December 25, 2011

Merry Christmas!!!

I can't believe it has already arrived and is almost over.  For me, the best part of Christmas is the buildup.  I love the music, the movies (Charlie Brown especially!), the lights, the parties, the service, the cards, the shopping, the cooking and of course time with my family.  This year I fit it all in! Christmas provides a great opportunity to serve those around you.  I want to share a family tradition of ours that I absolutely love. 
Every year before Christmas my extended family gathers together and decorates LOTS of sugar cookies. After we are done decorating, everybody piles into cars and we head off to the Nursing home in Lehi, Utah.  There we deliver our cookies and sing a selection of Christmas songs.  Looking around at my family as we sing, I can't help but notice that everyone is smiling.  Service truly is such a great way to invite the Spirit into your life.  I am grateful for my opportunity to provide this service with my family each year. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas full of love!

December 18,2011

I am sure most of you, like me, are addicted to pinterest by now.  If you have no clue what I am talking about, go become acquainted http://pinterest.com/ .  My boards are now many! I have a Style, Beauty, Dance, Bucket List, Crafts, Recipe and my personal favorite Quotes Board!  For this post I wanted to simply share some of my favorite quotes with you courtesy of pinterest.  

That should be enough for now . . . . . although I could go on for days.  I hope you find something that you needed to hear!

December 11, 2011

According to my Christmas countdown app we only have 13 days 3 hours 45 minutes and 35 more seconds until Christmas! It is coming up fast and I can't wait.  Now all we need is a good snow fall and it will be perfect. 
Finals week begins tomorrow and I must admit I am getting nervous.  I've been having nightmares of the testing center the past week!  I just hope all my studying and practicing will pay off these next couple of days.  Good Luck to all my fellow students this week!
Last week I was called to be the new Relief Society Secretary for my ward.  I am getting more and more excited about being apart of this presidency.  We have already got the creative juicies flowing and I really think we are going to make some good changes.  I am very grateful for this opportunity to serve the women in my ward. 
I found this scripture and thought it was kind of perfect. I hope you like it too. 
"Let your hope make you glad.  Be patient in time of trouble and never stop praying."   Romans 12:12
Never stop Praying!
P.S.  it is now 13 days 3 hours 35 minutes and 44 seconds until Christmas!!

December 4, 2011

As many of you know I am a music junky!  I love love love the beauty of music.  This week my testimony of the power of music was strengthened.  I find it very difficult not to feel the spirit when the hymns are being sung.  This week I attended the BYU Christmas Choir Concert with my family.  There was such a sweet spirit in the air that afternoon as I sat with my family and listened to the prayers being sung by the choir.  I am grateful for all the hard work of those choirs and their willingness to share their talents. 

"Inspiring music may fill the soul with heavenly thoughts, move one to righteous action, or speak peace to the soul."

-- President Ezra Taft Benson, Ensign, Nov. 1974, 67 This Friday was my mom's birthday.  She is AMAZING! I don't know why I got so lucky to have her as my mom, but I am very grateful I do!  For her birthday I gave her a jar full of 50 reasons I love her.  It was all too easy to come up with 50 reasons.  I love her so much!  I am grateful for the knowledge and blessing of eternal families.  I can't imagine not being with her or the rest of my family forever.