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My Destination Travel Book has been featured and I'm the guest designer on the Making Memories Blog! Woo Hoo! Kinda Exciting!
Go to the link above to check it out!
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Happy Mother's Day!!!

I go by many titles and names...
Terina
daughter
granddaughter
wife


but Mom
is the one I hold
most dear!
Happy Mother's Day
To my most awesome Mom!!! Who I don't get to see very often...but love so much!
To my grammy who has been my second mom my whole life!
And thanks to my husband who treats me like the queen of the house that I am and loves me deeply...
and to my children...thank you for being my kids! You are all amazing young men! You all make me a better person!

Happy Mother's Day Everyone...
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New Year's Resolution

Ok...
So you know how resolustions normally go...
Just as soon as you make one...
You break it!
But we as a family made sort of a resolution that I'm excited about starting...
It's a list...
I love lists!
They keep me organized...
Looking around my office and home...
You will see all sorts of lists...
Grocery, To Do, etc...
But the list that our family is going to start...
Is a fix it and finish list!
We get so busy in our daily life that alot of projects and even just mundane items get put to the side...
But with 4 boys - who are old enough to help out...
We decided that the fix it and finish list would take care of a few things...
One - things would more likely get fixed or finished around here...
Two - the boys would learn how to do some things hands on...
Three - the boys would be more responsible for things...
Four - spending time together (which I think is more important than everything else)!
It's not that we don't spend time together...
But we're always doing sports, scouts or church...
This is together, at home, family time...
And Hopefully...things may get done around the house!
First on the list:
Clean out the loft!
My new philosophy is...
If it hasn't been used in 6 months...
Then we really don't need it!
It'll be an early Spring cleaning...
So I'll let you know how this resolution turns out...
I am Hopeful that it will stick...
Have a very Happy New Year!
I wish nothing but love and happiness for you in 2009!

The Infinite Power of Hope

Today at church we had a talk about Hope...
I didn't realize that Hope was a commandment - did you?
It says in the scriptures that we are supposed to always have Hope.
Faith, Hope and Charity...the greatest of these is Charity...
but without the other two, Charity would not be supported.
These three are like the legs on a three legged stool...
If one leg were missing, we would fall if we sat upon the stool.
By practicing our Faith, we strengthen Hope...
When we have Hope, we are more Charitible...
By giving and doing Charitible things, we show Faith.
There is a great talk that we discussed by Deiter Uchtdorf that discusses this very topic, titled The Infinite Power of Hope
So my challenge this week is to find someone who is in need and help them...
No matter what our position is in this life...
We can offer help to others...
To bolster their Faith...
To give them Hope...
To be more Charitible...

I truly Hope you will have a great day!
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terina

Been Kinda Out of It Lately!!!

Where has my month gone????
I can't believe that it's 3 days before Thanksgiving!!!!
I have been soooo busy lately...
I haven't had time to slow down to even update my blog!
This last week was super crazy...
I got a new job at church -
I do an activity day with the little girls (ages 10 & 11) every other week!
It's so super fun!
I love that age...
Just old enough to like you...
And not too old to think you're lame!
So last week we did the little scripture tote/purse (I posted a picture of mine a few months back)
I can't do little crafts/projects!
Go big or go home!
But the little girls just loved it...
A bunch of them had them at church on Sunday!
I've been working on class samples to put over at JoAnn's...
Some really cute stuff!
Then today...
I was baking my head off!
Corn bread...
Banana bread...
Brownies...
Oatmeal cookies...
And I'm not done...
There will be close to 30 people here for dinner on Thursday!
OMGosh!
What was I thinking?!?!?!
But I'm so excited...
Not sure if you remember last year...
I was in a super low funk around the holidays not wanting to even decorate for Christmas...
Well I'm glad to say...
No funk this year...
Christmas tree - still in the box - but box is in the livingroom ready to be put up!
Decor boxes have also been pulled from the shelves ready to be brought in the house...
I will post pictures when I have them...
Also, trying to work on new sketch samples...
I need people to email me what they've done with the previous sketch!
I want to show off your work as well!
Anyway...hope everyone has a fabulous Thanksgiving!
Be grateful for the things you have...
Be grateful for the people who love you...
Be grateful for the opportunity to live in this wonderful country...
Be grateful to the Saviour who died so that you might live!
I'm grateful for all of you...my wonderful readers!
Happy Thanksgiving!
God Bless you all!

xoxo,
terina