Monday, November 29, 2010

Charity

Over the Thanksgiving holiday I was reading from the General Conference issue of the Ensign (a magazine our church publishes). I began reading a talk given by President Thomas S. Monson, the Prophet of our church, titled Charity Never Faileth. It was inspiring, uplifting and straight to the point. I learned a lot from it and loved the following quote from President Monson:

"Charity is having patience with someone who has let us down.
It is resisting the impulse to become offended easily.
It is accepting weaknesses and shortcomings.
It is accepting people as they truly are.
It is looking beyond physical appearances to attributes
that will not dim through time.

It is resisting the impulse to categorize others."

I needed to hear/read his words.

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Happy 7th Birthday Mia!





It's been such a great experience having Mia in our lives. She is an amazing daughter, big sister and friend. I find myself asking her opinion about things more and more. She gets excited about cute baby things with me and if she had her way she would buy her baby sister anything she could. It is fun for me.

I am often reminded of her when I read the "If You Give A Mouse" books. She can go from one project to the next quicker than I can change a baby diaper.
There are little traces of her throughout the house every day.

Mia is very motivated to learn, read, write, bake and craft. She gets a bit of resistance from me, I get tired of the messes, but it doesn't stop her. She is always coming up with a new way to create something for someone. She writes me notes all the time to tell me how much she loves me. She still holds my hand and loves to sit by me and on my lap.

Friends are very important to Mia. She's devoted but is also learning that she doesn't have to do or agree with what they say or want. However, she sometimes thinks that she can disagree and not do what I say. She is not a pleaser and that is good too.

As a big sister Mia is great and then some. She loves her brothers and I can rely on her to keep Cole happy. I hope she doesn't forget about him when her baby sister gets here.

Mia, Mom and Dad love you so much and are so happy you are a part of our eternal family. Happy Birthday girl!

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

october 2010

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