Thursday, August 20, 2009

Week with Matt Engel











Sorry there are only pictures. I figure that is all anyone wants anyway so have fun looking

Friday, August 14, 2009

Haircut

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After

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Happy Birthday

Well yesterday was my mom's birthday, and for her sake I won't tell you how old she is but I thought I would write some things down that I love about her.
1. She is a good mom.
2. She loves the gospel
3. If she puts her mind to something she will do it
4. She is a good listener.
5. She supports me
6. She always gives me healthy recipes to try
7. She gives good work out tips (especially for the stair step machine :) )
8. She takes care of me when I am at home
9. When you get her laughing, she will laugh until she cries and it is usually late at night
10. She enjoys being outdoors

Love you, Mom

Monday, August 3, 2009

Miracles

I wanted to write about some of the miracles that I have seen in my life the last few weeks.

I have never been very good at keeping a journal. I will make the goal to write in it everyday and that will last about a week. But a few weeks ago as I was sitting in church the speaker spoke about her experience in keeping a journal and it made me want to be better at it. She told us that one of her journals was specifically how she had seen the hand of the Lord in her life that day. (President Henry B. Eyring spoke on this topic in Oct General Conference)http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?hideNav=1&locale=0&sourceId=42771b3e50cf5110VgnVCM100000176f620a____&vgnextoid=f318118dd536c010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD

I decided that I REALLY needed to be better about keeping a small journal about the how I had seen the hand of the Lord in my life. It has only been a week but I have loved being able to review my day and find how the Lord has blessed me that day. My attitude has changed (for the better) and I feel happier. It makes me look at the positive instead of the negative and I feel like that is really a miracle.

Another miracle that I have been blessed with it the power of forgiveness, whether it be that I need to forgive someone or that I need to be forgiven. I was called to be a Relief Society teacher in my ward and in July taught on the Power of Forgiveness http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?hideNav=1&locale=0&sourceId=df68b00367c45110VgnVCM100000176f620a____&vgnextoid=198bf4b13819d110VgnVCM1000003a94610aRCRD
I have seen that power in my life and it is because of the Atonement of my Savior. I am so grateful to have the knowledge about Jesus Christ that I do.

The miracle of love! Love can change anything.