I love my life.
I love my job. (Babysitter and piano teacher!)
I love my husband.
I love my son.
I love my extended family.
I love my friends.
I love going to the YMCA.
I love eating well.
I love my new little container garden.
I love being healthy. (I've lost 15 pounds!)
I love being Mormon.
I love God and Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost.
I love that I can read and that I enjoy reading.
I love cooking.
I love Pinterest.
I love watching my TV shows. (Star Trek!)
I love practicing the piano and perfecting a piece of music. (Chopin. My fave.)
I love going and getting ice cream cones with my husband and son.
I love going to the store as a family and getting some oreos just because.
I just love, love, love, love, love my life.
It doesn't get any better than this!
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Time Marches Ever On...
I miss my dad today. I just have some questions about life and certain situations and I wish with all my heart that my dad were here so I could get some advice.
I suppose if there is anything I have learned as an adult person it is that adults certainly don't know everything. But they do know a LOT. And I still think my dad would have all the answers if he were here. I just miss him!
His birthday is on Friday. I wish I could be shopping on Amazon for some awesome gift to give him. I wish I could call him and sing him the birthday song in a very silly way. I just wish he were still around.
And I miss my sister too. I miss her funny sense of humor. I miss her matter-of-fact way of saying things but also being super loving and understanding at the same time. I just miss her.
I have to believe there is more to our existence than just this life. I have to believe that I will see them both again someday because thinking the opposite is just too hard.
I suppose if there is anything I have learned as an adult person it is that adults certainly don't know everything. But they do know a LOT. And I still think my dad would have all the answers if he were here. I just miss him!
His birthday is on Friday. I wish I could be shopping on Amazon for some awesome gift to give him. I wish I could call him and sing him the birthday song in a very silly way. I just wish he were still around.
And I miss my sister too. I miss her funny sense of humor. I miss her matter-of-fact way of saying things but also being super loving and understanding at the same time. I just miss her.
I have to believe there is more to our existence than just this life. I have to believe that I will see them both again someday because thinking the opposite is just too hard.
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Austin's 12 Month (WHAT?!) Update
My baby is one. ONE!!! When did that happen? How is it possible that one year ago today I was lying in the hospital with an hours old infant in my arms?
One of my fondest memories from the hospital was our second night there. Mark was sound asleep and Austin had just started to cry. I nursed him and then we both fell asleep while he laid on my chest in the cool darkness of the hospital. Wow. One whole year ago.
Austin has grown immeasurably. I just can't believe what a difference a year makes.
His favorite books are The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Pat the Bunny andMoo, Baa, La la la.
He loves Hot Wheels cars. He loves them. We got him a set for his birthday and he can't get enough of them.
He can crawl up the stairs so we now have a baby gate in place. He is just now starting to cruise along furniture... usually in pursuit of a remote control or our cell phones :)
Austing LOVES Moses (our cat). I can't say Moses feels the same. Austin loves to smack Moses and pull his tail. We are trying to teach him to "be soft!" Moses is pretty tolerant until Austin shrieks for joy and then Moses usually makes a hasty retreat. Dear Moses :)
Austin loves to play little games. His favorite is "Sooooooooo Big!" He also loves to play Peek-A-Boo, Patty-Cakes, and give high fives.
His favorite foods include yogurt, waffles, strawberries, cheese puffs, and animal crackers.
He is a babbler. "Mamamamamama" and "Dadadadadadada" are his two most frequent sounds but I am pretty sure they still don't mean anything yet.
Austin hates getting his diaper changed. It has happened quite suddenly. The minute you walk over to him with the changing pad and dry diaper he will either start to cry and crawl away from you or start shrieking. Poor kid. I hope he gets over that soon! He has lots of diapers yet to be changed :)
Austin's smile is as charming as ever. He is such a cutie. He already has his mom and dad wrapped around his little finger! I asked Mark, "How is it possible that he already knows how to manipulate us! Little Stinker! How did we know how to do it to our parents?!" Mark said it was evolutionary so that we keep him around instead of feeding him to the bears :)
I love my little sweetheart. I can't believe it has been one whole year. It has been the best year of my life. I thought I loved him the day he was born but my love for him has just continued to grow and deepen over this last year. He is the light of my life. I love him more than life itself. Happy Birthday my dearest child. You mean more to me than you will ever know. I love you.
