Family... A Journey to Eternity!: April 2013

I have a good friend that has been encouraging me to start running or exercoising and a few months ago I had met this lady
http://tuffmotherondarun.com/ (check out her blog she is awesome)
and decided that I needed to commit to some sort of exercise pattern. And I did for about 3 weeks I worked out to the insanity videos and then I went on Christmas vacation and never got back into that routine. I truly love exercising but have replaced my exercise morning time with scripture reading and piano practice. I do go on bike rides with the kids and do kid stuff during the day hours and evening hours are spent with my husband so I can't do everything. But after I get through my basic piano lessons I will be substituting every other day with exercise. I am so excited!

I first off want to apologize for my quote being late and this one is EXTREMELY long; however, I have a semi-good excuse. Sunday was crazy and yesterday was my birthday. Yes I am one more year beautiful! LOL!

I have been thinking a lot about my relationship with my spouse recently. Sometimes I think we are just work partners and we get lost in the everyday work of life and raising children but I began to pray and truly wanted to know how we could be more than that, wondering (pleading), “Is this what marriage and family really are? YIKES, I don’t think I’m going to make it!” As I was praying I told my Heavenly Father that I wanted to be Justin’s best friend, someone to play and laugh with and wanted to feel really loved by and to whom I can find ways to love him the way he needs to be loved and guess what, He totally answered my prayers! I am literally amazed at how the spirit can work for both Justin and I, giving us needed information about the other and helping us to better become closer to God and to each other!

My quotes this month have been random but they have been about things pressing my mind and I just tested another of Heavenly Fathers principles: When you have a righteous desire (like having a closer relationship with your spouse) he will help you!

Maybe you have had similar experiences, bad or good and have had the thought don’t I deserve something better…

“A good woman knows that she does not have enough time, energy, or opportunity to take care of all of the people or do all of the worthy things her heart yearns to do. Life is not calm for most women, and each day seems to require the accomplishment of a million things, most of which are important. A good woman must constantly resist alluring and deceptive messages from many sources telling her that she is entitled to more time away from her responsibilities and that she deserves a life of greater ease and independence.But with personal revelation, she can prioritize correctly and navigate this life confidently.” Sis. Julie B Beck, And Upon thy Handmaids in Those Days will I pour out my Spirit. (bold added)

I know that we, men and women, can receive the power of the Holy Ghost and have the gift of the Holy Ghost, which will enable us to do way more and understand more than we could do on our own. I am grateful for the gospel of Jesus Christ and the knowledge that we have of the life after this. I love the last verse of the Hymn “If you could Hie to Kolob” but included all versus so you could enjoy! Love you all and have a great week. There truly is no END!

LOVE YOU ALL!

I also wanted to thank those that responded and shared their thoughts and feelings, it was great to feel of your thoughts and lives as we don't get to see you all very often! Thanks for doing that!

If you could Hie to Kolob Hymn #284

11. If you could hie to Kolob

In the twinkling of an eye,

And then continue onward

With that same speed to fly,

Do you think that you could ever,

Through all eternity,

Find out the generation

Where Gods began to be?

2. Or see the grand beginning,

Where space did not extend?

Or view the last creation,

Where Gods and matter end?

Methinks the Spirit whispers,

"No man has found 'pure space,'

Nor seen the outside curtains,

Where nothing has a place."

3. The works of God continue,

And worlds and lives abound;

Improvement and progression

Have one eternal round.

There is no end to matter;

There is no end to space;

There is no end to spirit;

There is no end to race.

4. There is no end to virtue;

There is no end to might;

There is no end to wisdom;

There is no end to light.

There is no end to union;

There is no end to youth;

There is no end to priesthood;

There is no end to truth.

5. There is no end to glory;

There is no end to love;

There is no end to being;

There is no death above.

There is no end to glory;

There is no end to love;

There is no end to being;

There is no death above.

Family... A Journey to Eternity!

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