Friday, November 27, 2009
A decision...
I have decided to shut down my blog. There are a lot of reasons, but thank you to all who have read and supported me as I have written. I just wanted everyone to know so you wouldn't all be like what happened to her blog??? I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year, and a wonderful life! :)
Sunday, November 15, 2009
November Happenings
Just thought I would write about what we have been up to, plans for the next few weeks. Because, really, I am just bored at the moment. We ended up going to A Christmas Carol in 3D last night. I liked that it was a more accurate retelling of the story, but it was kind of boring at times. There were parts I liked, parts I didn't. But I have to say watching movies in 3D is a new experience. Its quite cool actually. I really wonder if one day we will be totally immersed in movies where we feel like we are there. Technology is amazing.
So coming up this week, we are going to be picking up Elder Robite from the airport on Thursday. It seems like he just left, its just crazy. But it will be nice to have him home. He's such a good guy.
Then that night, we decided since we were going to be in Salt Lake anyway, we would have a mini getaway to the Anniversary Inn. I can't wait, it should be fun. Its always nice to get away and be alone for awhile.
Then for Thanksgiving the next week we will be with Nate's family again, but in the morning we get to see New Moon, which I am SOOOO excited about! :) Plus we get to see it at my favorite theater!
The next day will be not so fun though, because Nate is going to try to pull like a 15 hour day because he gets double time and a half. Which hopefully will pay for a small Christmas for us. Then that week he will start his mon-fri shift! I am so glad he got that shift so he can start going to all of church with me. And just being on a somewhat normal schedule.
So that's what we have been up to. Nothing terribly exciting but our life rarely is, at least that's what I think when I see other people look at life. But it is ours and right now we are just trying to work through one thing at a time. But I am hoping and wishing and praying SO hard that we will be in our own place by next Christmas. But I guess we will just have to see how everything ends up. But I'm still hoping.
Hope you all are enjoying the holiday season which is swiftly approaching. :)
So coming up this week, we are going to be picking up Elder Robite from the airport on Thursday. It seems like he just left, its just crazy. But it will be nice to have him home. He's such a good guy.
Then that night, we decided since we were going to be in Salt Lake anyway, we would have a mini getaway to the Anniversary Inn. I can't wait, it should be fun. Its always nice to get away and be alone for awhile.
Then for Thanksgiving the next week we will be with Nate's family again, but in the morning we get to see New Moon, which I am SOOOO excited about! :) Plus we get to see it at my favorite theater!
The next day will be not so fun though, because Nate is going to try to pull like a 15 hour day because he gets double time and a half. Which hopefully will pay for a small Christmas for us. Then that week he will start his mon-fri shift! I am so glad he got that shift so he can start going to all of church with me. And just being on a somewhat normal schedule.
So that's what we have been up to. Nothing terribly exciting but our life rarely is, at least that's what I think when I see other people look at life. But it is ours and right now we are just trying to work through one thing at a time. But I am hoping and wishing and praying SO hard that we will be in our own place by next Christmas. But I guess we will just have to see how everything ends up. But I'm still hoping.
Hope you all are enjoying the holiday season which is swiftly approaching. :)
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
The Refiner's Fire...
"But who may abide the day of His coming? and who shall stand when He appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap. And He shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness." Malachi 3:2-3
Its so interesting that the past few weeks this exact subject has been weighting on my mind. Being sent through a purifying fire. I just stumbled upon this tonight, but I know that it is true. I also found this story after doing some searching on Google:
Its amazing to think of our God watching and waiting to see His image in us. It also tells us, that no trial will leave us until we have learned what HE intended for us to learn. And we also know it will always be something that brings us closer to Him. Until we turn our lives over to Him, and take advantage of the Savior's plea to let Him help us carry our burden's, the trial will not leave. What an amazing Father we have. That He would watch us every moment, making sure we were safe and watched over. But desiring so much to see us reflect Him, that He would put us in the fire, is such a selfless act when you really think about it. I cannot image a Father that does not cry, hurt, and sorrow with His children. But He knows what the outcome will be. He knows who we will become in the process if we but follow His commandments, and follow His instructions. Its just amazing. So amazing that I wonder how anyone could doubt a loving Father above. This stuff just can't be made up. It all just works out to perfectly for it all to be random. Thank you Heavenly Father, for being a "refiner's fire".
