Happy New Year!

Hello Everyone,

 

Just thought I would write a quick note about Making our New Years Resolutions. Its that time again! Its a time to look back at all our accomplishments over  the last Year. Its a time to ponder, reflect and rethink the past years doings! Is is a time to take stock of our lives and do some inventory. I say out with the bad and in with the good! Lets not focus on all the couda-shouda-wouda's, but rather lets just focus on what we have done good for this last year! Give your self a pat on the back for all your milestones you made and efforts you put in this year to maybe change some things, or service your did. or just plane good deeds!

Now that you feel great about all the good things you have done over the past year its time to get started for the new year. First we must have the Desire to do great things in this year of 2012! Desire is better than what we want. What we desire comes from the heart and is in harmony with our spirit! We should pour out our heart to Heavenly Father about our desires. Let them be known! We need to follow the spirit and listen to the voice of the holy spirit.We should Have a desire to serve the lord this year and help all mankind. We need to love ourselves and what we do. We need to be kind and patient with our selves. We need to put off the natural man. Lets develop qualities this year to become like God. 

 

This new year lets become selfless, love all of Heavenly fathers children, and treat everyone well! Lets be more charitable and kind and then we will become humble, patient, Christ-like, meek. submissive, and forgiving to name just  a few food qualities. So lets be diligent and seek him. Lets have the true desire in our hearts to do these things. These are the kind of New year resolutions we should be making. Lets rid ourselves of all our sins and bad thoughts. Lets pray more and have faith. Then we will receive what we truly desire! So out with the bad and in with the good!  Its onward and upward!! Lets all make it a wonder, awesome, and fabulous New Year of 2012!!!!....SO GO GET EM!!!!!...Beverly

Merry Christmas

CHRISTMAS THROUGH THE YEAR

                                                   A  little bit of Christmas lives.
                                                   Within the heart each day,
                                                   When you do a kindly dead,
                                                    Give a word of cheer away.
                                                    Why should we save our kindnesses
                                                     For just one special time---
                                                     The world needs love and caring
                                                     When Christmas bells don't chime!

                                                      Reach out a hand to help someone:
                                                      Cheer some heart today.
                                                      The gifts that mean the most
                                                      Aren't those for which we pay.

                                                      Those tinseled scenes have faded
                                                      That mark the yuletide cheer,
                                                      Christmas living in the heart
                                                      Grows brighter through the year!

                                                                                         Kay Hoffman  

Well I just want to wish everyone a very " Merry Christmas" and a very " Happy new Year 2012" Yea!!! Celebrate big!!!!......................See you next year! Beverly   

I Really Have a Wonderful Life

I watched a great movie on TV the other night. It was that good old favorite Holiday classic that most of you watch every year, it's called "A Wonderful Life." It is really a good Christmas movie! I really got into it this year. As I sat and watched it I realized I really do have a wonderful Life. 

 

I could relate to George Bailey as he went through all his trials and started hating his miserable life and his job at the old broken down Building and Loan Company. What really started out all his problems was his attitude. He had a bad attitude when he was dating Mary, his childhood friend.  She had liked him all through school. She had to coax him to be nice to her and to date her. His brother later went on to be a war Hero. George did not get to pursue his dreams because his dad died early on and he had to take over the bank and protect his assets and the people of the town from that mean old Mr. Potter. He nearly drowned as a kid and couldn't hear out of one of his ears. Also his friend Sam Wayne-wright was  a great success in the plastic Industry and so George was a quiet jealous of him. So everything was going wrong in his  life. Things just just kept getting worse and worse. His wife Mary was so kind and loving through all this. Finally when the money from the bank gets misplaced or taken and is gone he has had it! He now wants to jump off a bridge and end his life!

 

How may of us have felt this way at one time or another? Most of us can relate to this story. I know I can. Every Christmas Season gets really hard for me . Its a busy time of year that can make or break us. Well luckily George has an angel that comes from Heaven and saves his life. He helps George see that he really had  a wonderful life after all. It took George almost loosing his life ad never being born to realize just how good he had it! He truly had a great wife and family that loved him. He may have not been rich monetarily but he was rich in his blessings.

 

Well the same goes for me and probably most of us. This great movie helped me realize I have a wonderful life! I am trying to be the most up beat I have ever been through the Holidays! I am trying to be the most giving I have ever been and I am trying to live do all the commandments better than I ever have. I am trying to truly have a Christ centered life! This is where I will find my salvation and my happiness. Going to the temple helps me tremendously. It protects me from the out side evils of the world. The most important thing we can ever do is to remember and love our Savior Jesus Christ. Especially this time of the year. What gifts can we truly give him this Christmas?  We need to invite his spirit into our homes and be as loving, kind,  forgiving, and tolerant as he was. He is truly our King of Kings.

      
So at the end of the movie "Its a wonderful Life" George Bailey is given his  Life back. He doesn't care if he goes to jail as long as he can have his family  and his life everything else is secondary! So he gets his second chance. All his friends, neighbors, and customers came to his aide and rounded up all the money he was missing and gave it to him so he would not go to jail for something he did not do. Isn't this a great story with a great powerful message that really teaches us whats important in this life! 

