34 years ago today I made my entrance into this world. As I reflect back on the life that I have lived and the many birthdays that I have had, I have to say that there have been great birthdays and not so great birthdays.
Here are some of my more memorable birthdays.
5th birthday - okay so this wasn't my birthday but my best friends birthday that took place 6 days after mine. We were at the old city park in town (Cedar City) and I fell off the top of a twenty foot slide, was rushed to emergency room and ended up with 20 stitches.
8th birthday - this was a huge birthday for me for obvious reasons, for a month before my birthday I stalked my bishop for my baptismal interview. I had a Pete's Dragon birthday party and finally had my interview.
12th birthday - I went into young womens on my birthday.
16th birthday - this is suppose to be the best birthday ever for a girl, the sweet sixteen, however I didn't think that I would have a birthday party. My brother Daniel had just died, and I wasn't really good friends with anyone in my ward at the time, we were friends just not friends that would invite me to many things, however that night when I didn't think that anyone had even remembered my birthday I went for a walk by myself to my friends house and all the kids my age from the ward were at her house, I remember feeling very left out, however when I knocked on the door I discovered that it was a surprise party for me. For a little while that day I was able to forget that my family had just been torn apart.
18th birthday - I shaved my head, and celebrated my birthday at a family reunion.
21st birthday - My best friends Kristen, Cherry and Aspen took me out to the Hard Rock Cafe and then we went to Sam's Town to gamble my first dollar, three weeks later I entered the MTC.
24th birthday - Mike will never let me live this one down. It was my first birthday with Mike and he took me to see Mystere and to a five star restaurant that cost a lot of money. After dinner I got a ache in my back. After we got home a couple of hours later I start throwing up, I proceeded to throw up my five star all night long. Mike vowed to never take me to a five star restaurant again.
30th birthday - I asked to have a birthday party, however half of the family refused to go, and when we got there it turned out to be a party for Mikhail as his birthday is 3 days after mine.
34th birthday - We went to breakfast, went and saw Transformers, went to lunch, and saw Harry Potter. Came home and Kim had left me message on the phone wishing me a Happy Birthday, the only person in the family besides Melanie and John and Jeanne to wish me a happy birthday.
So another year has come and gone. Here's to the next year in my life.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Laman and Lemuel vs Nephi
Have you ever wondered why it was so important to have the story of Laman and Lemuel and Nephi in the Book of Mormon? Until this week I have never wondered this or applied this to my life.
I have made no bones about the fact that I have suffered occasions of extreme doubt over our move to Vegas and why we have to move there, instead of New England where we really wanted to go and where Mike had some amazing opportunities career wise.
However I have gone along with it, applied to be a teacher (was hired however my license doesn't transfer and so I have to sub for one more year), got an apartment (and got an amazing deal on it also), and have begun the look for new doctors for Mat (he still needs to see a team of doctors for the next several years).
I have done all this with a definite Laman and Lemuel attitude. They left Jerusalem with the family and went into the wilderness, when the opportunity presented itself not once but twice to return to Jerusalem, they never once considered staying. They knew that their father was a prphet of God, they had faith in him, however they also murmered because they didn't want to go. I have become my version of Laman and Lemuel, wanting to know why we had to move back to Vegas, why it was so important. Doing the things that I needed to do, however not willingly, and with much procrastination.
On Friday, while I was talking to a friend about the move and doing my normal cripping about it, she mentioned the scripture in Ether about faith (we all know which one I am talking about), and I light bulb went off in my head, I have been acting like Laman and Lemuel instead of acting like Nephi. At that moment I decided that I need to change my attitude, I needed to stop acting like Laman and Lemuel and start acting like Nephi, I need to have the attitude that I will go and do.
It hasn't been easy, when people ask me about the move I have to say in my mind I will go and do. This has made all the difference.
At church today a sister was asking me about the move and how I felt about it, so I told her and she asked how I am dealing with it, and so I told her about my new attitude. She then told me that one of her daughters and her husband are having the same thing happen to them, however in the opposite. They have just finished school and want to leave the state that they are living in desperately, however every time that they pray about leaving they are told no they are to remain where they are. She told me that when she got home from church today she was going to call her and tell her about my thougths on the matter.
Back to my original thought, the conclusion that I came to was that the reason that Laman and Lemuel and their murmuring was in the Book of Mormon, as well as the fact that they did do what was asked of them, was because the Lord knew that there would come a time in each of our lives where we would have Laman anf Lemuel moments.
So from here on out my new creed is I will go and do and trust in the Lord, no matter what happens.
I have made no bones about the fact that I have suffered occasions of extreme doubt over our move to Vegas and why we have to move there, instead of New England where we really wanted to go and where Mike had some amazing opportunities career wise.
