Angels

I want to take a moment and send a quick thankyou to all those Angels that, as the Alabama song puts it, are among us.  With the Christmas season here I have had the joy of listening to many of my favorite Christmas songs, and as I was busy doign things yesterday that lovely song by Alabama came on and I took a moment to think about a few of the Angels in my life.

I started thinking about teachers and others who have come and gone in my life, about those who are still around and those who just seemed to disapear suddenly one day without a trace, as if they were never really there to begin with.  I thought about those who I thought I would be close to forever and always and haven't spoken to in years and don't even know where they are anymore.  I know I have spoken about this before, about the friends I have lost a long the way, and I don't want to be a broken record.

I do though want to mention that you never know what little thing will be that big difference in someone else's life.  I am so thankful for the teachers who took the extra time, for the strangers who made it their problem, and all those who stepped in to help out even when I didn't realize I needed the help.

If you wouldn't mind sharing an 'angel' story of your very own I would definitely appreciate it

Thanksgiving

I have been so busy, we haven't had any big thanksgiving plans, and luckily, cause even without big thanksgiving plans we have found ourselves busier than we could handle.  John worked on the kitchen floor and now only has behind the washer and fridge to finish, what he did finish though looks so good.  We got the tree up and decorated and the majority of the house is clean and we are getting ready to feed the missionaries for tomorrow, thought we would feed them today, but it turns out I was off by a day.

I am so excited for the Christmas season, so many great blessings seem to come during the christmas season, and I hope our weak economy doesn't stop the goodwill towards all men

Unanswered prayers....

In high school I had a boyfriend who just happened to be best friends with my husband, they aren't anymore.  This boyfriend, whom I was madly in love with, dumped me, and it devastated me.  I prayed night after night that he would come to his senses and return to me.  It actually turns out that it wasn't until I was about 3 months pregnant with my son that I realized after dreaming that he came to me and wanted me back that I realized I was over him and that I truly loved my husband.  A few months ago I came across a picture of him on facebook and suddenly the song by Garth Brooks sang through my head....'sometimes I thank God, for unanswered prayers'  because as much as I was in love with the guy he was in high school there is no way I would have been able to stay with the man he has become, not only does it seem that he has amounted to nothing, he is also bigger and balder and has facial hair--and did I mention, he loves to party?  Yes, definitely not my cup of tea--Thank you God, Thank you for giving him the sense to dump me and John the sense to save me from myself.

So next time you find yourself devastated cause life isn't going your way, remember that some times we don't always know what is best for us, but God does and if we can just follow his plan it will all work out in the end--I really wish I could post the pic of said ex-boyfriend but I am sure even if I could figure out how to do it if it was ever discovered there would definitely be legal issues.

ever so sorry

I am not trying to ignore every one, I have been trying to get my house organized, the holiday season is coming and I am trying to get things in order so we can put the christmas tree up thanksgiving evening.

In addition to the cleaning and organizing, John informed me Sunday that he forgot to pay tithing, I have spent quite a bit of time trying to figure out just how we are going to come up with the money to pay Tithing ASAP--since his announcement, we have discovered that the dogs both have fleas, a check I wrote months ago finally came out of our account and so instead of $50 something dollars we now have only $5 and I still haven't figured out just how we are going to get a turkey for thanksgiving (I was going to use that $50 to get it but now that we don't have it....). Anyhow, my mind has definitely been focusing on other things so I do hope you all forgive me.

I definitely can tell you I can see the difference paying Tithing makes--

superstition and Friday the 13th

is it anti christian to be superstitious? A friend once told me that being superstitious meant that I thought God was punishing me, but I had never thought about it this way--anybody have any opinions on this, because I am very superstitious, but don't want to be anti-christian--is there a way to be both?

I can feel the power of heaven...

I love listening to the church songs I was able to download from LDS.org, but there are a few that definitely get my attention...and with words like this who wouldn't notice?

I can feel the power of heaven as I stand on holy ground and the spirit wispers
what I long t learn, eyes are touched with understanding, I can see beyond
this world, it is the place I reach for heaven and it reaches in return

The song is called "Strength Beyond my own" and was written by Steven Kapp Perry. This is just the chorus, but it is so beautiful that everytime I hear it I know without a doubt that it is true, that Christ lives, and that no matter what happens life is worthwhile.

The site where I found this song is here but if you would like to just listen to the song try this. Click on the songs title above or here for the sheet music. Here is another page you might be interested in. I love how many resources the church has for us to use, and for free. Check out this site, too. And since there is a lot do do on those sites, I won't write a huge message, just wanted to wish you luck and remind you that blessings and miracles are still happening all around us, all we have to do is look for them.

I am a child of God and he loves me!

and don't forget it!

(mommy loves you too baby)

mommy loves yo

Fabtaculous

Today has just been fabtaculous--this whole time I have been worried about nothing and today it finally started to fall into place. I am starting to think that life is kind of like a Rubik's cube because once I get use to things lining up and falling into place they seem to suddenly no longer be that way, but that is life, so you pick yourself up and just keep trucking, fake a smile and tell yourself it is all fabtacular until one day you believe it and so does everyone else and before you know it everything is falling into place again--I definitely think I prefer life to be a Rubik's Cube then to be a rollercoaster--I'm just saying.

Night ya'll!

I was visited by an angel with a message

Yes, I find it rather hard to believe myself, but I do believe I was visited by an Angel, in my dreams it was. She looked so familiar but I just can't place where I know her from, I can't even describe what she looked like except that she had brown curly hair and an angelic face (I know how ironic, right), either way, she told me she had a message for me and that I needed to pay attention.

Her message was. "You have cancer, you have uteran cancer and you have to go to the doctor and get it treated" I told her I was to young to have uteran cancer, I asked her if she was sure it wasuteran cancer, I pointed out how my Grandma died of uteran cancer (actually she had uteran cancer so she had her uterous removed and then got overian cancer and that was what she died from, but it started out as uteran cancer) and that if I had uteran cancer I would have to have my uterus removed and that if I had my uterus removed I wouldn't be able to have anymore kids.

She then said something along the lines of 'I know' and 'so hurry and get it treated' but I don't remember that part all too clear, I just remember waking up and crying because we recently found out that I wouldn't be able to be a foster parent until I am abe to drive and as long as I suffer from my movement disorder I won't drive out of fear of what could happen, so it seems as if my dream of having a huge family might never become a reality--that is, if the angel was right.

So I'm wondering what would you all do if you were visited by an angel? You you act on it or ignore it as just a figment of your imagination? Have you been visited by an angel?

I still haven't decided exactly what I will do, It seems as if it can't be, I am still only 25 and i recently had a physical and everything came back good, not ot mention I have had enough blood work to drain me dry--one would think if I had cancer they would have found it by now, but then again, you never know.