Well I wish you all a very "Merry Christmas" and a joyous Happy Holiday Season!..........Beverly

Listening to the Spirit Gets us Around Big Stumbling Blocks

Hello everyone and I hope you are enjoying your beautiful Fall Season and giving thanks for all the wonderful things we have and enjoy in this world of ours. The article before last I wrote about a Red Hot week and how I had several little warnings that I did not heed to because I was being a bull head. I learned that I need to slow down and listen to the still small voice. The promptings come as a way to lead and guide us in and protect us in this life. Stumbling blocks are put in our way sometimes to teach us various lessons and prepare us for whats to come. But we need to use building blocks  in our lives to help pave the way to a happy future. We can not pick and choose some of our trials but we can choose how we are going to get around them, survive, and be happy!

 

 My oldest daughter went with me yesterday to a nice neighborhood Turkey Dinner. She lives out in Eagle mountain and it costs a lot of gas money to go to and from there to Sandy. They have made several trips this week. Her husband said she could come and bring all their kids if I would give them a ride back home. He was going to play Hockey at the oval and wanted to bring the smaller car to conserve on gas. He had already made one trip in and had to come back. So I agreed  and said I would help drive them home. Later that afternoon I was standing in the kitchen and received a confirmation or prompting from the still small voice that I would not have to drive the kids home, that Todd would bring the van and drive them home. Later as the turkey dinner was getting over I told my daughter well I better drive you guys home. She replied back: "Todd is coming with the van so you won't need to drive us back to eagle mountain." I said to her why did he change his mind. She said he had received a prompting that he needed to drive them home in the van. Can you believe it we both had the same prompting around the same time!!!!Boy was I happy I did not have to drive them home in the dark!

I want to wish everyone a very " happy Thanksgiving Holiday and season" I hope we can all be in tune in our lives, listen, and make the right decisions.  I leave you with a Holiday poem to enjoy!

    

     _Thanksgiving_

      

        Faith made visible

        In daily living:

        The perfect gift

        Of a grateful heart 

         Florine H, Robinson

A Bountiful Harvest

Hello everyone its that time again. So check it out.....this is my favorite time of year! I like  the Holidays especially Halloween and Thanksgiving! And I have plenty to be thankful for. Its is harvest time and the leaves are changing and turning vibrant bright fall colors. The days are that warm Indian summer weather. The nights are cool, crisp, and have a slight chill in the air. It is football season. It is the best time of year for baking and showing off our baking talents by cooking those fabulous Fall deserts such as apple pie, pumpkin bars,pumpkin cookies, pumpkin pies, banana bread, zuchini  bread and many other tasty treats. Also think of all the fun ways to cook all the different squashes and Fall vegetables. 

 

We harvest our gardens and many salsa's, pie fillings, jams, jellies, salads,chili sauce,relishes,you name it. We are having a fun cooking class in the neighborhood. A chef from chili's restaurant will be teaching the class. He will be making a variety of Fall dishes. He will be making an easy gravy that is to die for. He will be showing us all bout carving meat and doing stuff with the leftovers. He will make a great squash soup. I'm very excited to attend the class.

   

I am so grateful and thankful for my wonderful family. My grand kids keep me very busy.  I am most thankful for my wonderful life  and my bounty of blessings. I have a book and I wrote down all the things in there I am grateful for in my life and I read it over and over again each day. It has a lot of self helps and ideas in there to improve on myself. It really helps me a lot to be happy and keeps me on the right track in life! Many of you might want to make a grateful book and incorporate your own ideas in it. Its a great tool for this time of year and will remind you of all the things you have to be thankful and grateful for!  So let us all harvest our bounty of blessings this Holiday Season.......Beverly

Red Hot Week Continued

Hello everyone....now getting back to that strange last week I had... Yes it was an extremely hard week. In fact, it was one of the strangest weeks I have ever had and it has spilled over into this week... But what I had learned from all those trials and $600 or more later is that I was lucky my car died in Big O's parking lot because they we right there to help me jump start the car and take care of me. The man upstairs was definitely taking care of me. I could have been stranded just anywhere and been in real trouble! So that was a great blessing. Then I was warned not to go get the cell phone - the man upstairs  knew I did not loose it. It was in my purse all the time. But I did not know that, so I was trying to get off work and go get it.

The last customer I talked to on the phone that day took 45 minutes - I could not believe it. I could not get off the phone. Then I could not not get out of the parking lost due to all the construction. Everywhere I went it was a dead end. I finally had to go around the entire building to get out. By now I did not have time to get down to the cricket store. I went anyway and then I accidentally turned down the wrong street not to mention it was under construction. I could not believe it! What ever was going on I did not care I was going to beat it and get that darn cell phone if it killed me. I finally made it to the cricket store and they were closed. Now if you are paying attention you have probably figured out by now someone is trying to warn me or tell me something and that is why all the roadblocks were put in my way! I pounded on the door and the man came over and opened the door and said they were closed. I frantically pleaded with him to please let me in I needed a cell phone and I had had a hard time getting there etc etc.. So he thought it over and let me in. So after a few minutes of looking at all the cell phones I purchased one. Right after I paid the man, I pulled the old cell phone out of my purse. What a hard lesson to have to learn.The lesson is, I was being warned I hadn't lost my cell phone. But I did not heed the waning or listen to the still small voice. I kind of figured I should have waited but instead of listening I just pushed my way and forced my way (to do or die) to get the cell phone!! 

