Smith Family Ice Cream Scoop: Let's Get Real...Amy Style

Friday, August 28, 2009

Let's Get Real...Amy Style

NEWLY ADDED: In the spirit of being completely honest, I'll admit that I ate pie and ice cream for lunch, I yelled at my kids last night... a lot, Cooper is watching tv right now (he gets out early on Fridays), my kids ate sugar cereal and leftover pizza for breakfast... ummm... I ate sugar cereal for breakfast... enough of the confessions!!! I'm going to go hide in my room!

This is for Amy and Charlotte... I'm risking everlasting embarrassment for two girls I adore, so they better appreciate this!

Yes, it's 10:30 a.m. No, my bed's not made. Yes, this is pretty much standard for me. YES, that's a bra on the floor. Get over it, will ya?

I had to put this one in there, because I can't even blame this mess on the kids... okay, I couldn't really blame the last mess on them either. ;) My purse, my camera bag, my magazine, AHA! Cooper's cereal bowl. I feel so much better now. ;) See that laundry basket with the cooler in it? That was brought in from the truck last weekend and it's still sitting right there.

If you look close, you might notice that this isn't quite the disaster it first seems. There are a lot of folded clothes there. I folded them two days ago, and didn't get them put away. Hey, at least I got them folded, Amy... ;) Now you can't tell the difference between the folded clothes and the boys' junk.

I'm stopping there, because that's about all the exposure I can take, and because I cleaned the bathrooms yesterday. (Too bad, because there is nothing as cool as a dead bug in pee on the back of the toilet... I'll have to document that before I clean it next time. Now all of you should take Amy's challenge too... we've got to let each other know that there really isn't that elusive "perfect" out there. Come on, I dare ya!!

5 comments:

Brenda said...: Was that cabinet in your kitchen always blue? I like that color. I've been thinking of painting (spray painting) the side tables in my bedroom, but I don't know what color (especially since Troy is afraid of color).; 11:01 AM
Alison said...: LOVE THIS POST! Seriously, I fret, stress, and just get plain old cranky cause my house cannot stay or get for that matter PERFECTLY clean. Nice to know I am normal!!!; 12:22 PM
Those Darn Calls said...: Mindy, thanks for this post! I really needed it today. :); 2:55 PM
Annalee Kelly said...: I'm so glad you are NORMAL. And funny. ANd have small boobs like me. Oops. I shouldn't have said that. :); 9:35 PM
April said...: Thank you for this post. I needed it.; 6:18 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