Sunday, March 13, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Happy, Happy Birthday!!
Logan, sweet Logan, is now 6 years old! When I woke up and told him happy birthday he said, "I can't believe I'm 6!!" He's been counting down the days and weeks for this day! He was able to go to school today, thank goodness. He's had a fever for the last 4 days. I was so glad he was fever free this morning! It would be so sad to miss school and not be able to see all your friends.
My amazing Logan is such a blessing to have in our family. I am so grateful he was sent to us. His loving charm still catches so many peoples hearts. He's our angel, with a bit of a temper and silliness, sent from above!
Happy Birthday my amazing Logan!
Here are just a few of the reasons why I love you!
1. Your silly disposition, loving to make others laugh
2. Your intelligence and memory
3. How easily you come out of your angry funks, still
4. Your desire to ALWAYS be playing with a friend from school
5. How you know what you want and can voice to anyone exactly what you want
6. Your knowledge of good and bad, Christ, and the gospel!
I love you little man!!
Monday, March 7, 2011
New Insight
2 Corinthians 12:9
"And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me."
Amen!!
"And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me."
Amen!!
Saturday, March 5, 2011
CS Lewis
I just finished reading "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe". It's been so long since I read this book, I loved comparing the movie to the book. They did such a great job on the movie in staying true to the story in the book. I found one of my favorite parts, which is representing the Savior's sacrifice:
"The Hags made a dart at him and shrieked with triumph when they found that he made no resistance at all...they rolled the huge Lion over on his back and tied all his four paws together, shouting and cheering as if they had done something brave, though, had the Lion chosen, one of those paws could have been the death of them all. But he made no noise, even when the enemies, straining and tugging, pulled the cords so tight that they cut into his flesh...
"Another roar of mean laughter went up from her followers as an ogre with a pair of shears came forward and squatted down by Aslan's head. Snip-snip-snip went the shears and masses of curling gold began to fall to the ground...And they surged round Aslan, jeering at him...as they worked about his face putting on the muzzle, one bite from his jaws would have cost two or three of them their hands. But he never moved. And this seemed to enrage all that rabble. Everyone was at him now. Those who had been afraid to come near him even after he was bound began to find their courage...
"At last she drew near. She stood by Aslan's head. Her face was working and twitching with passion, but his looked up at the sky, still quiet, neither angry nor afraid, but a little sad."
This passage helps me remember how Christ was so mild and accepting of his fate, his fore-ordination. I also learn from this that I need to bear my struggles with more patience and acceptance, knowing that good things will come eventually. It is part of life to have challenges and things that make us feel like giving up. Christ set the example for us, and I should bear my burdens with more long suffering and solemness. I pray for that ability!
"The Hags made a dart at him and shrieked with triumph when they found that he made no resistance at all...they rolled the huge Lion over on his back and tied all his four paws together, shouting and cheering as if they had done something brave, though, had the Lion chosen, one of those paws could have been the death of them all. But he made no noise, even when the enemies, straining and tugging, pulled the cords so tight that they cut into his flesh...
"Another roar of mean laughter went up from her followers as an ogre with a pair of shears came forward and squatted down by Aslan's head. Snip-snip-snip went the shears and masses of curling gold began to fall to the ground...And they surged round Aslan, jeering at him...as they worked about his face putting on the muzzle, one bite from his jaws would have cost two or three of them their hands. But he never moved. And this seemed to enrage all that rabble. Everyone was at him now. Those who had been afraid to come near him even after he was bound began to find their courage...
"At last she drew near. She stood by Aslan's head. Her face was working and twitching with passion, but his looked up at the sky, still quiet, neither angry nor afraid, but a little sad."
This passage helps me remember how Christ was so mild and accepting of his fate, his fore-ordination. I also learn from this that I need to bear my struggles with more patience and acceptance, knowing that good things will come eventually. It is part of life to have challenges and things that make us feel like giving up. Christ set the example for us, and I should bear my burdens with more long suffering and solemness. I pray for that ability!
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
And it has hit!
Tyler came home from school last Thursday with a fever and just wasn't feeling very good. Sunday Kaleb came down with it. Today I was volunteering in Derek's class. When I called him back to do his Math facts test he said he wasn't feeling very good. As I finished up I asked him how he was feeling and he said he still wasn't feeling good. I took him to the office to see what his temperature was, 100.7. Dang it all! That's three of them now, and I'm feeling under the weather, too! I'm just waiting for Logan to say he's not feeling well, and Will keeps saying he needs to get out of this illness ridden home. :) I sprayed everywhere I could with Lysol when I got home to hopefully kill some of these icky germs.
I get a daily inspirational quote sent to me from the Biggest Loser site. It's amazing how many times it coincides with what I am dealing with day to day. Here's one from yesterday:
"Life is not the way it's supposed to be. It's the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference."