However I have gone along with it, applied to be a teacher (was hired however my license doesn't transfer and so I have to sub for one more year), got an apartment (and got an amazing deal on it also), and have begun the look for new doctors for Mat (he still needs to see a team of doctors for the next several years).
I have done all this with a definite Laman and Lemuel attitude. They left Jerusalem with the family and went into the wilderness, when the opportunity presented itself not once but twice to return to Jerusalem, they never once considered staying. They knew that their father was a prphet of God, they had faith in him, however they also murmered because they didn't want to go. I have become my version of Laman and Lemuel, wanting to know why we had to move back to Vegas, why it was so important. Doing the things that I needed to do, however not willingly, and with much procrastination.
On Friday, while I was talking to a friend about the move and doing my normal cripping about it, she mentioned the scripture in Ether about faith (we all know which one I am talking about), and I light bulb went off in my head, I have been acting like Laman and Lemuel instead of acting like Nephi. At that moment I decided that I need to change my attitude, I needed to stop acting like Laman and Lemuel and start acting like Nephi, I need to have the attitude that I will go and do.
It hasn't been easy, when people ask me about the move I have to say in my mind I will go and do. This has made all the difference.
At church today a sister was asking me about the move and how I felt about it, so I told her and she asked how I am dealing with it, and so I told her about my new attitude. She then told me that one of her daughters and her husband are having the same thing happen to them, however in the opposite. They have just finished school and want to leave the state that they are living in desperately, however every time that they pray about leaving they are told no they are to remain where they are. She told me that when she got home from church today she was going to call her and tell her about my thougths on the matter.
Back to my original thought, the conclusion that I came to was that the reason that Laman and Lemuel and their murmuring was in the Book of Mormon, as well as the fact that they did do what was asked of them, was because the Lord knew that there would come a time in each of our lives where we would have Laman anf Lemuel moments.
So from here on out my new creed is I will go and do and trust in the Lord, no matter what happens.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
4th of July 2009
Yesterday we had a great day. We went to the Corrales Parade. I loved this parade because it was an old fashioned 4th of July parade, like I went to as a kid in Cedar City. It had everything, men wearing revolutionary war era uniforms, horses, cars, floats, and fire trucks.
After the parade we went to a co-workers of Mike's place in Bosque Farms. He was kind enough to invite us to his families 4th party. We were welcomed as if we were a part of the family. It was like when I was kid I have to say, with the whole family together, the trash talking, the food, and the sports. However instead of playing basketball we played volleyball.
We also rode horses, because I am considered a seasoned rider, I rode the former championship rodeo horse, it took me a bit to use to being back in the saddle but eventually I did. Both boys rode the gentler horse by themselves (sorry that there are no pictures, Mike was in charge of the camera and didn't take any). Both boys loved it, and wanted to try our Truck (the rodeo horse), Mat rode him with Cox (Mike's buddy), and later I took Mik up, I sat behind him and let him guide him (with my help of course).
Just as we were getting ready for the fireworks the wind kicked up and a storm blew in, which delayed the foreworks for about an hour, it was a typical New Mexico storm, it blew in hard, stayed long enough to cool the temp and wet the dirt.
When we were finally able to do the fireworks, the pyro's that are Mik and Mat were right in the thick of things. They were able to light of most of the fireworks that were lite and had a blast doing them.
On the hour drive home Mike and decided that this was the best 4th of July that we have ever had, and that we want every 4th to be just like this one from here on out.
After the parade we went to a co-workers of Mike's place in Bosque Farms. He was kind enough to invite us to his families 4th party. We were welcomed as if we were a part of the family. It was like when I was kid I have to say, with the whole family together, the trash talking, the food, and the sports. However instead of playing basketball we played volleyball.
We also rode horses, because I am considered a seasoned rider, I rode the former championship rodeo horse, it took me a bit to use to being back in the saddle but eventually I did. Both boys rode the gentler horse by themselves (sorry that there are no pictures, Mike was in charge of the camera and didn't take any). Both boys loved it, and wanted to try our Truck (the rodeo horse), Mat rode him with Cox (Mike's buddy), and later I took Mik up, I sat behind him and let him guide him (with my help of course).
Just as we were getting ready for the fireworks the wind kicked up and a storm blew in, which delayed the foreworks for about an hour, it was a typical New Mexico storm, it blew in hard, stayed long enough to cool the temp and wet the dirt.
When we were finally able to do the fireworks, the pyro's that are Mik and Mat were right in the thick of things. They were able to light of most of the fireworks that were lite and had a blast doing them.
On the hour drive home Mike and decided that this was the best 4th of July that we have ever had, and that we want every 4th to be just like this one from here on out.
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