Friday, April 25, 2014

The Walk, by Richard Paul Evans

The Walk

“We can spend our days bemoaning our losses, or we can grow from them. Ultimately the choice is ours. We can be victims of circumstance or masters of our own fate, but make no mistake, we cannot be both. The Walk - Epilogue Page 288” ― Richard Paul Evans

Saturday, April 5, 2014

Broken Things to Mend

Tomorrow is my wedding anniversary and I will be married for 32 years.  Being a wife and a mother has it's blessings, many,.... and I am eternally grateful for all I have been given.  I am most richly blessed. 

I am reading the book entitled "Broken Things to Mend" by Jeffrey Holland and I would like to share a quote.  In talking to women he says:

"Yours is the work of salvation, and therefore you will be magnified, compensated, made more than you are and better than you have ever been as you try to make honest effort, however feeble you may sometimes feel that to be. 

When you have come to the Lord in meekness and lowliness of heart and, as one mother said, "pounded on the doors of heaven to ask for, to plead for, to demand guidance and wisdom and help for this wondrous task," that door thrown open to provide you the influence and the help of all eternity.  Claim the promises of the Savior of the world.  Ask for the healing balm of the Atonement for whatever may be troubling you or your children.  Know that in faith things will be make right in spite of you, or more correctly, because of you.

You can't possibly do this alone, but you do have help.  The Master of heaven and earth is there to bless you -- He who resolutely goes after the lost sheep, sweeps thoroughly to find the lost coin, waits everlastingly for the return of the prodigal son. Yours is the work of salvation and therefore you will be magnified, compensated, made more than you are and better than you have ever been as you try to make honest effort however feeble you may sometimes feel that to be. 

Remember, remember all the days of your motherhood: "ye have not come thus far save it were by the word of Christ with unshaken faith in him, relying wholly upon the merits of him who is mighty to save."

Rely on Him. Rely on Him heavily.  Rely on Him forever.  And "press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope."  You are doing God's work and you are doing it wonderfully well.  Like the woman who anonymously, meekly, perhaps even with hesitation and some embarrassment, fought her way through the crowd just to touch the hem of the Master's garment, so Christ will say to the women who worry and wonder and sometimes weep over their responsibilities as mothers, "Daughters, be of good comfort, thy faith hath made thee whole."  And faith-- your and your children's will make your children whole as well.

Thursday, April 3, 2014

The Recovery International Method - Abraham Low Self-Help Systems

The Recovery International Method - Abraham Low Self-Help Systems

A great program for anyone who wants to improve their mental health! I highly endorse this program and will answer any questions you may have about it!

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Over the Edge!

So Shayla has been fainting for almost 2 years now for some unknown random reason she just drops.  We can't seem to attach it to any triggers of any kind.  As of late, the fainting episodes, which she actually does not lose consciousness in the middle of, have turned into seizures.  These "episodes" last about 2-5 minutes and she doesn't lose full consciousness either.  The 12 doctors that we have seen, cardiologists, neurologists, pulmonologists, etc..., have done study after study and found that she is totally normal.   Hmmmmmmmmm.  Well, after the last normal EEG, the 3rd one, they told us to go and see a psychologist for stress.  (The same diagnosis Sarah, my sister got eight years ago.  Well, we aren't above doing that, it's just that it seems that it's a long shot since Shayla is my most happy-go-lucky child of the seven.)  She doesn't really get stressed much unless you light a fire under her.  Now we are left with finding a great new doc, which we have done and are going to see her in a couple of weeks.  YAY!

I was also told that the Mayo clinic takes rare cases that can't be solved.  Hmmmm.   Maybe we ought to try that long shot.  :)  Just saying, you never know.........

On a different note, she broke her big toe yesterday coming down a flight of stairs holding a baby.  The baby was saved, but her toe is badly cracked, so off to an orthopedic foot doc we go.  I truly love visiting doctors and clinics and therapists.  Been to a lot lately.  Just one or two more may put me over the edge!!!!!


"Where's MOM", asks Sawyer, Shay and Sam!
"I'm over the edge," I yell up to them.

Friday, March 28, 2014

The Movie "The Son of God"

Apparently taken from a mini series, "The Son of God" is a movie that has taken theatres by storm.  It is a simple yet powerful story of the life of Jesus Christ and is well worth the hour and 18 minutes it takes to view it.  I found myself moved to tears during the crucifixion and other parts.  The actor that plays Jesus is phenomenal. All the actors are!  Take a look at the trailer and then see the movie.  Then let me know what you think.  I gave it two thumbs up!!!


Saturday, September 7, 2013

I HATE HOUSEWORK!!!

Anyone that knows me at all, knows that I hate to do housework. I was raised outside of this country and had maids that cleaned my home.  I lived with my family in Chile and Mexico and my parents traveled so it worked out perfectly for our housekeeper to live with us.  After that I lived and BYU and was a slob, then got married.  (Poor Sharman.)  I tried, but then we bought over 100 apts. and when the renters were moving, I had to clean them, which heightened my dislike for cleaning.  (and I mean really heightened it, like to the sun and back.  I hate cleaning of any kind, floors, walls, bathrooms, carpets, doing laundry, making beds, washing dishes, especially washing dishes, it's gross, and wiping up messes.  I hate cleaning out pantries and refrigerators and cupboards.  I disdain spending any time on these things because they make my hands smell gross and I feel yuck while my hands are in dirty water, not to mention it all just gets dirty again in 5 minutes and then you have to do it all over again.  Sooooooo, I am writing this blog in order to avoid housecleaning.  At least I bought myself 5 minutes of guilt free time.  Now I'm off to make my bed, because messes drive me crazy, due to the fact that I was raised in a spotless house.  Hmmm, am I conflicted???? or what?



Friday, February 15, 2013

This is the Day That the Lord has Made. I Will Rejoice in it and be Glad.

I'm reading a book called "God Never Blinks".  One of the chapters is called You Can get through Anything Life Hands you if You Stay Put in the Day You Are in and Don't Jump Ahead.

She says..."Andre Dubus once wrote in "A Father's Story":  "It is not hard to live through a day, if you can live through a moment.  What creates despair is the imagination, which pretends there is a future, and insists on predicting millions of moments, thousands of days, and so drains you that you cannot live the moment at hand."

She continues, "I no longer squander today being afraidof tomorrow or wallowing in guilt or resentments of the past.  God isn't present in the past or future.  The great I Am is in the present moment.  When I claim that presence, I can get through anything today.  That's all that is required of any of us, to llive today."

Amen.  :)