Smith Family Ice Cream Scoop: Just Another Boring Blog Post

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Just Another Boring Blog Post

Are you all a little sick of photography photography photography on my blog? Sorry... I have no excuses. I took this photo a couple of mornings ago... I was so glad that I caught this sunrise. Pretty amazing, isn't it? I just wish I had a home in the country that I could stand on my front porch and take a picture of a sunrise with nothing but maybe a few trees and a horse in the way.

I'm really excited for my birthday... Brandon is working, Aubrey's going skiing with a friend, Tyler has basketball practice and a birthday party for a friend... now if I could only get rid of Cooper I could be all alone for the day. Every mom's birthday wish, right? ;) If my entire house could be sparkly clean and meals would magically appear it would be the perfect day. Noooo.... I'll miss them all. Really, I will.

I have been so excited to watch Emma on Masterpiece Theater, then realized I had missed the first episode. I nearly cried, then found that I could watch it online. I couldn't figure out how to make it bigger though, so I had to watch it tiny... I'll make sure I don't miss it on TV this Sunday and next! :) It's a beautifully done movie... I wanted to take photos the whole way through. If you like that kind of stuff, you should definitely catch up online and then watch the last two episodes on Sundays. Sigh. I love Jane Austen.

I forgot a sequence on one of the sides in Silver Sneakers today, and they had to correct me. One of the ladies said that she learned at her "brain gym" that 35 is when your brain starts the downhill process. They thought it was hilarious that I am turning 35... I guess it's true. I don't know how to explain away all of my senility over the past years, but at least now I have an excuse.

2 comments:

Charlotte said...: I've been telling Jon for months that all I want for my b-day is for him to take the kids to his mom's for the weekend and leave me alone. It sounds aweful- but it's also completely true. That's all I want.

Thanks for making me feel like it's not so aweful afterall.; 5:13 PM
Brenda said...: I don't pay much attention to what's on TV, so thanks for the notice about Emma. There always seems to be a neverending supply of Jane Austen adaptations. That's a good thing!; 10:44 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