by Maya Oak | Jan 6, 2016 | Maya Oak- Finding My Way Back
What a wonderful holiday season! I had been planning a surprise 50th Wedding Anniversary party for my parents for months, and it ended with a successful party- and my gallbladder being removed. Yes indeed, it’s been grand! Okay, so not everything was so wonderful,...
by Maya Oak | Dec 2, 2015 | Maya Oak- Finding My Way Back
We celebrated Thanksgiving this past week. Most families may have a tradition of saying what they are thankful for. My family doesn’t do that. The Patriarch of the home, which in this case is my father, will say a prayer. He’ll thank our Father in Heaven for our...
by Maya Oak | Nov 18, 2015 | Maya Oak- Finding My Way Back
The way back for me has not been an easy one. Thinking about it during my drive into work today, I was trying to think about how to pull my loved one away from the people that influence his choices, habits and thoughts. Then I thought about how long it has taken me...
by Maya Oak | Nov 4, 2015 | Maya Oak- Finding My Way Back
My daughter had been asked to give a talk in Primary last Sunday. I was pretty excited for her, though this is not her first talk. The theme was “Come unto Christ.” I wrote a blog in the recent past titled, “Come Unto Him.” When I first started to write her talk,...
by Maya Oak | Oct 14, 2015 | Maya Oak- Finding My Way Back
Have you ever heard something while listening to a conversation and just known it wasn’t true? That there is just no way that could have ever happened? For me, I don’t know what to be sad about more. The fact that this person claims this happened to someone, or the...