I challenged the sisters in Relief Society to document how they gained their testimonies of tithing. I'd better do this myself.
Tithing was done from the time I earned my first dime. We did it at home. It was just done. However, when I moved away from home, I got to decide if I wanted to continue the practice. The thing that helped me decide was when I looked at everything that Heavenly Father has done for me. I am SO blessed. How could I NOT pay 1/10 back? Sometimes, I'll admit, I was tempted not to pay when I knew that month would be an especially tight one. But I can vouch that the promise of sufficient means has come true for me. Lots of times the checkbook didn't add up to the amounts that were spent. I know that paying tithing is a blessing with a promise. I know that I want to always pay my tithing.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Twenty-five simple pleasures
Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 7:33pm
1. Chills or tears at a beautiful testimony.
2. Craziness when the kids are all home.
3. Watching my children being grown ups.
4. Playing with my brilliant grandkids.
5. Holding Dennis after a big day, or anytime...
6. Sitting at the computer during down time.
7. Taking a salt shaker out to the tomato patch. Ummm.
8. Watching American Idol.
9. Fresh flowers.
10. A clean house.
11. The smell of line-dried sheets, fresh bread, bar-b-ques, a rain storm, spring lilacs, orange blossoms, plumeria trees, fresh cut grass, a baby... (can I do 25 smells that I love?)
12. A sister's phone call that lasts an hour.
13. Feeding the missionaries.
14. A gorgeous Basin sunset/sunrise.
15. Laying on hot sand, listening to gulls and waves and children laughing.
16. Feeling the sand wash out from under your feet as the ocean waves play tricks.
17. The G forces when an airplane takes off.
18. Truffles
19. McDonald's instead of having to cook.
20. Students who are pleasant and try.
21. Children who check in.
22. Dancing
23. Singing
24. A good book or podcast.
25. A song that touches my soul.
1. Chills or tears at a beautiful testimony.
2. Craziness when the kids are all home.
3. Watching my children being grown ups.
4. Playing with my brilliant grandkids.
5. Holding Dennis after a big day, or anytime...
6. Sitting at the computer during down time.
7. Taking a salt shaker out to the tomato patch. Ummm.
8. Watching American Idol.
9. Fresh flowers.
10. A clean house.
11. The smell of line-dried sheets, fresh bread, bar-b-ques, a rain storm, spring lilacs, orange blossoms, plumeria trees, fresh cut grass, a baby... (can I do 25 smells that I love?)
12. A sister's phone call that lasts an hour.
13. Feeding the missionaries.
14. A gorgeous Basin sunset/sunrise.
15. Laying on hot sand, listening to gulls and waves and children laughing.
16. Feeling the sand wash out from under your feet as the ocean waves play tricks.
17. The G forces when an airplane takes off.
18. Truffles
19. McDonald's instead of having to cook.
20. Students who are pleasant and try.
21. Children who check in.
22. Dancing
23. Singing
24. A good book or podcast.
25. A song that touches my soul.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Keeping a Journal
Shauna Ogden posted a clip that inspired her to keep a journal. It has inspired me. I love the way he writes, keeps articles and notes, all in the same binder. It's my answer to scrapbooking and journaling.
October 15, this year :) :)
Jacob and Becky are going to have a baby. I'm so excited for them. After ten years of marriage, I wasn't sure they'd get to have their own. I AM THRILLED!!!!! Their lives will be enhanced in ways they never imagined.
April 7, 2011 Janika Mithril Cochrane
And a new life begins. What a precious little tiny daughter of God we have been lent. It's a privilege to be her Grandma and to be in her presence.
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