So here is another thing that brings me joy.
My son Daniel is the handsome boy with the cute girl in the blue.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mp-OvONdZhA
14 years ago
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
And behold, I tell you these things that ye may learn wisdom...
My favorite book of the Book of Mormon is 3rd Nephi, but a close second is Mosiah. I love King Benjamin. His counsel brings me JOY! When MY children heed his counsel that REALLY brings me JOY!
Last Friday my oldest daughter Krysta graduated from the CNA (certified nursing assistant) course that is taught at Salt Lake Community College. ( I love that high school students can go to college and high school at the same time, you COULD do that when I was in high school but you had to have a perfect ACT and SAT to do it, now anyone who really wants to can do it)
I am really proud of Krysta. Not just for graduating from this program but for heeding the counsel of King Benjamin.
And behold, I tell you these things that ye may learn wisdom; that ye may learn that when ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God. (Mosiah 2:17)
Krysta loves to serve and care for others. She has chosen nursing as her career. I cannot imagine her doing anything else. She is not afraid of senior citizens and does not mind caring for them in the even in the most personal ways. She loves to listen to them talk, she loves to tease them (ask her grandparents) she loves to respect them. In the same way she can care for the littlest children too. (she wants to be a newborn intensive care nurse) I am grateful she likes to serve. I am grateful she has chosen to follow in the path of some leaders she really admires.
So my thanks to Sherri Murray, Viki Bailey and Meleta Egbert for being not just great nurses in their own right but amazing Young Women Leaders too. They helped a struggling mom teach the wisdom of a beloved King to a beautiful Daughter of God.
Now if that same beautiful daughter would find what she did with the camera so her mom could post her graduation photos on this blog you would "see" my JOY!
Last Friday my oldest daughter Krysta graduated from the CNA (certified nursing assistant) course that is taught at Salt Lake Community College. ( I love that high school students can go to college and high school at the same time, you COULD do that when I was in high school but you had to have a perfect ACT and SAT to do it, now anyone who really wants to can do it)
I am really proud of Krysta. Not just for graduating from this program but for heeding the counsel of King Benjamin.
And behold, I tell you these things that ye may learn wisdom; that ye may learn that when ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God. (Mosiah 2:17)
Krysta loves to serve and care for others. She has chosen nursing as her career. I cannot imagine her doing anything else. She is not afraid of senior citizens and does not mind caring for them in the even in the most personal ways. She loves to listen to them talk, she loves to tease them (ask her grandparents) she loves to respect them. In the same way she can care for the littlest children too. (she wants to be a newborn intensive care nurse) I am grateful she likes to serve. I am grateful she has chosen to follow in the path of some leaders she really admires.
So my thanks to Sherri Murray, Viki Bailey and Meleta Egbert for being not just great nurses in their own right but amazing Young Women Leaders too. They helped a struggling mom teach the wisdom of a beloved King to a beautiful Daughter of God.
Now if that same beautiful daughter would find what she did with the camera so her mom could post her graduation photos on this blog you would "see" my JOY!
Added pics 2/1/09 finally pics are off the camera and on the blog. JOY!!
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Men are that they might have joy...(2 Nephi 2:25)
When I was 14 I met DeAnn Hansen. She has been one of my idols for ... ok a number of years.
She really introduced me to a love of the scriptures. Before DeAnn, when i read them they were words i did not understand. One of the very first scriptures she introduced me to was 2 Nephi 2:25 Adam fell that men might be, men are that they might have joy. (her blog is called Joy in the Journey. Are you surprised) Now joy at 14 means that the cute Bodily brothers knew you existed, and joy at 41 means snowed in at Christmas with no power!
Finding joy in the journey is my main goal this year! As my kids grow and leave home i realize i have been blessed with a lot of joy, but i am sure i did not appreciate it as i could have (that's a lot of i's). In the most recent General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, President Monson spoke on finding joy in the journey. I think it was my favorite talk. One of the quotes he gave was from the ancient roman philospher Horace. “Whatever hour God has blessed you with, take it with grateful hand, nor postpone your joys from year to year, so that in whatever place you have been, you may say that you have lived happily." This is my new mantra! Life can be ugly if that is all you look for or it can be an amazing journey with lots to be taught and gained and lived and given.
