General Conference Oct. 2011

Sorry for not updating as often as I promised, but I've never been very good with sticking to a "plan" or "schedule".
This weekend is kind of like a holiday for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, it's Conference weekend! Twice a year during the first weekend's of April and October members of the world wide church assemble in their homes and meeting houses to watch and listen to the prophets speak the words of God, we feel the Holy Ghost as the messages ring true. How blessed I am that I have belong to the true Church of God.
During the weeks leading up to Conference I have been praying and asking for guidance from the spirit so that my heart and mind may be open to receiving the messages that the Lord would send to me, I have not been disappointed. I love the Lord and my Savior Jesus Christ, there was a time in my life where it felt as if Christ were with me constantly, it was a time of much heart ache and confusion but I never ceased to pour my soul out to him and I always felt his love for me in return. Those days are gone and in some ways I am thankful that they are because I no longer have to suffer though those trials but, being on the other side and shone me that trials bring us closer to Christ if we allow them to. During this Conference I have been once again inspired to reconnect with my Savior, to search for the feelings and closeness that we once shared. I have also been inspired to fully engross my self in this Gospel, to no longer allow the distractions of the mortal world to get in the way. My goal: Whenever I feel the urge to do something wasteful (check facebook for the 6th time that morning for instance lol) I will open the scriptures instead, whenever I feel tempted to yell at my precious children I will sing a hymn in place of the anger, whenever I feel shortchanged or somehow less then what I really am I will count my blessings and search for a way to serve others. I know that these efforts will be met with adversity, I know this because they are righteous desires and Lucifer does not want me to be strengthened, he prefers I stay in my state of dissatisfaction with out doing anything to change. I know that as long as I am unhappy I am not doing the lords work but am in fact helping the Adversary because I am allowing my self to be dragged down and that's what he wants for me.
I have also been inspired to listen to the promptings of the spirit, I live my life according to the principles of the gospel which in turn means I am entitled to personal revelation, but what good does it do me if I ignore it because I am afraid of the out come? How often do we do something based on our own judgment and refuse to follow the counsel of the spirit because we think we know more? Or even if that's not an intentional thought, we're just plain afraid of what will happen if we do? Time and time again I ignore things I know to be sent from my father in heaven just because I fear the outcome might be uncomfortable, I will strive harder to do what I lord asks or counsels me to do.

I have so enjoyed this weekend and I am excited to finish this Conference, which I will do now with the last Sunday session. I may be back to post more later.
Have a great Sunday! 

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Inspired.

Today has been a wonderful day despite the fact that I didn't wake up when I wanted to and I haven't had my exercise.
I was excited to get to visit with my new Visiting Teacher who shall hence forth be known as A.T.P.G.(Across The Pond Girl) She is a lovely person and I look forward to getting to know her better, she'll be coming over on Thursday to clip coupons with me so that will be plenty of time to chat.

I've titled this post "Inspired" because I have been, several days ago I had decided to back off from selling Pampered Chef and I still feel that I should not be devoting as much time to it as I had been. Today I've felt inspired that Pampered Chef is not something I need to give up but just stop stressing about, which I guess is exactly how I felt about it when I received the original revelation. I've had several calls today from people placing orders and from people telling me what a great consultant I am that I can only take it as a sign that I should continue to sell.

I've also felt very spiritually inspired from the message given to me by A.T.P.G. I've been re-awakened to the fact that I must strengthen my faith in order to be able to do the work the Lord would have me do. If my life is not built upon that strong foundation then how will I weather the storm when it blows? When it comes time for me to sacrifice will I do so with a willing heart or will I be angered or frustrated by it? If I'm not spiritually prepared then how will I reconginze when some one I know need help that I can give them?
To add to the inspiration my father in law, hence forth known as FL, sent me a video tonight that was really worth watching. I'd like to share it with you and say goodnight.

Do you ever get that feeling?

For quite some time now I've felt as if I'm in a downward spiral and there's no way back up. It's like every path I take is the wrong one, I can see the right path because it's clearly marked but, I can't make my self go the way I know I should. Do you ever get stuck in a rut like that?

