Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Marriage ain't it Grand!

So I've been thinking what I was going to post next and it just so happens that in the last twenty-four hours I've given two different couples marital advise. Yeah, me. Scott and I don't have a perfect marriage by any means, but we do respect each other. By respecting each other I feel we've avoided so many fights and *"I wish I hadn'ts". I like to think that we are pretty good communicators as well, but I know there is plenty of room for improvement. When we were first married we took a class together on The Family Proclamation at BYU. It was a wonderful class and we learned so much on how to apply and understand the principles of the proclamation, so that we could have a successful marriage and family. One piece advise that we got there was that there is no way that we were not going to fight or disagree about something; because of that there would times that it would be time for bed, but the disagreement wouldn't be resolved. He told us that it was okay, but to never sleep in different places. We should always sleep in the same bed, and we have taken that advise to heart. Funny, how something so simple can make such a difference, but it does. To bad for me that I can't sleep when I'm upset. So it has happened many times where I wake Scott up in the middle of the night to tell him I'm sorry, just so I can sleep. I encourage you to read the the proclamation with your family and see how it can better your lives. I know it to be an inspired document from our loving Heavenly Father. I know if applied it change lives forever and bring joy to our families.

* "I wish I hadn'ts" something you did or said that you wish you didn't do.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Here we go!

I've wanted to start something like this for awhile, but just never had the courage to do it. This blog is to help me and others find joy. I find joy in simple things. My family, friends, being creative, good food, and my testimony of Jesus Christ. I wanted to discover new talents, refine the old ones, and enjoy just making it.