Horton Hears a Who

We have three boys 5, 3, and 4 months. This last weekend was Memorial day weekend and it was raining like God had flooded the bathtub so we stayed home and cleaned the house. Mike and I aren't very good at cleaning the house so sometimes it gets crazy, out of control, messy! This is where we were on Monday. Jaden (the 5 year old) was going crazy and Noah (the 3 year old) wasn't dressed by 2:30 in the afternoon. Everybody was edgy so we decided that we had better get out of the house. So, Mike and I took the boys (ALL THREE OF THEM!!!) to the dollar movie. (BTW, I was happy to find out that the dollar theater in Sandy is actually a $.50 theater on Mondays!) so all four of us were able to go see Horton Hears a Who for 2 dollars!!! Of course Noah is a fiend so we had to buy popcorn and a drink so really the movie ended up costing about 10 dollars. Not too shabby if you ask me. Anyway, I think that the Horton Hears a Who movie was great. It was entertaining (except for the screaming baby in the back row! - sorry everybody) and had some good lessons. I liked that Horton didn't give up he kept trying and trying and even though that grouchy kangaroo was awful Horton didn't give in but then ended up forgiving her. The famous quote from that book and the movie is "A person's a person, no matter how small." What a simple way of saying we all matter!

Maybe I am Strong Enough

Okay, I don't think anybody reads this but I thought I'd just get my thoughts out into the universe. If anybody does read this that doesn't know me (not likely since I've told very few people about it that do know me) I am LDS otherwise known as a "Mormon." Truly I'm a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Recently there has been much talk around me about the second coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ. I don't understand why all these scary scary scary things have to happen. With the Earthquake in China and the cyclone in... I know remember where that one was, the economy being in the crapper, gas prices up, the dishonesty in politics, the terrorists and everything else that's going on I am watching the signs of the second coming come upon us and it's SCARY! I am naturally a faithful person (it's what we call a spiritual gift) but I am not sure I'm faithful enough for this! I know in the end it will all be okay and that Jesus will come back and peace will regin but I don't like the trip from Point A to Point B. There are so many good peole in this world that do not know about the gospel of Jesus Christ and it breaks my heart. With the fear I have and the knowledge I possess of the plan of Salvation (the destiny of mankind) and knowing that my eternal life is already mapped out and I am going to be okay (as is my family) I CANNOT imagine how scary this life would be without that knowledge. I am grateful grateful grateful that I know I'm gonig to be okay and my family is going to be with me for eternity.

Looking back over the past few years I see that God has been setting me up (in a good way) to make sure that I'm okay. Through many trials I have begun to discover my own strength and my own power. I am grateful that I know that. Anyway, God has been setting me up to make sure that I'm okay. He has shown me the importance of food storage (still working on this one), taught me what it's like to have a simple little goal change your whole life, the importance of financial security, the joy and beauty of motherhood, the overwhelming power of the priesthood that has been given to my sweet humble husband, and countless other things. I'm not good at doing laundry or having a clean house all the time and sometimes I'm a HORRIBLE mother but while those things are important I'm more anxious to teach my kids that I love them, that God loves them, and that THEY are powerful too. That's a difficult thing to teach to children and I truly don't think it's something that can be taught without knowing it yourself first. I hope that I can convey to my children that they are wonderful and awesome the way they are and that they don't need to change... Maybe I am strong enough for this.