Next time I hope I realize to slow down and listen. Pay attention to what is going on and realize there is always tomorrow. If I would have done that I would not have bought that 2nd cell phone.....So stay tuned and we will discuss why the Lord chastens those that he loves......Beverly

Keeping My Cool in a Red Hot Week

Last week was particularity a very tough week! I had just come back from a nice trip from Puerto Vallarta Mexico. I had such a wonderful time. I went to get my car inspected and found out I needed a new emergency brake. So I took the car to get it fixed and they told me I also needed to replace the rear seals. They were in bad shape and leaking. So instead of the car costing me $150.00 it was now going to cost me $400.00. The car was taking longer to fix than anticipated. I tried to call my boss directly but had left her phone extension at home. So I called the work phone number in my phone no one would answer or even call me back. I walked an hour down Draper hill on 12300 South to work.

Then in the blazing, scorching, hot sun, after work, I walked back up the hill to get my car. Again it took another hour. I just barely made it there. They were closing. I get in my car to leave and it won't start! So luckily they come out of Big O's and give me a jump start! I go over to Auto Zone to get a battery and it cost me a $114.00. I then went to use my cell phone and it was missing.

The next day I go into work and I can't get through the door because my security badge was missing. So the lost badge was going to cost me $25.00 out of my pay check. After work I went to buy a new cell phone to the tune of $70.00. Right after I pay Cricket for a new cell pone I find the old one in my purse. I had previously searched that purse 300 times! By now I knew something was going on and I was definitely being tried and tested. I decided to do something different for once in my life. I decided I was not going to get the slightest upset or mad or even irritated. I decided I was going to roll with the punches and and be grateful and try to learn what ever it was I was suppose to learn. I decided to go with the grain in stead of against the grain if you will. I decided to swim downstream instead of upstream! I like using those analogies or metaphors.

I told Heavenly father every day all day I was grateful for my wonderful life. I started thinking about and writing down all my blessings. I suddenly realized just how good I have it compared to a lot of people. This helped make a hard crazy week a lot better and much more enjoyable and I was much more able to cope with everything that was going on. I was able to keep my cool in this red-hot week of problems! Wait till you find out what I had learned and what my blessings were through all of this. Stay tuned for next weeks addition of this message! 

Til' then..Beverly

Excuse Me....

Well a very strange thing happened too other day. I was at the Library picking up my movies that were on hold. There was a book on hold instead. I never ever order books only movies! I could not figure out why I had this book there.The Librarian said it was no mistake. I looked at the book and it was titled- Excuse Me, Your Soul Mate Is Waiting. I was flabbergasted and perplexed and was thinking, "What is going on here?" This is the very subject I was dealing with in my life.....Hello!! There was no mistake I was holding this book and the very thought of it sent shivers up my spine. I mean we all know I have been wanting to meet and find my soul mate. I quickly thought do I have Alzheimers? Did I forget I ordered this book? No, I could not have forgot because I never order books and I would have discussed it with the Librarian and we would  have ordered it in together which we didn't. I remember thinking a while back I would like to maybe get or read a book on this subject but that was it.

I opened the book and started reading it. It stated in there that if you have this book in your possession you attracted it to you. Can you believe it! Some of the things this book is telling me to do I started doing a few days ago. What a coincidence or is it? It talks about the law of attraction and how you can co-create anything that you want into your life. The steps are 1. Identify what you don't want. 2. Then identify what you do want. 3. Get into the "feeling place" of what you want. 4. Expect, listen, and allow it to happen.

 

The author of this book decided a while back she wanted to write a dating book. She thought there are so many single people looking for love in their lives. She knew they were making a lot of mistakes in the dating arena.  As a professional matchmaker, she realized she had a lot to say that could help people. She felt passionate and excited to share that knowledge with others. Still, she worried that there were too many dating books saturating the market. But instead of letting that fear stop and worry her, she affirmed that she had her own style, experience, and humor to offer. Feeling confident on this, she went ahead and wrote the book. Of course, getting a book published isn't always easy. At the same time her agent was shopping around for a publisher, the book He's Just Not That Into You came out. Everyone was talking about and buying that book making it difficult to get a publisher interested her book. In the mean-time, a co-worker gave her a copy of Excuse Me, Your Life Is Waiting as a gift. She read the book and it loved it. It became her bible. She even practiced the techniques. She started every morning by affirming and feeling that she was already a professional writer and her writing was in demand. She visualized her book already in the stores! then she let if go. She used the Law of Attraction techniques, believed her book would get published, and kept writing.

