My Favorite Scripture Right Now

"Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."

-John 14:27

Dislocation.

My husband got a new job (finally!), and we've moved to the other side of the state. We've been here for two weeks. In some ways, this move has been fantastic. In other ways, it's been such a struggle for me.

So I thought that blogging about it might help.

We had a six-hour drive, so I over-prepared. Better to have more than The Boy could ever finish than to run out of activities halfway there.

We drove over mountains.

We landed here. My earmuffs have come in handy.

We found this cozy little used bookstore. I'm in love with it.
(This photo is staged. But he was doing the same thing a few minutes before.)

And then...The Boy slipped on some slush and broke his leg. I told him to smile for this photo. The fact that he didn't says a lot about how he felt that day.

But don't worry. We've had such an outpouring of support from family and friends. The Boy cruises around the apartment on his crutches like a pro. And everywhere (I mean everywhere) we take him, people are friendly and ask him what happened.

That's enough for now, I think. I'll post photos of Christmas later (or not--we all know how I am about these blog promises). And if I can find the words, I'll write about the thoughts that have accompanied the events of the last two weeks (or not--we all know that I hate to talk about my mental health).

Umm...let's just say that I'll post again eventually. That's a promise I can stick to.

More Courageous

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"Every reversal can be turned to our benefit and blessing and can make us stronger, more courageous, more godlike." 

-President Ezra Taft Benson

Happy Friday!

Are these not the cutest little printable ghosties you've ever seen?

I'm willing to bet that they are. Visit Ginger & George for the printable.

[image via Ginger & George]

Happy Friday!

We Choose

[photo by c_ambler via Compfight]

"Good experience, bad experience, happy experience, painful experience--it's all for our good, and we can accept it, deal with it, come to terms with it, and learn from it because it is part of why we came here. No experience is so painful that the Savior has not been there before us. We cannot have an experience that will destroy us unless we choose to let it."

-Chieko Okazaki

Happy Friday!

I've probably shared this before, too, but it's worth another post. It is THE best Halloween costume idea I've ever seen.

[image by Auburn Soul Photography]

Happy Friday!

Much Brighter

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"The future will be essentially the same as the past, only much brighter and greatly enlarged."

-President Gordon B. Hinckley, "Look to the Future"