Crazy Days

I don't think in our history of this nation that things have been so awlful as they are now.
Until you read the Book of Mormon. People who lived long ago flurished and became prosporus and proud. Kind of what has happened in the last decade.

So what can we do to get through the tough times?

Back to the basics... remember Heavenly Father.
Being Grateful for what you have.
Enjoy life and help your neighbor.

I remember one time when I was little , my Grandmother came to our house to make soap.
The lye, fat and other ingredients that smelled so awlful.. I said Grandma" Why don't you just go to the store and buy a bar of soap"?." Oh" she said "Nothing is better than homemade soap" ( if it didn't get it clean then it would eat the stain out).
"But this is Hard" I complained. " Not as hard as what the Pioneers went through".
I remember so distinctly thinking I am glad I am not walking those plains in the winter and would work harder.

Grandma said" Learn to do things by yourself and it will help you through the hard times."

Grandma taught me to pray, to be grateful, to send things to the neighbors.
I have learned to sing, sew,crafts, paint, love genealogy, play the piano, cook , can, quilt, tend and teach children. I am learning to crochet an afghan , play the penny whistle and the violin.
I love to share cooking, ideas,laughter with family,friends and neighbors.

When we moved in our neighborhood, often between us young families we would trade eggs for butter, jam for sugar ( especially on Sundays , determined to keep the Sabbath Day and not go to the store) . These were good times. Why? because we were helping each other out.

I must confess ,that through my course on this earth , I have had my many moments of complaints. I try hard not too but it just sneaks up on me and then it takes something to jog me out of that rut.

Then I remember its not harder then crossing those plains in the winter in bare feet and no coat...

Thanks Grandma,

We are survivors...

A GREAT FANTASTIC RECIPE!!!

A wonderful Friend sent this to me and I have adopted this.
What a fantastic way to continue the new year and your life




A GREAT RECIPE...FOR 2009!
1. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. Itis the ultimate anti-depressant.
2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Talk to God aboutwhat is going on in your life.
3. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement, 'Mypurpose is to__________ today. I am thankful for_________ _____'
4. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food thatis manufactured in plants.
5. Drink green tea and plenty of water. Eat blueberries, wild Alaskansalmon, broccoli, almonds & walnuts.
6. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
7. Don't waste your precious energy on issuesof the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Insteadinvest your energy in the positive present moment.
8. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like acollege kid with a maxed out charge card.
9. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
10. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
11. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
12. You are not so important that you have to win every argument.Agree to disagree.
13. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
14. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what theirjourney is all about.
15. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
16. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: 'In TWO years,will this matter?'
17. Forgive everyone for everything.
18. What other people think of you is none of your business.
19. GOD heals everything - but you have to ask Him.
20. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
21. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friendswill. Stay in touch!!!
22. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
23. Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements: Iam thankful for__________. Today I accomplished _________.
24. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.
25. When you are feeling down, start listing your many blessings. You'llbe smiling before you know it.Don't bother making new year's resolutions that you know you'll break! Print this one out and read it often in 2009, you'll feel much better about life and yourself. Happy Holidays!

beating the smog bog -looking forward to spring

I don't know about you , but I hate Smog!!!!!
It makes your lungs burn, your joints hurt and it is just plain yucky...

It is this time I tend to buy gardening books and look at new plants.
I love spring, I love the newness of green shoots popping up through the ground.
Hearing the birds chirp again and the smell of rain as it clears the air.
It seems to bring a brightness of hope, hope of what? being renewed and alive.

I love flowers, tulips, daffodils, crocus, lilacs,the smell of roses, daisy's ( they are so friendly looking ) black eyed susans, and the smell of herbs, rosemary,thyme, Peppermints ahhhhhhhhh so wonderful.

Wouldn't it be cool if somehow we could change the smell of the air everytime we stepped out of the house? For awhile it would be heavnly until the smells got mixed up... I guess we just have to go back to spraying our pillows or go to Bath and Body ....... Yeah Bath and Body lets go...

New Year

Wow. This year has gone by fast and now we are facing a New Year, New President.

New Year a time for Renewal, Redication, a resolution.
I like this time of year. Instead of the diet that always ends in the 2nd month. I have decided to try other area's of improvement.
I am excited to start this and have added different times of the year to keep me going.
I will report my progress at the end of this year.

Hope we all will have a great year. Better than we have ever had, where hopes and dreams are fufilled.

A NEW YEAR!!!

In God we still trust

I Love Christmas!!!

It always brings to mind Him who gave his life for us so that we could live with our loved ones again.
When ever I read the story of the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes lying in a manger. I always wonder what thoughts were going through Mary at that time.

I found this wonderful Poem by Louise Whiting.. Entitled
Christmas Miracle

The cold December wind blew
As she lay there in her bed
A new born babe laid bundled
in a wood crate by her head

A teardrop fell as she a gazed
Beyond her window sill
To a small white cross she had placed with love
Upon a windy hill.

With fevered brow, she closed her eyes
And the heavens heard her prayer
That Jesus bless her baby sleeping silent
By her there.

She wasn't asking for herself
But in His wisdom please
Bless her newborn infant
Upon this Christmas Eve.

Savior grant this not be time
For her to be called home.
For if she were to leave, her newborn babe
Would be cold and left alone.

She closed her eyes, she dreamed, she thought
Of a lady dressed in white.
The white was pure as heaven.
Her face full of heaven's light.

She sang the babe a lullaby
In an angel's voice it seemed.
It must be the fever
She slept. "twas just a dream.

Again she woke, Again she saw
The woman dressed in white
Peace filled her heat, Again, she slept
Until the morn brought Christmas light.

Her fever gone, Her wee one slept.
In his crate he lay so small
She picked him up to find him wrapped
In the lady's pure white shawl.

A note ws pinned upon it.
She read and began to cry.
For on it were the words
Of the Lady's lullaby.

"Hush-a-bye my baby
For on a Christmas morn,
In a far off town called Bethlehem
A wee small babe was born.

Hush-a-bye my child
For in a manger's stall
A newborn babe was born to man
A child born to all.

I held His hand when He was born,
Searched for Him when he was lost,
And cried out in a mother's pain
When they nailed Him to a cross.

Hush-a -bye my wee one.
No harm will come to you.
My name is Mary of Nazareth
And I loved my baby too."

I am grateful for that wee small babe that was born, grateful that he lived and lives still

I love Christmas

Christmas

I LOVE CHRISTMAS!!!

To borrow a line from the Grinch Who Stole Christmas... I Love Christmas the whole Christmas Season...