Its so interesting that the past few weeks this exact subject has been weighting on my mind. Being sent through a purifying fire. I just stumbled upon this tonight, but I know that it is true. I also found this story after doing some searching on Google:
There was a group of women in a Bible study on the book of Malachi. As they were studying chapter three, they came across verse three which says: "He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver." (Malachi 3:3) This verse puzzled the women and they wondered what this statement meant about the character and nature of God.
One of the women offered to find out about the process of refining silver and get back to the group at their next Bible study. That week this woman called up a silver smith and made an appointment to watch him at work. She didn't mention anything about the reason for her interest in silver beyond her curiosity about the process of refining silver. As she watched the silver smith, he held a piece of silver over the fire and let it heat up. He explained that in refining silver, one needed to hold the silver in the middle of the fire where the flames were hottest as to burn away all the impurities. The woman thought about God holding us in such a hot spot--then she thought again about the verse, that he sits as a refiner and purifier of silver.
She asked the silver smith if it was true that he had to sit there in front of the fire the whole time the silver was being refined. The man answered that yes, he not only had to sit there holding the silver, but he had to keep his eyes on the silver the entire time it was in the fire. If the silver was left even a moment too long in the flames, it would be destroyed. The woman was silent for a moment. Then she asked the silver smith, "How do you know when the silver is fully refined?"
He smiled at her and answered, "Oh, that's easy--when I see my image in it."
If today you are feeling the heat of the fire, remember that God has His eye on you.
--Author unknown
I know the scripture refers to the Savior, but since we know that God and Jesus's purposes are one, I always think of God being the instigator so to speak. Sometimes I wonder if I am wrong in this, so sorry if it should be worded differently to be scriptually correct. :)One of the women offered to find out about the process of refining silver and get back to the group at their next Bible study. That week this woman called up a silver smith and made an appointment to watch him at work. She didn't mention anything about the reason for her interest in silver beyond her curiosity about the process of refining silver. As she watched the silver smith, he held a piece of silver over the fire and let it heat up. He explained that in refining silver, one needed to hold the silver in the middle of the fire where the flames were hottest as to burn away all the impurities. The woman thought about God holding us in such a hot spot--then she thought again about the verse, that he sits as a refiner and purifier of silver.
She asked the silver smith if it was true that he had to sit there in front of the fire the whole time the silver was being refined. The man answered that yes, he not only had to sit there holding the silver, but he had to keep his eyes on the silver the entire time it was in the fire. If the silver was left even a moment too long in the flames, it would be destroyed. The woman was silent for a moment. Then she asked the silver smith, "How do you know when the silver is fully refined?"
He smiled at her and answered, "Oh, that's easy--when I see my image in it."
If today you are feeling the heat of the fire, remember that God has His eye on you.
--Author unknown
Its amazing to think of our God watching and waiting to see His image in us. It also tells us, that no trial will leave us until we have learned what HE intended for us to learn. And we also know it will always be something that brings us closer to Him. Until we turn our lives over to Him, and take advantage of the Savior's plea to let Him help us carry our burden's, the trial will not leave. What an amazing Father we have. That He would watch us every moment, making sure we were safe and watched over. But desiring so much to see us reflect Him, that He would put us in the fire, is such a selfless act when you really think about it. I cannot image a Father that does not cry, hurt, and sorrow with His children. But He knows what the outcome will be. He knows who we will become in the process if we but follow His commandments, and follow His instructions. Its just amazing. So amazing that I wonder how anyone could doubt a loving Father above. This stuff just can't be made up. It all just works out to perfectly for it all to be random. Thank you Heavenly Father, for being a "refiner's fire".
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