It's been kinda interesting lately. You'll learn things at a younger age and then years later things will come to your mind. The Lord teaches us something new everyday.
Something I learned today:
"I don't think I'm ready for this.
That's exactly why you are." - Movie: Narnia: Prince Caspian
You may feel like you're not ready, that's when the Lord knows that you're ready.
Something I just loved today:
"She's charming. In a stubborn, irritating way." - Movie: Spirit
Things I once learned:
What I always wanted to be:
"Sisters, you were not born at this time and place by chance. You are here because this is where the Lord wants you to be...Strong women are needed, women who will stay morally clean when all about them do not, women who will establish homes that are a little bit of heaven and where the family is upheld and little children are cared for and given love and attention by their own mothers, women who will shun pornography--not just older women, but young women too, who will seek personal and social refinement, who will strive to become more cultures, who will respect the authority of the home and the priesthood. As the Church grows, there will be a need for more women who are leaders, for more women everywhere who have the courage to proclaim their testimony of Jesus Christ, women who will pray and study to find out what the Lord requires of them and who will then make right choices and put themselves in the hands of the Lord." - Betty E. Brown
What should be common knowledge:
"When the time for decision comes, the time to prepare has passed." - Unknown
Perfect Love:
"Everyone longs to give of themselves completely to someone, to have a deep, full relationship with another, to be loved thoroughly and exclusively, but God says, 'No! Not until you are satisfied, fulfilled and content with being loved by me alone, with giving yourself totally and unrevolvedly to me; to have an intensely personal and unique relationship with me alone. I love you my child and until you discover that only in me is your satisfaction found, you will not be capable of the perfect human relationship that I have planned for you. You will never be united with another until you are united with me; exclusively of anyone or anything else; exclusive of another's desires or longings. I want you to stop planning and stop wishing. Allow me to bring that person to you. Just keep watching me, expecting the greatest things. Keep listening and learning the things I tell you. Just wait, that's all. Don't be anxious, don't worry, and don't look around at the things you think you want. You just look up to me, or you will miss what I want to show you. when you are ready, I'll surprise you with a love more wonderful than you would have ever dreamed of. You see, until you are ready and until the one I have for you is ready at the same time...until you are both satisfied, exclusively with me and the life I have prepared for you, you will not be able to experience the love that exemplifies your relationship with me. This is perfect love'
"And dear one, I want you to have this wonderful love. I want you to see, in the flesh, a picture of your relationship with me, and enjoy materially and concretely the everlasting union of beauty, perfection, and love that I offer you with myself.
"Please know that I love you utterly. Believe it and be satisfied."
- Unknown
He knows us well enough to know when we're ready for something, even if we feel that we're not. I'm sure that at sometime in anyone's life, they've learned these same lessons. Don't plan on being married before you done with your Bachelors - it won't happen that way. And keep your eyes and ears out. You can learn answers from the least likely of places and people. It's when we're not expecting anything to happen, that's when the most exciting things seem to happen. Thus turning your life around from what you once thought it was.
So guess what guys?
Good luck!
You're going to need it.
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Monday, May 26, 2008
Monday, February 11, 2008
Quotes: Marriage, Young Women & Poem: A Man's Hands
A quote that I received when I was 14-years-old.
"Everyone longs to give of themselves completely to someone, to have a deep, full relationship with another, to be loved thoroughly and exclusively, but God says, 'No! Not until you are satisfied, fulfilled and content with being loved by me alone, with giving yourself totally and unrevolvedly to me; to have a intensely personal and unique relationship with me alone. I love you my child and until you discover that only in me is your satisfaction found, you will not be capable of the perfect human relationship that I have planned for you. You will never be united with another until you are united with me; exclusively of anyone or anything else; exclusive of another's desires or longings. I want you to stop planning and stop wishing. Allow me to bring that person to you. Just keep watching me, expecting the greatest things. Keep listening and learning the things I tell you. Just wait, that's all. Don't be anxious, don't worry, and don't look around at the things you think you want. You just look up to me, or you will miss what I want to show you. When you are ready, I'll surprise you with a love more wonderful than you would have ever dreamed of. You see, until you are ready and until the one I have for you is ready at the same time...until you are both satisfied, exclusively with me and the life I have prepared for you, you will not be able to experience the love that exemplifies your relationship with me. This is perfect love.'
"And dear one, I want you to have this wonderful love. I want you to see, in the flesh, a picture of your relationship with me, and enjoy materially and concretely the everlasting union of beauty, perfection, and love that I offer you with myself.
"Please know that I love you utterly. Believe it and be satisfied."
-Unknown
What I long to be:
"Sisters, you were not born at this time and place by chance. You are here because this is where the Lord wants you to be...
"....Strong women are needed, women who will stay morally clean when all about them do not, women who will establish homes that are a little bit of heaven and where the family is upheld and little children are cared for and given love and attention by their own mothers, women who will shun pornography-not just older women, but young women too, who will seek personal and social refinement, who will strive to become more cultured, who will respect the authority of the home and the priesthood. As the Church grows, there will be a need for more women who are leaders, for more women everywhere who have the courage to proclaim their testimony of Jesus Christ, women who will pray and study to find out what the Lord requires of them and who will then make right choices and put themselves in the hands of the Lord."
