Sting

Adam got his first bee sting today. They called from school to let me know. I know this sounds silly, a bee sting isn't that traumatic after all, but I'm a little bit heart broken at the thought of him dealing with it at school without me. Who is going to hug and kiss my little prince until he feels better?
I know it's a bee sting and not a bullet, but he's six! He needs his mommy. And maybe... Just maybe, I need to know that he's okay...

Update: he got home. He's fine. It was more traumatic for me. He and Caleb reminded me that Caleb was stung last year camping. How do I not remember that?

Quotes

I have been finding quotes that speak to me a lot recently. I don't know why. Maybe I'm reading more. Anyway, I try to make sure I don't lose them; I take pictures of them on my phone, I underline them, I repeat them till they are committed to memory. But the truth is, my memory is the pits recently. I would lose my head if it wasn't attached to my shoulders. So, I've decided to put them here. First comes from the Bible "If God be for us, who can be against us?" -Romans 8:31 I want to make a plaque for my house with this on it. I just love it! Also, it's not the whole verse, just the important part. The second one was from general conference. "Distancing yourself from the kingdom of God during a trial of faith is like leaving the safety of a secure storm cellar just as the tornado comes into view." -Neil L Anderson I'm not having any major life altering trials right now, but I have had a few in my day. I know that Satan uses our trials to pull us away from our Heavenly Father. I'll give him credit. He's pretty good at what he does. We often feel like God isn't pulling through for us. "We've been good, why are we being punished?" mentality is crippling to a lot of people. It seems like going to church isn't paying off and praying isn't getting us what we want. It's so much easier to be angry and turn away than it is to endure to the end. Honestly, I have no idea how I came across this one. I don't regularly read Doctrine and Covenants, but at some point in the past two weeks I came across this one. "Listen to him who is the advocate with the Father, who is pleading your cause before him." -Doctrine and Covenants 45:3 I just really like the wording in this one. Jesus is our advocate and is PLEADING for us. Kind of like the one from Romans, this one speaks to me because it tells me I've got Jesus in my corner. Almost done here. Stay with me. "We must not be so ready to fancy ourselves intentionally injured." -Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice A lot of people need to read that one. Lots of people I know... And lastly, "the wisdom of the world, while in many cases very valuable, is most valuable when it humbly bows to the wisdom of God." -Neil L Anderson Didn't know I liked Neil so much, but I read this one and it screamed at me. I spend a lot of time educating myself. I read a lot, both things secular and religious. I wonder things like how creationism works out when you consider evolution. I don't quite understand how God and science fit together in some instances. I wonder, but I don't despair or doubt. I figure there's just a lot I get to find out when I get to Heaven and if I worry too much about trying to piece it together now, I'll ruin the surprise. I don't want that. Anyway, these are the quotes I wanted to save and the reasons I liked them. I hope you liked them too!

2013

I can't find my goals for 2012. If there is no record of them, they didn't happen. So I didn't fail, correct? If a goal fails in the woods and all that? Right? Actually I had a pretty good year. Not to toot my own horn, but I rocked 2012! I was sort of hoping the Mayans were right because this would have been a good year to go out on. I can never be sure what the future holds and how well I'm going to perform on things pertaining to spirituality. Had the Savior come in December I don't think I would have been too scared. I was ready! Here's to holding it together and improving, always improving, until the Second Coming. What improvements need making this year? Glad you asked. I have to write them down otherwise I don't hold myself accountable (as evidenced above). This year will bring: 1. Not the most important of course, but I have to lose my Lily weight. My diet even has a tagline. All good goals should. It is "lingerie by Valentine's Day." Yup, that just happened. I make no apologies for the occasional TMI you will find here. 2. Read the New Testament. I started just in November and I'm already to Romans, so it's very doable. However, after Jesus dies it does lose some of its luster. 3. Feed the missionaries once a month. (Gotta have those examples for the kiddos). 4. Go to the temple once a month. I am ashamed to say, I spend a lot of 2012 with an expired recommend. Yikes! Visited the Bishopric and Stake men and I am up to date and ready to bring happiness to some dead folks. 5. This is actually going to be the hardest to keep. It is to cut out the junk food my boys eat. Not all, of course. I'm not one of those moms. Good for them, but I don't have it in me. I am going to not give my kids candy or desserts during the week (FHE not included). They can have some on weekends, but right now they expect a treat everytime they eat their whole meal or do something right. It drives me crazy and I am expecting my children will all be toothless soon. 6. Caleb needs to be a fluent reader by Dec 31, 2013. 7. Write. I don't know what yet. A book? A journal? A random list of thoughts too ridiculous to ever see the light of day? Who knows. The point is, I enjoy writing and I got a new laptop for Christmas. The equation looks like this: Love of writing + New laptop = amazing novel (If anyone has an idea for one I'd love to hear it cause I'm drawing a blank.) I didn't really set a number of goals. I figured I could write until I can't think of any more. These goals are the only ones I can come up with at the moment. It could be because It's 1 AM and I just got home from a trip to Utah. 11 hour car rides turn my brain to mush. Goodnight and Good luck!