Today's Post

Come and check my post out today on ANWA.
I tell about my Mother's Day and
how it could have gone so wrong.

See ya there!

Scripture of the Day: 4 Nephi 1:2

Saturday Morning Cartoons #25

Here's hoping your kids make more than
"a bit of an effort" at cleaning their rooms!

Happy Mother's Day!

Scripture of the Day: D&C 112:13

I've been Thinking

Yesterday I watched this video and it made me think a lot (as well as cry).



I thought about me not being my body.

I thought about the importance of being a mom and how I could do better at that.

I thought about how the Lord uses trials to make us better people and increase our faith (if we let our trials do that).

But mostly I have been thinking that I wish I knew (as well as Stephanie knows) what my mission is here on earth. I have so much going on in my life, but now I am wondering how much of all that is really what the Lord wants me to do. I know most of it is... like my church calling and being a mom and a wife. But what am I supposed to be doing in each of these areas?

Why am I here?

What is my purpose?

Much of the time I feel like I am white knuckling it; just barely getting through one day at a time. And sometimes not even all that well. Maybe that is because I am doing too much of whatever instead of enough of what's right.

What I want is to really know what God wants me to be doing. And then to not worry about any of the rest of it.

I guess it all begins with asking.

Scripture of the day: Psalms 19:7

Thanks, Nancy!

A few days ago this cute travel jewelry case arrived in the mail. I won it on my friend Nancy's blog. I met Nancy a few years ago when she attended a focus group I was moderating. She is the sister of my friend, Becky. Nancy has a fun crafting gene and is very creative. What I love about her blog are the fun tutorials she has on how to make things. Check out her tutorial to make my travel jewelry case, how to make a pretty jewelry display, and her silhouette tutorial (which would be darling for Mom's Day, if you need an idea). I wish I had more time so I could make more of Nancy's craft ideas, as well as try out some of her yummy recipes. Be sure to check her out and have a little fun yourself!

Scripture of the Day: Alma 24:6

Our Gila Valley Temple Tour

Last Friday afternoon Steve and I took a few hours off of work, pulled the kids out of school, and headed over to Safford for the Gila Valley Temple open house. We arrived later for our tickets, but we did not get asked to show them anyway. First there was a good video shown at the church house next to the temple. It explained the history and importance of temples, as well as the history of the Saints in the Gila Valley. Then we were taken over to the temple and given a tour, starting with the baptistery. I loved the soft, muted colors used throughout the temple--blues and tans and other pastels. It was a beautiful experience and I was so grateful to be able to take the kids there. Patch had to miss a birthday party of a friend and was not exactly pleased. But I tried to explain how few open houses he would get to go to in his life compared to birthday parties. I think he understands...

Scripture of the Day: Hebrews 15:5-7

New Month, New Theme

The Conversion of Peter, by Caravaggio

Time for a new month and new scripture theme. I have to say I will miss the General Conference theme; I enjoyed it a lot and am continuing to read the talks. Hopefully the new theme this month -- conversion -- will be just as enjoyable.

From President Faust:

Peter’s conversion to the great principle that the gospel of Jesus Christ is for everyone is another example of this slowness to comprehend. He had been an eyewitness, as he stated in 2 Peter: “For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty” (2 Pet. 1:16). To what had he been an eyewitness? He had been an eyewitness to everything in the Savior’s ministry.

Following Christ’s encounter with the Samaritan at the well of Jacob, Peter had seen the Savior welcome the Samaritans, who were loathed by the Jews (see John 4). But when Peter saw a vision and heard the voice of the Lord, saying, “What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common” (Acts 10:15), he was thoroughly confused. Finally, when Peter was fully converted to the instruction and had received a spiritual confirmation, he “opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him” (Acts 10:34–35).

James E. Faust, “The Surety of a Better Testament,” Ensign, Sep 2003, 2–6

Scripture of the Day: 2 Peter 1:16 (as linked above in President Faust's quote)

Saturday Morning Cartoons #24

I am still here--just very busy. I have plenty to post about, just not enough time! I promise to do better next week.

Scripture of the Day: Matt. 18:3