Posts Tagged ‘ Cinderella ’

Two Weeks’ Worth

April 10, 2011
Two Weeks’ Worth

It’s been a pretty exciting two weeks.  2 weeks ago tomorrow Baby G was born.  Beautiful delivery.  Favorite quote from the midwives who were there, after it was over: “You really didn’t need us.”  Yep.  I agree.  Glad they were there anyway, and grateful (so grateful!) that they read my mind in terms of their involvement.  After the...
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My Bowl is Full

September 29, 2010
My Bowl is Full

Just found this draft of a post.  It’s from a couple weeks ago, and I was going to post it after all those “process” postesses.  I’m going to go ahead and post it even if it was much more accurate earlier this month. Full with so many blessings. And you know what is up there on...
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Ah-two!

July 28, 2010
Ah-two!

Two.  What a marvelous age! This little monkey man is at the stage most would call “handful.” How’s that? Well, let’s just say I discovered this week that he has the amazing ability to turn a bottle of glue into a 35-ft trail across the house… in all of about 30 seconds.  Maybe he needed the trail...
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Do you play crochet?

June 15, 2010
Do you play crochet?

So I stuck C & D in a “creative movement” class.  It was right after C’s ballet, and it was at the same time as the adult clogging.  Seemed like a good thing, especially since I really enjoy clogging.  (That way I “only” had two kids to manage while dancing.  Mm-hm.) Surprise, surprise, they had...
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Flowers in D

June 14, 2010
Flowers in D

When I signed my kids up with a small dance studio (or group, rather, so I thought) for homeschoolers, I had no idea the quality was comparable to… well, let’s just say that when the recital came together last week, I was impressed.  Very, very impressed. This was no “small dance group” for geeky, withdrawn,...
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Lately

June 5, 2010
Lately

She’s been creative lately. And so has her two-year-old brother.  Nothing like straight protein powder while mom nurses the baby. Doodle, on the other hand, has been strong.  Super strong! He was a little bit happy about splitting that board.  I’ll have to load the video of him telling us the story.  Someday. Freedom has been learning to...
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Compassion

May 27, 2010
Compassion

I love ah-ha moments.  Wish they came more often.  In writing “Part Four: Show Time!” (about F’s delivery) I reminded myself of a sweet little moment that happened a few weeks before Freedom was born.  Then I wrote a few lines and never came back to it.  Well, here it is, finally fleshed out...
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To Comment or Not To Comment…

That's a very good question.
I am happy to hear from you, thrilled to hear from you!, but I am also content to have you drop by, read a little, laugh a little, and move on quietly to whatever else you have to do. This is a guilt-free blog. ;)

Just a Reminder…

The Church is not a place where perfect people gather to say perfect things, or have perfect thoughts, or have perfect feelings. The Church is a place where imperfect people gather to provide encouragement, support, and service to each other as we press on in our journey to return to our Heavenly Father. ~Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin, (May 2005 Ensign)

Why I Try

God expects you to have enough faith and determination and enough trust in Him to keep moving, keep living, keep rejoicing. In fact, He expects you not simply to face the future (that sounds pretty grim and stoic); He expects you to embrace and shape the future - to love it and rejoice in it and delight in your opportunities. God is anxiously waiting for the chance to answer your prayers, and fulfill your dreams, just as He always has. But He can't if you don't pray, and He can't if you don't dream. In short, He can't if you don't believe.

~Jeffrey R. Holland, "This, the Greatest of All Dispensations"

"It is not for you to be led by the women of the world; it is for you to lead the...women of the world, in everything that is praise-worthy, everything that is God-like, everything that is uplifting and... purifying to the children of men." Joseph F. Smith, in this talk by Elder Ballard