Ok so this Tuesday we flew to Arizona as a family to see our family members there. (THANK HEAVENS JAMES WAS WITH ME on this flight). Taylor is what I would call a fairly "experienced" flyer because he was on 23 airplanes while in my belly :) wink wink, and has been on 6 in the first year of his life...this flight was his 7th. It's only an hour and 15 min. flight but just after take off he was being EXTRA fussy. Didn't want his binky, or juice, or milk , or to sit, or stand or lay, kept fighting everything and about 15 min. into the flight Taylor was on James lap, facing me (Another blessing....I guess) and Taylor threw up. (NO WONDER HE WAS SO UPSET EARLIER) poor bug didn't feel well. I was not expecting this at all and sat SHOCKED, while he threw up again, and again and again. Honestly I was scared because I didn't think it was a good thing that THAT much ....... stuff was coming out of his little body. I did not even CARE that I was being thrown up on. The interesting thing is that before I had Taylor I said that I would be able to handle anything as a mother EXCEPT Blood or throw up and now I have dealt with both, marvelously....HEAVEN REALLY HELPS US step in and play our mom roles, I know it. Needless to say the man next to James got up and moved to a diff. seat and so did the lady in front of him. Another blessing is that we were in the last row and could get up and clean up in the bathroom easily. After this whole tramatizing moments in life, Taylor was fine and giggling and back to his old self.
So this story poses a BIG IMPORTANT QUESTION??? DO AIRLINES CLEAN, I MEAN CLEAN...CLEAN THEIR SEATS EVERY NOW AND AGAIN? MAN< I HOPE SO >. Anyone know?
Small PS. about Taylor. He took his first steps in Arizona. Is not walking yet but I am sure it's coming soon. It's very exciting. Some things have changed in the last week with Taylor though. Anyone that knows him knows that for the most part, THIS KID DOES NOT CRY...he is VERY even mannered and so sweet and just overall a VERY EASY BABY. Well I think now that he has turned one it's time to test mom and dad. Just in the last week he started with a little shriek and screaming when he is mad and wants something. IT IS NOT THE TAYLOR we've known for a year. I think we are entering a VERY SCARY Chapter of his life. :) haha Please NO Terrible two's early. We'll see. Also he has taken a small interest in sucking his thumb/fingers. He also has NEVER done this...so I am trying to stop that habit before he creates it at age one. I'd rather stick to one bad habit to break later....the binky. WISH ME LUCK. Anyone else w/ kids ever hear that TEMPERS start flaring around 1???
Monday, October 29, 2007
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Taking the time...
One of our Sunday School teachers does such a great job and taking the time to think about and ponder our lessons, they are SO GOOD and you get so much out of them. Here are some thoughts from last week.
We talked about Saints today and the trials we are faced with since Stan is working overtime these days.
"Satan doesn't disguise his fiery darts in ugly wrapping paper." ISN'T That the truth.
Someone pointed out the show "Friends" now I know we all watched and LOVE friends but here's just a thought to think about: It is Written well, it is FUNNY all the stars are very attractive people, its story lines go against everything we believe in. But we rationalize beyond belief because maybe there is one underlying point that is good. Think about the above quote about Satan when you think about watching some of these shows ( I AM SO GUILTY )--- just a thought. Maybe we can all be a little better in the future.
Things we are battling today: Work/Life (the fact that it takes so much time that we are away from quality family time. Clothing Styles, Music (this is a BIG ONE), TV/Entertainment/Computer (we all know the evil there), Blessings (to describe this one he talked about the fact that not ALWAYS but a lot of the times when we are BLESSED with all we need; we don't rely on the Lord as much so maybe we are not on our knees as much as we should be. Good point. The Author of all this evil is Satan. When we talk about the Battle in heaven.... that means that actively there is 1/3 of the host of heaven HELPING SATAN. He has so many on his side actively persuing our downfall. But that also means we have 2/3 of the host of heaven HELPING US and pulling for us to be protected and make the right choices..... The Holy Ghost is spirit to spirit and is far stronger then Satan if we allow it.
I thought that was an interesting thought because when I think of the War in Heaven I think of before/ then but not NOW/CURRENTLY. But it absolutly is a battle now, today.... they are fighting against each other to see who will come out in the end.
Have a great day and Do something great today :)
We talked about Saints today and the trials we are faced with since Stan is working overtime these days.
"Satan doesn't disguise his fiery darts in ugly wrapping paper." ISN'T That the truth.
Someone pointed out the show "Friends" now I know we all watched and LOVE friends but here's just a thought to think about: It is Written well, it is FUNNY all the stars are very attractive people, its story lines go against everything we believe in. But we rationalize beyond belief because maybe there is one underlying point that is good. Think about the above quote about Satan when you think about watching some of these shows ( I AM SO GUILTY )--- just a thought. Maybe we can all be a little better in the future.
