Thanks Francesca

Then I read these two quotes by Marjorie Pay Hinckley:


"I don't want to drive up to the pearly gates in a shiny sports car, wearing beautifully, tailored clothes, my hair expertly coiffed, and with long, perfectly manicured fingernails.

I want to drive up in a station wagon that has mud on the wheels from taking kids to scout camp.

I want to be there with a smudge of peanut butter on my shirt from making sandwiches for a sick neighbors children.

I want to be there with a little dirt under my fingernails from helping to weed someone's garden.

I want to be there with children's sticky kisses on my cheeks and the tears of a friend on my shoulder.

I want the Lord to know I was really here and that I really lived."



"Think about your particular assignment at this time in your life. It may be to get an education, it may be to rear children, it may be to be a grandparent, it may be to care for an relieve the suffering of someone you love, it may be to do a job in the most excellent way possible, it may be to support someone who has a difficult assignment of their own. Our assignments are varied and they change from time to time. Don't take them lightly. Give them your full heart and energy. Do them with enthusiasm. Do whatever you have to do this week with your whole heart and soul. To do less than this will leave you with an empty feeling."

April

April is here and at family scripture last night we all decided on our monthly themes. Word of the month is RESPECT. Hero of the month is, of course, Jesus. Song of the month is "I Feel My Saviors Love". Scripture of the month is John 3:16, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Cleaning project is the classroom. Math fact of the month is 6x9=54. Have a happy April everyone and goodluck with your goals:)

The Invisible Woman

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YU0aNAHXP0

Joy

I love being a mom! My kids are so cute. I learn something new everyday. What a cool experience this has been. Challenging? Definitely! Considering all of the ups and downs-- I wouldn't trade it for the world. I'm reminded of a favorite quote from the movie Oklahoma, "...you got to get use to having all kinds of things happ'in to ya. You got to look at all the good on one side and all the bad on the other and say well, alright then to both of 'em. Lots of things happen to a woman . . . There's one way--you gotta be hearty!"

Peace

"When we keep the temple covenants we have made and when we live righteously in order to maintain the blessings promised by those ordinances, then come what may, we have no reason to worry or to feel despondent." Richard G. Scott

Messes

I just walked into the kitchen and found about a dozen raw eggs cracked all over the counter and floor and into a bowl half full of chocolate syrup. Yum. My four year old just looks up at me and wonders why my mouth is frozen open --no words able to escape my lips and eyes popped wide. Finally I was able to say "I'm flabbergasted." I shouldn't really be surprised. I find little creations every day. Someday I may miss all of this chaos-- maybe:)

Chocolate

I have been off chocolate since February 17th, 2010. My friend Liz is Catholic and has given up coffee and chocolate for Lent. I told her that I would do it with her even though I'm not Catholic. I don't drink coffee so that was easy but chocolate has been challenging. I do like to have good chocolate now and then so I look forward to next Sunday. Lent ends in seven days. I learned that I can live without it though. It's good to exercise self control and prove to yourself that your spirit is the master of your body.

Cooking

Feeding a family of nine takes a great portion of my time. I just read a thought today about this. "Cooking is fun when you have food in the house, a clean kitchen, cookware that you love, and dishes that make you smile." Maybe this is why I don't like cooking???? I need to work on this.

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