Author: lanesorensen21

“There are times when we will experience heartbreaking sorrow, when we will grieve and when we may be tested to our limits. However, such difficulties allow us to change for the better, to rebuild our lives in the way our Heavenly Father teaches us, and to become something different from what we were – better… Continue reading The Real Me: My Story

Expectations. We all have them. For many years, I found myself painting this elaborate picture of what I expected from my life and where I thought my life might take me. I think that we all do this in some form or another. White picket fence, two-story house, perfect family, a wonderful and fulfilling career...… Continue reading Mountains to Climb

The cold, sharp pain pierced the very core of my soul. It was a feeling that I had grown quite familiar with. It was a feeling that I dreaded. I wanted to run before this beast could overpower me, but I knew better. I knew that there was no escape. I had become accustomed to… Continue reading You Never Walk Alone

  What do you do when the dark fog of depression settles in and starts to destroy every aspect of your life? As feelings of loneliness, despair, self-hate, and pain begin to weigh you down, where do you go to seek refuge? These were questions that I really struggled with for quite a while as… Continue reading Coping with Depression

I didn’t want to wake up. I didn’t want to face another day. Sunlight from the window gently spread across my face and I waited to embrace the warmth on my skin. But that hope was quickly depleted. I felt nothing. There was no warmth. As my eyelids drifted open, dread and despair radiated through… Continue reading You Can Make it to The Sunrise

LOVE. A word that can have many meanings and definitions attached to it. Love is a profound and emotional feeling that can be experienced in every person’s life. But what does love REALLY mean? Is it that feeling of deep affection that envelopes your whole being as you stare into someone’s eyes? Is it the act of… Continue reading Charity in Marriage

      Darkness. All I could see was darkness. I felt so alone. Fear engulfed my entire body. I tried screaming out for help, but no sound came out. I tried to move, but I felt chained down. I had no sense of direction. I reached out in front of me, hoping that there would be… Continue reading Finding Hope in the Darkness