Not love, cats, or stars...

Just frustrations... I am not having a good day.  It was good, but now, not happy.  Frustrated.  I know I need to pray, but I don't want to.  Some times it seems when I don't want to, that I want to be unhappy, or angry, or frustrated.  Sometimes it's more that I don't want to ask Heavenly Father for help.  But as I read these words I type, I realize I need to pray.  I am told to slow down, to build my relationship with God, with my family, with my fellow man, and with myself.  And by not praying it is not helping to build that relationship with God or myself :(  It's not doing anything but hurting me :(

So I prayed, I don't know if it has helped me, but at least I know that I'm doing what I'm supposed to do, I'm asking for help, not trying to rely solely on myself as the adversary would like, I'm reaching out for Heavenly Father for advise, for help.

Loves....

I love my husband, I love walking with him.  I love our Ward family :)  Service is something I am supposed to love, and when we contemplate upon the service we do, we find ways it has blessed our lives :)  We've been watching some friends of ours' animals while they are gone.  This involves going to their home twice a day to do so.  Not a lot of fun.  They live 2.3 miles away so we've been taking to walking when we have the time.  So not only are we helping others out, we are helping ourselves out, both by walking for healthier hes and mes, we are also helping hes and mes by giving us this 'alone' time.  Time where we can chat without interruptions of our phones, computers, books, or whatnot, we each usually have the others' undivided attention!  Tis very good!

So this came to us as we were walking home from a great Home Teaching visit!  His Elder Quorum's president is one of his families and since his companion is out of town on business (he who's animals we are taking care of) we have been informed he is suppose to take our spouse with!  Score!  It was a great visit, much spiritual talk was had, much chit chat was had, much goodness was had!

Wow, stars and loves both!

Yesterday we dropped off a 'hit and run' flower and card for my Daddy :) and while on the way there we drove past an old friend's house from way back when my children were first born!  I haven't seen him in years and years and I looked up his name, found his number and gave him a call.  I hope he returns it so I can catch up.  Then to my surprise this morning when I opened my email I found that my best friend from high school, who I've been trying to find for years, was on FB and she had (I didn't know it was her for sure) answered my message (that I sent off weeks ago :) and it was her!!  She requested a 'friend' and so  now I just have to wait for her to answer my email so her and I can catch up.  I lost track of her shortly after high school (never let your partner take such control of your life that you lose touch with all that made you who you were - a lesson it took many years to recognize) and saw her for one brief evening at our 10 year reunion. I am SO excited to get the chance to catch up with HER!  Then as I was perusing her friends, to see if I could find another of our friends from school, I found him!!  He was the best artist I have ever known and I found out why I hadn't been able to find him, I was looking for someone here in Tacoma, he has moved far away.  But he immediately accepted my friend request, so now I am, hopefully, going to be able to catch up with him!  He was always so awesome, I am so blessed to have had such good friends back in the day, and I am just now realizing how fortunate I was. :D and how foolish I was to let them go :(

Cats and stuff...

Stuff:  After we finished our Scripture Study and ate some breakky, we went and did some service for some friends who are visiting AZ, they have a small menagerie and took care of the ducks, goats, big dog, small dogs.  Then after dropping me off while Hubby went out playing basketball at the Ward (and cleaning up the Ward with the High Priests) I got a fair amount done, oiled our dining room hard wood floor, went much quicker than I thought.  Drizzly morning so I went outside before it started raining in earnest (and boy did I call that one correctly :) and filled up our new yard waste bin, but that certainly wasn't as impressive as I was hoping... had a lot more waste just laying around in a pile than I thought... as soon as it's not raining and much dryer outside, out goes Hubby so he can cut up some of those trees laying around making our driveway and backyard look yucky.

Cats :) Mr. Man is such the cat, after I got all the above stuff done I decided it was some Me Time which often includes laying down with a good book... Well, Mr. Man decided Me Time meant Him Time and plopped his body down on my book, completely covering all but the last paragraph (which I was in the process of reading)!  Hard to ignore him or get upset, he has the cutest chiruppy purr when he wants loving!

Stars...

Well last night's enrichment could have gone better, but it also could have gone a LOT worse!  So this month's is over now to plan for July's!  I've got this one under control!  I am pretty sure I can do it.  I have some great ideas, already getting them implemented, now I just need to figure out how to present them on the 21st of July!  I've got a month and I can do this!!!  See what prayer does?!

Stars...

Relief Society, that group of women (which makes up the longest running, and largest, group of women in the world) of which I belong is amazing.  I am the leader of our local ward Enrichment meetings, which are held once a month.  I am in charge of organizing these meetings, and I know I am supposed to magnify my calling as such, but some days (ok, to be honest, MOST days) I find this quite difficult.  Insecurities coupled with busy (and to be honest, ofttimes alternating with lazy) bouts of time, I do not feel as if I am doing well.  I know (it just came to me!) I need to pray for more help, for more confidence, and that is something I am going to start doing right now.

Thanks to another Star, the Holy Ghost, who is a companion I thank Heavenly Father for often!

Number 2 - Cats...

We have two adorable cats who are our family, our children :)  Earlier our little dovelet went schizoid as she saw a glint off of Tim's button or something hit on the wall.  She jumped down like a jot of lightening and zipped across the room in her haste to catch that little beam of light.  Earlier this evening, our Mr. Man was doing his chirping purr as he sat in Tim's lap, trying to get all of our hands on him for lovings :)  They bring us so much joy!