If I was given four hundred dollars today, what is one thing I would spend it on? Hmmm...an interesting question. I could be selfish...my hair is waaaaay longer than Laura Bush's, but I am trying to sell some things on ebay, etc. to justify a Mario's haircut. I need new dress shoes, and everyday shoes, but I just don't like buying shoes (crazy, huh! But, when you have a bunion - we call him Earl - it makes shoe shopping a torture, so it is just easy to wear the old, yet comfy shoes, no matter how bad they look. I saw some cute things for my grandbabies this morning...I could even ship the stuff on my sewing table that has been stacking up, but does my Allison really need her mom to furnish more stuff to pick up? (and there is some candy involved...hey, I am a Grammy, and Grammys are allowed to be unhealthy!)
Only thing I can think of is to buy Dee a real birthday present...not something out of money he earns, but money I have. I think I would buy something for his car restoration. That has been put off indefinitely for now, so if I could get him paint, or an alternator, or whatever, that would be the best!
Now, the challenge...what would YOU do if I gave you $400.00...what ONE thing would you spend it on?
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Happy moments, PRAISE GOD.
Difficult moments, SEEK GOD.
Quiet moments, WORSHIP GOD.
Painful moments, TRUST GOD.
Every moment, THANK GOD.
Pastor Rick Warren
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"…Your Heavenly Father loves you—each of you. That love never changes. It is not influenced by your appearance, by your possessions, or by the amount of money you have in your bank account. It is not changed by your talents and abilities. It is simply there. It is there for you when you are sad or happy, discouraged or hopeful. God’s love is there for you whether or not you feel you deserve love. It is simply always there."
-Thomas S. Monson
“The sweetest experience I know in life is to feel a prompting and act upon it, and later find out that it was the fulfillment of someone’s prayer or someone’s need. And I always want the Lord to know that if He needs an errand run, Tom Monson will run that errand for Him.”
"Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved."
-Thomas S. Monson
"When you marry someone, you are entrusted with the heart of another human being. Whatever else your life's great mission will entail, loving and defending this heart next to you is part of your great quest."
John Eldredge
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."
Leonardo da Vinci
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."
~Aristotle
-Thomas S. Monson
“The sweetest experience I know in life is to feel a prompting and act upon it, and later find out that it was the fulfillment of someone’s prayer or someone’s need. And I always want the Lord to know that if He needs an errand run, Tom Monson will run that errand for Him.”
~Thomas S. Monson.
"Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved."
-Thomas S. Monson
“Noah waited 120 years before the predicted rains arrived. Abraham waited 25 years for a promised son. Joseph waited 14 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Job waited perhaps a lifetime, 60 to 70 years, for God’s justice.”
“God prepares leaders in a slow cooker, not in a microwave oven. More important than the awaited goal is the work God does in us while we wait. Waiting deepens and matures us, levels our perspective, and broadens our understanding. Tests of time determine whether we can endure seasons of seemingly unfruitful preparations, and indicate whether we can recognize and seize the opportunities that come our way.”
John C. Maxwell
"When you marry someone, you are entrusted with the heart of another human being. Whatever else your life's great mission will entail, loving and defending this heart next to you is part of your great quest."
John Eldredge
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."
Leonardo da Vinci
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."
~Aristotle
" Life is a series of problems. Either you are in one now, you're just coming out of one, or you're getting ready to go into another one. The reason for this is that God is more interested in your character than your comfort, God is more interested in making your life holy than He is in making your life happy.God didn't put me on earth just to fulfill a to-do list. He's more interested in what I am than what I do. That's why we're called human beings, not human doings.
Happy moments, PRAISE GOD.
Difficult moments, SEEK GOD.
Quiet moments, WORSHIP GOD.
Painful moments, TRUST GOD.
Every moment, THANK GOD.
Pastor Rick Warren
"People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
Maya Angelou
My Favorites
Being in Dee's arms
Adam's love for his country. The United States is in good hands with adults like him.
Grace love for people and her beautiful voice and viola playing.
Josh's patience and love for his brothers and his great athletic skills
Sam's red hair, happy smile, and love for all things Pokemon.
Wade's laugh when he puts Grammy on the phone in the back of a dump truck and runs all over the house!
Charles Tiny Hand On The End of My Finger
Annalee's imagination. I love to listen to dialogues between Barbie dolls.
Adam's love for his country. The United States is in good hands with adults like him.
Grace love for people and her beautiful voice and viola playing.
Josh's patience and love for his brothers and his great athletic skills
Sam's red hair, happy smile, and love for all things Pokemon.
Kaylee's work ethic. She never stops trying and is a very good reader, artist and cook!
Wade's laugh when he puts Grammy on the phone in the back of a dump truck and runs all over the house!
Kelsie's dedication toward her family and friends.
Kooper's love of everything Monster Truck.
Annalee's imagination. I love to listen to dialogues between Barbie dolls.
Ellie's love of play and reading books with Papa. We have so much fun pretending.
Emma's determination to be just like those big sisters of hers. She wants to keep up with everything they do.
Kayty and Her Shoes
Seeing the light from the Phoenix Temple spire as I head out on my jog.
Hiking downhill
Getting Everything on My "To Do" List Complete
An Organized Anything!
Christmas Music
Phoenix Temple Terrestrial and Celestial Rooms
Mike and Allison
Ethan and Cameo
Doran and Amber
Seeing the light from the Phoenix Temple spire as I head out on my jog.
Hiking downhill
Getting Everything on My "To Do" List Complete
An Organized Anything!
Christmas Music
Phoenix Temple Terrestrial and Celestial Rooms
Mike and Allison
Ethan and Cameo
Doran and Amber
Nathan and Jessica
Morgan
Morgan
A great yard sale
Sees Nuts and Chews
Sees Nuts and Chews
Ghiardelli Dark Chocolate Chips
Family and Friends
A Little About Us...
Our story began at Phoenix College Institute of Religion. I was in a scripture class, when a voice behind me answered a question Brother Johnson had asked. There was something about that voice. Now, don't be foolish enough to think that there were bells ringing and birds singing. It took another year, each of us being engaged to someone else, to see that we were meant for each other.
We married in the Mesa Arizona Temple in April of 1980. Our family grew and grew. We are blessed to have six wonderful children: Allison, married to Mike, and Adam, Grace, Joshua, and Sam, happy in Las Vegas; Ethan, married to Cameo, and Kaylee and Wade, happy in Georgia; Doran, married to Amber, with Kelsie and Kooper, and Charles, who returned to Heavenly Father; Morgan; Kayty; and Nathan married to Jessica and Annalee, Elisabeth, Emma, and Eve. We are a forever family.
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We married in the Mesa Arizona Temple in April of 1980. Our family grew and grew. We are blessed to have six wonderful children: Allison, married to Mike, and Adam, Grace, Joshua, and Sam, happy in Las Vegas; Ethan, married to Cameo, and Kaylee and Wade, happy in Georgia; Doran, married to Amber, with Kelsie and Kooper, and Charles, who returned to Heavenly Father; Morgan; Kayty; and Nathan married to Jessica and Annalee, Elisabeth, Emma, and Eve. We are a forever family.
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2 comments:
I don't think I am as giving as you! I probably wouldn't tell Mike about it and go have a blast at the mall or something. Obviously, I have a lot to learn...and you are a great example. Doran is lucky to have you!
Hey, Annie...I am no example. I just never in ... 29 years, almost ... have I gotten him anything with real money...not just a few bucks here and there... that I earned. And, I am pretty boring...I get hives when I enter a mall...poor Allison only got me there once for her birthday shopping, and once for a prom dress. And, poor Kayty has had it worse than that!
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