Rare Faith Blog

By Judy Young

I made more money in 2019 than I ever had before. For the first time in my life, I felt like I was really building something—like I could actually create a future for myself that wasn’t...

By Judy Young

I’ve heard people say that the biggest thing holding most of us back is the fear of success. And honestly? Every time I heard that, I kind of laughed inside. I thought it was a ridiculo...

By Judy Young

I’ve loved December 22nd ever since I learned about the Winter Solstice.
Yes, sometimes it falls on the 21st, sometimes the 23rd, but generally, in my mind (no matter what the calendar ...

By Carol Colvin

I’ve been dreaming of the perfect website since 2012, when I first attended SimplyHealed training with energy healing guru Carolyn Cooper. I wanted to become a certified SimplyHealed ...

By Beckie Dragon

I’ve never really trusted God’s timing.

Somewhere deep down, I believed that if I just begged hard enough, long enough, He’d eventually see things my way. I know that sounds terribl...

By Judy Young

My yard is very fertile. Things grow that I did NOT plant—all the time. But something or someone planted them! Whether it’s the squirrels moonlighting as backyard gardeners, seeds dropp...

By Carol Colvin

I’ve been teaching others how to create what they want for years now. I always remind them to focus on what they want and why they want it—and to leave the how and the when up to a hi...

By Carol Colvin

You’ve spent years working hard and taking care of your family. You earn a decent living and try to be frugal—yet somehow, you’re drowning in debt and have no savings to show for all ...

By Beckie Dragon

Dear Reader,

I want to help you overcome the challenge of negative thinking and the belief that nothing good can come into your life. I know how hard it is to dream when you’re afra...

By Carol Colvin

Every September, I pull out my autumn bin and start decorating. Come October, I layer in the Halloween touches. By November, Halloween makes its exit and in comes the Thanksgiving dec...

By Carol Colvin

When my kids were little, it wasn’t unusual for one of them to come to me in a panic, insisting they had looked everywhere but their Ninja Turtle, their baseball cleat, or their prize...

By Beckie Dragon

I worked at the LDS Church Office Building doing family Indexing. Typing the information in front of me was mostly mindless work, but over the course of two weeks, I kept hearing a p...

By Carol Colvin

In every difficult circumstance, there is the seed of something good—and the good is in proportion to the difficulty. I can think of many moments in my life that have helped me unders...

By Beckie Dragon

The Law of Perpetual Transmutation was completely foreign to me. I never set goals. I never dreamed. Deep down, I believed that other people could do this or that… be this or that… b...

By Carol Colvin

The church I attend was, for many years, a strong supporter of the Boy Scouts of America. Every year during the “Friends of Scouting” fundraising drive, the scout leaders in our congr...

By Beckie Dragon

There was a time in my life when I was a new mother juggling four stepchildren on a regular basis. Then, my husband and I began growing our own family—eventually adding four more chi...

By Beckie Dragon

When I think of cause and effect, the first thing that comes to mind is the idea that what you put out will come back to you. It reminds me of a boomerang. When you throw it out, it ...

By Judy Young

Growing up, we drank our water straight from the kitchen faucet. I don’t do that anymore—mainly because I live in a 100-year-old home that hasn’t been updated yet. If the faucet sits un...