I have a body

I have a body & though it is not in the  health that I would like it to be I loved the hope & inspiration to NOT GIVE UP that I received from listening to this today...

"The human body is a magnificent gift and a significant responsibility. It is our Master’s finest creation. Our bodies are sacred temples, worthy of special care and respect. Sacrifice is required to keep our temples in good condition. Do not give up. A fit body is a righteous desire. If we will turn to the Lord and call upon Him, He will help us, but He will not circumvent our agency. With the right attitude and the Lord at our side, we can learn to live a healthy lifestyle, which will enable us to more fully participate in life and enjoy its blessings."

The Human Body: A Gift and a Responsibility - Larry Tucker May 2013

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Memorial Day Weekend

Love you Grandpa Rey🌷

"God gave us families to help us become what He wants us to be—

This is how He shares His love, for the fam’ly is of God."

The Family Is of God - Words and music by Matthew Neeley

D&C 89:16 "Good for the use of man"...

Even though I'm not a huge fan of beets, I know how good they are for us & I've become a bit obsessed with their beautiful color, especially when they're juiced! I love President Ezra Taft Benson's talk -Do Not Despair 1974
"The condition of the physical body can affect the spirit. That’s why the Lord gave us the Word of Wisdom...the more food we eat in its natural state and the less it is refined without additives, the healthier it will be for us. Food can affect the mind, and deficiencies in certain elements in the body can promote mental depression."

Being diagnosed with clinical depression 15 years ago, I can certainly attest to the affects & power that food can have over me. I'm learning more & more about this concept of eating foods in a more natural state. I continue to battle addictive behaviors especially with food so I am truly grateful we can turn to the scriptures & heed the counsel of prophets for the help & support we so desperately need & desire.

Raise our voices to him forever...

"I believe Nephi's experience provides a model, a pattern we can apply when we are discouraged or feel affliction or grief.  

If the enemy has us encompassed and we want to rejoice but cannot, we can

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1. express delight in the things of the Lord and continually ponder our blessings,

2. recount how he has helped us in the past,

3. ask ourselves if we really want to linger in sorrow or despair,

4. direct and command our will and thoughts toward the Lord,

5. ask the Lord to clear the way before us, protect us, and deliver us from our enemies,

6. commit to him that we will trust him and raise our voices to him forever."

My Soul Delighteth in the Things of the Lord -  Stephen Jones April 2004 BYU Speeches

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THE WORDS WE SPEAK...

I love this pencil drawing "A Time to Laugh" by Jean Keaton. I just placed it on a HAPPY YELLOW background:) Listening to a talk by Sister Rosemary Wixom this morning put several things into perspective for me as a parent. Take a moment to listen...
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2013/04/the-words-we-speak?lang=eng

"One of the greatest influences a person can have in this world is to influence a child. Everyone within the sound of my voice has the power to increase a child’s confidence in himself or herself and to increase a child’s faith in Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ through the words they speak."
Rosemary M. Wixom "The Words We Speak"
Artwork www.jeankeatonart.com

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I do not take the scriptures lightly, but it is my belief that our Father in Heaven has a great sense of humor! He would have us be meek, submissive, full of love as well as FULL OF LIFE... like a child:) Mosiah 3:19... "putteth off the natural man and becometh a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and becometh as a child, submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child doth submit to his father."
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May 24, 2016 Most precious gift...

I have been blessed with the opportunity to be an adoptive mother, as well as give birth to 3 of our children. Through our experience with adoption, I have heard birth mothers express concerns of feeling "selfish" because they have chosen to place their child for adoption. My desire is for these Daughters (& Sons) of God to realize that they are not "selfish" in wanting more for their lives. Their strength & their ultimate act of SELF-LESS sacrifice is one of the most pure & precious examples of Christlike love I believe there is.

The following words do not come from our birth mother, but is from an article entitled "Could I Let My Baby Go?" Ensign 2002 - Name Withheld...

"I gradually realized how difficult it was going to be to say good-bye. I had grown to love this baby so much! Through repentance and through turning to the Lord, I had seen a trial become the most precious gift I would ever be able to give: the gift of a child to a childless family.

When the time for parting came it was so hard to see my baby go, but through the comforting strength of the Spirit of the Lord, I found the courage and strength to entrust my child to a couple who had waited and prayed for him for such a long time. I learned that the impossible is in fact possible if one turns to the Lord for help. I had done what our Father in Heaven wanted me to do. I was so grateful for my baby; his strong spirit helped me through many long months. I helped give him life, but he helped give me a second chance at life."

May 19, 2016 Not quite 2 month SABBATICAL😊

A story is told of a caterpillar named Yellow who was trying to find out what she should be doing with her life. In her wanderings she discovered another caterpillar seemingly caught in some gauzy, hairy filament. Concerned, she asked if she could help. He explained that this was all part of the process of becoming a butterfly.

When she heard the word butterfly, her whole insides leapt. “But what is a butterfly?”

The cocooned caterpillar explained: “It’s what you are meant to become.”

Yellow was intrigued but a bit defiant. “How can I believe there’s a butterfly inside you or me when all I see is a fuzzy worm?”

On further reflection she pensively asked, “How does one become a butterfly?”

And the answer? “You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar.”
(Trina Paulus, Hope for the Flowers)

Taken from Wendy L. Watson's Apr 1998 "Change: It’s Always a Possibility! BYU Speeches

Maycee brought her caterpillar home a few weeks ago from school. When I read this butterfly story this morning I knew I would need to pair it with my red-head's fuzzy caterpillar work of art...

💜The ARTIST with her ARTWORK💜