"I'm weak, it's true"

Hey, a spiritual thought for your day...

I was thinking about this scripture this morning, Ether 12:27: "And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them."

I loved this scripture in high school and I love it now! Probably because it's our weaknesses that cause us pain in life, and this scripture gives encouragement that, if approached in the right way, we can overcome our weaknesses and have them actually become our strenths through the power of the Atonement of Christ.

In July's Ensign, Elder Kenneth Johnson said, "To mature spiritually, we must successfully face situations and encounter experiences that challenge our allegiance to our covenants. When looking back on these experiences, we recognize the impact such moments have on our developing faith."

I guess I like to think that my weaknesses and pain in life are just experiences that help me to mature spiritually, so that I can prove my allegiance to my covenants. And by passing the "tests" of life and remaining true to those covenants, I will be strong and pure and worthy to inherit all that the Father hath.

Whoa, ten years ago

Holy cow, Brittany dug this picture out and gave me a copy...this was from a choir trip back in the day. Yes, back in the day when I tried really hard to never look normal in pictures.

More HS reunioning

Ah, still good ol' Adam. And Brittany is a DJ for 100.3 fm, I listened to her last night, and it was so weird to hear someone you know be a DJ. The ditty I listened to, she talked about her HS reunion so it was easy to convince my husband that I knew her.

Do my eyes look unusually large in these pictures? I've heard of dilated pupils from having a good time, but not bulging eyeballs...weird...

High School reunioning

I think one can officially feel old after experiencing a 10-year high school reunion. Everyone was totally the same...but so different and grown up. Catie and Megan were totally my good friends in junior high, so it was fun to catch up a little with them. I have no idea who the other girl is...

So yeah, first of all, I was talked into going to the reunion by my friends at the seminary reunion who were going and assured me that it would be a great time. It's funny how some things never change from high school, i.e. the need to have a companion at social events, so as not to look like a total idiot loner. The first half an hour I was being really timid, and thinking of all the things I could've spent my $60 on, when all of the sudden, I found myself talking to someone, and then someone else, and then someone else, and three hours later I was really happy that I had gone!

My favorite reaction from "catching up" with people came when I told them I had three kids, and yes, the oldest was 6 1/2. Upon later reflection, I should've told people that I really had gone to college, had a Master's degree even...I didn't just graduate from high school and start having babies. But it's all good, I guess people can think what they want to think.

DCI Lovin'

Luke, Elise, and me with Aunts Solana and Britanye making cool bubble designs

Mitch and Elise are trying out their trumpets made out of straws. Loren's familiy came into town and we had a fun time checking out the Discovery Center.

Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me

I just heard Mitch singing this as he was going to bed tonight...what the heck?! I didn't pay attention to lyrics until I was 27! I asked him where he heard it and he told me from the movie Alvin and the Chipmunks...

I'm on the once-a-year-posting track...

Holy cow! I almost forgot about this blog I created almost a year ago!! I was pressured into getting back into it (not really :)) by Ginger when I saw her at my 10-year high school reunion this past weekend. I realized I'm totally out of the loop because I don't blog...that's the only way to keep up with friends. You should all be proud of me though, I have a Facebook account now, and I can officially tell people to "Facebook me." Still not on MySpace, and I'm not sure that will ever happen.

Well, now that it's been a year since my last post, not much has changed, except that we are all a year older. Ironically enough, I was at Ivywild park today and we are just about to go swimming. Seems like my summer hasn't changed all that much from last year. Oh, but trust me, my life seems very different than last year (but that's all for another post...or for a post that never gets posted...). Hopefully it won't be another year before I get on this thing and actually post some pictures of my family!