8/30/10
8/25/10
The real meaning
I went to visit one of my best friends Beth today who just had a baby. He is absolutely adorable. I brought back all these feelings of right after I had Riley. All those pure love and innocent feelings you have when you have a baby.
After I had Riley I had never felt so close to the spirit before, or felt the spirit so strong in my life. She brings so much pure joy into my heart every second of every day. As I was driving home, she kept blabbing on and on, so I looked over at her and she just kept giving me these huge smiles. So I started singing to her a little bit cause I could tell she was tired, and her eyes kept getting heavier and heavier until she fell asleep. So since I was driving a single cab truck and she was sitting right next to me I was rubbing her soft cheeks as she layed there asleep and content. I had this just overwhelming feeling of so much love, and the pure love of Christ. So once i got home i pulled her out of the car seat and carried into her bed.
Ive been sitting here on the computer since she has been asleep and I stumbled across THIS post that just broke my heart, but made me feel that same feeling again.
After I cried for a while I just sat here thinking. And thinking about this mom who had lost her husband in a tragic accident. And how strong and happy she still looked. It made me feel so grateful to know that if anything happened to my family, I know that I am going to be with them again. And that they are in a happy place. That Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ know all things, and that I am never going to be handed something in life that I cannot bear. Because with their help and my faith I can endure anything. I am so grateful for the wonderful man that I am married to. He is such a strong person, who works hard and who is so loving to me and our daughter. I am so lucky to have my beautiful Riley, and for the way she can look at me and just melt my heart, and how just one happy face, or one beatiful sleeping girl can put my life back into perspective. I feel like I get so distracted by life and stress and money and cleaning and cooking, that sometimes I forget the real meaning of life. We are all here for a certain reason, to get a body, to live Christ like, and to share the gospel (and then all the things that fall in between) So that we can return to Christ one day! And I cannot wait for that day! To be with all of my family for the rest of eternity!
After I had Riley I had never felt so close to the spirit before, or felt the spirit so strong in my life. She brings so much pure joy into my heart every second of every day. As I was driving home, she kept blabbing on and on, so I looked over at her and she just kept giving me these huge smiles. So I started singing to her a little bit cause I could tell she was tired, and her eyes kept getting heavier and heavier until she fell asleep. So since I was driving a single cab truck and she was sitting right next to me I was rubbing her soft cheeks as she layed there asleep and content. I had this just overwhelming feeling of so much love, and the pure love of Christ. So once i got home i pulled her out of the car seat and carried into her bed.
Ive been sitting here on the computer since she has been asleep and I stumbled across THIS post that just broke my heart, but made me feel that same feeling again.
After I cried for a while I just sat here thinking. And thinking about this mom who had lost her husband in a tragic accident. And how strong and happy she still looked. It made me feel so grateful to know that if anything happened to my family, I know that I am going to be with them again. And that they are in a happy place. That Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ know all things, and that I am never going to be handed something in life that I cannot bear. Because with their help and my faith I can endure anything. I am so grateful for the wonderful man that I am married to. He is such a strong person, who works hard and who is so loving to me and our daughter. I am so lucky to have my beautiful Riley, and for the way she can look at me and just melt my heart, and how just one happy face, or one beatiful sleeping girl can put my life back into perspective. I feel like I get so distracted by life and stress and money and cleaning and cooking, that sometimes I forget the real meaning of life. We are all here for a certain reason, to get a body, to live Christ like, and to share the gospel (and then all the things that fall in between) So that we can return to Christ one day! And I cannot wait for that day! To be with all of my family for the rest of eternity!
8/19/10
I have to come clean
I have to come clean that I honestly do not like bloggging. Its so hard to find the time to sit down and write about whats going on in our lives, cause its pretty much the same old story everytime! So sorry family! I will honestly try harder to blog for those who are in different states so that they can see whats going on and how Riley is growing!
And once again, I have not taken a single picture in the last couple months so I have no evidence to prove of Riley's growth! But I will try and take some pictures! Maybe even today! But then again that probably means that by the time i post them it will be a couple months too late!
But lets see, Riley is starting to walk! She will now pretty much walk across the entire room without falling, I say give it another four days and she will be full on walking! Everyday its like she walks a million times better, I mean just like three days ago she could only take about three steps then stumble a litle, now she can take about 20 steps and then stumble! But most times she doesn't even stumble! Its kinda freaking me out. I mean I thought when she started crawling I was like Oh GREAT she is going to get into EVERYTHING! And she did! But now that she is walking Im realizing, there is more than everything! Haha i know that doesnt make sense, but seriously, there is not a thing in our house that she does not try to pull out of cupboards, off of tables, out of her diaper bag, you cant leave anything down or close to the edge of surfaces! And our apartment is CONSTANTLY messy! And im the type of person that cannot stand messes! Like i will deep clean our house a couple times a week! but now, im lucky if i just get the house straightened when Riley goes down for a nap! And then when she wakes up, after about five min it looks exactly how it looked when i started cleaning it! Messy!!! (and nate doesnt help either, but shhhhh don't tell him that!!!)
Nate starts school next week! He is so ready and excited to move on and get things going! He has been gaining residency here this whole year we have been here and he finally is a resident! Yay!!!! He also got a new job that he is enjoying so far and I am enjoying, because he comes home for lunch and gets off at a decent time, where we can all spend time together!
Well my sister just got into town, so I am very very excited to hang out with her and brock and their kids! I just wish Brock was done with school so they could come back to Arizona already! I miss them!
I promise I will try to take some pictures this week and post them! You might even see that riley is actually starting to grow hair!!! yay! i mean its probably only and inch long and very very very very thin, but at least its something:)
And once again, I have not taken a single picture in the last couple months so I have no evidence to prove of Riley's growth! But I will try and take some pictures! Maybe even today! But then again that probably means that by the time i post them it will be a couple months too late!
But lets see, Riley is starting to walk! She will now pretty much walk across the entire room without falling, I say give it another four days and she will be full on walking! Everyday its like she walks a million times better, I mean just like three days ago she could only take about three steps then stumble a litle, now she can take about 20 steps and then stumble! But most times she doesn't even stumble! Its kinda freaking me out. I mean I thought when she started crawling I was like Oh GREAT she is going to get into EVERYTHING! And she did! But now that she is walking Im realizing, there is more than everything! Haha i know that doesnt make sense, but seriously, there is not a thing in our house that she does not try to pull out of cupboards, off of tables, out of her diaper bag, you cant leave anything down or close to the edge of surfaces! And our apartment is CONSTANTLY messy! And im the type of person that cannot stand messes! Like i will deep clean our house a couple times a week! but now, im lucky if i just get the house straightened when Riley goes down for a nap! And then when she wakes up, after about five min it looks exactly how it looked when i started cleaning it! Messy!!! (and nate doesnt help either, but shhhhh don't tell him that!!!)
Nate starts school next week! He is so ready and excited to move on and get things going! He has been gaining residency here this whole year we have been here and he finally is a resident! Yay!!!! He also got a new job that he is enjoying so far and I am enjoying, because he comes home for lunch and gets off at a decent time, where we can all spend time together!
Well my sister just got into town, so I am very very excited to hang out with her and brock and their kids! I just wish Brock was done with school so they could come back to Arizona already! I miss them!
I promise I will try to take some pictures this week and post them! You might even see that riley is actually starting to grow hair!!! yay! i mean its probably only and inch long and very very very very thin, but at least its something:)
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