Posts Tagged ‘ mother moment ’

So far this week…

June 7, 2011
So far this week…

We love Temple Square! I love the feeling there, even when the kids are a little squirrely, and even when the toddler wouldn’t leave the reflection pool alone. With it being a beautiful Monday evening, I expected to see more families.   The place was practically empty!  I guess the crowds only show up for Family Night...
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Hugs

April 21, 2011
Hugs


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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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Family

March 16, 2011
Family

(Stuff highlighted like this is from Sis. Beck’s article found here.) This morning I thought over and over again of how grateful I am for our little Smithlings, for our happy marriage, and our family in general. It’s (sadly) not necessarily every day that I feel those kinds of warm-fuzzies or think those kinds of...
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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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Most Days

June 24, 2010

I’ve been pondering motherhood a great deal lately, and specifically wondering how to make mothering my “element.”  I am convinced it is within my reach, and furthermore, I am also convinced that there are solid, God-given principles in place here that could help *all* mothers feel energized by this high and holy calling. I mean,...
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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