 

Soon thereafter, She went to a women's conference hosted by a writer friend, and her publisher got up to speak. One of the books happened to be Excuse Me Your Life Is Waiting. She was blown away. Afterward, she approached him and told him with enthusiasm how much she loved that book and how it had become her "bible". He said they were doing a new series of Excuse Me Books, and she might be the perfect person to write one on relationships. Magic! The Law of Attraction worked! There was no doubt in her mind that she felt and created this opportunity in her life.

 

What a great learning lesson! This book on meeting your soul mate is going to become my bible. There is a lot to be said about the Law of Attraction. When we want to succeed with a certain project in our life we need to just be that confident and know that it is going to happen. We need to see and it and visualize it! We can not have the slightest doubt in the back of our mind that we are not worthy and it should happen for us. So let us all work on the Law of Attraction in our lives. I am going to be doing this to meet my soul mate!        Beverly

Being Prepared is Golden

Lately I have seen a lot of movies that have the word "Yukon" somewhere in the title. They are mostly John Wayne movies and other old western movies. So I decided to Look up and read about the Yukon Territory. The Yukon Territory is located in Western Canada which borders Alaska. It is the westernmost and smallest of the 3 western federal territories in Canada. It is where the "Gold Rush" was in 1897-1899.The Gold Rush lasted barely 2 years. It was very short lived. It was known as the Klondike Gold Rush and the Alaskan Gold Rush. Some people called it the Alaskan Gold Rush because It was owned by the Alaskan Peninsula and some of the gold miners docked in the Alaskan ports.It was one of the last great gold rushes. Most people spent more on personal expenses and getting there than what they earned mining the gold.

The California gold rush was started back in the year 1949. It was another great gold rush. People were crazy back then with gold fever. They would do just about anything to get there hands on some gold! The Yukon territory was named after the Yukon River that runs through it. There are several glacier fed lakes that empty into the Yukon river. Besides mining gold they also mind silver, zinc, copper, and other precious metals there in the Yukon. Precious metals are wonderful to have but I believe there is going to come a day when we will barter with food and water and other import commodities. There were several movies and books written about the Yukon Gold Rush. "The Call of The Wild" written By Jack London was one of them. The winters last very long there with sub artic and artic weather there. The summers are short but the days have long hours of sunshine so a lot of plants, vegetables, and fruit grow there. Its very interesting to learn and read about the famous Yukon Gold Rush and other gold rushes as well.

I only hope in these latter days when things get rough we don't get crazy with "Food  Fever" like they did with gold fever. I hope we can all be a prepared people and come together with love, patience and unity.

It is important to have our 2 year food and water supply. We should also be storing medical supplies and devices to provide heat and light etc. etc. It has been said "If we are prepared we shall not have to fear!" So as I go to sleep tonight and ponder these things I will have a restful sleep and not be fearful because I am pretty well prepared as I hope you all are too! 'Til next time......Beverly

All American

I am in a Patriotic mood this weekend probably because it is the Labor Day Holiday. I watched some good football games this weekend showing great team spirit. BYU played Ole Miss and was behind most of the game until the 4th quarter where they persevered and won them 14-13. What an exciting jaw dropping game this was. Even though Ole Miss was ahead most of the game their coach was always screaming and yelling and making a scene. Bronco Mendenhall was always composed and and in control of his actions and led his BYU team to victory. I think there is a lesson to learn here. He leads his team with a lot of love.

 

Another coach that led his team with love was Knute Rockne All American. He was a famous football coach for Notre Dame University.They made a movie about him starring Pat O'Brien, president Ronald Regan and others. Ronad Regan played George Gipper who was one of his best all time players. Notre Dame selected George Gipper as their first all American. He was one of the only players that played various positions. He played quarter back, half back, and punter. He is still all time leader for a career in average yards per rush, average yards per play, and for total offense yards per game total offense-128.4.  

 

 

 

Knute Rockne was a football player and regarded as one of the greatest  football coaches in college football history. His biography at the College Foot Ball Hall of Fame calls him " American football's most renowned coach."  He is credited with popularizing the forward pass. He was born in Norway March 4th, 1988. He learned to play football in the neighborhood as a kid. He worked hard, saved up money, and later put himself through college. He graduated from Notre Dame in 1914. He became a Laboratory assistant to a noted polymer chemist and helped out with the football team at Notre Dame. He later rejected further work with in chemistry after receiving an offer to coach football. 

 

 During 13 years as head coach, Rockne over saw his "Fighting Irish" to 105 victories, 12 losses, five ties, and 5 national championships including five undefeated seasons without a tie! Rockne introduced the "shift" with the backfield lining up in a "T" formation then quickly shifting into a box to the left or right just as the ball was snapped. He worked hard to promoting Notre Dame football so as to make it financially successful. He was noted for wanting to shape and mold his football players lives. He wanted them to become more than just great football players. He wanted them to become great young men. He truly loved them and the game of football. It was his passion in life!

 

Knute Rockne died in a plane crash In Kansas on March 31st 1931. He was in route to oversee and help with a Hollywood movie called the " The spirit of Notre Dame." President Hoover called Rockne's death a "national loss."  A student gymnasium was named after him, Many things were built and named after him in his honor. Someone even composed a musical piece after him and it goes on and on. He was truly a great " All American."

