With the holidays come the tastiest treats of the year. I have no idea how to handle them. I am not one to buy candy, cake mix, or make cookies. Surely, I sometimes eat them when they are provided but I don't spend money on them.
My sisters fudge has completely done me in! Twelve pieces in a day... oops!
Monday, December 27, 2010
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Ready, Set, Ummm
Good Morning World,
I am not quite ready to go and join you. Please find some other way to occupy your time and I will be with you shortly.
Erin
I am not quite ready to go and join you. Please find some other way to occupy your time and I will be with you shortly.
Erin
Finding Meaning in the Everyday
What turns the day into the night? Night into the day? What makes a man what he is? Who determines our greatness, our worth, our lives?
The cold has come, as steady as the earth finds herself, it has come. With this cold I find myself wishing for the warmth of summer that has so carefully found its way to somewhere else. I need to learn to enjoy what I have, the "cold" that I am given, and the experiences that I have, because the sun, oh the sun, it always comes out. It can be the dead of winter or the long easy going days of summer and I will always have my constant. The sun.
The hour is now late. The night has come upon this place and I, I am restless. My mind races with the thoughts of tomorrow, the going ons of today, and the happenings of yesterdays gone by. A friend told me that it is good to end a day by recording what we are thankful for from that day.
* I got hugs today. Much needed.
* I witnessed great love.
* My sun came out.
* My room is clean.
* I appreciate good health today. (My stomache has been hurting for hours.)
* My sister is pregnant!
* I have dear friends.
* I am loved.
* My candle made more than just me happy today.
* I am mindfull of so much.
* Music filled my soul today.
* I bought slippers.
* I planned out my week.
The cold has come, as steady as the earth finds herself, it has come. With this cold I find myself wishing for the warmth of summer that has so carefully found its way to somewhere else. I need to learn to enjoy what I have, the "cold" that I am given, and the experiences that I have, because the sun, oh the sun, it always comes out. It can be the dead of winter or the long easy going days of summer and I will always have my constant. The sun.
The hour is now late. The night has come upon this place and I, I am restless. My mind races with the thoughts of tomorrow, the going ons of today, and the happenings of yesterdays gone by. A friend told me that it is good to end a day by recording what we are thankful for from that day.
* I got hugs today. Much needed.
* I witnessed great love.
* My sun came out.
* My room is clean.
* I appreciate good health today. (My stomache has been hurting for hours.)
* My sister is pregnant!
* I have dear friends.
* I am loved.
* My candle made more than just me happy today.
* I am mindfull of so much.
* Music filled my soul today.
* I bought slippers.
* I planned out my week.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Realizations of the Caterpillar
Realization #1: Who seems to have time for anything anymore? Blogging for example... Lately, I have been going through and organizing my life. This past week has been a product of check lists, cookies, and classical music. All of which, keep me sane and soft. (Soft spoken that is.)
Realization #2: My life seems to be breaking down into three very visible categories. Maybe patterns is a better word.
First, we have the every day. Every day, I wake up and have the same routine. (Love this, by the way.)
Second, we have the basics. I work, go to school, study, and spend time with my roommates. All of which are subject to change their timing around, but are still happening consistantly happening.
Third, we have the goals, the things I want to happen soon, and the things I wish were happening. (All of which is conveniently located inside of my head, which means that I take this with me everywhere I go.)
Moral of my random thought... I am a creature of habit. I hope I am making good ones.
Realization #3: Today is a cold day. As I sit here at my computer I keep glancing at the window wondering if the condensation on the inside of the glass will be dry soon. The snow is coming. I can feel it. The sky is grey and secretive. The sky and I are alike in this way today. A feeling of solemnity has come over me. A fullness fills me up with nowhere to release. And like the sky, soon I too will pour downward.
Realization #4: "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." This scripture has been going though my mind all morning. Each person has their own labours. Things may seem heavy to one that would not be heavy to another. We are each at different points in our progression. Let us be slow to judge and quick to love for charity is the pure love of Christ.
Last night, I had the most wonderful of experiences. Two of my sisters and I were able to visit with another sister from our ward. What a wonderful and uplifting experience this turned out to be for all four of us. We were lifted, we were healed, and we were strengthened through each others sweet testimonies. Unity comes from reaching out to those around us. We are all going through some sort of refining fire which means we are all struggling through something that is making us stronger. How wonderful it is when we can find someone who can relate to us and help us through our trials!
Realization #5: I am capable of so much more than I give myself credit for.
<3
Realization #2: My life seems to be breaking down into three very visible categories. Maybe patterns is a better word.
First, we have the every day. Every day, I wake up and have the same routine. (Love this, by the way.)
Second, we have the basics. I work, go to school, study, and spend time with my roommates. All of which are subject to change their timing around, but are still happening consistantly happening.
Third, we have the goals, the things I want to happen soon, and the things I wish were happening. (All of which is conveniently located inside of my head, which means that I take this with me everywhere I go.)
Moral of my random thought... I am a creature of habit. I hope I am making good ones.
Realization #3: Today is a cold day. As I sit here at my computer I keep glancing at the window wondering if the condensation on the inside of the glass will be dry soon. The snow is coming. I can feel it. The sky is grey and secretive. The sky and I are alike in this way today. A feeling of solemnity has come over me. A fullness fills me up with nowhere to release. And like the sky, soon I too will pour downward.
Realization #4: "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." This scripture has been going though my mind all morning. Each person has their own labours. Things may seem heavy to one that would not be heavy to another. We are each at different points in our progression. Let us be slow to judge and quick to love for charity is the pure love of Christ.
Last night, I had the most wonderful of experiences. Two of my sisters and I were able to visit with another sister from our ward. What a wonderful and uplifting experience this turned out to be for all four of us. We were lifted, we were healed, and we were strengthened through each others sweet testimonies. Unity comes from reaching out to those around us. We are all going through some sort of refining fire which means we are all struggling through something that is making us stronger. How wonderful it is when we can find someone who can relate to us and help us through our trials!
Realization #5: I am capable of so much more than I give myself credit for.
<3
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