President Monson also said "Stresses in our lives come regardless of our circumstances. We must deal with them the best we can. But we should not let them get in the way of what is most important—and what is most important almost always involves the people around us. Often we assume that they must know how much we love them. But we should never assume; we should let them know. We will never regret the kind words spoken or the affection shown. Rather, our regrets will come if such things are omitted from our relationships with those who mean the most to us. Send that note to the friend you’ve been neglecting; give your child a hug; give your parents a hug; say “I love you” more; always express your thanks. Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved. Friends move away, children grow up, loved ones pass on. It’s so easy to take others for granted, until that day when they’re gone from our lives and we are left with feelings of “what if” and “if only.” Said author Harriet Beecher Stowe, “The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.”
If I get to live as long as my grandpa i have 63 more years to ENJOY. I know chances of living that long are kind of slim but even if i only live another 41 years that's a lot of joy too. So if you are a part of my life and i blog about you or you get a note in the mail or an email or better yet if i show up at your door, know that it is because you bring me joy! I hope over this coming year to share with you the joy i am finding in my journey.
"Let us relish life as we live it, find joy in the journey, and share our love with friends and family. One day each of us will run out of tomorrows.
my sincere prayer is that we may adapt to the changes in our lives, that we may realize what is most important, that we may express our gratitude always and thus find joy in the journey." ~~ President Thomas S Monson
She really introduced me to a love of the scriptures. Before DeAnn, when i read them they were words i did not understand. One of the very first scriptures she introduced me to was 2 Nephi 2:25 Adam fell that men might be, men are that they might have joy. (her blog is called Joy in the Journey. Are you surprised) Now joy at 14 means that the cute Bodily brothers knew you existed, and joy at 41 means snowed in at Christmas with no power!
Finding joy in the journey is my main goal this year! As my kids grow and leave home i realize i have been blessed with a lot of joy, but i am sure i did not appreciate it as i could have (that's a lot of i's). In the most recent General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, President Monson spoke on finding joy in the journey. I think it was my favorite talk. One of the quotes he gave was from the ancient roman philospher Horace. “Whatever hour God has blessed you with, take it with grateful hand, nor postpone your joys from year to year, so that in whatever place you have been, you may say that you have lived happily." This is my new mantra! Life can be ugly if that is all you look for or it can be an amazing journey with lots to be taught and gained and lived and given.
President Monson also said "Stresses in our lives come regardless of our circumstances. We must deal with them the best we can. But we should not let them get in the way of what is most important—and what is most important almost always involves the people around us. Often we assume that they must know how much we love them. But we should never assume; we should let them know. We will never regret the kind words spoken or the affection shown. Rather, our regrets will come if such things are omitted from our relationships with those who mean the most to us. Send that note to the friend you’ve been neglecting; give your child a hug; give your parents a hug; say “I love you” more; always express your thanks. Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved. Friends move away, children grow up, loved ones pass on. It’s so easy to take others for granted, until that day when they’re gone from our lives and we are left with feelings of “what if” and “if only.” Said author Harriet Beecher Stowe, “The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.”
If I get to live as long as my grandpa i have 63 more years to ENJOY. I know chances of living that long are kind of slim but even if i only live another 41 years that's a lot of joy too. So if you are a part of my life and i blog about you or you get a note in the mail or an email or better yet if i show up at your door, know that it is because you bring me joy! I hope over this coming year to share with you the joy i am finding in my journey.
"Let us relish life as we live it, find joy in the journey, and share our love with friends and family. One day each of us will run out of tomorrows.
my sincere prayer is that we may adapt to the changes in our lives, that we may realize what is most important, that we may express our gratitude always and thus find joy in the journey." ~~ President Thomas S Monson
Monday, January 5, 2009
Tagged It's all me....
So i have recieved many "tags" and i just have not taken the time to reply so here it goes...
