Why is it so hard to show weaknesses? Is it because I think people will laugh? Or think I am foolish? I do feel a little silly, but I also feel less heavy, less weighed down because I shared a moment of weakness with a friend. She didn't fix it, she knew I didn't expect that but she let me share my feelings and reminded me of who I was. My usual "go to" is the theory of focusing on what you have rather than what you don't, and that has gotten me through so much with a grateful heart. But there ... VIEW POST
This Year
I am making one change. I have been saying the same thing for the past..... years? This time it is REALLY the year that I am going to make it happen. You doubters can just keep doubting. Actually I am not that into making new years resolutions because I figure if something is worth doing you should do it whenever you realize it would benefit you, like in May, or maybe September is best. (Not that I have anything against January.) But I happen to be making this resolution NOW because this ... VIEW POST
I’m still standing! (Thanks President Monson….)
Watching this message last October I was so touched. I looked up from the scout patch I was sewing onto Jacks shirt and I was shocked. The speaker had gone from standing up straight, to totally leaning over the podium and obviously working very hard to hold himself up as he delivered the last portion of his message. I was mesmerized and realized I was holding my breath with my heart in my throat. I've watched and re-watched that message many times since that day. It was such an example of som ... VIEW POST
If only frosting could fix it……
I pulled this cake out of the refrigerator and noticed that it was unusually bumpy and uneven. It was full of fresh lemon curd, ripe strawberries, and custard which all wanted to start leaking out. The frosting dam was barely holding them in. But I knew that I had built it solidly, that all that delicious filling was going to stay inside and the frosting I was about to apply would cover up all the grooves, crumbs and imperfections. I had also put dowels inside to hold the weight of the layer ... VIEW POST
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