"Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best." Henry Van Dyke
The Lord speaks in a whisper, and I must slow down to hear. I am so thankful for His abundance. Thankful for those in tune to take the time to help Him whisper, can I be one of those?
Loved this post on InCourage today
In a New York Times essay, Maryanne Wolf, in an attempt to answer the question, “Why read books if we can’t remember what’s in them?” responded, “You are the sum of it all.” I approach writing that way: everything I read, see, doubt, and dream feeds into it. My writing, in a way, is the sum of my experience.
"As Mormons we almost shy away from our faith," Amy Roskelley, a BYU senior in media arts said after the lecture. "We need to be bolder, be brave about the differences. It's nice to be told it's okay to be different."
I am different. Today is Robert Louis Stevenson's birthday. This article about him pushes me to reflect what am I? I am the sum of...
Some days as wife, mother, maid, teacher, office manager, financial clerk, payroll personnel, marketing director, coach, nutritionist, cub scout leader, friend... I get lost in the mumble of it all and wonder who and what am I? If I am the sum of all these experiences, what good am I to the world? What purpose is mine? Robert Louis Stevenson lived to only the age of 44 and yet he left such a mark on the world, heralded even centuries later. I am not yet that young age (thank goodness!) I still have a few years before that mark is met, however, will my life be remembered as more than a dash?
Humbled, grateful, challenged by the opportunities of each "fantastic" day with my Jakob (just 3 yrs old) to remind me they are such! Marta, Be Strong and of Good Courage. More than "butt wiper" (my friend Micheline and I giggle) I am grateful to be a mother, even the "Mother of Many" as my dear neighbor (J.M.) taunts. Yes, grateful am I for that deep blessing! The sum of experiences with heavenly beings, these children.
Bradley and I are in the mist of preparing for Christmas this year, anxious to create a treasure to share with friends and associates. Struggling to create something to say "You are Special" without the stars and dots of the world, but the simple appreciation of fellow travelers. In the fashion of President Uchtdorf's beautiful sermon which quoted in his appropriately titled talk "Things that Matter Most" Leonardo da Vinci is quoted as saying that “simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” When we look at the foundational principles of the plan of happiness, the plan of salvation, we can recognize and appreciate in its plainness and simplicity the elegance and beauty of our Heavenly Father’s wisdom. Then, turning our ways to His ways is the beginning of our wisdom.
Elegance. Beauty. Words that speak to my soul. So much more than the walmart, dollar store will ever comprehend. Celestial. Can I be? The sum of what I read, think, learn, become. How can Bradley and I and our children... become...? Wisdom.
The Lord speaks in a whisper, and I must slow down to hear. I am so thankful for His abundance. Thankful for those in tune to take the time to help Him whisper, can I be one of those?
Loved this post on InCourage today
In a New York Times essay, Maryanne Wolf, in an attempt to answer the question, “Why read books if we can’t remember what’s in them?” responded, “You are the sum of it all.” I approach writing that way: everything I read, see, doubt, and dream feeds into it. My writing, in a way, is the sum of my experience."As Mormons we almost shy away from our faith," Amy Roskelley, a BYU senior in media arts said after the lecture. "We need to be bolder, be brave about the differences. It's nice to be told it's okay to be different."
I am different. Today is Robert Louis Stevenson's birthday. This article about him pushes me to reflect what am I? I am the sum of...
Some days as wife, mother, maid, teacher, office manager, financial clerk, payroll personnel, marketing director, coach, nutritionist, cub scout leader, friend... I get lost in the mumble of it all and wonder who and what am I? If I am the sum of all these experiences, what good am I to the world? What purpose is mine? Robert Louis Stevenson lived to only the age of 44 and yet he left such a mark on the world, heralded even centuries later. I am not yet that young age (thank goodness!) I still have a few years before that mark is met, however, will my life be remembered as more than a dash?
Humbled, grateful, challenged by the opportunities of each "fantastic" day with my Jakob (just 3 yrs old) to remind me they are such! Marta, Be Strong and of Good Courage. More than "butt wiper" (my friend Micheline and I giggle) I am grateful to be a mother, even the "Mother of Many" as my dear neighbor (J.M.) taunts. Yes, grateful am I for that deep blessing! The sum of experiences with heavenly beings, these children.
Bradley and I are in the mist of preparing for Christmas this year, anxious to create a treasure to share with friends and associates. Struggling to create something to say "You are Special" without the stars and dots of the world, but the simple appreciation of fellow travelers. In the fashion of President Uchtdorf's beautiful sermon which quoted in his appropriately titled talk "Things that Matter Most" Leonardo da Vinci is quoted as saying that “simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” When we look at the foundational principles of the plan of happiness, the plan of salvation, we can recognize and appreciate in its plainness and simplicity the elegance and beauty of our Heavenly Father’s wisdom. Then, turning our ways to His ways is the beginning of our wisdom.
Elegance. Beauty. Words that speak to my soul. So much more than the walmart, dollar store will ever comprehend. Celestial. Can I be? The sum of what I read, think, learn, become. How can Bradley and I and our children... become...? Wisdom.