 

 

 

His life and legacy gives me goosebumps. You can find his movie Knute Rockne All American at the local library. It is a fabulous movie and I highly recommend it!!! I am now taking a look at my life and seeing what kind of Legacy I can leave and what kind of loving example I can set.

 

Beverly

My Courage

Courage, what is the definition of courage? I heard a very nice talk last Sunday on courage. It was very good. The speaker said when it comes right down to it we all have courage. If a tragedy of some sort was to occur we would be doing all we could to help or fix the problem. We would be in kind of a shock mode and we would move mountains because we would have to. It is amazing what we would do if faced with a severe problem. If you look at the people that had to endure the hurricanes this last week they all had to be brave and do what was needed of them at the time. They were faced with hard times so they persevered and had the courage to get through it. In Websters dictionary  tells us the definition of courage is bravery, fearlessness and daring.

 One of my daughters has 4 boys and they are very hard at times. Her husband is gone a lot with his work. It takes a lot of courage for her to just get through the day sometimes. We show courage when we speak in church. It's not easy to speak in front of a congregation but by doing so we face our fears and become fearless! Sometimes when we have to confront family members or neighbors with issues that are bothering us that takes extreme bravery.  Think of some of your worst fears.Going to a funeral takes a lot of courage or watching someone die of cancer or some other ailment. Life is very very tough at times. You heard that old age saying " when the going gets tough the tough gets going." Isn't that the truth.

Our Military, Police force and Firefighters show and demonstrate extreme bravery and fearlessness all the time! You have all heard or read stories on this subject I'm sure you could share. Just a week ago on a remote island, lightening struck a huge mansion of a famous movie star and his house burned to the ground. They had seconds to get out of the house. His girlfriend, another famous movie star, picked up his 90 year old mother and carried her out of the house to safety. She didn't think about how heavy she might have been, she just went into action and saved the lady's life! We could go on and on with countless stories.

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear. Not the absence of fear. So really ponder that quote. I have had a a lot of fear and anxiety just trying to face my loneliness. It's also fearsome trying to meet these different guys and date them. I am trying to face my fears with a big red badge of courage..So-to-speak. As I go on this journey I am trying to be fearless, brave and daring and really re-invent myself in this twilight of my Life. May we all have courage in conquering our quests!! I would love to hear your comments and stories on this subject....Beverly

Strengths Vs. Weaknesses

I have this wonderful friend I always go walking with. She is the sweetest person I have ever met!  She is always there for you, is a very good listener, and has your best interest a heart. That is the definition of a good friend. She would give you the shirt off her back. If she says she is going to do something then follows through and does it. She is very dependable and the best friend ever!  Don't you wish everyone was like that. She also gives very generous of her time which is very important in this life.

It is hard to back in the dating world because a lot of guys are very undependable, flaky, play games, and do not follow though with things. It makes dating very rough and not fun.This lady I am talking about is 72 years old and takes the world by storm. I needed help with moving a big giant solid hardwood table that weighed a ton. I couldn't find anyone to help with it. This little spitfire comes over and helps me move this enormous one-ton table  and she also helped me with some other things. She took a big weight ( ha! ha!) off my shoulders! So in the strengths vs. weaknesses department she has many strengths and very little weaknesses. I hope we can all find and build more strengths in our lives than weaknesses.

 

Beverly

What's on the Inside?

You have heard that old cleche' "It's whats on the inside that counts"! Let's talk about this and kick it around a little bit.It is very true. We need to be loving, kind, genuine, spiritual, honest, tolerant, considerate, patient, gentle, and meek etc. etc. I could go on and on about this.These are all great qualities that can make us a well-balanced wonderful person. I'm sure you have all heard of 'love at first sight'. So if that's the case, isn't it true that people look at our physical appearance first and kind of size us u? (Ha! Ha!)  In my opinion after they size us up then they look on the inside to make sure we are nice person. What do you viewers think?

They did a study in New York City where they put a guy on the corner to sell things and get peoples attention. He was very handsome and good-looking. He was also a sharp dresser. Most people stopped and talked to him -they treated him well. Then they put an average looking ordinary guy on the same corner and most people went right by him and acted like he was invisible! So it is important to be clean, neat, and have a good appearance. By doing so we then come across as a confident person.Then that inner inside confidence and self esteem will shine through and attract people to us.

My old boss used to say confidence is sexy. I think she was totally right. So, the deal is, I say we work on both the  inside and the outside. Our physical outside appearance is important because then people know that we like and care about ourselves.  I have been fighting a major war on my weight! What a battle. I  had a lot more dates when I was thinner. My thyroid went out which caused me to have very low metabolism. Therefore I gained a lot of weight. I joined a gym and work out all the time so I am looking and feeling better. I am trying and that's what counts! So I hope this week that whatever areas you guys need to work on, you will be highly motivated to do so. I wish you a lot of good luck with your endeavors! I know Mr. right will be more attracted to a real self confidant person and that is going to be my goal for this next week!!!!!

Till next time,

Bev

Questions?

