As I was getting ready for our Activity Days Mother/Daughter night, I came across this quote and loved it. I'm posting it here so that I can hopefully remember it.
President Spencer W. Kimball said, “Let us remember, too, that greatness is not always a matter of the scale of one’s life, but of the quality of one’s life. True greatness is not always tied to the scope of our tasks, but to the quality of how we carry out our tasks whatever they are. In that attitude, let us give our time, ourselves, and our talents to the things that really matter now, things which will still matter a thousand years from now.”
And this:
“‘How carefully [our parents] nurtured our tender feelings about ourselves! When the early years of striving to master musical instruments brought discouragement and possible failure into view, we were reinforced regularly by the positive, firm assurance that our Daddy and Mother thought we made the most beautiful music this side of heaven. When those awkward adolescent years were upon us, with their insecurities and daily threats to self-esteem, we were constantly reminded that Mother and Daddy loved us and that they were convinced that we were the loveliest, most charming young women they had ever seen. Wise parents that they were, they must have known that if they placed those images before us, we would strive to be what they wanted us to be, and what they knew we could become’”- Helen Lee Goates, daughter of President and Sister Harold B. Lee
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
A few things to consider about owning a dog
In case any of you are considering getting a dog, I feel it my duty to warn you:
It will be YOU who has to clean up poop, puke, and any other mess in the house from the dog.
It will be YOU who has to pick dog hair off all your clothes, dishes, couches.
It will be YOU vacuuming 5 times a week to get rid of said dog hair.
It will be YOU who gets woken up from a nap because your dog is barking at the birds outside. Or the neighbor kids. Or the wind. Or nothing at all.
It will be YOU who can't get flowers to grow outside because your dog digs them up.
It will be YOU chasing your dog all over the neighborhood.
It will be YOU who drives an hour each time you go out of town so that your dog can have a babysitter.
It will be YOU who forsakes getting your own hair cut so that instead you can spend the money on a bark collar, dog food, or grooming.
It will be YOU cleaning up muddy paw prints off the kitchen floor, scratch marks off your walls, and doggy nose wipes off your car windows.
It will be YOU who exhausts herself cleaning the carpets on Tuesday only to come down Wednesday and see that the dog has, yet again, pooped inside.
It will be YOU who threatens to give the dog away, only to watch your children collapse in crying. Why, Mommy, why, would you give away the dog?
It will be YOU who has to clean up poop, puke, and any other mess in the house from the dog.
It will be YOU who has to pick dog hair off all your clothes, dishes, couches.
It will be YOU vacuuming 5 times a week to get rid of said dog hair.
It will be YOU who gets woken up from a nap because your dog is barking at the birds outside. Or the neighbor kids. Or the wind. Or nothing at all.
It will be YOU who can't get flowers to grow outside because your dog digs them up.
It will be YOU chasing your dog all over the neighborhood.
It will be YOU who drives an hour each time you go out of town so that your dog can have a babysitter.
It will be YOU who forsakes getting your own hair cut so that instead you can spend the money on a bark collar, dog food, or grooming.
It will be YOU cleaning up muddy paw prints off the kitchen floor, scratch marks off your walls, and doggy nose wipes off your car windows.
It will be YOU who exhausts herself cleaning the carpets on Tuesday only to come down Wednesday and see that the dog has, yet again, pooped inside.
It will be YOU who threatens to give the dog away, only to watch your children collapse in crying. Why, Mommy, why, would you give away the dog?
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