Saturday, December 27, 2014
Sunday, December 14, 2014
He is the Gift – Christmas Video – #ShareTheGift
I rewatched this video this morning and it made me start thinking.
We have two holidays, one that focuses on His birth and a few months later one that focuses on His death and resurrection. I think that it important that we personally don't only focus on those things. What happened between his birth and death (and resurrection) are what we should really remember and celebrate during both these holidays. That is the Gift we are to share with others during the holidays and all year round.
To me, Christmas is a time to recommit to living a Christ-like life, specifically to pray for and recognize (and take) opportunities that are all around me to serve others, even in small ways. I do what I can and improve what I can without being hard on myself about my weaknesses. Christ was born, lived, died, and lived again that I can have HOPE and FAITH in Him to help me become all that I can become. THAT is the spirit of Christmas. I want to EMBRACE and SHARE the gift He has given me.
We have two holidays, one that focuses on His birth and a few months later one that focuses on His death and resurrection. I think that it important that we personally don't only focus on those things. What happened between his birth and death (and resurrection) are what we should really remember and celebrate during both these holidays. That is the Gift we are to share with others during the holidays and all year round.
To me, Christmas is a time to recommit to living a Christ-like life, specifically to pray for and recognize (and take) opportunities that are all around me to serve others, even in small ways. I do what I can and improve what I can without being hard on myself about my weaknesses. Christ was born, lived, died, and lived again that I can have HOPE and FAITH in Him to help me become all that I can become. THAT is the spirit of Christmas. I want to EMBRACE and SHARE the gift He has given me.
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Fall is Fantastic
Fall is getting cooler and pretty much all the colored leaves are gone
now. Last weekend I took my last chance to see the fall colors with some
friends. I will definitely miss the fall. Next time I think I will go earlier in the fall because I
think it would look fantastic up there. Even with the weather changing, I
hope to keep going on adventures somehow.
This week's adventure was Halloween! At work I had a ton of fun carving pumpkins and playing different games with the kids. I even let them mummify me with toilet paper on our Halloween dress up day. One class only wrapped it around my head so I couldn't breathe. I meowed at them like I was an upset cat and they thought it was hilarious, so they kept wrapping my head and covering my breathing hole. I love my preschoolers.
On Halloween, I hung out with friends and handed out candy with the Bishop's granddaughter. The next day we had a ward Halloween party, so one of my friends gave my cat costume a makeover. It's been years since I straightened my hair, so many people didn't recognize me at first. I loved it! Check out the pictures below.
And by the way, I've lost now lost 27 pounds since I started my health plan. I finally fit back into the dress pants that I wore to job interviews after I graduated college. I also fit into the red formal dress that I have. I now just need to wear it some where! :) Those were my two goals when I started this health plan. Woohoo! I'd love to lose a few more, but if not, I hope to at least maintain the healthy habits I've developed these past 7 1/2 months. Despite being in a baking mood recently, I've managed to maintain it so far. Homemade pies, cookies, and ice cream... it's too hard to resist. :)
This week's adventure was Halloween! At work I had a ton of fun carving pumpkins and playing different games with the kids. I even let them mummify me with toilet paper on our Halloween dress up day. One class only wrapped it around my head so I couldn't breathe. I meowed at them like I was an upset cat and they thought it was hilarious, so they kept wrapping my head and covering my breathing hole. I love my preschoolers.
On Halloween, I hung out with friends and handed out candy with the Bishop's granddaughter. The next day we had a ward Halloween party, so one of my friends gave my cat costume a makeover. It's been years since I straightened my hair, so many people didn't recognize me at first. I loved it! Check out the pictures below.
And by the way, I've lost now lost 27 pounds since I started my health plan. I finally fit back into the dress pants that I wore to job interviews after I graduated college. I also fit into the red formal dress that I have. I now just need to wear it some where! :) Those were my two goals when I started this health plan. Woohoo! I'd love to lose a few more, but if not, I hope to at least maintain the healthy habits I've developed these past 7 1/2 months. Despite being in a baking mood recently, I've managed to maintain it so far. Homemade pies, cookies, and ice cream... it's too hard to resist. :)
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Beautiful Day
I'm really going to miss the fall colors. I am grateful this year I got out a lot more and could see them for as long as I did. The colors just make everything looks so beautiful. This is cheesy, but I'm having lots of beautiful days right now, too. Life is good. :)
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