knew all about it. It brings me some comfort to know that He knew that- He knew what was coming, how to help me, and that it’d be ok. There have been many circumstances where my life and the things around me were completely falling apart, or what felt like falling apart. I felt like my world was ending and all the hopes I had were shattered. Looking back on similar events that I’ve gone through, and being able to see God’s hand in my life, I k

 New post!  Hold on. Be strong. You are never alone. ❤️ These words brought so much comfort to my troubled heart this morning as I was driving into work! 🥹🙏🏻  At times the trials of every day life can be downright overwhelming. They can make us feel as though we are drowning and can’t catch our breath. They can consume our minds, trouble our souls, and bring so much stress and anxiety into our already crazy lives.  I know life isn’t supposed to be easy- it’s supposed to be challenging. It is that way so that we can grow. We have to experience heartache, loss, stress, sorrow, etc. to understand and appreciate the opposites. The precious moments, the tender mercies, the joy, the happiness, and the peace. 🤍 I don’t know about you, but at times it really does feel like you’re drowning- where you think to yourself, the phrase, “if one more thing happens, so help me, I’m going to lose it” enters my mind and it’s suffocating.  I know each of us will experience moments like these in our li