January 1, 2017
Happy New Year!! 2016
was very good to our family. We finished
the year off in a fun way last night.
Wynn, Tyler, Kayla and their families all came over for a New Year’s Eve
party. The weather was very nice and the
kids were able to play in the backyard without jackets. They lit sparklers and after a light, warm
rain we built a fire in our fire pit and they roasted marshmallows and made
s’mores. The adults kept busy visiting
in the family room. Wynn and Tyler’s
families had to leave before midnight came around, but since Kayla and her
family stayed overnight with us we all (except Tilly who asked to go to bed
around 9:30) stayed up until midnight to watch the recorded footage of the ball
drop in Times square. I hurried next to
Chad during the last few seconds of 2016 so we could give each other a kiss as
the New Year rolled around. It is such a
blessing to have a sweetheart. Chad is
such a good man and I’m so glad to be his wife.
It has been interesting going through the Christmas season
while being on a strict diet. I have learned
to celebrate without food. To find joy in being with loved ones and feeling the
spirit of the Christmas season. Most of the time it hasn’t been too hard, but
there have been a couple of times when I have wanted to try some of the yummy
desserts or foods I’m not allowed to eat on this phase of my diet. A scripture has come to mind as I’m learning
to eat better and reset my metabolism.
It is the first part of verse 51 in 2 Nephi 9. “Wherefore,
do not spend money for that which is of no worth, nor your labor for that which
cannot satisfy ….” The things that I
am eating now are very basic, and they satisfy the needs of my body. When I eat treats such as chocolates or
desserts like cookies or cinnamon rolls one is never enough. I always want more and more until I eat so
much that I feel sick and ashamed of myself.
The foods I eat now do not leave me craving more junk food. The only problem is my mind remembers how
good that junk food tastes. I’m learning
to like healthier foods though. I have
lost 18 pounds now. I am noticing
positive changes in my body and I feel better about myself.
Today part of our opening hymn in sacrament meeting
caught my attention. “Come, let us anew our journey pursue, Roll
round with the year, And never stand still till the Master appear. His adorable will let us gladly fulfill, And
our talents improve By the patience of hope and the labor of love, By the
patience of hope and the labor of love.”
I haven’t yet decided what goals I am going to set for myself this year,
but the line “And our talents improve by the patience of hope and the labor of
love”, has me thinking about what talents I need to improve. I know that as I fulfill my role as a wife
and mother and as I fulfill my church calling by laboring with love my talents
will improve. I’m sure I can also find
other specific find ways to improve my talents though.
My quote for today is from
Jesus the Christ. To preface, Elder
Talmage was explaining how the Pharisees foolishly tried to pick which
commandments were most important. They also tried to trap Jesus by asking which
of the commandments is the greatest of all. "None of them [pharisees] had realized the great
principle, that the wilful violation of one commandment is the transgression of
all (James 2:10), because the object of the entire Law is the spirit of obedience
to God" (Talmage, Jesus the Christ, pg. 524). It is
important to be obedient to all commandments, not just the ones we think are
more important than others.
Love,
Mindy
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