Finding Strength of Will

Here is the highlight of Josh & Lolly's Voices of Hope Video. To me, they are AMAZING! ~Azalea Josh & Lolly's Voices of Hope Highlight

I am excited for the things that are happening in LDS and Christian communities to support those in the LGBT community.  Here is an article of a wonderful women who gets it. She wrote one of our family's favorite Primary Songs "Nephi's Courage" ~Azalea http://www.mormonwomen.com/2013/01/30/lisas-courage/

Voices of Hope has launched there first video in preparation of their website launching next month.  Voices of Hope plans on launching with a few videos and I am guessing essays of those that are SSA and that also are living in accordance with the teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They plan on adding over a thousand videos and essays of others, as time goes on. Will and I have met Blake once. He is a really neat, very sweet and really cute too :), young man. Here is his story: Blake Fisher's Voices of Hope Story

Josh Weed started doing weekly check-ins around September 2012 or so.  Again, I was still feeling pretty scared and to even post this was a huge leap of courage.  During the check-in, you tell how you are doing physically, emotionally, and spiritually, and set a goal for the upcoming week.  You are not allowed to say "good".  That's cheating. Physically:  Pretty ticked off.  The family's going through the second round of chest colds in two weeks.  I really shouldn't complain because it's been about three months since we've been sick, but it still sucks waking up at 3AM  to your 5-year-old hacking up a lung and you're thinking, "didn't we just do this?"  Sort of worn out from that and lack of sleep related to that.  Other than that, feeling pretty good about myself physically.  Been keeping up on my goal to ride my bike to work for a couple of weeks now (helps that the transmission's on the fritz in my car).  Also getting some runnin

The need for intimacy, for connection, and the attraction to others is the foundation of same-gender attraction.  The complexities and pain come from a lack of understanding of our need for connection, both personal and in society as a whole, combined with greed, pride, doubt, and fear of something different from accepted norms.  The solution is what it has always been:  love, acceptance, patience, moderation, hard work.   My son taught me this today. As my wife and I get more comfortable with our situation, our conversations are getting more and more open.  In addition,we have been to firesides hosted by SSA groups and have taken our kids, been to dinner with like minded individuals, we plan on volunteering at a local center supporting LGBT youth, and we are blogging about it.  My children are observant but most are young enough be in that wonderful state of ignorance from innocence.  My preteen son has begun to take notice. My wife and I well aware of the need for privacy or being se