Things we are battling today: Work/Life (the fact that it takes so much time that we are away from quality family time. Clothing Styles, Music (this is a BIG ONE), TV/Entertainment/Computer (we all know the evil there), Blessings (to describe this one he talked about the fact that not ALWAYS but a lot of the times when we are BLESSED with all we need; we don't rely on the Lord as much so maybe we are not on our knees as much as we should be. Good point. The Author of all this evil is Satan. When we talk about the Battle in heaven.... that means that actively there is 1/3 of the host of heaven HELPING SATAN. He has so many on his side actively persuing our downfall. But that also means we have 2/3 of the host of heaven HELPING US and pulling for us to be protected and make the right choices..... The Holy Ghost is spirit to spirit and is far stronger then Satan if we allow it.
I thought that was an interesting thought because when I think of the War in Heaven I think of before/ then but not NOW/CURRENTLY. But it absolutly is a battle now, today.... they are fighting against each other to see who will come out in the end.
Have a great day and Do something great today :)
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Tire Swing.
Tay got to play on the toys outside our condo yesterday. HE loved digging and swinging and watching the other kids. He held on to the tire swing Sooo good. It made me proud (funny how it's the small things huh) LOVE HIM.
What's In A Name?
Since my blog is do something great.blogspot I have decided that I need to get back to my ORIGINAL blog plan. Not that I've been that far off just haven't been complete. What I mean is that I want my blog to have things that are MOST important to me on here. That would include The Church, Family, Friends and other Odd things I get caught up in that I'm passionate about. So... with that said I will try to be more faithful with adding my church insights on here as I used to do.
Tonight I was blessed with the opportunity to go to the Relief Society meeting with my mother in law and sister in law Anne. This is a treat twice a year that I never miss out on. Each time I feel re-newed, uplifted, appreciated and determined to be a better woman of the Gospel. Here are my notes from tonight meeting. It would be worth your time to read if you did not have the opportunity to attend tonight.
Sister Julie B. Beck RS Pres: How do we stand strong and immovable in faith, family and relief?
1. Faith- we need to EXCELL as women at ensuring our testimony, keeping our covenants, temple attendance, daily scripture study, FHE, prayer and self reliance.
2. Family- We need to uphold, nourish, defend and protect our families and what they stand for. Embrace the priesthood, maintain strong marriages, Defend the roles of women and of strong families and delight in our role: GETTING MARRIED, HAVING CHILDREN and TEACHING OUR CHILDREN
3. Relief- means to lift up to and to lighten. Who needs your help???? JUST ASK!
Sister Silvia Allred- 1st coun. RS Pres: The two roles we have as RS Sisters are to 1. Relieve the poor and 2. Save Souls. We are called upon to "feed his sheep"
one wonderful way we can do this is by Visiting Teaching. When we VT we support, comfort and build strong friendships. We can then learn of the physical, spiritual and emotional needs of our sisters. We creat love, friendship and trust. Do your visiting teaching it is SO IMPORTANT (I have a whole lesson on this that I personally gave in RS in Georgia....I feel very passionatly about being reliable and outgoing and putting yourself out there for the sake of the sisters you are called to teach). It's an important calling from our Heavenly Father. Don't be flaky...give it your all. There will be mounds of blessings in it.
Sister Barbara Thompson- 2nd coun.: What is happening to family? Satan is attacking so harshly and we need to abandon the belief to go along with the world. Satan is the great discourager.
What is the difference between a STABLE and DYSFUNCTIONAL family? A stable family knows who they are, where they are going and what they want to achieve. They teach by example.
Keep in mind.
*Children are precious, tell them you love them, express kind words, teach them to pray. Read to them, have FHE. Know the family proclamation. with kids comes much needed patience.....so if you need to put yourself in time out to cool down, it's ok.
The Savior is there to provide relief to the family. In Isaiah 41:10,13,14 it reads:
10 ¶ aFear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness 13 For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
14 Fear not, thou aworm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the bLord, and thy credeemer, the dHoly One of Israel
Thomas S. Monson: 1. Study Dilligently. Seek learning. Search the scriptures to help your testimony.2 Timothy 1:7-8-- 7 For God hath not given us the spirit of afear; but of bpower, and of clove, and of a sound mind.
8 Be not thou therefore aashamed of the btestimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;
(did you know a study was done that shows the avg. kid watched 4 hrs of TV a day and movies and video games are on top of that....scary)
Be Prepared to Provide.
2. PRAY always. Prayers heeds off temptation. Teach by word and example. DO NOT PRAY FOR ABILITIES TO EQUAL YOUR TASKS. PRAY FOR TASKS TO EQUAL YOUR ABILITIES.
3. Serve Willingly. Charity never faileth. Do small things often. including VT.
Hope those where somewhat uplifting and challenging to us all.
