Smith Family Ice Cream Scoop: All is Well

Friday, December 14, 2007

All is Well

You will be all thrilled to know that we now have working plumbing. I am praying that it continues to be working plumbing for the rest of my life! We got it fixed Wednesday night, and it felt so amazingly good to wash dishes, laundry, etc. I felt like a new woman!

Yesterday I got to go on a trip with the Honor's Society as a chaperone. Aubrey asked if I could come, and I thought, hey, why not? I have no obligations. :) We had almost 100 kids in 2 buses. We went to the big Salt Lake City and watched a Sea Monster 3D movie at the Clark Planetarium. It was so cool! I kept thinking how much the boys would enjoy it. We will definitely have to take them soon. If you've never been to one, you should. Then they let the kids loose at The Gateway Mall for a couple of hours. I got some Christmas shopping done, but boy, those are some high end stores there! I couldn't believe how expensive everything was! Then we walked around Temple Square, but we had to leave at 6:00, which is the time they have all the lights on. So, the first part of walking around wasn't very exciting, since most of the lights weren't on yet. It was lots of fun, and overall the kids were great (which you would expect from Honor's Society kids), but on the way home it was SO noisy on the bus. There were a few girls that shrieked and screamed like a million times, and I thought my ears would fall off! 3 1/2 hours of that is a lot to take, let me tell you! I was thinking it would be quiet on the way home, since everyone would be sleeping... but no. Not when you get a bus full of 12 year old boys and girls, apparently. It was a long day... from 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. I was glad I got to go, though, and it was fun to spend some time with Aubrey.

5 comments:

Felicia said...: We saw the Sea Monster movie in Seattle and loved it! Brayden kept taking his 3D glasses off during the water scenes though, 'cause he got scared when they were swimming right at him.; 1:25 PM
Brenda said...: Sounds like a fun time. I wouldn't like being on a bus for 3 1/2 hours, even without shrieking girls.; 10:18 PM
Karey said...: She's sure growing up. It's nice to be able to join them on trips like that. Glad you were able to go. Good job being in the National Honor Society.; 7:30 PM
Lisa said...: wow. what a good mom you are! as far as the gateway goes...i NEVER go there. we common folk shop on the other side of the tracks.; 7:22 PM
Lisa said...: by the way, aubrey looks beautiful.; 7:25 PM

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To Do Today

* Embrace this day with an enthusiastic welcome, no matter how it looks. The covenant with God to which you are true enables you to become enlightened by him, and nothing is impossible for you.
* When you are physically sick, tired, or in despair, steer your thoughts away from yourself and direct them, in gratitude and love, toward God.
* In your life there have to be challenges. They will either bring you closer to God and therefore make you stronger, or they can destroy you. But you make the decision of which road you take.
* First and foremost, you are a spirit child of God. If you neglect to feed your spirit, you will reap unhappiness. Don't permit anything to detract you from this awareness.
* You cannot communicate with God unless you have first sacrificed your self-oriented natural man and have brought yourself into the lower levels of meekness, to become acceptable for the Light of Christ.
* Put all frustrations, hurt feelings, and grumblings into the perspective of your eternal hope. Light will flow into your soul.
* Pause to ponder the suffering Christ felt in the Garden of Gethsemane. In the awareness of the depth of gratitude for him, you appreciate every opportunity to show your love for him by diligently serving in his Church.
* God knows that you are not perfect. As you suffer about your imperfections, he will give you comfort and suggestions of where to improve.
* God knows better than you what you need. He always attempts to speak to you. Listen, and follow the uncomfortable suggestions that he makes to us--everything will fall into its place.
* Avoid any fear like your worst enemy, but magnify your fear about the consequences of sin.
* When you cannot love someone, look into that person's eyes long enough to find the hidden rudiments of the child of God in him.
* Never judge anyone. When you accept this, you will be freed. In the case of your own children or subordinates, where you have the responsibility to judge, help them to become their own judges.
* If someone hurts you so much that your feelings seem to choke you, forgive and you will be free again.
* Avoid at all cost any pessimistic, negative, or criticizing thoughts. If you cannot cut them out, they will do you harm. On the road toward salvation, let questions arise but never doubts. If something is wrong, God will give you clarity but never doubts.
* Avoid rush and haste and uncontrolled words. Divine light develops in places of peace and quiet. Be aware of that as you enter places of worship.
* Be not so much concerned about what you do, but do what you do with all your heart, might, and strength. In thoroughness is satisfaction.
* You want to be good and to do good. That is commendable. But the greatest achievement that can be reached in our lives is to be under the complete influence of the Holy Ghost. Then he will teach us what is really good and necessary to do.
* The pain of sacrifice lasts only one moment. It is the fear of the pain of sacrifice that makes you hesitate to do it.
* Be grateful for every opportunity to serve. It helps you more than those you serve.
* And finally, when you are compelled to give up something or when things that are dear to you are withdrawn from you, know that this is your lesson to be learned right now. But know also that, as you are learning this lesson, God wants to give you something better.

from "Unleashing the Dormant Spirit by F. Enzio Busche