Have you ever wondered why we some times question things in our life or even have questions? Well, I have wondered this a lot lately. We know we have certain things (good or bad) we have to go through in this life. So, if it is our destiny why question it? Is it because the not knowing makes us feel insecure and unsafe? Sometimes we feel a deep pit in our stomach! Is it because we don't know the end result or the outcome.? Is it maybe because we can't see or know what's ahead of us in this life?

 Maybe it is because we do not have enough faith. Sometimes I think we do have faith but we are only human. Life gets real hard at times. We just have to endure. Well, I know it's good to question things because that is how we learn and grow. It is also how we get through life. I do know that we need good friends along the way that show us a lot of love and compassion. 

I went to the temple earlier tonight where I took a lot of my questions. As I was going up the side walk I met a young girl sitting on bench by the trees just crying and sobbing her heart out. I asked her if there was anything I could do to help her. She said she had just had a bad day and she need to be by the temple. She had forgot her recommend and couldn't go in but she was in jeans so I did not understand. I asked her if I could give her a hug. She said yes. I gave her a hug comforted her. I think this made her feel better. It made me feel good. I know she was sitting there with a lot of questions about her life. I went in the temple and told one of the workers about this. He said he could look her information up in the computer without her recommend. I went clear back outside to tell her this. She was glad to know, but couldn't go in because she was in jeans. I put her name in the temple.

She was probably upset because she had some trials and did not know what the outcome would be. 

My thought for the day is; show great love and kindness for one another. We need to have compassion for each other and build each other up. We need to have and show unconditional love for one another....times are getting that hard!

Beverly

The Good News

Extra -extra read all about it! This is the greatest news flash of all! Just when I thought my world was coming to an end it is not!! I just went upstairs and I looked out the window and the neighbor behind me is having his 100,000 foot enormous, monstrous, mammoth tree chopped down!! This is a absolute miracle in my life. This tree has driven me nuts for the last 23 years. Every single fall I have over 4-million leafs to rake up! Yes this is Heaven! Every time there is a windstorm or a lightening storm I worry about that tree crashing down on my house!   It happened up the street a few years ago! So yes this is my luckiest day ever!!!!!!There is life after death!! The neighbor is a good neighbor. I just did not like that big old giant tree!

Another milestone in my life, is that guy from Ogden that I have been on a couple of dates with emailed me and asked me how I am doing. Can you believe it? I think he just needs time. I feel so happy just to know he is thinking of me. We will see what happens. I don't think he is the one for me, maybe we will just be friends. So I have learned from all of this is just to be patient, patient and more patient!! Good things happen to all good people. So, again I hope you can take a good message away from all of this! Lets keep in touch.  I would like to hear form all you single people too, because I would also like to pay it forward and line some of you up since I am meeting a lot of men! 

Also, I appreciate and enjoy reading all of your comments. I read every single one.

Later,

Beverly.

Outside the Box

I just wanted to encourage you all to think out of the box this week. I was feeling overwhelmed with my yard - I have quite a big yard to mow. Anyway, after 23 years of mowing the front yard the same way I decided to change directions and go longways across the front lawn. I was now not going up hill and fighting the lawn, I was going with the grain (so to speak) rather than against the grain. Boy I mowed the lawn in 7 minutes or less - it looked great! I always thought I had to mow it the other way (up hill), because it would look better. I found out it looked just as good if not better plus it was easier!

Life is so full of surprises. It is the little things in life that truly make us happy. Isn't it funny how one simple little thing made my life so much easier and happier this week!  Yea!!! that is what I'm talking about! I welcome your thoughts and experiences so please share. I think I will try to use this same metaphor for trying to meet a companion. What do you think?   Beverly

Finding that Light at the End of the Tunnel

So check it out. This week has been a week of nothing but trials something we all experience. I had two floods at the same time in my house. I had some pipes leak under the kitchen sink and cause water damage to the new cabinets I just put in a few months ago. I also had the water heater leak a couple of quarts of water every day onto my basement floor and ruin my new sheet rock down there!

I then had a breakfast for some ladies in the neighborhood that me and a friend had put on and had gone to a lot of work. No one showed up, I thought I would die. Now, mind you a couple of ladies had to cancel and it was something they could not help so we completely understood. One lady got called into work and the other had a funeral out of town so it was truly something they could not help. But never the less it was a trying time. So, I quickly called a neighbor to come and eat. She came right over and we all had a great time. She shared some to very inspirational information with us and everything turned out better after all.

I am in need of some great and uplifting messages this week. I did find some in the meantime so I thought I would share them with you viewers. Here they are:

Because of the rock foundation with God we have we do not not need to sink with Satan. All the sin in the world can't hurt you unless you let it in. We can't isolate our self from the world, we need to reach out for help and help others. We need to listen to the still small voice and promptings.God is here to back us up.

 Here is a nice quote by Robert fulghum I would like to share with you - I think you will like it.

"I am a fragment of  a mirror whose whole design and shape I do not know. Nevertheless, with what I have~ I can reflect light into the dark places of this world~into the black places in the hearts of men--and change some things in some people. Perhaps others may see and do likewise. This is what I am about. This is the meaning of my life." I think this is so true and very inspiring!

