Weekly Thought!

The weekly thought is about self worth. I think is is something that as women and moms we struggle with. There is definately times that it would be nice to get a few more thank you's from those we love.

"I am certain our Heavenly Father is displeased when we refer to ourselves as a "nobody". How fair are we when we classify ourselves as unimportant? How fair are we to our families? How fair are we to our God? We do ourselves a great injustice when we allow ourselves, through tragedy, misfortune, challenge, discouragement, or whatever the earthly situation, to so identify ourselves. No matter how or where we find ourselves, we cannot with any justification label ourselves a "nobody." As children of God we are somebody. He will build us, mold us, and magnify us if we will but hold our heads up, our arms out, and walk with him." Marvin J. Ashton, "In His Strength," Ensign, July 1973, 24

Have a great week and remember we are all important and have many different things to offer to those around us.

Oh Brother Where Art Thou!

My little/big brother got home from his mission on Friday. It was so exciting to see him. Two years seems like an eternity. It went by fast and slow just like everything else in life. He has been serving in the Nova Scotia/Newfoundland mission. We are all so happy that he is home. For about the whole first year he was gone Cruze kept telling me that he wanted uncle Chase to snuggle him. The kids love him so much, as do the rest of us.

Weekly Thoughts!

Many of you may know that I am the secretary in the Relief Society Presidency. I love my calling, the presidency I am so lucky to get to work with, and I love the sisters in our ward. This calling has been so great for me to be able to get to know so many more sisters than the ones that I previously worked with in YW and Primary.
So I am now doing weekly thoughts and/or quotes through our email and I have decided that because they are uplifting I am going to put them on my blog. Some of them have questions and I would love it if you added your two cents on my comments.

This quote is about the unity in our home and the effect that the mom's attitude towards her family can have. After you have read the quote ask yourself, How can I increase unity in my family?

"May I suggest that we give more of ourselves...It might be something as simple as smiling more in our homes. What would you think of speaking more cheerfully? Trying more often to say please and thank you? What would you think of finding an opportunity for one sincere compliment for each person each day and then watching them respond? What if you decided to be cheerful tonight at the dinner table and at bedtime, and in spite of what others do or say, hold to your course. " H.Burke Peterson Conference Report Oct. 1972

What a challenge, good luck!!