Thought for the day

"Never be afraid to try something new.
Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark.
A large group of professionals built the Titanic."

I know, I know

It's been way too long since I blogged. Life has been hectic, and way too challenging lately. School and finals took up a lot of my time, but they're over and I am grateful for the break. I chose not to go summer semester and I am feeling good about being home with my kids. It was nice to get my school over with and have this last month of my kids' schooling without the stress of my school. They have plenty of activities to keep me busy.

PMDD has kept me a slave the last two months and has been very difficult on me. I have been so depressed, that I become a hermit, a recluse and can't function. (one of the reasons I have stayed off the computer) I have been avoiding seeing another doctor because I just thought no one could help me, but I finally went to see a gynecologist and now I have some hope for fighting it. I am going to be put on birth control. A new one called YAZ. It has been tested and reported to help 21 of the symptoms of pmdd. I start in a week and can't wait to see if it helps me. I have great faith in this and know that Heavenly Father is watching out for me.

Right now

I'm sitting here at school in the computer lab after attending one of my professors vocal recitals. She is an awesome teacher and tonight was really nice to hear her sing. I've been told that if I'm a music major, I must immerse myself in music. I have done so. In the last month I have borrowed many CD's of great composers from the library, and I have also had the opportunity to attend 3 concerts, all very different in style. It has been fun, but very time consuming when you add it to a family of 9 and a school schedule. But I feel so deeply that music is like a kindred spirit to me. I not only hear it, I taste it and feel it. It moves me! So, I know that right now I'm doing the right thing! It feels good.

This is one of the reasons my blogging has decreased a bit. The other reason is that since getting a new YW presidency in January, we have been swamped with lots of things to do. Again, FUN, but time consuming.

Now for the Academy awards speech...I must send out a huge thanks to my dh who is an amazing support in all of this. He wants me to spread my wings and fly. To my children who think it's cool that mommy is going to school at the same time as them. And to my Father in Heaven for the gifts and talents and blessings he has given me in music, motherhood, marriage and Young Women's. What a blessing a family is!

Who am I?

I think this is awesome and of course got the idea from the amazing Denise whose blog is fantabulous! I have to give credit where credit is due!

I was amazed at how close this visualDNA was to the real me. I thought it was fun!

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Solemn day

Yesterday my good friend and neighbor lost her mother. She was on a flight and her mother passed away before she could make it there. This has really made me reflect on my own mothers' passing 14 yrs. ago. Last week at our Stake Women's conference Living Legends from BYU came to perform for us. It was beautiful. When they sang a song in Maori, I started to have a real longing for my mother. So now, having my friends mom die, brings it even closer to home. I miss her. My heart is aching for my friend because I know what she is going through. I guess you would call that emphathy instead of sympathy. And while I'm glad for this compassion that can only come from experiencing it, I miss her. I was at a mall the other day eating lunch with my 5 yo, and I saw all these mothers eating lunch and shopping with their own daughters and grandkids in tow. I felt lonely and lost. I don't know why it is hitting me so hard this week. Every now and then it hits me, like it will for the rest of my life. It is only a reminder of what a wonderful person she was. I miss her because I love her. I know that through the gospel of Jesus Christ, there is hope through the sorrow. I will see her again. I can go on because of that hope.

~My mother 20 months before she died~she adored her grandkids!

Some of the wonderful qualities she had were:
~Compassion
~A kind heart
~Courage through her illness

What do you admire about your mother?

10 things that make me smile...

The love of my life


My children


My pets



Music


Autumn in Utah


Chocolate


Going back to school


Getting good grades in college


LOVE!


The Gospel of Jesus Christ


What makes you smile?

Line upon line, precept upon precept

This weekend we had our Ward Conference and our Stake Women's conference. It was a very uplifting weekend for me. The focus for Ward conference and one of the speakers for the women was on Temple work.

It is a good reminder of:

~Every stone laid for a Temple is another reminder of who is in charge, God, and who isn't, Satan.
~The importance of the work for our ancestors.
~The importance of building a testimony.
~The importance of the organization of the church and how every ordinance is built upon eachother. God knows what he's doing!
~The importance of repetition.
~The importance of remembering Christ in our daily lives.

Leah Thinks

So I decided to try and google myself like Denise did in her blog,which I found hilarious, and this is what I found:

Leah thinks she is staying up until 3

The instant and powerful mutual attraction soon blossoms into love. He wines and dines her and captures her heart. Just when Leah thinks she’s finally found ...

Leah thinks her husband will honor her now that she has given him six sons.

Leah thinks being the youngest child made her independent. “I wanted to be something different,” she said. “I’ll always stick myself out there.” ...

Leahs hypocracy if this article is true is beyond belief,maybe leah thinks making porn is a more respectable way of getting fame and respect..so much ... (Bwahahahaha!)

Just when Leah thinks she’s finally found happiness, her world spins out of control. She becomes the target of terror and is stalked and tormented. ...

Leah thinks (and hopes) the body belongs to her sister, missing for 16 years.

Leah thinks I'm dying, I'm afraid.

Leah thinks that Maria and Craig are just camera hogs (she calls them in a confessional).

Leah thinks the yard needs more water (even though it just rained). She got out the sprinkler and dragged the hose across the yard to hook it up. ...

Leah thinks I'm just a set of monkey bars. (Huh?)

Leah thinks shes pregnant. (NOT!)

Leah thinks she is hot stuff standing at the table by herself. (Ya got that right!)

Leah thinks her mum is menopausal.

Leah thinks I'm a major nerd - but I know she secretly thinks I look hot in the uniform.

And I could go on and on and on. There were 789,000 hits for my name. I only got through 80 of them.

Try it! I had fun!