May today there be peace within you. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born in faith. May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be content knowing you are a child of God. Let this presence settle into your bones and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of us. St. Theresa’s Prayer
Friday, October 30, 2009
An Ode to Apples and a Restrained Shout-out to the Old Home State
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
Favorites
These scriptures have been hauled around in a diaper bag and
show the wear and tear of those hazardous conditions:
From time to time a leaky baby bottle or sippy cup dripped on my scriptures
You can see I am a person of 'random' thoughts and ideas and my
scriptures serve as the receptacle for any prompting or comforting. The sticky note holds the words of a hymn that has been my anthem through challenging times. Below are
hurriedly scribbled notes of a Stake Conference when Russell M. Nelson spoke
as well a few scripture references.
Some of my sweet little children took the liberty of
adding their own thoughts and "art" to
my scriptures.
And someone even did some abridging.
But I work around all the battering and bruising of my
precious scriptures. I have read and prepared for many a lesson from Family Scripture study and FHE, Nursery to Gospel Doctrine, Youth Sunday School, Young Women Lessons, Seminary substitute, Stake Young Women Leadership meetings, Relief Society Lessons and
most of all,
Many a quiet morning has been spent immersed in these pages
and the words and the feelings and the light and the knowledge
and the peace and the comfort continue to pour out of them.
My cup runneth over.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
In the Eye of the Beholder
"In the 'Milkmaid', erotic undercurrents are present in the
tentative dribble of milk; the scintillating light dancing across surfaces; the
tactility of glass, starched linen, wool, earthenware, crusty bread; the
electric-blue quiver and sway of the woman's apron. Yet the eroticism is never
overstated, even in the suggestive nudge of a hanging bread basket by a square copper pail."Really? All I see is a sweet, modestly dressed young girl making breakfast."A jumble of conflicting urges, she corkscrews, turning this way and that. And her white linen cap lifts slightly and spreads, exposing her face, her ear, to the light, just in line with the a small break in the window...The maid is a flagship--her linen cap and apron billow, as if she is setting sail. Whether she is carried by the winds of eroticism or those of the spirit; whether she is even making bread porridge--is immaterial. Vermeer gives her, and us, wide enough berth to travel wherever the painting takes us."
Vermeer's painting seems to take the writer on a trip to the gutter. (Mind you, I only shared the least offensive of his observations!) Personally, I prefer to travel the high road.
But now that I have read his insights, I am seeing the ordinary utensils in my kitchen in a new light. I opened a drawer and I'm pretty sure I caught the spoons suggestively nudging.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Fireside
Sam jumped in with: "Where do you buy a cow?"
Me: "Hmmm...I don't know."
"A 'cattle'log"
(Hee, hee)
Then Shayla had one: "Knock, knock"
"Who's there?"
"Boo."
"Boo Who?"
"You don't have to cry"
(Ahhhh--a classic--love it!)
Then back to Sam: "Did you hear the joke about the bed?"
"It hasn't been made yet."
I was laughing pretty good by then but suddenly Seth found that one funny and started to giggle and soon we were all laughing heartily.
Shayla wrapped it up with: "Why did the golfer bring extra pants."
"In case he got a 'hole in one'."
Friday, October 16, 2009
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Good Times
(It happens to be a family favorite and each child in turn went through a stage
Boy, do I ever.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
An Over-due Birthday
Friday, October 2, 2009
A Friendly Reminder
Happy Birthday Scott!
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