For all of you have tagged me for my "quirks"...
1. My husband and i are both OCD. Only his are good, for the most part. And i love his OCD!
He is a "neat freak"! A place for everything and everything in it's place. When he gets undressed he neatly folds his dirty clothes and puts them in the laundry basket. He keeps our house organized as best he can with a wife he lives with piles. "this is my RS pile, this is my kids stuff pile etc" If he touches my piles i am lost. I am the same way at work (huh Kenz). His one negative OCD is that he CANNOT multi task. do not talk to him while he is driving he wont remember the conversation, don't ask him to take out the trash if he is folding laundry he won't remember you aksed, don't give him anything while watching John Wayne he will lose it!
2. I am a Christmasaholic. I love all things Christmas. I can watch Christmas movies all year, I can listen to Christmas music all year, I could have a tree up all year. So the fact that i have not been the one to put up the Christams tree or play the Christmas music for the last few years concerns me. Thanks Katee for stepping up for me.
3 I kind of like my gray hair. Ok I know that sounds weird but here is the deal. it reminds of where i have been and what i have been thru and that i am still here. It tells me i am ok with who i am and where i am at. I will admit that if i lived in Idaho i probably would have had Kenz color it but i don't have some one in Utah that i feel comfortable asking to do it. My beautiful aunt Mary used to always be my go to girl but i am not agile enough to get around her bathroom or kitchen sink. If i colored it myself i am sure i would turn it orange or green or worse cause it to fall out. and i would really rather be gray than bald, we will leave that for my husband.
4 I love blogs. Ok i am not the kind of person who lives to read strangers blogs. I just love spying on my friends thru their blogs. sometimes i comment but most the time i just read. i learn a lot, i feel connected to them and it makes me happy. i will confess there are 4 blogs i read, that are from people i admire but have never met, they probably think i am a stalker. Hey i figure its better than sitting at home watching tv all night.
5 i love to read. i am very particular about what i read though. i will read fiction if it has a good moral, or it takes me to a better place. i mostly read LDS fiction when it comes to fiction. I love good mystery, i love a good conversion story, i am ok with a romance or two but i DO NOT read Anita books. i love a good general authority book, or a self help book that is real. i generally do not read Oprah's picks, they tend to be too graphic for my tender heart.
6 i have a tender heart, but an irish temper. (i have no idea if i have any irish ancestry) i cry easily, i laugh easily and i get angry easily. work with me you'll always have a place in my heart, cross me or anyone close to my heart and well....
7 i love email forwards. i hate when they say i have to send it to 27 friends or my luck will run out. i usually take that out before i send it on, but when i get a forward it tells me someone thought about me today. maybe it was just so they had 10 people to send it on to, but hey i am still on their email list right.
8 i am a collector. it makes my husband crazy (see #1). i collect books, statues, people whatever i can find. i am sure it comes from losing a lot as a child but as an adult i hang on to things. if its broke i think one day i will fix it. if its a book i know one day i will read it, if its people, well i don't have any of them hidden away in boxes at home just in my heart. (it's probably the reason for my faccebook fascination). i moved a lot as a child and i never wanted that for my kids but alas thru the many moves i have collected many dear friends and never want to lose them
9 i am looking forward to being a grandma (see #3). I had amazing grandparents. My grandma Coombs always my role model, i want to be just like her ok without the scary basement and mice. i will will have sleepovers, we will watch Lawrence Welk (i hope the reruns are still on when i am a grandma) we will have bbq's and family picnics. we will love shopping for underwear and jammies and avon perfume (ok if i have grandsons i may be in trouble here). i will take them visiting teaching with me and let them help me cook. Like my Grandpa Fillmore i will send birthday cards in the mail cause it's always more fun to "get good mail".
10 last but not least, i am usually OCD about grammar except for blogging and facebook. for some reason ll that goes out the window.
so that's me, all the weird things you never wanted to know.
I guess now i am supposed to tag my friends, and about the only ones who have not tagged me are Aunt Mary, Denalee and Katee so consider yourselves tagged!
love ya!
