and couldn't be happier, more ecstatic, more overjoyed!! Be on the look out for updates on all things wedding.
Very Good News!
I've been waiting a pretty long time to share this general statement with the world and what better way to do it than this? Okay, so maybe it would be better to call you all individually, or maybe just tell my grandmas and aunties and wait for the word to get out.
and couldn't be happier, more ecstatic, more overjoyed!!
Be on the look out for updates on all things wedding.
and couldn't be happier, more ecstatic, more overjoyed!! Be on the look out for updates on all things wedding.
Beach Week!
For the first time since my family started our annual beach week I actually got to enjoy it as a vacation. I splurged and took a week off of work to fly from the east coast to the west coast for seven whole days of perfect weather and my family members close by (very close, sharing a condo on the beach in Oceanside).
Tim came out for a few days. What do you think? Does he fit in?
More pics to come (I just have to steal them from Emily and Liz).
"I Need the Wild"
That is what I read on the water bottle of a check-out girl at Trader Joe's today. Underneath it was the scripture reference Luke 5:16. I was so curious to find out how a scripture from Luke could be translated into needing the wild, so I looked it up when I came back to the office.
"And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed."
Peter, James, and John just forsook all to follow the Savior.
Jesus' "fame" was increasing in the land, becoming known for the power of his word and his ability to cast out devils. The people pressed on him.
He healed a leper and asked him to tell no man.
"But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities."
So what did Jesus do? He withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.
It doesn't take much for me to imagine what that could be like, to be pressed upon by the multitude. Surrounded by so many in need. Each wanting Him to work a miracle to make their lives better or easier. I sit at my desk with a bundle of nervous energy between my shoulder blades--waiting for the next request, the next project, the next crisis--because here everything seems to be an emergency. I feel as though I am surrounded by need, though it is a much different kind.
He removed himself and prayed. Regrounded in the wilderness. And then he went right back to teaching and healing. Lifting and blessing.
Maybe it doesn't make the need go away. Maybe it just creates more. Even so, there is a lesson here that I need to learn. I need the wild.
"And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed."
Peter, James, and John just forsook all to follow the Savior.
Jesus' "fame" was increasing in the land, becoming known for the power of his word and his ability to cast out devils. The people pressed on him.
He healed a leper and asked him to tell no man.
"But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities."
So what did Jesus do? He withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.
It doesn't take much for me to imagine what that could be like, to be pressed upon by the multitude. Surrounded by so many in need. Each wanting Him to work a miracle to make their lives better or easier. I sit at my desk with a bundle of nervous energy between my shoulder blades--waiting for the next request, the next project, the next crisis--because here everything seems to be an emergency. I feel as though I am surrounded by need, though it is a much different kind.
He removed himself and prayed. Regrounded in the wilderness. And then he went right back to teaching and healing. Lifting and blessing.
Maybe it doesn't make the need go away. Maybe it just creates more. Even so, there is a lesson here that I need to learn. I need the wild.
Mormon Mission Biz - CNBC.com
This is kind of a cool story. I like good press for the Church...not so sure what to think about the final statement, but sure--why not look forward to having 5 kids??
Mormon Mission Biz - CNBC.com
Mormon Mission Biz - CNBC.com
Hayes Loves Butterflies
I wish you could hear his laughing more in this, but I still think it's super cute! I made all these cute mobiles, including this butterfly one, and tried to sell them at Emily's Bijou Market, but they didn't sell at all! I was a little suprised, but oh well! I'm glad Hayesie likes it!
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