I was so happy to see the three posted comments from my wonderful nieces! I would like to thank Cristiana for her support of me. I don't know why she thinks I will be so good at this, but thankyou for your vote of confidence!
I have really enjoyed everybody's blogs and I hope we all keep it up! This really is fun and I think it would be great if we could compile a book of blogs each year for our Reunions! I want this family to know how grateful I am for their acceptance and love.
I have a long way to go to catch up to Cristiana, Crystal and Corrine who love to blog and the pictures are great!
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Sunday Thoughts
I just wanted to share a really interesting story that one of our youths shared with us today. This girl is in a room with card files, like you would find at a library, lining the walls from top to bottom. As she looks around, she finds all kinds of files listed as, "girls she likes, friends she has had, television programs she has watched, etc."
She pulls out a few cards and reads each memory exactly as it has happened. Each entry is signed with her name. Some bring joyful memories, others bring tears to her eyes. The television file is full of hours she has wasted. She continues to look around and comes across a file, shinier than others she has seen, such as people she has shared the Gospel with. She is really disappointed to see that there is only a handful of these cards.
The next file she pulls out is listed "lusts." She pulls the file out a small amount, hoping this file is not filled with terrible things. The one card she chooses to read, fills her with shame and she is trying to rip up the cards, but she can not destroy them. She is in tears when she realizes the Savior is in the room with her. She begs Him to not look at her files.
Jesus begins to read through the files and has tears in His eyes. The girl is just mortified wishing she can change what is in her files. Jesus begins to sign each one as she begs Him to stop, He completes each card with His name. She looks at the cards and realizes His signature is in deep red, the blood He has shed for her, and He takes it upon Himself.
What a story for each of us to think about. I hope we all take the opportunity to look through our files and hopefully our biggest ones will be repentance and forgiveness.
I know my Savior loves me and I appreciate the atonement He has made in my behalf. I hope you all take this to heart and have a wonderful sabbath day!
She pulls out a few cards and reads each memory exactly as it has happened. Each entry is signed with her name. Some bring joyful memories, others bring tears to her eyes. The television file is full of hours she has wasted. She continues to look around and comes across a file, shinier than others she has seen, such as people she has shared the Gospel with. She is really disappointed to see that there is only a handful of these cards.
The next file she pulls out is listed "lusts." She pulls the file out a small amount, hoping this file is not filled with terrible things. The one card she chooses to read, fills her with shame and she is trying to rip up the cards, but she can not destroy them. She is in tears when she realizes the Savior is in the room with her. She begs Him to not look at her files.
Jesus begins to read through the files and has tears in His eyes. The girl is just mortified wishing she can change what is in her files. Jesus begins to sign each one as she begs Him to stop, He completes each card with His name. She looks at the cards and realizes His signature is in deep red, the blood He has shed for her, and He takes it upon Himself.
What a story for each of us to think about. I hope we all take the opportunity to look through our files and hopefully our biggest ones will be repentance and forgiveness.
I know my Savior loves me and I appreciate the atonement He has made in my behalf. I hope you all take this to heart and have a wonderful sabbath day!
Prom Paranoia! LOL
Aren't they cute? What a day! It started at 11:30 AM when Tricia's dad dropped her off to get her hair done. (I was at a Baptism) She called to let me know she had forgotten the check to pay for her hair so she had to wait until I could come over with the visa card. She was happy with her hair, the next obstacle was being happy with the alterations made to her dress. Yeah! obstacle number two was completed! We came home, had lunch and waited for her makeup appointment at 2:30 PM. The makeup artist was behind schedule because of a girl who wasn't happy with what she looked like. When we finished, we stopped by her dads to grab some glitter hairspray and her date called and told me he was waiting at our house and they were early!Tricia was hypervintillating at this point. We hurried home, got her dress and shoes on, took a couple of pictures and got her off to pick up the rest of the group. What a day! She got home around 12:25PM and she had a wonderful time. Boy am I happy I only experienced Prom vicariously!
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Grandkids are Great!
Taking the Challenge!
Thanks to Cristiana, I am taking the challenge to join the family in the blogging community!
What a better time than Thanksgiving to let you know what our family has been up to!
Bruce is keeping busy building or remodeling homes for people. He is so happy when he is creating a place for people to live and I love to see him happy!
I keep busy moving the work of the Lord along. I love the atmosphere I work in and it is very gratifying to be building the kingdom.
Bryan is living in Reno with a couple of buddies from High School. He is working for the Walmart Distribution Center and is putting money a way for school.
A big "Congrats" to Tricia for receiving Student of the Month of October at school, She has an "A" average and is doing really well. We are preparing for Prom this weekend and it has been a fun experience.
What a better time than Thanksgiving to let you know what our family has been up to!
Bruce is keeping busy building or remodeling homes for people. He is so happy when he is creating a place for people to live and I love to see him happy!
I keep busy moving the work of the Lord along. I love the atmosphere I work in and it is very gratifying to be building the kingdom.
Bryan is living in Reno with a couple of buddies from High School. He is working for the Walmart Distribution Center and is putting money a way for school.
A big "Congrats" to Tricia for receiving Student of the Month of October at school, She has an "A" average and is doing really well. We are preparing for Prom this weekend and it has been a fun experience.
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