Smith Family Ice Cream Scoop: In No Particular Order...

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

In No Particular Order...

Another tag by my bosom buddy Marci...

8 things i am passionate about:
1. Brandon
2. my kiddos
3. my faith
4. music
5. family
6. my home/ old things/decorating
7. running/ gym class
8. politics

8 words/phrases i use often:
1. love you
2. did you clean your room?
3. stop fighting!
4. frick and frack
5. do you EVER stop fighting?!
6. see you later, alligator
7. what do you want me to do about it?
8. target those obliques

8 things i want to do before i die:
1. watch my kids grow up
2. watch their kids grow up
3. travel with Brandon
4. run a marathon
5. live in a house I love in the country
6. have thick, long, gorgeous hair
7. make many, many happy memories with my family
8. have lots of friends

8 things i've learned in the past:
1. things aren't always as they seem
2. things don't always turn out the way you think they will/ should
3. it all comes back to family
4. I can do things that are hard
5. everyone makes mistakes, nobody's perfect
6. true friends are hard to come by
7. push on the brake hard before you hit a snowbank/ curb/ pole
8. appreciate what you have, because it might not always be there

8 things i currently want or need:
1. a vacation
2. money
3. love
4. time
5. patience
6. to know where my ipod went
7. to see my husband
8. a new wardrobe

8 places i want to see or visit:
1. ireland
2. vietnam
3. scotland
4. prince edward island, canada
5. australia
6. philadelphia
7. alaska
8. cabo san lucas

8 favorite restaurants:
1. texas roadhouse
2. johnny carinos
3. chilis
4. marie calendars
5. cafe rio
6. mimi's
7. anyplace yummy
8. anywhere not here

8 tv shows i like to watch:
1. veronica mars
2. america's next top model
3. if walls could talk
4. cold case
5. amazing race
6. what not to wear
7. arthur
8. right now... frickin' frackin' politics

tag 8 people:
1. melissa w.
2. brenda
3. hannah
4. jake
5. jason
6. dallas
7. vicki
8. anyone else

4 comments:

Brenda said...: You could totally have thick, long, gorgeous hair before you die. All you have to do is buy a wig. But it'd have to be a good wig.; 9:04 AM
Marci said...: you, me, prince edward island...it's gonna happen. you are the only other person alive who would want to go there with me. we may be 67 before we get there but we're goin!! why or why can't i have the love of working out???:0); 1:45 PM
Marci said...: that would be why oh why...; 1:46 PM
Rachel Holloway said...: We would definitely be good for a lunch date, anytime. :) We love pretty much the same places. Yum.

And I love your new family picture. It looks BEAUTIFUL!; 7:22 AM

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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