Ah, yes...Almost there

Scripture Power

The other day, I learned a truth that verifies "out of the mouth of babes". My sweet girl humbly admitted that reading the scriptures not only feeds her spirit, but helps her "not to get sick", a fact she learned the hard way a few years ago when she spent the summer feeling punk. We tried vitamins, tummy meds, all the outward remedies...but in the end, she believes it was the nightly scripture power that healed her. I will never look at my own feasting on the Word in the same way, for I, too, am better when my day begins with "and it came to pass..."

In many ways, I envy those who served missions and immersed themselves in daily scripture STUDY. Several years ago, when my soul hungered, I went through a couple of study guides and thoroughly loved the seeking and finding that occurred. I need that again. A friend suggested starting at Page 1 of "Preach of My Gospel" and allowing the spirit to teach through this inspired manual. Wonderful. I'm going to do it, along with those daily Centrum Silver vitamins and the teensy Bayer 81mg aspirins.

P.S. Thanks for the kind words, C...I'll work on that "list" for tomorrow's post.

Just Thinking...

...that I sit at my computer for hours at a time (thanks to my perfect at-home job) and sometimes there are no calls to transcribe...and I really should be using that time to WRITE, since that is my first perfect job/dream/wish. In the last few months, I've got the beginnings to three or four great stories, but no endings...and that's frustrating to a wanna-be writer. Thus, the thought: This may be late in coming--12 days late, in fact--but I'd like to have at least one New Year's Resolution that I can actually keep and see blossom. It may take some rearranging of this "for fun" blog that I only look at once-in-a-blue-moon (and you, too, good reader), but I'm sure my girl(s) can help polish it up and keep it vibrant. There, I'm ready to commit - and try with all my "heart" to spill my kinda boring, kinda old-fashioned, kinda trivial little life into a daily blog. Some of you asked for it, so here goes:
President Thomas S. Monson said, "I have carefully chosen four action-packed objectives for your guidance and eternal joy. They are: Gaze Upward, Look Inward, Reach Outward, and Press Forward. ...Write down your goals and what you plan to do to achieve them. Aim high, for you are capable of eternal blessings." (Ensign, May, 1999) Wow, I should have those objectives tattooed on my forehead! (Where are my sticky notes?) The new year is a time of introspection, and I'll admit mine has been painful. I omit so many good things from my days to satisfy whims and justify laziness. I am half a century old (ugh!) and I feel like such a baby at times. When will I learn? Every year, I resolve to do better, only to fail and fall short. This year--this hopeful 2011--I'm taking eensy-weensy steps. They say two weeks of a daily task can form a habit--I want to prove them right!
This is what I'm working on in January (see, I'm writing it down and making a plan!):
**Daily prayer - How blessed I am to be associated with a group of angelic, spiritual women who pray daily for our neighbor/sisters, and what a blessing it has been to write down their names and speak their names aloud. It is powerful.
**Diligent Family Home Evening - Yes, there are only three of us, but I can't express the SPIRIT we've felt the past two Monday nights as we've opened the scriptures, read inspiring stories, and discussed elements of the Gospel. Wow. (and to think my lazy self wasted precious weeks and months on Monday Night Football...)
**Monthly (at least) temple worship - I live 10 minutes away. What is my excuse? I have time. I have a car. I resolve that every 3rd Thursday morning will see me in the temple. Come join me...
Okay, I can do this. I will do this. Conquer one dragon, move on to the next. I'm definitely a "work in progress"...
Talk to you tomorrow!

Happy Birthday, Nessa-Bess!

Another birthday yesterday for my growing-up girl! She wanted to go book shopping again...so we splurged! I'm so happy that she likes to read, even if her tastes are more for vampires, mermaids, and fairies right now. Happy Birthday, JEB! I love you to the moon and back!

Merry, Merry!

Finally got our cards out yesterday! Can you tell this was a FREEZING day? Thanks to my sweet, beautiful family for standing out in the cold without coats just so I could have a precious family picture to mark the end of 2010. Merry Christmas! God bless us, everyone!

So Proud to be Related...and an American!

These are my awesome, handsome twin cousins (with their half-sister, Annie), James and John Uharriet at Arlington Cemetery for the re-burial of their half-brother, Mitch, who was a veteran of the Vietnam war. I am so proud of my Uharriet family, including my sweet Uncle Ray, who is in a VA home right now. God bless America!...and thank you, guys, for your amazing sacrifice and service for all of us.

Really??

Not ready for this...but it's here. Okay, so why do I live in snow country again??