Author: H. Wallace Goddard

Wally Goddard is a retired professor of Family Life having served in Arkansas and Alabama. He developed programs on personal well-being, marriage, and parenting. He is well known for his many creative family programs, including The Marriage Garden, The Parenting Journey, and Blueprint for Happiness. Wally has authored or co-authored several books including Between Parent and Child, The Soft-Spoken Parent, and Drawing Heaven into Your Marriage. He has been recognized by his colleagues with several awards including the Outstanding Family Life Educator Award. Wally and his wife, Nancy, have three adult children, fourteen grandchildren, and have cared for many foster children over the years. Wally describes Nancy as the finest human being he has ever known.

Treasures from the Book of Mormon: God Participates in our Lives!

H. Wallace Goddard

We often spend a lot of time on Nephi’s declaration in the first verse of the Book of Mormon. If we are not careful, we miss the remarkable message of the rest of chapter one. Right from … Read more

Worried About the Wrong Things

H. Wallace Goddard

Jesus was different. While most of us are impressed by a person’s prominence, Jesus was impressed by their humility and compassion.

While most of us fret about our social standing, Jesus ignored the social rules by talking … Read more

The Part of God’s Glorious Plan that we Often Neglect

H. Wallace Goddard

If, as a teacher, I acted like my students had no life before they entered my classroom, I would severely limit my appreciation of them and the richness of their lives.

In contrast, if I welcomed the … Read more

The Cure for Spiritual Imposter Syndrome

H. Wallace Goddard & Barbara Keil

A new phrase has entered our conversations: Imposter Syndrome.

“Imposter syndrome is a behavioral health phenomenon described as self-doubt of intellect, skills, or accomplishments among high-achieving individuals. These individuals cannot internalize their success and subsequently experience pervasive feelings of self-doubt, anxiety, depression, … Read more

God Keeps Surprising Us!

H. Wallace Goddard

Verily, verily, I say unto you, ye are little children, and ye have not as yet understood . . .

What is it we haven’t understood? What is it that we need to know but have failed to … Read more

God’s Trophies

H. Wallace Goddard

Quite often something is almost too good to be true. A sunset. A field of wildflowers. A starry night. A delectable peach.

Over the years, when we ran into a wonder of nature that shocked us with … Read more

Stories Bind Hearts Across Generations

H. Wallace Goddard

The common ancestor history focuses on basic facts—names, dates, and places. “Leslie Price Thacker was born the 9th of September 1898 in Charleston, Utah to Frederick Albert Thacker and Sarah Jane Price Thacker.” Such histories may … Read more

A Change of Heart in Relationships

H. Wallace Goddard

When we suffer distress in relationships—especially marriage—we instinctively search for the problems that cause our distress. Almost always we discover defects in the other person. Then we create a story in which that person has some lifelong … Read more