President Dieter Uchtdorf - Of Things That Matter Most

BUSY

To say I have been busy is an understatement! To say my life was calm at all last week would be a lie. First off I have been SO SICK!!! I finally am on some meds now so things are getting better. I will get back to blogging soon but for now I am going to clean my house after the nightmare I called a week. Seriously the messiest my house has been in YEARS! Y.U.C.K.............. Love you all!

again

I decided because today was such a horrible day that I would do day 1 over again. Between cleaning up bodily fluids and dealing with the busy day I didn't have one chance to even think about being patient. So tomorrow I will try again.

On another note the washer is finally fixed again, no leaks in the pipes and I actually did a load of laundry tonight. The light burned out in the laundry room and so Jason fixed that for me. It has a place for 2 bulbs but we for some reason only had one bulb in there. So once we added the second bulb it was like heaven it was so bright! I can see all the es h eye tea in there that needs to be washed and put away now. UGH now I get to do laundry all day tomorrw. Hope everyone had a wonderful friday. So happy to be done with this day.

40 day love dare

There is a movie called Fireproof that is amazing! If you have not watched it then you are missing out. It is a Christian based movie, with some very sensitive topics that most married couples deal with. It is just awesome! Anyway, it is based of the book "The Love Dare" which I highly recommend as well. I am going to jump in and take this dare as a part of my growing experience on this blog. You will get what I am doing if you checkout the movie!

I am going to extend most of these days to all my relationships. This is really a dare for couples but i really think I will try to make it work for all the relationships I have in life.

Day 1

1 Corinthians 13:13
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these [is] charity.
Ephesians 4:2
With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

Love is life's most powerful motivator!
Love changes our motivation for living.
Love is built on two pillars: Patience & Kindness
Love will inspire you to become a patient person.
Patience brings an internal calm during an external storm.
Patience stops problems in their tracks.
~Quotes from The Love Dare

What To Do Today

"Although love is communicated in a number of ways, our words often reflect the conditions of our heart. Today resolve to demonstrate patience and to say nothing negative to your spouse at all. If the temptation arises, choose not to say anything.
It is better to hold your tongue than to say something you'll regret."
1 Thessalonians 5:15And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. [And] be at peace among yourselves.

Questions At The End Of The Day
Did anything happen today to cause anger toward your mate?
Were you tempted to think disapproving thoughts and to let them come out in words?

So this is the goal for tomorrow. I think I need to learn the most patience with my kids. Something to work on :)

running

Today was all running and not a lot of relaxing. Tonight I picked up everything for Makayla's school easter party that I am in charge of tomorrow, made dinner, cleaned up a bit, made some headbands and hung out with Chloe. Now I am headed to bed with my scriptures, a few things to do on etsy and hopefully asleep before midnight. Love you all! GOODNIGHT!

yawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwnnnnnnnnnnn

I hate working late! I get home at almost midnight and I can't fall asleep. I lay in bed for hours and just try to relax, try to take my mind off things and then I just can't do it! I fell asleep at 3:00 am and then up at 7:00 to get Makayla ready for school. I think I am ready for school to be out for the summer. Anyway, I just have sooooo much going on the next week that I am a little overwhelmed I think. Tomorrow is Makayla's school party. I am in charge and honestly haven't done a single thing for it! UGH!!!! Then tomorrow should be really low key. I am not worried about that at all. I have an Easter party at noon on Saturday then work. Then on Sunday is Easter. Monday I have work and trying to get ready for the kids swimming lessons that start on Tuesday. I have to some how get swimming lessons, work, school registration, quilted bear, etsy, pebbles in my pocket, bachelorette party, bridal shower, piano lessons etc. all in this next week. Heaven help me now! Wish me luck.......... I am going to need it. I think a Sonic trip is in order this morning.

My goals for tomorrow

My goal is to get the kitchen really clean, clean the floors and then the front room. I will do a bit of research on storage for the kids toys and then sketch out some ideas for the front room. Not many people know this but I was determined to be an interior designer. I took classes in High School and even won 2 contests with the Building Youth Institute. I also took a few college classes as well while still in high school because my scores and skill level for it was above the high school classes. My teacher Mrs. Jones helped me with all that. Not saying this to "toot my own horn" but that I think all the design classes started me on my path to my little accessories business. So I really can design, and decorate even if my house tells a different story. I wish I had the money to do what I wanted but that will come in time. Kaden's room is next after I finish the front room. Then downstairs and my work space. Life has been soooooo busy lately that I haven't been able to organize like I would like. I love to be busy but this is just crazy busy and I could do with out a few things. So most of my next few posts will be about decorating and organizing one room at a time. Starting with the kitchen as it is the only place I feel I have decorated at all. Clean floors, clean kitchen hopefully to be CHECK and CHECK tomorrow.