My World: April 2010

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Happy Easter!

General Conference fell on Easter this year, which made Easter all the more enjoyable! Kim and her family came and Kerri and her boys were here to share in the festivities. The Easter egg hunt took place inside as it was raining outside! The kids didn't seem to care as they scurried about trying to fill their baskets with eggs! We all enjoyed ourselves very much!

New Orleans

Visiting old plantations, such as the Houmas House Plantation, was a lot of fun! The grounds with all the manificent live Oak trees, statues, water features, and gardens were fun to explore. I wanted to plunk myself down under a tree and soak it all in. Visiting with Peter, Kristian, Lane, Kathy, and Barry was such a treat. Southern hospitality is absolutely the best! Thank you for making my stay so memorable!

Little Treasures

"The most beautiful thing under the sun is being under the sun." -Jane Ann

"Happiness does not consist in things themselves but in the relish we have of them..."

Create a vivid, positive vision for your future, see it, say it, meditate on it, write it down, flash on it at every red light. When you catch yourself thinking you're too old, too poor, too weak, or too needy to make a change, laugh in your own face.

"Caretake this moment. Immerse yourself in its particulars. Respond to this person, this challenge, this deed. Quit the evasions. Stop giving yourself needless trouble. It is time to really live; to fully inhabit the situation you happen to be in now." -Epictetus

I know for sure that what we dwell on is who we become--as a woman thinks, so is she. If we absorb hour upon hour of images and messages that don't reflect our magnificence, it's no wonder we walk around feeling drained of our life force.
"To thine own self be true!"

Make your dreams come true...

Sept. 1, 2008

Flash....Kim is expecting a BABY the first of February
and we are having a GIRL! My first grandaughter (I have four grandsons)...I am so excited I can hardly wait for her arrival. Guess the warning worked! I told my kids the next child is getting lace regardless of the sex. Ha ha...Yes, we are having a beautiful, sweet baby girl! I'm looking forward to holding her in my arms and whispering, "I've been waiting a very long time for your arrival," while kissing her gently on the cheek. Thanks Kim, dreams do come true. I'm grinning from ear to ear!