Update: a gentleman in my church came over and helped me fix all the flood damage and problems. Now, everything is back on track! He would not accept any money. He just goes around helping everyone in the stake . He says this is his way of doing service. In just a matter of a few hours everything is now back on track and good again. I relied on my rock and also had to reach out to others. So this week and from now on if you have hard times I would encourage you to do the same. I welcome your thoughts on this and your stories. Please weigh in on this and comment and share some things that have happened to you. We would love to hear form you.

I am still on my journey to meet Mr. right and this week I am going to sign up for E-harmony so wish me luck and I will keep you posted! '

Till next time Beverly.

Trials and Lessons Learned

Have you ever noticed how we go through life and we
are dealt trials and we wonder why?  I was wondering this yesterday and spent over two hours on the phone to one of my daughters. I've been struggling with a few lately! I later went to the movies to see Soul Surfer. It was excellent; a 12, on a scale of 1-10. It was the most heart warming spiritual movie and I highly recommend it to everyone. It is a true story about a young teenage girl that is a competition surfer. She is taking the world by storm and is top in surfing and winning awards etc. Suddenly one day she is out surfing with friends and is attacked by a dangerous shark.  The shark bites her arm off up to her shoulder. The movie is so good; I cried several times through it. Many times she struggles and does not want to surf any more. Her family struggles along with her and tries to help her through  and encourages her to get back into surfing, especially her dad. So, the movie shows her constant struggles and hard times.

I can relate to this because a few of my friends and my daughter have been trying to encourage me and give me their love and support lately through my trials and hard times. I always like to help others as we all do. But I thought about how hard it is to share my struggles sometimes with other like in the movie. The girl later goes to do some charity work over in Thailand where that first tsunami  hit and helped all those poor desperate  people. She learned that there are people worse off than her and it really humbled her and taught her some great lessons. She went back home, worked out and practiced surfing all she could. Then she entered one of the biggest competitions, scored very high and almost won. One of her worst rivals won. The one girl that won had given her such a hard time and was rude to her all through her life.  The girl  later sort of apologized.  She thanked her for giving her a hard time. She said that is what made her try harder and mold who she is today.  She was thankful for her trials.  Her family told her how sorry they were that she did not win and she told them yes she did win in other ways.

I learned so many lessons from the movie or I was reminded of how I don't have it so bad. You can all relate. I had to dig deep in my soul yesterday and ponder. I realized that we have many trials so that we  can learn many lessons and how to handle situations better. I learned that we have to reach out to others and sometimes listen. We need to let down our pride. We should do charity work and help others and serve which in turn helps us. The movie also taught we should not judge others and try to see things from their perspective. I mean here  I am seeing all the things I have been struggling with. The movie showed such unconditional love and support for one another!!!! I could go on and on. I should be thankful I don't have an arm cut off. I'm just lonely. I need to be thankful for the people that are giving me a hard time because they just want to make me try harder to be a better person! Oh, and  the girl in the movie also taught that we must forgive everyone!! I agree with all theses lessons but it is just trying to deal with certain situations and people that can be rough which I'm sure you will all agree.
 
 As we all go through this journey of life together we are constantly learning and trying until we can succeed . This in turn is going to shape and mold us for things to come. So, as we go through the next few weeks we will  grow and learn together and I welcome your comments. I love to read them. I have been learning a lot and the good comments have been bringing me joy and helping me. I hope  I can get rid of this pit in my stomach and not feel so lonely. I don't have a problem doing things alone and I am grateful for  my wonderful life, food friends, and all my blessings. I just don't want to go everywhere alone and could use some support. Hopefully through this blog I can conquer that!!!  I also hope we can use this blog for uplifting and helping each other together.

 til' next time ..Beverly

Turning a New Page

We want to thank everyone who has supported my Mom on her journey of life, love, health and happiness. The love and support my Mom has received in the last week alone (from many of you) has been positively overwhelming. When we first began this adventure the goal was for Mom to meet new friends and use networking as a means to be lined up. Social media is a powerful tool to find jobs, market products, promote causes - why not to find a special someone?

Understanding the power of social media we thought this would be a great experiment to see if we could use it to bring two lonely people together. My mom wanted to publicly share her experiences on her journey so that she could be a support to those in her shoes and receive the support that she doesn't have.

Bev wanted everyone to know that she isn't perfect, if she was, what would be the point of this blog? We sought for a balance of humor, sincerity, drama and suspense. Mom doesn't take herself too seriously and wanted this to be fun for everyone. If you are going to follow this blog we did not want you to be bored or paint Mom's life in an unrealistic manner. Mom has always believed that her random life experiences have somewhat of an entertainment value. If she could connect with you on that level then you just might be devoted enough to offer your support and encouragement - and maybe line her up.It was worth a shot.

This blog was successful for Mom. She felt your love and support. She faced her fears, confronted her anxieties, took your advice on many levels and even had a big reality check. The best part was, you were lining her up on some fun dates with some great guys. You helped loosen the bands of loneliness and Mom began to enjoy life again. She felt that she had a support group and this gave her the motivation she needed to continue onward and upward. We thank you for that!