-Betty E. Brown
Young Men, while these young women are striving to be like this. You, yourselves, should strive to be worthy for these miraculous young women.
A Poem that I wrote when I was but 16/17-years-old.
A Man's Hands
How can it be that a man's hands can be so intriguing?
They're strong enough to hurt,
Strong enough to threaten,
Strong enough to kill,
But his hands are none of these,
It's surprising to know that his hands are soft,
Soft enough to cradle a sleeping baby,
Caring enough to stop my flowing tears,
Loving enough to guide me through this wicked world,
How surprising it is, what a man's hands can do,
But it all depends on who those hands belong to.
"Everyone longs to give of themselves completely to someone, to have a deep, full relationship with another, to be loved thoroughly and exclusively, but God says, 'No! Not until you are satisfied, fulfilled and content with being loved by me alone, with giving yourself totally and unrevolvedly to me; to have a intensely personal and unique relationship with me alone. I love you my child and until you discover that only in me is your satisfaction found, you will not be capable of the perfect human relationship that I have planned for you. You will never be united with another until you are united with me; exclusively of anyone or anything else; exclusive of another's desires or longings. I want you to stop planning and stop wishing. Allow me to bring that person to you. Just keep watching me, expecting the greatest things. Keep listening and learning the things I tell you. Just wait, that's all. Don't be anxious, don't worry, and don't look around at the things you think you want. You just look up to me, or you will miss what I want to show you. When you are ready, I'll surprise you with a love more wonderful than you would have ever dreamed of. You see, until you are ready and until the one I have for you is ready at the same time...until you are both satisfied, exclusively with me and the life I have prepared for you, you will not be able to experience the love that exemplifies your relationship with me. This is perfect love.'
"And dear one, I want you to have this wonderful love. I want you to see, in the flesh, a picture of your relationship with me, and enjoy materially and concretely the everlasting union of beauty, perfection, and love that I offer you with myself.
"Please know that I love you utterly. Believe it and be satisfied."
-Unknown
What I long to be:
"Sisters, you were not born at this time and place by chance. You are here because this is where the Lord wants you to be...
"....Strong women are needed, women who will stay morally clean when all about them do not, women who will establish homes that are a little bit of heaven and where the family is upheld and little children are cared for and given love and attention by their own mothers, women who will shun pornography-not just older women, but young women too, who will seek personal and social refinement, who will strive to become more cultured, who will respect the authority of the home and the priesthood. As the Church grows, there will be a need for more women who are leaders, for more women everywhere who have the courage to proclaim their testimony of Jesus Christ, women who will pray and study to find out what the Lord requires of them and who will then make right choices and put themselves in the hands of the Lord."
-Betty E. Brown
Young Men, while these young women are striving to be like this. You, yourselves, should strive to be worthy for these miraculous young women.
A Poem that I wrote when I was but 16/17-years-old.
A Man's Hands
How can it be that a man's hands can be so intriguing?
They're strong enough to hurt,
Strong enough to threaten,
Strong enough to kill,
But his hands are none of these,
It's surprising to know that his hands are soft,
Soft enough to cradle a sleeping baby,
Caring enough to stop my flowing tears,
Loving enough to guide me through this wicked world,
How surprising it is, what a man's hands can do,
But it all depends on who those hands belong to.
Monday, January 14, 2008
Jumping In!
So I didn't get the chance to watch the CES fireside on Sunday night, but I hear that the speaker spoke about marriage and such. Hannah was freaking out! She's so tired of people talking about getting married all the time. That's kind of how it is when you start out. Actually, that's how it always is! But after some time you learn to not let it bother you any more. I mean she is going to one of the schools that's built to help prepare you for the real world, mission, and marriage. What do you expect? To make things ever funnier! She's taking a dating courtship class. I think I'll tag along when I go up there for a visit in March.
So I've really thought and prayed about whether I really should go to Idaho for my spring break. I've always talked about the 'wants, needs, and supposed tos'. I want to go to Idaho; I need to stay and work; I'm supposed to go. You don't always know why we're supposed to do some things. We just have to trust that He knows what He's doing. All we have to do is ask and He'll respond. As for why I think I'm supposed to go, last year I didn't do so good when I didn't take a break from school. Everyone needs time to chill and relax, no homework to worry about. Then there's the chance to see old friends, and possibly make new ones. Then I also get to get some things done for me to be able to go back to Idaho in Winter 2009. And I've also been feeling a little weird not graduating with my friends. But it feels right to work on taking as many classes as possible (without killing myself) to graduate Summer 2010. Ha! That's the summer after my brother, Austin, gets home from his mission, and before my other brother, Devin, leaves on his! Sweet! Then it's on to Grad school! After this term with going to school and working, we'll see how I do with taking more credits and working. Then when I get to Idaho I have to add in a social life! Goody! :-P
So other than my crazy school life, my last post I talked about a friend of mine that I was going for 'taking a risk'. I talked to him last night. He's doing ok, which is very good. I asked him, and as he put it, "I'm very flattered." We all know what that leads to! LOL! So we're just friends. And that's fine. I totally just realized that this whole situation is pretty much flip-flopped! A year ago, he wanted to date me, but I didn't want to. He respected that and we remained just friends. He doesn't want to date exclusively, and I respect that and thus, we remained just friends. (so technically he started this whole thing! LOL! no i think that that was the lord!)
