Pay it Forward

Pay it Forward
I've seen this a couple of places and decided it would be something fun to do. So, here's how it works-the first 3 people to leave a comment on this post will receive, at some point during the year, a handmade gift from me. What it will be and when it will arrive is a total surprise! The catch is that you must participate as well. Before you leave your comment, write up a pay it forward post on your blog to keep the fun going (or be lazy and copy and past like I did). Then come back, let me know you're going to play and sit back and anticipate the arrival or your gift! Please submit in an e-mail or on the comment, your address, if I don't have it already. Remember that only the first 3 comments will receive a gift from me, so be quick!

Just finished reading.....Molokai

This was our month's selection for Book Club. This was a fascinating novel. The novel starts out when Rachel, the main character is seven years old. She contracts leprosy and is quarantined to the island of Molokai. The rest of the book is her life story and the trials and presecutions she faces as a victim of leprosy. I look forward to discusing this on Wed. with my friends at book club.

Daily Gems

I received this today in my "Daily Gems" inbox. I needed to read this today. Just thought I would share it with my readers. Enjoy!

Enjoying the Moment
Posted: 06 Feb 2009 01:00 AM CST
"What can . . . young mother[s] [do] . . . to reduce the pressure [of raising young children] and enjoy [their families] more? . . . "Recognize that the joy of motherhood comes in moments. There will be hard times and frustrating times. But amid the challenges, there are shining moments of joy and satisfaction. "Author Anna Quindlen reminds us not to rush past the fleeting moments. She said: 'The biggest mistake I made [as a parent] is the one that most of us make. . . . I did not live in the moment enough. This is particularly clear now that the moment is gone, captured only in photographs. There is one picture of [my three children] sitting in the grass on a quilt in the shadow of the swing set on a summer day, ages six, four, and one. And I wish I could remember what we ate, and what we talked about, and how they sounded, and how they looked when they slept that night. I wish I had not been in such a hurry to get on to the next thing: dinner, bath, book, bed. I wish I had treasured the doing a little more and the getting it done a little less' (Loud and Clear [1004], 10-11)."
M. Russell Ballard, "Daughters of God," Ensign, May 2008, 109
Topics: Adversity, Motherhood

Happy Birthday Mom!

Here's to the best Mom in the world! Happy Birthday from JD, Talena, Jacob, Tyler, Abigail and Aaron. We love you!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!

Happy Birthday Mom!
First of all, Mom, please don't be mad at me for posting this photo. I love this photo! You look fabulous for just having neurosurgery. I loved, loved staying with you in the hospital! I am thankful that I was there to help you. For all these years you have been there for me. I'm grateful for once, I was able to help you and I loved every minute of it. Thank you for giving me the oppurtunity!
Thank you for....
bringing me into this world
teaching me
listening to me
praying with me
being my MOM
Happy birthday wishes from your daughter and family in CA who love you very much!

I love......that my son loves to help.

If there is tools involved or something to be fixed my ten year old son, Tyler is always there to get the job done. I disconnected my dryer vent yesterday, to clean it out, etc.. and to see if it will run better and it turned out to be a little bit of a catastrophe, but my Tyler was there to save the day.

I LOVE that he can fit into VERY small spaces and fix things, he knew exactly what to do.

And he always has a smile on his face while doing it!

And, because it was a CRAZY afternoon and I was still in my running shorts and shoes when my husband got home, his idea was on my legs and NOT fixing dryers. So, a big THANKS to Tyler for helping me and knowing what to do! I love you Tyler and I love that my husband is still in love with my legs.