(Artwork by Simon Dewey)
The lights were glittering, bright and festive as we drove down by the temple and most of the city streets last night! It’s Christmas time!!! :) YayYyY!!!
It’s my most favorite time of the year!!! There’s something about celebrating the birth of the Savior that makes people thrilled!!! I know I am!!! [...]
Posts Tagged ‘joy’
Have a very Merry Christmas!!! :)
Posted in Christmas, God's kindness, hope, joy, simple truths, tagged Christmas, God's kindness, hope, joy, simple truths on December 2, 2009 | 24 Comments »
Lifting Burdens
Posted in attitude, challenges, choices, friendship, gratitude, happiness, hope, joy, keeping on, love, optimism, perspective, simple truths, trials, wisdom, tagged attitude, challenges, choices, friendship, gratitude, happiness, hope, joy, keeping on, love, optimism, perspective, simple truths, trials, wisdom on October 29, 2009 | 14 Comments »
We cannot lift another unless we’re on higher ground.
As a human being, I sometimes find myself at the bottom of the pit and unable to write uplifting messages for this blog site. But there is one faithful reader among you who just won’t allow me to wallow in my mire of misery for a long [...]
The Gift of Presence
Posted in attitude, challenges, friendship, gratitude, happiness, joy, love, optimism, service, simple truths, trials, unity, tagged attitude, challenges, friendship, gratitude, happiness, joy, love, optimism, service, simple truths, trials, unity on October 6, 2009 | 20 Comments »
I witnessed last Sunday how being there for someone in times of need is sometimes all it takes to make them feel better. One does not even have to do anything, but listen.
The efforts to reach out and help those who have been affected by the storm continue. Some homes are still under water, families [...]
The Blessings of Friendship
Posted in attitude, blessings, friendship, joy, laughter, love, optimism, perspective, simple truths, wisdom, tagged attitude, blessings, friendship, joy, laughter, love, optimism, perspective, simple truths, wisdom on August 10, 2009 | 10 Comments »
(Photograph by Franco Advincula)
When I was a freshman in college, I met a friend whose good examples and strong testimony influenced me in a way that led me to learn more about what she believed in. She always had a bright smile on her face and a sunny disposition despite what was going on around [...]
On Being a Parent
Posted in God's kindness, attitude, blessings, family, joy, love, motherhood, optimism, simple truths, tagged attitude, blessings, family, God's kindness, joy, love, motherhood, optimism, parenthood, simple truths on July 27, 2009 | 12 Comments »
I used to just read it in various books and magazines, but now it’s happening to me! My children are growing up and slowly having lives of their own that last night as I drove down the road after dropping my son off to his activity, I realized that sooner or later I will have [...]
The Joy that Music Brings
Posted in happiness, joy, motherhood, music, optimism, simple truths, tagged happiness, joy, motherhood, music, optimism, simple truths on March 2, 2009 | 12 Comments »
(Photograph by Edwin Redrino)
There was a youth cultural show in our stake last Saturday. Like any other supportive mom, I was in the audience cheering my children and other ward youth members on. The only difference is, I was doing it at the top of my lungs!!! J Nyahaha! J
Well, it was an exciting night! [...]