– Virginia Satir
Oooooh these words are so true for our family right now. We're just trying to make the best of our days. I keep looking for the good as the days go by. We are blessed in so many ways. I am so grateful for my amazing family! I am blessed to have the joy of the gospel in my soul. We have a piano in our home to help us strengthen our talents and expand our knowledge. I love having a piano to play whenever I feel like playing! We are keeping it for a friend while she is living in Hawaii for a few years. Yay for pianos!!
I get a daily inspirational quote sent to me from the Biggest Loser site. It's amazing how many times it coincides with what I am dealing with day to day. Here's one from yesterday:
"Life is not the way it's supposed to be. It's the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference."
– Virginia Satir
Oooooh these words are so true for our family right now. We're just trying to make the best of our days. I keep looking for the good as the days go by. We are blessed in so many ways. I am so grateful for my amazing family! I am blessed to have the joy of the gospel in my soul. We have a piano in our home to help us strengthen our talents and expand our knowledge. I love having a piano to play whenever I feel like playing! We are keeping it for a friend while she is living in Hawaii for a few years. Yay for pianos!!
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Uplifting Sabbath Day
What a wonderful day we had at church today! Tyler, Kaleb and Will stayed home from church since the older boys aren't feeling well. So it was just Derek, Logan and myself. Amazing talks were shared in Sacrament meeting (by Sister deGroot, Sophia May, and Bishop Brundage). Sister deGroot shared the importance of fasting, and really internalizing a fast, rather than going through the motions. She emphasized that we should prepare ourselves for fasting rather than: stuffing ourselves the night before so we aren't hungry as early the next day, forgetting it's fast Sunday at all, sneaking in a little cereal in the morning as we feed our children breakfast, and forcing those children who turn 8 to immediately start fasting because it can be more detrimental than helpful. I have been guilty of all those so often, it is hard to remember when I've actually prepared myself for a fast appropriately. I know I have, it's just been those days that I have full purpose in heart, when things are hard or someone is ill and needs a little extra prayer/thought. I need to help teach my children about why we fast, how we prepare to fast, and how to enjoy a fast; knowing all the blessings that will come to them or to whomever they are fasting for. They understand some of these concepts on a basic level, but I know they could know so much more.
After Sacrament meeting the boys and I headed to Primary. I love my calling...and I haven't always been able to say that about the calling I have. I am the Primary Chorister, and LOVE singing with the kids. I had this calling when I was pregnant with Kaleb, and did not have the same feelings. :) I love looking at those kids' faces, seeing them smile at me (or wiggle around) and hear them sing the songs we are learning for the Primary Program we'll have at the end of the year. Today I introduced our stick picture animals and sounds to sing with the songs. This was a new concept to this Primary and they LOVED singing like a sheep, bee, bird, and cow. It's such a great way to have them recall the words when they have to switch between baaing and singing the words to the music! It was so cute to see them so excited to participate in the music today!! I wish I could have recorded them so you could see how excited they were. "Can I hold the picture?", "Let's do it again!", and "Can we do the bzzz-bzzz to this song, too?" were priceless!!
Today was a much needed day. I'm also handing my worries back over to the Lord. He will guide us the direction we are supposed to go, He always has. Stressing and worrying about our situation is not going to help it get any better. So, I'm trusting in the Lord and doing all I can, and that will be enough!
After Sacrament meeting the boys and I headed to Primary. I love my calling...and I haven't always been able to say that about the calling I have. I am the Primary Chorister, and LOVE singing with the kids. I had this calling when I was pregnant with Kaleb, and did not have the same feelings. :) I love looking at those kids' faces, seeing them smile at me (or wiggle around) and hear them sing the songs we are learning for the Primary Program we'll have at the end of the year. Today I introduced our stick picture animals and sounds to sing with the songs. This was a new concept to this Primary and they LOVED singing like a sheep, bee, bird, and cow. It's such a great way to have them recall the words when they have to switch between baaing and singing the words to the music! It was so cute to see them so excited to participate in the music today!! I wish I could have recorded them so you could see how excited they were. "Can I hold the picture?", "Let's do it again!", and "Can we do the bzzz-bzzz to this song, too?" were priceless!!
Today was a much needed day. I'm also handing my worries back over to the Lord. He will guide us the direction we are supposed to go, He always has. Stressing and worrying about our situation is not going to help it get any better. So, I'm trusting in the Lord and doing all I can, and that will be enough!
Saturday, February 26, 2011
News
They say that no news is good news...this is not always the case. Well, for as much as I try to stay upbeat in my posts...it's time to be down-beat. Will's been out of work for 3+ weeks now, and the job we thought he had in the bag fell through. We're both sending out resume after resume. I'm ready to hit the streets next week, not at a corner, silly, filling out applications wherever is possible (except fast food). I think I'll hit up Costco and Bed, Bath, and Beyond; whatever will bring in some money. We've made it through this before, but this time it hit really hard as we are still paying to live in Nashville and here in SLO. Oh, the joys of this marvelous economy. Even if you get a job, it's not guaranteed you'll have a job 2 months later. We're all hanging in there, but could use some extra prayers from our super awesome friends and family!!
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