....and Spiritually Speaking

My Prayers Have All Been Answered

2012-02-13T06:00:00.000-07:00

I asked for strength and

God gave me difficulties to make me strong.

I asked for wisdom and

God gave me problems to solve.

I asked for prosperity and

God gave me brawn and brains to work.

I asked for courage and

God gave me dangers to overcome.

I asked for patience and

God placed me in situations where I was forced to wait.

I asked for love and

God gave me troubled people to help.

I asked for favors and

God gave me opportunities.

I received nothing I wanted and

I received everything I needed.

My prayers have all been answered.

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Forgiveness is the Fragrance

2012-02-12T10:37:00.000-07:00

‎"Forgiveness is the fragrance flowers give when they are crushed..."
I think if you're going to be crushed anyway, you may decide to turn it into sometime beautiful, and there's not many things more beautiful than a forgiving heart - for the giver and the receiver:)

Sometimes

2012-02-12T09:00:00.002-07:00

Sometimes it is better to be kind than right. We do not need an intelligent mind that speaks, but a patient heart that listens.

Just Because I Think it Turned Out Cute:)

2012-02-11T10:13:00.002-07:00

Look what I made for my little Etsy Shop today, I think it turned out so cute - it helps that I married a hunka hunka burning love too - valentines day must be in the air:)

Grace

2012-02-11T08:00:00.004-07:00

God's grace is not the light at the end of the tunnel. It's the light that guides us through it.

I Am...

2012-02-10T06:30:00.000-07:00

I am strong {because I know my weaknesses}

I am beautiful {because I am aware of my flaws}

I am fearless {because I’ve learnt to recognize illusion from reality}

I am wise {because I learn from my mistakes}

I am a lover {because I have felt hate} and...

I can laugh {because I have known sadness}

Freebie Friday - Final Valentine Ideas

2012-02-10T06:00:00.000-07:00

This would be cute placeholders for a valentines dinner/breakfast. Click HERE.

A collection of heart-shaped valentine recipes. Click HERE.

Valentine Jello Hearts - these actually look really easy to make. Click HERE

Easy and cute, dye mile red and freeze in heart shaped ice cube tray. Click HERE

Valentine Craft Ideas for Kids. Click HERE

Free Printable. Click HERE

Matchbook Valentine, Free Printable. Click HERE

Patience

2012-02-09T10:47:00.002-07:00

"When you're tempted to lose patience with someone, think how patient God has been with you all the time."

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What Children Need

2012-02-08T14:37:00.002-07:00

“Children need sunlight. They need happiness. They need love and nurture. They need kindness and refreshment and affection.”

~President Gordon B. Hinckley

A free printable for followers of this blog and facebook page, in 5x7 and four colors. Just click on the image you like to be redirected to the download page:)

Just Breathe

2012-02-08T08:57:00.000-07:00

Sometimes the best thing you can do is not think, not wonder, not imagine, not obsess. Just breathe, and have faith that everything will work out for the best.

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Commit This To Memory!

2012-02-07T10:15:00.002-07:00

Everything

works out in the end.

If it hasn't worked out,

it's not the end.

Habits!

2012-02-07T06:00:00.000-07:00

The chains of habit, are too small to be felt, until they are too strong to be broken.

~so make sure you are making good ones:)

Tuesday Tell All - Love

2012-02-07T05:30:00.000-07:00

I'm sure you love your kids
I'll assume you love your husband/wife

But............ what else do you LA-LA-LOVE.
Share your love list with us this week.

Looking for Their Adoptive Baby

2012-02-06T18:25:00.002-07:00

My best friends have set up a blog as they are looking for their adoptive baby to complete their forever family through LDS family services. I know that there are a lot of parents hoping to adopt, and I'm sure they would be fantastic parents to any lucky baby, but I don't know them and I can personally recommend this little family - they are seriously AWESOME and any baby would be so lucky to have them as parents as they would be loved and cherished forever - plus they have they cutest 3 year old son, and who wouldn't love a big brother to protect them and share secrets with? :)

If you know anyone who is thinking about making the selfless decision to adopt their precious baby please share their blog with the mother - you never know:) click HERE to see their blog.

How to Improve Prayer

2012-02-06T06:00:00.000-07:00

"A key to improved prayer is to learn to ask the right questions. Consider changing from asking for the things you want to honestly seeking what He wants for you. Then as you learn His will, pray that you will be led to have the strength to fulfill it."
~Richard G. Scott~

Look for the Happy Moments

2012-02-05T07:39:00.005-07:00

‎"Even bad days have happy moments. Look for 'em."

He Sees Our Successes

2012-02-04T20:28:00.000-07:00

"God not only forgives our failures; he sees successes where no one else does, not even ourselves. Only God can give us credit for angry words we did not speak; temptations we resisted, patience, and gentleness little noticed and long forgotten by those around us. Such good deeds are never wasted and not forgotten, because God gives them a measure of eternity."

-Rabbi Harold Kushner-

Lighten Up

2012-02-04T10:54:00.001-07:00

"You're going to have some dark moments. We all do. But when they come, I hope you will remember to let the sunshine into your life. Don't be hard on yourself, and don't let other people be hard on you either. Give yourself credit for the good things you do. If you make a mistake, give yourself credit for trying. Laugh a lot. Catch yourself singing. Whistle or hum as you go about your duties. If you do only half of what you wanted to do, or do it only half as well as you would have liked, pat yourself on half your back. But lighten up! Be lighthearted enough that you can float above the dark clouds and see the rainbows in your life. The gospel brings a whole rainbow of light into our lives".
~Chieko N. Okazaki

Judge Not

2012-02-04T06:00:00.000-07:00

“There really is no way we can know the heart, the intentions, or the circumstances of someone who might say or do something we find reason to criticize. Thus, judge not.”

Freebie Friday - More Valentines Ideas

2012-02-03T08:48:00.000-07:00

14 Acts of Love, Countdown to Valentines, free printables. Click HERE

Love Notes for your loved-one to find;). Click HERE

100 Clever Valentine Sayings. Click HERE

Heart-Shaped Roast Potatoes - HOw yummy do they look? Click HERE

Strawberry Heart Oreos, click HERE

Valentine Chocolate Covered Pretzels. Click HERE

Rice Crispie Treats LOTS of other sweet treat ideas too for Valentines. Click HERE

FOR EVEN MORE IDEAS, CLICK HERE

The Candle in Darkness

2012-02-03T06:00:00.000-07:00

Don’t feel bad if people only remember you when they need you... Feel privileged that you are like a candle that comes to their mind when there is darkness.

Schedules

2012-02-02T07:00:00.000-07:00

Respect people who find time for you in their busy schedule...but love the people who never look at their schedule when you need them.

Money

2012-02-01T16:40:00.001-07:00

‎"Too many people buy things they don't need, with money they don't have, to impress people they don't even like."

Loving the People who Love You!

2012-02-01T06:00:00.000-07:00

I don’t have time to hate the people who hate me,

because I’m too busy loving the people that love me.

Do it Anyway

2012-01-31T07:30:00.000-07:00

I think this has to be my most favorite Mother Teresa quote. Ever:

“People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway. If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway. The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway. For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.”
~Mother Teresa