One of my fondest memories from the hospital was our second night there. Mark was sound asleep and Austin had just started to cry. I nursed him and then we both fell asleep while he laid on my chest in the cool darkness of the hospital. Wow. One whole year ago.
Austin has grown immeasurably. I just can't believe what a difference a year makes.
His favorite books are The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Pat the Bunny andMoo, Baa, La la la.
He loves Hot Wheels cars. He loves them. We got him a set for his birthday and he can't get enough of them.
He can crawl up the stairs so we now have a baby gate in place. He is just now starting to cruise along furniture... usually in pursuit of a remote control or our cell phones :)
Austing LOVES Moses (our cat). I can't say Moses feels the same. Austin loves to smack Moses and pull his tail. We are trying to teach him to "be soft!" Moses is pretty tolerant until Austin shrieks for joy and then Moses usually makes a hasty retreat. Dear Moses :)
Austin loves to play little games. His favorite is "Sooooooooo Big!" He also loves to play Peek-A-Boo, Patty-Cakes, and give high fives.
His favorite foods include yogurt, waffles, strawberries, cheese puffs, and animal crackers.
He is a babbler. "Mamamamamama" and "Dadadadadadada" are his two most frequent sounds but I am pretty sure they still don't mean anything yet.
Austin hates getting his diaper changed. It has happened quite suddenly. The minute you walk over to him with the changing pad and dry diaper he will either start to cry and crawl away from you or start shrieking. Poor kid. I hope he gets over that soon! He has lots of diapers yet to be changed :)
Austin's smile is as charming as ever. He is such a cutie. He already has his mom and dad wrapped around his little finger! I asked Mark, "How is it possible that he already knows how to manipulate us! Little Stinker! How did we know how to do it to our parents?!" Mark said it was evolutionary so that we keep him around instead of feeding him to the bears :)
I love my little sweetheart. I can't believe it has been one whole year. It has been the best year of my life. I thought I loved him the day he was born but my love for him has just continued to grow and deepen over this last year. He is the light of my life. I love him more than life itself. Happy Birthday my dearest child. You mean more to me than you will ever know. I love you.
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Choosing to Believe
I am happy. I am peaceful. I have chosen to believe in God, my Heavenly Father. I have chosen to believe in Jesus Christ. I have chosen to worship Them in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I know this is the church they want me to be in. I know this is the way they want me to worship them.
I invite all my friends and family members to look into my church and beliefs at mormon.org. This church has brought me much joy and a fantastic relationship with God. Bring your beliefs and see what my church has to add to them.
I love Jesus Christ and I love Heavenly Father and I am thankful I have made the choice to believe.
Never before in my life have I realized that belief truly is a choice. It is not something you simply feel with your heart. It is something you have to choose with your mind. In my quest for faith I have been challenged by many scientific and social studies that do not support the idea of a creator. I do not dismiss those studies. There are many that are plausible and sensible and (I believe) right. But I no longer choose to let them disturb my faith. I have chosen to dismiss my doubt and let my faith live in my heart. But I need to be clear: it was a choice. I have chosen the story by which I am going to live my life.
I believe in God. I believe we do not know all things yet. Neither science nor faith can answer all questions. I believe that someday God will answer all questions but that day is not today.
I LOVE my faith. I love my God. I feel joy and light and right in my heart because of my choice.
I invite all my friends and family members to look into my church and beliefs at mormon.org. This church has brought me much joy and a fantastic relationship with God. Bring your beliefs and see what my church has to add to them.
I love Jesus Christ and I love Heavenly Father and I am thankful I have made the choice to believe.
Never before in my life have I realized that belief truly is a choice. It is not something you simply feel with your heart. It is something you have to choose with your mind. In my quest for faith I have been challenged by many scientific and social studies that do not support the idea of a creator. I do not dismiss those studies. There are many that are plausible and sensible and (I believe) right. But I no longer choose to let them disturb my faith. I have chosen to dismiss my doubt and let my faith live in my heart. But I need to be clear: it was a choice. I have chosen the story by which I am going to live my life.
I believe in God. I believe we do not know all things yet. Neither science nor faith can answer all questions. I believe that someday God will answer all questions but that day is not today.
I LOVE my faith. I love my God. I feel joy and light and right in my heart because of my choice.
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