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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
"Did You Wash Your Hands?"
"Yep. I did it while I was going to the bathroom.
I can reach the sink from the toilet."
"You mean, before you wiped?!"
"Uh-huh."
Efficiency gone wrong. Gross!
I can reach the sink from the toilet."
"You mean, before you wiped?!"
"Uh-huh."
Efficiency gone wrong. Gross!
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Why is it So Much Harder
to have him around, but not available,
than it is to not have him around?
It must be about expectations. Or attitude maybe.
than it is to not have him around?
It must be about expectations. Or attitude maybe.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Life is Really Getting Great...
when you can sit down on a Saturday night with your ten year old and enjoy the same chick flick together.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Two Epiphanies
The Thing I Am Most Grateful For...
is to have been born to parents who are genuine, loving, intelligent, reasonable people. People who are down-to-earth and emotionally stable. Ordinary and without drama. Cheerful and open. Honest and kind. A mother who taught me the gospel and a father who showed me how it can change your life. This is a gift in my life which impacts every moment of every day.
And The Best Decision I Have Ever Made...
Hands down, the best decision I ever made was the day I said I would marry a man who prioritized the gospel above everything else.
Not in a the-best-decision-I-ever-made-was-to-marry-the-hunk-of-a-dreamboat-that-I-did sort of way. But in the way that I decided what would matter most to me in the dreamboats (some of them not so much) that I did look at.
It was the moment when Dallin and I were dancing and he said that his friend had all these ambitions and dreams that he couldn't understand. I asked him what his dreams were. His answer changed the course of my life. He said, "My dream is to live the Gospel. I just want to follow the Saviour. That's all."
Well, that's all. And it makes all the difference in my world. It doesn't guarantee a successful business, or well-behaved children, or a house or a yard that look reasonable. It doesn't guarantee that no one will have a brain tumour, or a learning disability, or anything else. But it fills me with confidence and unifies us and prevents the myriad of marriage sinking difficulties that I see around us. Thank God!
is to have been born to parents who are genuine, loving, intelligent, reasonable people. People who are down-to-earth and emotionally stable. Ordinary and without drama. Cheerful and open. Honest and kind. A mother who taught me the gospel and a father who showed me how it can change your life. This is a gift in my life which impacts every moment of every day.
And The Best Decision I Have Ever Made...
Hands down, the best decision I ever made was the day I said I would marry a man who prioritized the gospel above everything else.
Not in a the-best-decision-I-ever-made-was-to-marry-the-hunk-of-a-dreamboat-that-I-did sort of way. But in the way that I decided what would matter most to me in the dreamboats (some of them not so much) that I did look at.
It was the moment when Dallin and I were dancing and he said that his friend had all these ambitions and dreams that he couldn't understand. I asked him what his dreams were. His answer changed the course of my life. He said, "My dream is to live the Gospel. I just want to follow the Saviour. That's all."
Well, that's all. And it makes all the difference in my world. It doesn't guarantee a successful business, or well-behaved children, or a house or a yard that look reasonable. It doesn't guarantee that no one will have a brain tumour, or a learning disability, or anything else. But it fills me with confidence and unifies us and prevents the myriad of marriage sinking difficulties that I see around us. Thank God!
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
How Could I Possibly Know What You Should Do With Your Life...
...when I can't even figure out my own?
Could we all just cut each other a little slack?
I'm convinced we're all faking it. None of us know how to raise kids or create ideal marriages or be amazing friends.
Certainty is a big facade. Let's all be open about it.
Certainty is a big facade. Let's all be open about it.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
My Favorite Household Chore Is...
Vacuuming up spiders.
I got a 4-inch one today.
It's like Murder She Wrote.
Except I'm the criminal; not the Angela Lansbury.
It's very satisfying. In a creepy sort of way.
I got a 4-inch one today.
It's like Murder She Wrote.
Except I'm the criminal; not the Angela Lansbury.
It's very satisfying. In a creepy sort of way.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Has My Blog Always Been Yellow to All of You?
We got a new computer monitor and now my lovely hot cocoa with way too much cream in it is a banana-lemon freezie.
Why didn't anyone say anything?
Do I have something stuck in my teeth too?
I can't trust any of you.
Why didn't anyone say anything?
Do I have something stuck in my teeth too?
I can't trust any of you.
Friday, August 20, 2010
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