Rare Faith Blog

At breakfast, Marc Garrett (who knows my books) made a remark that maybe I didn't make preparations a priority because I hadn't found a dream or vision for the trek. And he was right! I had been sayin...

Last year, my husband Trevan announced that Layne Gneiting (cycling trek coach for his last 5 international rides) was creating an "alumni" event for anyone who had been on a trek with him before, and...

Meet Marcianne Stewart, Mindset Mastery graduate. Marcianne's journey through the Mindset Mastery course highlights how trusting in God with faith, and embracing our own sense of value and self-worth ...

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I've been talking to a lot of people who are feeling unsettled, restless, worried, or burdened by things outside of their control. Life is stretching them to their limits, and...

Meet Mallory Campbell, Mindset Mastery Honors Graduate. Mallory’s journey through the Mindset Mastery course is a powerful lesson in facing fears and building confidence. Her story shows how small goa...

Rare Faith: The Kind of Faith that Causes Things to Happen - Part 2

Why another book?

As mentioned in Part 1, there is a System by which God provides for His children, and obedience to the laws and ...

Gah - please forgive me for resorting to an AI image... I could not find a better real photo for what I have to share below.

Today's message is about increasing our TRUST in the Lord / leaning on our...

I'm working on a NEW book!

Rare Faith: The Kind of Faith that Causes Things to Happen

Its purpose is to fill in some things that aren't addressed in my previous three books. However, I've admittedly...

Want to know where your life is headed?

Pay attention to the things you think about when you don’t have to think about anything.

This thought hit me one day, and I started reflecting on the ideas an...

My husband and I have been through some really (really) hard things over the years. But underneath it all, there’s always been this shared understanding: we’d figure it out, and somehow, we’d make it ...

Every day it seems like someone is posting in local social media groups about their financial struggles—asking how anyone is managing to stay afloat in this economy. They talk about how no one’s hirin...

My Battle with Perfectionism / Am I Forgiven?

When I was barely more than a decade old, I came across a passage from President Spencer W. Kimball that pierced my soul. In an instant, my perspective s...

Bracing for impact?

Wondering when the other shoe is going to drop?

One of our ATI (Achieving the Impossible) students had a question, to which I know many can relate:

Leslie, I am struggling wi...

I'm celebrating the 1-year anniversary of the cancer diagnosis and softball-sized tumor removal, so I thought it would be a good time for an update. Picture is from my soon-to-be son-in-law's marathon...

Christ lives.

That’s the message of the Gospel: that He came into the world to save us from sin, and that through His grace and merits, we can return to the Father. We spend our lives trying to under...

It was time for Jodie to carry out her Phase 1 experiment in the Mindset Mastery course, but she had some questions about the "inconsequential" goal. First of all...

What is an Inconsequential Goal?