You Raise Me Up
When I hear Josh Groban’s song, You Raise Me Up, I always think of Christ. It has become a little bit cliche with all of the times I have heard it sung to honor people, (I think the one that was the weirdest for me was seeing it sung for Oprah) but I still love the emotion and spirit of this song. In my mind there is a little slideshow that plays out as I listen. I thought about trying to put one together myself, but made a stop on youtube first to see if anyone had beat me to it. Of course there were several, and this one was my favorite.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxRHHpv8yjw
Read MoreIt Arrived Today
It arrived via a large truck in half a dozen large boxes, the latest addition to our family… A bunk bed for Emma and Hannah to share. Sabrina will now get the blue bear bed that all four of our kids have used as toddlers, and Hunter will continue to plead with us to get him a loft bed. Guess you know what Rob will be doing tomorrow…
My Turn
A- Attached or Single: Attached in a good way
B- Best Friend: my attachment, Rob
C- Cake or Pie: Pie of course. Cherry, Blueberry, Chocolate Banana Rama…
D- Day of Choice: Friday. No homework for the kids and the hope of a productive and/or peaceful weekend ahead
E- Essential Item: Email- I’m not a phone person and letters are so old school 🙂
F- Favorite Color: Yellow is what I always pick for board games. I like yellow, green, blue- beach colors
G- Gummi Bears or Worms: no preference. Not crazy about gummy anything since my teeth got so sensitive to sugar.
H- Hometown: Oakdale
I- Indulgence(s): Oreos with milk… I don’t really know
J- January or July: July – I love the sunshine.
K- Kids: Hunter (9), Emma (7), Hannah (3), Sabrina (2 on Thurs)
L- Life is Incomplete Without: My babies
M- Marriage Date: August 24
N- Number of Siblings: 1 sister, 2 brothers, 7 siblings-in-law
O- Oranges or Apples: Oranges
P- Phobias or Fears: Loss of my husband or kids
Q- Quote(s): “Thank You Mommy” -Sabrina says this all the time!
R- Reason to Smile: I don’t have to shovel snow, movie time with Robby, sticky kid kisses, Emma’s fashion shows, Hunter’s inventions
S- Season: spring
T- Tag Six Friends: Erica, Matt, Stephanie, Marea, Jenny B, Melody
U- Unknown Fact About Me: My brother Chris and I once made a pact that we would move to Oregon when we grew up. So far only Erica has followed through. I’m still working on it 😉
V- Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animal: I go light on the meat. I like it, but don’t love it. No moral reason, just more of a carbs girl.
W- Worst Habit: procrastination- You’d think I would have learned better by now
X- X-Ray or Ultrasound: Ultrasound, but x-rays are cool too.
Y- Your Favorite Food: chocolate truffles, cereal, Subway sandwich, rouladin
Z- Zodiac: Aries
My Movie Debut
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZgwKueCWxc
I have been jealous of all the great videos I see on people’s blogs, and decided it was finally time to give it a try. This was my first attempt at editing some video I found from a while ago. The music is what Uncle Matt wrote for Emma’s talent show song last year.
Read MoreElder Ballard at BYUH
Recently there have been several talks given in church encouraging us to become more vocal about what we believe. More specifically, we have been told that we must communicate better with the world around us so that others know what we are really all about, and so that we aren’t defined by rumors or stories people have heard. In order to do this we need to be more diligent in our study of church doctrine and church history. I would like to be a part of making my faith better understood and will be doing my best to keep up on continually educating myself and keeping my mind and spirit sharp so that I can have a conversation at anytime and feel comfortable with it.
Here is Elder Ballard’s address to graduating students at BYU Hawaii on this topic. I think it is wonderful, and hope that it will give members a boost to realize that we can be more vocal and involved when it comes to the perception of our faith.
“…We are living in a world saturated with all kinds of voices. Perhaps now, more than ever, we have a major responsibility as Latter-day Saints to define ourselves, instead of letting others define us. Far too many people have a poor understanding of the Church because most of the information they hear about us is from news media reports that are often driven by controversies. Too much attention to controversy has a negative impact on peoples’ perceptions of what the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints really is…
…That you may make your contribution wisely, carefully, lovingly, filled with the promptings of power of the Spirit of God, that you too can join in declaring with your words and your voice, the great and glorious message of the restoration to the earth of the fullness of the everlasting gospel of Jesus Christ…”
-M Russell Ballard 15 December 2007
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