LOVE YOU all. xoxo
Natasha
Tonight I was blessed with the opportunity to go to the Relief Society meeting with my mother in law and sister in law Anne. This is a treat twice a year that I never miss out on. Each time I feel re-newed, uplifted, appreciated and determined to be a better woman of the Gospel. Here are my notes from tonight meeting. It would be worth your time to read if you did not have the opportunity to attend tonight.
Sister Julie B. Beck RS Pres: How do we stand strong and immovable in faith, family and relief?
1. Faith- we need to EXCELL as women at ensuring our testimony, keeping our covenants, temple attendance, daily scripture study, FHE, prayer and self reliance.
2. Family- We need to uphold, nourish, defend and protect our families and what they stand for. Embrace the priesthood, maintain strong marriages, Defend the roles of women and of strong families and delight in our role: GETTING MARRIED, HAVING CHILDREN and TEACHING OUR CHILDREN
3. Relief- means to lift up to and to lighten. Who needs your help???? JUST ASK!
Sister Silvia Allred- 1st coun. RS Pres: The two roles we have as RS Sisters are to 1. Relieve the poor and 2. Save Souls. We are called upon to "feed his sheep"
one wonderful way we can do this is by Visiting Teaching. When we VT we support, comfort and build strong friendships. We can then learn of the physical, spiritual and emotional needs of our sisters. We creat love, friendship and trust. Do your visiting teaching it is SO IMPORTANT (I have a whole lesson on this that I personally gave in RS in Georgia....I feel very passionatly about being reliable and outgoing and putting yourself out there for the sake of the sisters you are called to teach). It's an important calling from our Heavenly Father. Don't be flaky...give it your all. There will be mounds of blessings in it.
Sister Barbara Thompson- 2nd coun.: What is happening to family? Satan is attacking so harshly and we need to abandon the belief to go along with the world. Satan is the great discourager.
What is the difference between a STABLE and DYSFUNCTIONAL family? A stable family knows who they are, where they are going and what they want to achieve. They teach by example.
Keep in mind.
*Children are precious, tell them you love them, express kind words, teach them to pray. Read to them, have FHE. Know the family proclamation. with kids comes much needed patience.....so if you need to put yourself in time out to cool down, it's ok.
The Savior is there to provide relief to the family. In Isaiah 41:10,13,14 it reads:
10 ¶ aFear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness 13 For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
14 Fear not, thou aworm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the bLord, and thy credeemer, the dHoly One of Israel
Thomas S. Monson: 1. Study Dilligently. Seek learning. Search the scriptures to help your testimony.2 Timothy 1:7-8-- 7 For God hath not given us the spirit of afear; but of bpower, and of clove, and of a sound mind.
8 Be not thou therefore aashamed of the btestimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;
(did you know a study was done that shows the avg. kid watched 4 hrs of TV a day and movies and video games are on top of that....scary)
Be Prepared to Provide.
2. PRAY always. Prayers heeds off temptation. Teach by word and example. DO NOT PRAY FOR ABILITIES TO EQUAL YOUR TASKS. PRAY FOR TASKS TO EQUAL YOUR ABILITIES.
3. Serve Willingly. Charity never faileth. Do small things often. including VT.
Hope those where somewhat uplifting and challenging to us all.
LOVE YOU all. xoxo
Natasha
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Stephenie Meyer
I haven't had a minute to get on here lately but I read Twilight in two days and then New moon a few more days after that. I am currently reading Eclipse and LOVE IT. I wanna hurry on here so I can get back to sticking my nose in the book. I am about 200 pages from finishing. IT"S SOOOOO GOOD. THANKS McKenna for the birthday presents and recommendations of reading these, who knew I would be so into them.
Thursday, September 6, 2007
So easy to love Edward
Ok so I'm home from Georgia now and not even all the way unpacked but my dearest friend Mckenna bought me Twilight for my birthday and New Moon (series that everyone is talking about ) well I have Taylor who is a hand full and a house to put together and have only sat down two days to read it (the first day was only one chapter) and as of today I am almost 400 pages in. I CAN'T PUT IT DOWN. The funny thing is , is I don't think it's this AMAZING plot and crazy chapter endings that just keep you on edge but the way it is written I can't stop reading.... it's almost like I know how she feels a lil' I think at one time or another in HS. all of us have felt that new love, exciting, would do anything for it...longed for it...type of feeling? And maybe that is what draws us all in to this book so deeply. Needless to say, I'm hooked and I'm going to STOP BLOGGING now so I can continue READING.
Last night I told myself I would read until 10 then I looked and it was 10:05 and I said oh, just tell 10:30 when I looked up it was 10:29 and I thought, YES I BEAT THE CLOCK- I getta keep reading. haha.
Last night I told myself I would read until 10 then I looked and it was 10:05 and I said oh, just tell 10:30 when I looked up it was 10:29 and I thought, YES I BEAT THE CLOCK- I getta keep reading. haha.
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