I'm currently reading the Book of Mormon, I've just finished 3rd Nephi chapter 25. Christ is getting ready to ascend back to heaven for the last time not to return again until the second coming. I have to say that the chapters where Christ visits the America's are my very favorite in the B.O.M. I feel the spirit testify so strongly of the truth of the Gospel when I read of the experiences the people had I wish so desperately that I could have been there. I remember as a young child wanting so badly to be like the one's he blessed, to be able to sit on his knee and hear him teach the people. I wanted to feel his love for me the same way those children did. And now, as a mother, I want him to take my precious one's on to his knee and bless them. When I read those experiences it makes me want to do better by my girls, it helps me realize the things that I have failed in especially when it comes to my daughters.

I was reading a friends blog the other day and she mentioned how even with in the Church women seldom stay at home. I do stay at home but, it made me think about weather or not I'm really "staying" at home and being a "home maker" I don't think I am. So many times my loving husband takes on much of the load that is suppose to be mine. I've decided to pray for help with being happy with our decision for me to stay at home. I want to love being here with my girls, I want to have patience with them and be able to teach and entertain them. I have been distracted for a while and it's time I refocus in my goals as a mother and a daughter of God.

Update!

Our family is getting on well. This week we're getting ready to move to TX, we're taking around a bout way via going up thru KY to see my family and than down thru burleson to see Richards. Richard Graduated #1 in his training class and is really excited to start working once we get to Lack Land AFB. Tabitha is giving us a bit more troble with her potty training, we had her pretty much fully potty trained for about a week and than she comepltly regressed! It's been very frusterating but, she's still our sweet heart and I try not to get to annoyed when I have to clean up several mess in a day. Abgail is right on track developmentaly, she's pulling her self up now and Richard said that she ballanced on her feet for a few seconds with out holding on to anything, it will always surprise me how quickly they grow up. We're trying to soak up as much of this Florida sun and the beautiful beaches before we move but the weather seems to have other plans, it's been storming most of the week so, we haven't been able to get out and enjoy the state much lately. I really hope that things are clear at least for a little while during the weekend so that we can take the girls to the beach one last time before we leave. In personal news, I've taken up Middle Eastern Dance (or Belly Dance ;) ). I've really grown in to it! It;'s become a passion of mine and I love doing it, Danceing makes me feel free and unashamed of my self. I love to turn the music up as high as it will go and just let it move me! I don't think I look that great doing it yet but I'm perfectly confidant that with time and pratice that I'll be able to shimmy with the best of them! We had a 80's day at my StrollerFit class on tuesday and I won the prize for best 80's outfit! It was a lot of fun! Right now we're trying to get the apartment packed and ready to be emptied and I'm trying to make firm the arrangements that we've made with people regarding the furniture that we're getting rid of. It's kinda tricky, getting rid of everything we own here, because we have to time it to where we can still have some place to sleep but also make sure that we have everyting out of the apartment by monday. Ah well, it will all get done and we'll be out of here and on to our next adventure!

See Ya Out There!

First Blog

Hey!

This is my very first Blog on an official "Blog" site, here go's!

We went to my parent

house for the fourth of july, we had a blast! Exsepecialy Tabitha, she's my 2 year old, she just attached her self to her older cusin Kyle and followed him around like a shadow. I forgot to take picture those! I'm so anoyed at my self, I'm in the process of getting the ones my Aunt took so, when I get thoes I'll post them. Although even if I had taken pictures I wouldn't be able to upload them to my PC because I forgot to pack the card reader and I don't have the right cable to just attach the camera to the computer. Oh BTW my husband is in the military and is training in Pensacola, fl so I don't have all my belongings with me, which kinda stinks but he's almost finished anyways so it's not that big a deal anymore. Tabitha is becoming such a big kid it kinda makes me sad. I wish my little Tabby would stay that way, I miss when she would sleep in my arms and cuddle with me. I still have my little Abby though! And she is Little! She's only 14 lbs at 8 months, the DR says she's 1st percentile. My cousins tease me that she's a midget but, I keep saying that it's cute for a girl to be short and tiny alot of guys like that. Even though I'm melencholy about Tabitha growing up I'm excited too, she's potty training really well and I love being able to play pretend and dress up with her, she's really a lot of fun. Than there are the times when Tabby is in a bad mood and I almost have to put her in her room to keep from yelling at her! But that's life with a 2 year old I guess.

Anyways I better try to figure out how to post pictures on this thing so ya'll can see my cute little family!

I'll Be Back.