In attending Women’s Conference my favorite speaker has always been Sister Mary Ellen
Edmunds. She can make you laugh so hard that it hurts. She is one sister that truly loves what she does and is a great example to me. Mary Ellen
Edmunds says: “Love is a verb.”"
Perfect love,
casteth out all fear." 1 John4:18
"Charity is the pure love of Christ and it
endureth forever." Moroni 7:47
"They do not love, that do not show their love." -William Shakespeare
“To acquire love…fill yourself up with it until you become a magnet.” Charles
Haanel (1866-1949)
“We could love more if we sinned less, because sinning drains our batteries. Things like hate, jealousy, contention, and anger use up a lot of energy. The sweeter our relationships with God, the more we will long to serve and love Him and to make ourselves ready for anything He needs us to do. Maybe if we did some repenting, some returning to the Source of love, we would be able to discern promptings faster and better.” --Mary Ellen
Edmunds “Love is a Verb” pg 8)
Recently I have been studying love. What is love really? There are so many different aspects of love. Romantic love, parent love, children love, human love, sports love etc...I think I side with Mary Ellen
Edmunds when she says that "Love is a verb." It is something we do, not just something we say and talk a lot about. It's interesting, because people like to be "in love" but what does that mean?
I think it means giving and caring more about someone or something else than you do for yourself. I have learned over my 47 years that it's hard to truly love others and give of yourself freely, but when I think of true love, this image of my parents always being there for us kids. No matter what we were doing as kids we could always look in the audience or bleachers and see them there supporting us. The tender care when my mom had surgery on her knee, when my dad was in the hospital with his blood clot the love my mom had for him and stood by his side. My husband who works so hard for his girls, the cooking, making sure our cars are safe and endless things he does for
Ambree and I. We are treated like princesses! I love you Mike!
The love that my daughter has taught me. She sees the good in everyone and puts their feelings before her own. She is the first to
apologize even when it is not her fault. Her missionary stressed how he wished he could buy a set of scriptures for these two converts he help baptize.
Ambree went down to the Distribution Center and bought two sets one in French the other in English and two book marks with marking pencils. We came home boxed them up and sent them so Rob could hand them to his new members. Am is the first to give and does not think twice at all. She has taught me many ways to love. I love you Am!
I thought of Heavenly Father and how he loves us so much no matter what we do and sometimes we in essence do not show our love by the way we treat others or the daily things that we forget to be grateful for, but He still continues to love us because he sees the bigger picture. I guess that's what love is. Learning to let go of the petty stuff and clinging on for dear life to the things that matter most to us. I hope someday to be able to love that deeply and perfectly. But as for now I'm just working on loving myself enough to give others the love I can as an instrument in the Lord's hands. And I’m grateful He allows me to work like that. Recently a sister in our ward had quads, two boys, two girls, and one that turned two in December. The sisters in our ward are taking shifts to help out this family for a while. I love going over and holding these special little ones. It's actually really fun! That is really why we're all here, to love each other and help each other home, no matter how weird or unique we all are!
I love my blog friends who are so dear to me and I love reading about their inner most thoughts and the trials that they face. I have been touched by their words and many times their stories have made me laugh so hard that it makes my bad days better. Love you
bloggers!!
Happy Valentines Day
We arrived home around 9:30 p.m went and rented movies and sat in the basement family room putting together the end tables. We finally went to bed around 1:00 a.m.
Sunday after church we worked all day on the dresser drawers. Here is the dresser drawers in progress. Mike did not think that we could put it together right but we did!
Ambree working away at her new bedrooom set
Here are the two end tables that Ambree picked out. They were pretty easy.
Ambree’s dresser drawers in her room all completed! Every drawer fit and it looks so good in her room. Of course the top is full of her missionary pictures! Rob's mom made Ambree the table topper that is full of sunflowers to go in her room. We had a lot of fun but our backs kind of hurt for a while.
Well here you go Julie! Move over they brownies...ha ha. Hope this helps to give you energy as you work and work. I know how you feel. Take care