For all of you have tagged me for my "quirks"...
1. My husband and i are both OCD. Only his are good, for the most part. And i love his OCD!
He is a "neat freak"! A place for everything and everything in it's place. When he gets undressed he neatly folds his dirty clothes and puts them in the laundry basket. He keeps our house organized as best he can with a wife he lives with piles. "this is my RS pile, this is my kids stuff pile etc" If he touches my piles i am lost. I am the same way at work (huh Kenz). His one negative OCD is that he CANNOT multi task. do not talk to him while he is driving he wont remember the conversation, don't ask him to take out the trash if he is folding laundry he won't remember you aksed, don't give him anything while watching John Wayne he will lose it!
2. I am a Christmasaholic. I love all things Christmas. I can watch Christmas movies all year, I can listen to Christmas music all year, I could have a tree up all year. So the fact that i have not been the one to put up the Christams tree or play the Christmas music for the last few years concerns me. Thanks Katee for stepping up for me.
3 I kind of like my gray hair. Ok I know that sounds weird but here is the deal. it reminds of where i have been and what i have been thru and that i am still here. It tells me i am ok with who i am and where i am at. I will admit that if i lived in Idaho i probably would have had Kenz color it but i don't have some one in Utah that i feel comfortable asking to do it. My beautiful aunt Mary used to always be my go to girl but i am not agile enough to get around her bathroom or kitchen sink. If i colored it myself i am sure i would turn it orange or green or worse cause it to fall out. and i would really rather be gray than bald, we will leave that for my husband.
4 I love blogs. Ok i am not the kind of person who lives to read strangers blogs. I just love spying on my friends thru their blogs. sometimes i comment but most the time i just read. i learn a lot, i feel connected to them and it makes me happy. i will confess there are 4 blogs i read, that are from people i admire but have never met, they probably think i am a stalker. Hey i figure its better than sitting at home watching tv all night.
5 i love to read. i am very particular about what i read though. i will read fiction if it has a good moral, or it takes me to a better place. i mostly read LDS fiction when it comes to fiction. I love good mystery, i love a good conversion story, i am ok with a romance or two but i DO NOT read Anita books. i love a good general authority book, or a self help book that is real. i generally do not read Oprah's picks, they tend to be too graphic for my tender heart.
6 i have a tender heart, but an irish temper. (i have no idea if i have any irish ancestry) i cry easily, i laugh easily and i get angry easily. work with me you'll always have a place in my heart, cross me or anyone close to my heart and well....
7 i love email forwards. i hate when they say i have to send it to 27 friends or my luck will run out. i usually take that out before i send it on, but when i get a forward it tells me someone thought about me today. maybe it was just so they had 10 people to send it on to, but hey i am still on their email list right.
8 i am a collector. it makes my husband crazy (see #1). i collect books, statues, people whatever i can find. i am sure it comes from losing a lot as a child but as an adult i hang on to things. if its broke i think one day i will fix it. if its a book i know one day i will read it, if its people, well i don't have any of them hidden away in boxes at home just in my heart. (it's probably the reason for my faccebook fascination). i moved a lot as a child and i never wanted that for my kids but alas thru the many moves i have collected many dear friends and never want to lose them
9 i am looking forward to being a grandma (see #3). I had amazing grandparents. My grandma Coombs always my role model, i want to be just like her ok without the scary basement and mice. i will will have sleepovers, we will watch Lawrence Welk (i hope the reruns are still on when i am a grandma) we will have bbq's and family picnics. we will love shopping for underwear and jammies and avon perfume (ok if i have grandsons i may be in trouble here). i will take them visiting teaching with me and let them help me cook. Like my Grandpa Fillmore i will send birthday cards in the mail cause it's always more fun to "get good mail".
10 last but not least, i am usually OCD about grammar except for blogging and facebook. for some reason ll that goes out the window.
so that's me, all the weird things you never wanted to know.
I guess now i am supposed to tag my friends, and about the only ones who have not tagged me are Aunt Mary, Denalee and Katee so consider yourselves tagged!
love ya!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