As we go though life's journey it's fun to have goals and dreams. To have a balanced life you need to have humor- it's the spice of life. My mom has had a lot of trials in her life and the best way she has been able to endure them is through her ability to laugh and use humor as an alternative to being upset. Mom wants you all to know that she is proud of what her trials have made her become.She has always wanted to use her experiences as a means to help others.

This blog gave her that outlet to help others while setting aside her pride and allowing people to know her on a personal level (weaknesses, trials, embarrassing moments and all) so they could support, encourage and uplift her.We welcomed positive and constructive feedback and appreciate what a lot of you have given. As you can see it's made quite the difference!

Mom has proved to be a real trailblazer. She paved the way for other lonely people in her shoes to discover new and creative ways to keep hope. People at the gym, from the news stations, shopping at the grocery store, and even in her own neighborhood asked to be a part of this and if we could somehow help them.We really thought that one day this would turn into something bigger and we could help so many lonely people!

After considering a great deal of feedback from friends over the past couple of weeks and evaluating our own thoughts and feelings,we have decided to take this blog in a new direction.To prepare for a fresh slate and new approach I have deleted a great deal of past posts as well as the contests and giveaways.

We have decided to use this blog as an inspiration and beacon of hope for other single people like my mom. I have asked my mom to once a week write about whatever is on her mind and we will post it here.You will get an insight to her feelings, beliefs, opinions, and life experiences and an opportunity to experience life through the eyes of a single, 57 year old, LDS woman.

We hope that this will help people understand what it is like to be lonely and single while striving to maintain a balance of spiritual contentment, social interaction, work and basic happiness. Mom wants this to be a great outlet where other people in her shoes can relate and feel that they are not alone, also we hope that this will help others be more aware and sensitive to people in these same circumstances.

We welcome your thoughts, ideas and comments as always here or write us at mail@findmymomahusband.com
Anytime you would like to reach out to Beverly or connect with her, you can write her here. Also, she continues to welcome being lined up!

Date 007

After my mom had her fabulous hair makeover on Saturday she went on a date with a nice guy who she was lined up with through this blog. She had such a fun time she wanted me to blog about it.It was an exciting date with a little bit of suspense and mystery. She calls it her double “O” seven date. 

They met up at Famous Dave’s in Layton.Not only was the food great but there seemed to be plenty to talk about. Her date told Mom that she looked beautiful and her favorite part was when he told her that he likes to watch chick flicks. At the restaurant, her date wanted to sit so that he could see the door and everything behind her. He said that he used to be in the police force and that because of his training and experience he can’t sit with his back facing a doorway. Not too long after he had told her this they heard police sirens getting closer and closer. They noticed out the window that there were police walking around the parking lot of the restaurant and they wondered what was going on. 

The dinner continued with great conversation but the suspense as to what was going on continued as well. When they finally got outside they saw an older woman crouched over inside a car. Not sure what was the matter with her, Mom's date assumed she would be okay based on the actions and body language of the police officers. Though it was a bizarre situation, Mom had a great time. She liked that little bit of mystery.

After her date she met back up with us and we went to the Polynesian festival. Afterwards we roasted marshmallows in the backyard and watched the fireworks. 

I asked my Mom to bring up one of her awards so I could should all of you how great she truly is at her job. This is her favorite award from her previous job in 2003. Mom is shaking hands with the CEO and was flown to a conference where she was recognized and spoiled for the weekend. She is so talented with her sales skills. Just wanted to take a moment and brag on her behalf. 

Mom has had the best time with this blog. She has had some great dates, made some new friends and has made some great changes inward and outward. We thank you for your support!!

Girls Day Out

We mentioned we had some great news. Mom wanted to show you that she does read your advice and was willing to try something new. This weekend Mom went to a hair appointment for a fun change. It was my daughter's birthday and we were having a girls day out - hair and all. Mom had the entire Style Easy Salon talking about this blog and they were excited for her to have a professional new look.

When Mom agreed that it was time to take the leap of faith and try something new with her hair the anticipation began. Would she chicken out? She was worried that her hair would not hold any color. She was also worried about trusting a new hair stylist. What if she chopped her hair off or dyed it too dark? Mom loves being blond and wants to keep her hair long. She wanted to keep her bangs too. 

I booked the appointment with my awesome hairstylist, Heather, and she canceled her weekend plans to come into the salon for Mom which I thought was too nice. She suggested some dark blonds to weave into Mom's hair and some layering in the back. Mom brought in photos of what she wanted to look like and didn't want to look like. Heather listened to what Mom wanted and knew just what to do. Mom surprised us all when she asked for red highlights. To make a long story short, it turned out amazing (as always with Heather). Mom said she hadn't liked her hair this much since 1995.

Here's the before and after pictures, what do you think?  

Grandma and Granddaughter 

Explaining her favorite looks and how to incorporate them

Mom's hair in 1993 - one of her favorites

Painting nails to pass the time

Here's the "before"

Getting closer the grand finale. Mom says this will be this year's Halloween Costume!

Viola! See the red highlights?

Stunning!

Heather did a great job on everyone's hair!