from cjane.
"And that is the power of looking back in time. It comes with it enlightenment and clarity. I love the girl I was two years ago,(insert one year for me) but I am glad I am not her in many ways. There was hurting, now there is mending.
I have chosen Healing as a theme for me this year. I want to explore the culture of healing--physically, emotionally, spiritually--the choices, the paths, the outcomes. I hope to hear stories, successes and otherwise, from healers and those seeking out wholeness. I want to mend some of the broken pieces in my own life and achieve health as measured by nothing (not success, not busy-ness, not numbers on a scale) but happiness."
DITTO! I wish I had the words to express what I feel like she expresses what I feel!
I think I will use her idea of healing as a theme, or my word for the year. That or maybe "become". So many of my goals are not checklist type or measurable in that way. I want this year to be better than the last along with me and my family. I want to heal what is broken, and just be or become better.
Elder Richard G Scott
"We become what we want to be by consistently being what we want to become each day"
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Thankful
Thankful for my husband's employer. I am grateful that he is able to provide for our family, always. But today I am feeling a little lonely and the line from my new favorite song "Marry Me" by Train keeps running through my head--"Forever can never be long enough for me to feel like I've had long enough with you..." So I decided I better count my blessings instead of throwing a pity party! Count the days that Arete allowed us to spend together during the Christmas break instead of the the fact he had to go back to work today!
Just in case you haven't heard it here is my new favorite song!
Sunday, January 2, 2011
What I Wish I Could Have Written
from cjane.
"And that is the power of looking back in time. It comes with it enlightenment and clarity. I love the girl I was two years ago,(insert one year for me) but I am glad I am not her in many ways. There was hurting, now there is mending.
I have chosen Healing as a theme for me this year. I want to explore the culture of healing--physically, emotionally, spiritually--the choices, the paths, the outcomes. I hope to hear stories, successes and otherwise, from healers and those seeking out wholeness. I want to mend some of the broken pieces in my own life and achieve health as measured by nothing (not success, not busy-ness, not numbers on a scale) but happiness."
DITTO! I wish I had the words to express what I feel like she expresses what I feel!
I think I will use her idea of healing as a theme, or my word for the year. That or maybe "become". So many of my goals are not checklist type or measurable in that way. I want this year to be better than the last along with me and my family. I want to heal what is broken, and just be or become better.
Elder Richard G Scott
"We become what we want to be by consistently being what we want to become each day"
"And that is the power of looking back in time. It comes with it enlightenment and clarity. I love the girl I was two years ago,(insert one year for me) but I am glad I am not her in many ways. There was hurting, now there is mending.
I have chosen Healing as a theme for me this year. I want to explore the culture of healing--physically, emotionally, spiritually--the choices, the paths, the outcomes. I hope to hear stories, successes and otherwise, from healers and those seeking out wholeness. I want to mend some of the broken pieces in my own life and achieve health as measured by nothing (not success, not busy-ness, not numbers on a scale) but happiness."
DITTO! I wish I had the words to express what I feel like she expresses what I feel!
I think I will use her idea of healing as a theme, or my word for the year. That or maybe "become". So many of my goals are not checklist type or measurable in that way. I want this year to be better than the last along with me and my family. I want to heal what is broken, and just be or become better.
Elder Richard G Scott
"We become what we want to be by consistently being what we want to become each day"
Saturday, January 1, 2011
1/1/11
Happy New Year!
We are not sorry to see this year go! This new year, starting out with all "ones" feels like the perfect way to begin-new year, new start, new hopes, new dreams, new adventures--looking forward!
We are not sorry to see this year go! This new year, starting out with all "ones" feels like the perfect way to begin-new year, new start, new hopes, new dreams, new adventures--looking forward!
It is a little scary to think about the what if's--like what if what is in store is harder than what we have already gone through.
And the biggest one--what if my expectations for this new year are so big that there is no choice but to be let down!
Monday, December 27, 2010
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Christmas Day
I wasn't feeling great so we kept really quiet today. In fact, I am not sure any of us changed out of our pajamas. We took a few naps in between our activities. It was actually a great day.
We opened gifts, watched some movies and just visited. We ate a pork chop breakfast feast. 
Santa brought Just Dance 2 for the wii, so we had fun playing that together. 
Dad and Kelsey made a gingerbread house, while Maryn made her snicker train. 
And we laughed.
Christmas Eve
Christmas eve found us with family and friends gathered
to celebrate our Savior's birth. We dressed up for the party and took some pictures before our guests arrived. We started out with dinner. We kept it simple and served soup and rolls. Then we played some games--the dice game and of course sedarach! We brought out the pipes and made beautiful music together. Then we read and sang the story of Jesus' birth. The reason for the season--the reason for everything.
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