After thinking over my last relationship, I don't want to have to worry about second guessing what's going on or what's happening. I know that after my ex left for his mission, I had kind of decided that I wanted to date someone that I actually knew. I know it's bad to make plans, but this plan doesn't seem that bad! I want be friends with a guy for a couple of years. We'll probably both just date randomly and somewhere in all of that we'll probably randomly date each other. Then we'll decide together that dating exclusively is what we want to do next. It's only through that and talking with the Lord if you ever know if it's going to work. But I've gotten the 'ok' from the Lord on marrying a guy before. But that's when agency comes in. I met his family and I decided that that atmosphere wasn't good for me! I needed something better for me. It takes time and patience and I'm fine with that. Who knows, maybe I'll date a few guys on a few random dates when I go to Idaho for spring break.
Something tells me that the guy I'm looking for is up there. Well, only time will tell.
Point to be made: What my friend learned, I learned a few months ahead of him. Dating exclusively, and quickly, isn't the smartest thing for some people. And that's ok. So pretty much, I'M NOT TOO COMFORTABLE DATING EXCLUSIVELY! But I put the idea out there, but...dating randomly sounds like fun! (you learn from experience)
XOXO
addison
someday when we are wiser,
when the world's older,
when we have learned.
i pray
someday we may yet live to live and let live.
someday life will be fairer,
need will be rarer,
greed will not pay.
godspeed this bright millennium on its way.
let it come someday.
someday our fight will be won then,
we'll stand in the sun then,
that bright afternoon.
til then,
on days when the sun is gone,
we'll hang on,
wish upon the moon.
change will come
one day,
someday soon.
-song: someday
So I've really thought and prayed about whether I really should go to Idaho for my spring break. I've always talked about the 'wants, needs, and supposed tos'. I want to go to Idaho; I need to stay and work; I'm supposed to go. You don't always know why we're supposed to do some things. We just have to trust that He knows what He's doing. All we have to do is ask and He'll respond. As for why I think I'm supposed to go, last year I didn't do so good when I didn't take a break from school. Everyone needs time to chill and relax, no homework to worry about. Then there's the chance to see old friends, and possibly make new ones. Then I also get to get some things done for me to be able to go back to Idaho in Winter 2009. And I've also been feeling a little weird not graduating with my friends. But it feels right to work on taking as many classes as possible (without killing myself) to graduate Summer 2010. Ha! That's the summer after my brother, Austin, gets home from his mission, and before my other brother, Devin, leaves on his! Sweet! Then it's on to Grad school! After this term with going to school and working, we'll see how I do with taking more credits and working. Then when I get to Idaho I have to add in a social life! Goody! :-P
So other than my crazy school life, my last post I talked about a friend of mine that I was going for 'taking a risk'. I talked to him last night. He's doing ok, which is very good. I asked him, and as he put it, "I'm very flattered." We all know what that leads to! LOL! So we're just friends. And that's fine. I totally just realized that this whole situation is pretty much flip-flopped! A year ago, he wanted to date me, but I didn't want to. He respected that and we remained just friends. He doesn't want to date exclusively, and I respect that and thus, we remained just friends. (so technically he started this whole thing! LOL! no i think that that was the lord!)
After thinking over my last relationship, I don't want to have to worry about second guessing what's going on or what's happening. I know that after my ex left for his mission, I had kind of decided that I wanted to date someone that I actually knew. I know it's bad to make plans, but this plan doesn't seem that bad! I want be friends with a guy for a couple of years. We'll probably both just date randomly and somewhere in all of that we'll probably randomly date each other. Then we'll decide together that dating exclusively is what we want to do next. It's only through that and talking with the Lord if you ever know if it's going to work. But I've gotten the 'ok' from the Lord on marrying a guy before. But that's when agency comes in. I met his family and I decided that that atmosphere wasn't good for me! I needed something better for me. It takes time and patience and I'm fine with that. Who knows, maybe I'll date a few guys on a few random dates when I go to Idaho for spring break.
Something tells me that the guy I'm looking for is up there. Well, only time will tell.
Point to be made: What my friend learned, I learned a few months ahead of him. Dating exclusively, and quickly, isn't the smartest thing for some people. And that's ok. So pretty much, I'M NOT TOO COMFORTABLE DATING EXCLUSIVELY! But I put the idea out there, but...dating randomly sounds like fun! (you learn from experience)
XOXO
addison
someday when we are wiser,
when the world's older,
when we have learned.
i pray
someday we may yet live to live and let live.
someday life will be fairer,
need will be rarer,
greed will not pay.
godspeed this bright millennium on its way.
let it come someday.
someday our fight will be won then,
we'll stand in the sun then,
that bright afternoon.
til then,
on days when the sun is gone,
we'll hang on,
wish upon the moon.
change will come
one day,
someday soon.
-song: someday
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