Primary program

Yesterday was our wards(church) primary program(basically kids ranging from 2-12) they sang,gave testimony And were just overall adorable. My little niece..(well best friends daughter) is 4 and had her part all memorized but when it came to getting to the stand the teacher said follow what I say ok..then told her What to say. At the end she said something like great job Bella. And of course Bella said great job into the microphone. It was so cute.

I usually have had a hard time with these type of things. There was a song in family and how the parents are the children's truest role models. I cried the whole song. Not a sobbing ball..crawl up into a ball and need to eat ice cream cry. But tears of joy knowing soon enough Andrew and I will be teaching and being role models to our little one. I am So thrilled.

We also discussed at church the importance of social media and flooding it with scripture. So my scripture I am sharing is:
Wherefore, whoso believeth in God might with surety hope for a better world, yea, even a place at the right hand of God, which hope cometh of faith, maketh an anchor to the souls of men, which would make them sure and steadfast.” Ether 12:4

What is some of your favorite scripture? How has it shaped you?

Parenting like your mom

So I was reading this article someone shared and it was 15 reasons why mom is the best. Specifically your mom. While I love my mom with everything I have...there are some things in the article I disagree with. "You love your mom so much and want to parent exactly like how she parented you." While that seems fine and dandy...not for me. My mom is a mother of 4. Out ages are 27,23,13,and 12. I can tell you one thing for sure...she did not parent any of us the exact same. She grew and learned with me how to try new things with my younger brother. She learned that discipline doesn't always work the same for two different people. While there are things I will take from my mom and her style of parenting I will not parent exactly like she did. Almost 30 years ago safety in the neighborhoods were different. Internet was not rearing its ugly head with access to cyber bullying ,pornography , among other issues. While it gives us access to family and friends far apart and access to amazing info ,a parent now a days has to be worried about what's on the Internet. Kids could play outside with less worries of gang violence, molesters and just crazy freaks trying to influence you. Again these are all my opinions and thoughts. I also love near a city that is on the top ten worse places to love due to safety and gang violence. 

While I haven't been able to parent any children of my own just yet I have been able to absorb styles and ways many other parents have. I will use all of these different attributes to help me. 

Another article recently shared on facebook was one about women with tattoos. While my religion is against ruins the temple of your body with ink..I came into the LDS faith with tattoos already. I have never been made to feel uncomfortable or ashamed of my tattoos. Granted I don't have full sleeves or crazy tattoos(almost all of mine are covered) the article(written by a man) claimed women with tattoos are sluts, have no self worth, have mental issues, have no sense of values or morals and much more. I was honestly dumb founded. I don't sleep around. I have a strong sense of faith and morals and know who I am. Also happy to say besides anxiety and depression that has come with the loss of my son and another loss this past April I am a fine well adjusted person who has been able to hold down many great jobs. People should get to know the people behind the tattoos.