our world: December 2009

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

2010 sooner or later

The quote:

Sooner or later, you start taking yourself seriously.

You know when you need a break. You know when you need a rest.

You know what to get worked up about, and what to get rid of.

And you know when it's time to take care of yourself, for yourself.

To do something that makes you stronger, faster, more complete.

Because you know it's never too late to have a life.

And never too late to change one.

Just do it.

I found this Nike ad about 20 years ago. Back when I enjoyed running, skiing, biking, hiking, laughing, friends, family and dating.
Well, a lot has changed in my life in these past 20 years. For all the changes I am grateful for. Especially that dating is always with my favorite guy, Mr. 39. I am grateful that I have the strength and energy to be out of bed, out of the house, and down the street. I am grateful that through weakness I have found strength in the Lord. I am grateful that I get to be a mom again, involved with my family. Happy to be happy. And, content with the chaos of life. I'm glad that I found these words that continue to inspire me. Change is good, and a good look at what those changes have brought...even better. Just do it 2010.

Monday, December 07, 2009

Sargent Sayings 2009

We bring you a little Holiday Cheer with the things said in our house this year. Our Sargent Sayings holiday card is a family tradition; with their collected quotes from the past year.Warm up the cocoa, put on your reading glasses, and enjoy hours of holiday music hand picked for you. Ho, Ho, Ho, Hope you enjoy it!
"Where meek souls will receive him, still The dear Christ enters in." ~O Little Town of Bethlehem

Jacob's Sayings

When we were outlining our family Christmas gift exchange this year between siblings, we decided that the price of a gift should be anywhere between $5 and $10. Jacob said, "You have to spend at least $5 because anything under $5 isn't giving; it's garbage".

- It was hard, we ran out of cereal… well except for Kashi and that really is hamster food... and the last week we've had to eat for breakfast what my mom made.

-Jacob explaining to Carter what a birthmark is, "It's proof that you came here by birth, not by an alien or a stuffed animal coming to life." The boys started laughing at the thought of a stuffed animal, like Elmo coming alive.

-Scott got an old style shaving brush for Father's Day. Jacob picked it up and asked, "Is this old man hair. It feels like old man hair that they made into a shaving brush".

-Mom, I've finally figured out what I'm allergic too. I'm allergic to work, see when I'm playing outside I'm fine; but as soon as I come into the house to work, I start sneezing.

-Have you ever noticed that most of our movies are educational! -You have to get us the channel with SpongeBob Squarepants. First, because it's funny. Second…because we have no idea what everyone is talking about at school.

Carter's Sayings

-During his piano lesson, Carter said, "I've played this song so much that I sound like a professional!"

-After looking in the toy department, "Fisher Price! I am so over Fisher Price! I am much older than that now, I'm almost a grown man."

-This calculator is very smart. I just asked it what 2,943 X 135 is and it gave me an answer!!

-Carter was to tell Sperry that he was sorry. He said in a very low mumble something we couldn't hear. When I asked him to repeat the apology he said, "Mom, we are not into saying nice words".

-During our Phone call training, Carter answered the phone, "Hello, Carter's hot dog's what hot dog would you like to order."

-Right after Carter was baptized, you could see his big grin and he pumped his fist into the air. He was so excited he almost started swimming to the side of the baptismal font.

-Jacob, you have to invite me to your party because I'm your Bro!"

-"I am the most expensive kids in my class". I asked him what he meant by that, "I mean that I would pay over a million dollars for myself.

-Mom, I have a really big brain because one of my friends at school has xray glasses and that is what he saw.

Sperry's Sayings

-Mom, black widows are my favorite spiders. I just love them so much and this is now my favorite library book. I'm going to check it out every time to freak you out mom!

-Now we have 6 people in our family. Mom, Dad, Jacob, Carter, me and our little Fawna. Fawna now has a mom and dad with a big family! Oh, Fawna is my little cuttie pie baby angel.

-Family, today is the last day you will see me for a while. Tomorrow I am going to Paris France". When we asked her why she was going she said, "I'm not sure".

-Mom, I want to buy gum and a book with my money. Now I'm all out of my money and that's the saddest story I've ever heard.

-Carter asked Sperry to pick up the papers she "littered" on the ground. She replied, "It's not Earth Day Carter!!"

my Christmas poem

"Being only one star, what can you do When there are millions and millions and millions like you? 'I may be one, but I'm not all alone. Prophecies have declared my work written in stone. Many are waiting for what I am to give.
Looking for direction wherever they live. Everyone has something important to do, Your work may help one person; or even two.

Be a light to the world, no matter their view. Let love of the Lord reflect in you. And then it was time, our star couldn't stay. It's light announced the Savior, our first Christmas Day." ~ marci sargent, 2014 ~

"In our day the spirit of giving gifts plays a large role in commemorating the Christmas season. I wonder if we might profit by asking ourselves, What gifts would the Lord have me give to Him or to others at this precious season of the year?
~President Thomas S. Monson

"The world has enough women who are tough; we need women who are tender. There are enough women who are coarse; we need women who are kind. There are enough women who are rude; we need women who are refined. We have enough women of fame and fortune; we need more women of faith. We have enough greed; we need more goodness. We have enough vanity; we need more virtue. We have enough popularity; we need more purity". ~president Margaret D. Nadauld

"And we continue past the point we feel tired.
And we work past the point of our abilities.
And we remember who we are raising.
And within the warmth of hope,
we begin with the next day, to do again."

