Monday, June 10, 2024
In the strength of the Lord
At the beginning of the school year we were reading from the Book of Mormon at breakfast time and we read this verse. After reading Oliver said the prayer and prayed that this new school year we could go forth in the strength of the Lord. I loved that thought so I put it on the fridge as a reminder to go forth in the strength of the Lord
Friday, June 7, 2024
Lessons from ancestors
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Seeds
“The seeds of resilience are planted in the way we process the negative events in our life.” -Sheryl Sandburg
“To see things in the seed, that is genius.” -Lao Tzu
“Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonder.” -Henry David Thoreau
“A seed knows how to wait…a seed is alive while it waits.” -Hope Jahren
“The flowers that bloom tomorrow are the seeds you planted today.”
“When a flower doesn’t bloom you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.” -Alexander Den Heijer
Monday, May 20, 2024
Love them today teach them tomorrow
“If some students are unresponsive maybe you can’t teach them yet, but you can love them. And if you love them today, maybe you can teach them tomorrow.”
-Jeffrey R Holland
An apostle’s invitation
Monday, May 6, 2024
Patience and attitude
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
He is everywhere!
“Look for Christ everywhere-I promise He is there! True joy rests on our willingness to come closer to Christ and witness for ourselves.” -Bonnie H. Cordon
This morning my view out our front window looked like an outline of Christ in the clouds with outstretched arms. He really is there, is here actually.
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Sermons you act
“Children are more influenced by sermons you act than sermons you preach.” -David O. McKay
We were able to take our 4 oldest children to a session of General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Before the session began we met a friendly and kind man who was waiting for his wife. His picture happened to be on the wall by where we met him! As a general authority he has spoken in conference before. His greatest sermon was the Christlike way he interacted with our children! We later met Elder Pieper and Elder Taylor who actually spoke in the session we attended. They were all different personalities, stature and conversations but we left them all feeling the love of the Lord through them. They are sermons we will remember for sure.
Happy day
“Happy the man, and happy he alone, He who can call to-day his own; He who, secure within , can say: ‘To-morrow, do thy worst, for I have lived to-day.” - Horace, a Roman poet
Recently I went for a walk with my good friend Joy. As we chatted I mentioned that I live with a lot of fear and anxiety. She recommended I read the book “How to stop worrying and start living” by Dale Carnegie. The quote above is in this book. There really is so much joy to be found each day. Little children are so good about being in the moment. Yesterday I got to watch the partial solar eclipse with my daughters kindergarten class. Their joy in just being outside and seeing something new was incredible to them(even though half were looking the wrong direction!) I wish I’d snapped a photo!
Friday, April 5, 2024
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Thursday, February 29, 2024
Start with you
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Books
“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends, they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.” -Charles William Eliot
Monday, February 12, 2024
He never loses sight of us…
Thursday, February 1, 2024
Appreciation changes our world
When I first saw this quote on my sisters fridge a few years ago it was a paradigm shift for me! Now I just need to remember that shift each moment.
Also, this sweet photo of H teaching me how to use a wrench so we could fix his little sisters bike almost 5 years ago is still such a precious memory!
Comfort vs comfortable
This has been on my mind quite a bit the past few years. Through the years I’ve found much comfort and hope in the gospel of Jesus Christ. I’ve also learned that being a disciple of Christ by nature takes me out of my comfort zone. That is a good thing because I’ve also learned that my comfort zone is the “natural man”, even “carnal, sensual and devilish”
Breath of kindness
Give your all
Saturday, January 13, 2024
Home
Living well
“The secret of living well and longer is: eat half, walk double, laugh triple and love without measure.” -Tibetan Proverb
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Just Bloom
Sunday, January 7, 2024
Kindness
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”
-Aesop
My daughter’s primary teacher at church passed her this little note. My daughter then slipped it into my shoe. I kept it there and each time I put the shoe on I was reminded of this sweet act of kindness.