i ordered a desk and got it yesterday. i knew i would have to assemble it so i spread all the pieces out on the floor and all i could think was, "holy-moly what have i got myself into!" then i started to think about who i could hire to do this task. but my 'fearless' attitude kicked in and i realized i could do this. so i said a prayer for help....definitely necessary here, and got to work. i labeled everything, divided all the screws, nails, etc. and slowly tackled the 25 pages of instructions.
it took 5 hours but ta-da!! and can i just say how empowering it was to stand back and see the finished product! i said a prayer of gratitude for His help and for realizing i can do more than i think.
it was a good lesson. i often see things and immediately think i can't do that. or that the time it will take is just not worth it. what i don't realize is what a great feeling it is to tackle something hard or unknown and the energy that will come if i just TRY.
SO....can you feel a challenge coming on here?! i would love to hear what anyone has fearlessly attempted, tackled, accomplished and how you felt. new recipe? new goal? new language? new job?
we are all in this together just trying to learn. hope i hear from someone.
yes, i'm wearing a tiara!
today was my birthday and it was a great one too! first of all i had so many family and friends who thought of me...and life doesn't get better than that. thank you all for making my life richly abundant.
and second it was the last day of my year of taking pictures. i have taken a picture everyday for the past year to document all the wonderful blessings that the Lord pours my way... and there have been buckets. i am literally drenched with His goodness. so this picture journal of blessings and things i am grateful for is full of breathtaking sunsets, family gatherings, yummy food, leaves, flowers, friends, books, haircuts, school kids, my kids, more friends, even my favorite medicine (Nyquil in case you're curious). it has been a hard year, but also a glorious year. and i anticipate another wonderful one coming up. i know the Lord doesn't just give up giving.
so in this year of 'becoming' i may not be taking pictures daily but i think being grateful is always a focus. it's part of embracing life. i've always been so grateful to have the gospel in my life for the main reason that i know who to thank.
and Heavenly Father, thank you for it all.
I went up to Midway last week to see these amazing ice sculptures and was in awe once again at the creativity of people. There really is no limit to what people can imagine. I thought they must have put some kind of blueing in the water so that when it froze it would have the pure crisp blue color but when I talked to the man who created these structures (known as an icicle connoisseur) he said nothing was added. The blue color naturally appeared because of the molecular structure of the ice and snow. That was even more impressive....but then the Lord is always the master artist.
Creativity can come in so many forms. Each day at school I have a little girl who brings me some sort of picture she has created for me and one day she had folded up construction paper and used yards of tape to make me 'plates'. She was so proud of her masterpieces and offered to show me how to make them.
Years ago I learned the formula C=K+I-E ....which stands for:
Creativity = Knowledge + imagination - evaluation.
I embraced that thought immediately. Kids are so creative because they don't get caught up in the evaluation, the judgment part and let their imaginations go unbridled. "Of course it's wonderful....I made it!!"
Ahhh...should we not all be like children and see the fairies in the garden and hear their songs sing us to sleep.
i received a bouquet of flowers and decided to divide it all up so i could enjoy little bits of sunshine all around my house. i've kind of forgotten how much i enjoy having fresh flowers around. it's felt like a bit of springtime has crept into my house even though it's cold and wintry outside. and i've loved it. 
yes, i'm wearing a tiara!
I went up to Midway last week to see these amazing ice sculptures and was in awe once again at the creativity of people. There really is no limit to what people can imagine. I thought they must have put some kind of blueing in the water so that when it froze it would have the pure crisp blue color but when I talked to the man who created these structures (known as an icicle connoisseur) he said nothing was added. The blue color naturally appeared because of the molecular structure of the ice and snow. That was even more impressive....but then the Lord is always the master artist.