“I Knew Their Hearts” Jeff Olsen

I bought a copy of this book after spending the evening listening to the author tell the story.  Jeff Olsen lost his wife and small son in an accident while he was behind the wheel.  He and his older son survived the crash but came up against many obstacles on the road to recovery including several near death experiences.  These experiences helped comfort him in his time of doubt, renewed his faith in God, and solidified his testimony of life after mortality. I sobbed through most of his talk, thinking back to our own experience losing my mother-in-law and niece.  I must say that hearing it live was moving, but the parts he left out from the stage brought a new realization for me about how much my Savior and Heavenly Father really do care for us and are here for us.  This is a touching read, straight from the heart.

Find it on amazon.com, Deseret Book or your local LDS bookstore

Click here to see the author tell about one of the most touching experiences in his life (my favorite part of the book). 

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Shelly Coray is an inspiring speaker, trainer, coach, and mom. She has helped hundreds of youth and adults gain greater control over their thoughts and actions and achieve higher levels of success through her workshops, speeches and training programs. Find out more about her HERE.

Laura Story "Blessings"

After a long hard day, of my own doing, I put in my earbuds and set my phone's FM radio to scan for stations so I could listen while I washed dishes.  It finished the scan on 107.5 - K-LOVE.  I don't listen to this station all the time, but on occasion it really hits my heart strings with the right note.  This time it was perfect.  I'm grateful for inspired music that God sends us through tender hearts that listen and write what He teaches them.  Thank you Laura Story for sharing this wonderful melody. [video_lightbox type="embed" style="2" width="511" height="288" placeholder="http://www.jimmyandshelly.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/524c0c4b9894e.jpg" placeholder_width="225" placeholder_height="225" align="center"][/video_lightbox]

"Blessings"

We pray for blessings, we pray for peace Comfort for family, protection while we sleep We pray for healing, for prosperity We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering And all the while, You hear each spoken need Yet love us way too much to give us lesser things'Cause what if your blessings come through rain drops What if Your healing comes through tears What if a thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You're near What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguiseWe pray for wisdom, Your voice to hear We cry in anger when we cannot feel You near We doubt your goodness, we doubt your love As if every promise from Your word is not enough And all the while, You hear each desperate plea And long that we'd have faith to believe'Cause what if your blessings come through rain drops What if Your healing comes through tears What if a thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You're near What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise

When friends betray us When darkness seems to win We know that pain reminds this heart That this is not, This is not our home It's not our home

'Cause what if your blessings come through rain drops What if Your healing comes through tears What if a thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You're near

What if my greatest disappointments or the aching of this life Is the revealing of a greater thirst this world can't satisfy What if trials of this life The rain, the storms, the hardest nights Are your mercies in disguise

Writer(s): Laura Mixon Story, Liz Story Copyright: Story Duke Music, Laura Stories, New Spring Publishing Inc., Warner-tamerlane Publishing Corp.