~marci sargent

"Heavenly Father is aware of our needs and will help us as we call upon Him for assistance. I believe that no concern of ours is too small or insignificant. The Lord is in the details of our lives. The future is as bright as your Faith." ~President Thomas S. Monson

"There are two important days in a woman’s life: The day she is born and the day she finds out why.” ~ Elaine Cannon

"The onslaught of wickedness against our children is more subtle and brazen than it has ever been. Building a strong family culture adds another layer of protection for our children, insulating them from worldly influences. God bless you goodly mothers and fathers in Zion. He has entrusted to your care His eternal children. As parents we partner, even join, with God in bringing to pass His work and glory among His children. It is our sacred duty to do our very best". ~ Elder L. Tom Perry

"My sweet young sisters, maintain an eternal perspective. Be alert to anything that would rob you of the blessings of eternity." ~President Thomas S. Monson

"I believe that among the greatest lessons we are to learn in this short sojourn upon the earth are lessons that help us distinguish between what is important and what is not. I plead with you not to let those most important things pass you by." ~President Thomas S. Monson

"Relief Society prepares women for the blessings of eternal life by awakening us spiritually to increase in faith and personal righteousness. Let us begin with ourselves. Let us begin where we are. Let us begin today. When we are spiritually awake, we will be better able to strengthen families and homes and help others." ~ Carole M Stephens

"Father in Heaven knew that you would face challenges and be required to make some decisions that would be beyond your own ability to decide correctly. In His plan of happiness, He included a provision for you to receive help with such challenges and decisions during your mortal life. That assistance will come to you through the Holy Ghost as spiritual guidance. It is a power, beyond your own capability, that a loving Heavenly Father wants you to use consistently for your peace and happiness." ~Elder Richard G. Scott

"Tonight, and tomorrow night, you might pray and ponder, asking the questions: Did God send a message that was just for me? Did I see His hand in my life or the lives of my children? I will do that. And then I will find a way to preserve that memory for the day that I, and those that I love, will need to remember how much God loves us and how much we need Him. I testify that He loves us and blesses us, more than most of us have yet recognized." President Henry B. Eyring

"our faith in God includes faith in God’s timing."
"We do not control what I call “the great transfer board in the sky.” The inconveniences that are sometimes associated with release from our labors here are necessary in order to accelerate the work there. Heavenly Father can’t do His work there, with 10 times more people than we have on this planet, without on occasion taking some of the very best sisters and brothers from among us. The conditions of termination here, painful though they are, are a part of the conditions of acceleration there. Thus we are back to faith in the timing of God, and to our need to be able to say “Thy timing be done,” even when we do not fully understand it. " ~Elder Neal A. Maxwell Click to see full talk from 2002

"I ask everyone within the sound of my voice to take heart, be filled with faith, and remember the Lord has said He “would fight [our] battles, [our] children’s battles, and [the battles of our] children’s children.” And what do we do to merit such a defense? We are to “search diligently, pray always, and be believing. Then all things shall work together for [our] good, if [we] walk uprightly and remember the covenant wherewith [we] have covenanted.” The latter days are not a time to fear and tremble. They are a time to be believing and remember our covenants."~ Elder Jeffery R. Holland, 2008

"Commune daily with your Heavenly Father who knows you best of all. He knows your talents, your strengths, and your weaknesses. You are here on the earth at this time to develop and refine these characteristics. I promise you He will help you. He is aware of your needs. He is aware of your unanswered prayers. ~Elder Marvin J. Ashton, May 1984

“To be a righteous woman during the winding-up scenes on this earth, before the Second Coming of our Savior, is an especially noble calling. The righteous woman’s strength and influence today can be tenfold what it might be in more tranquil times. She has been placed here to help to enrich, to protect, and to guard the home—which is society’s basic and most noble institution. Other institutions in society may falter and even fail, but the righteous woman can help to save the home, which may be the last and only sanctuary some mortals know in the midst of storm and strife” ~President Spencer W. Kimball

I testify that by the Spirit of Christ and by the Holy Ghost, you may walk confidently in whatever difficulties will come. Because you are so valuable, some of your trials may be severe. You need never be discouraged or afraid. The way through difficulties has always been prepared for you, and you will find it if you exercise faith.When you walk in the light, you will feel at that moment some of the warmth and the happiness that will finally be yours when you are welcomed home again with the hundreds and perhaps thousands of others whom you will bring with you, who have walked in the light because you did. ~President Eyring, April 2008

"The responsibility mothers have today has never required more vigilance. More than at any time in the history of the world, we need mothers who know. Children are being born into a world where they “wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places” (Ephesians 6:12).¹ However, mothers need not fear. When mothers know who they are and who God is and have made covenants with Him, they will have great power and influence for good on their children." ~president Julie B. Beck