family

In my family growing up, I felt we were all a really close knit family. Yet as we've grown and gone our separate ways it seems that some of my siblings married people who try to do everything in their power to tear my family apart. The thing that surprises me most is that my siblings have let their spouses do that to my family. Once I complained about someone in my husband's family and James told me that was mean and not to say negative things or gossip about others in the family. I completely appreciated him setting me straight. I didn't realize that was how I sounded and I don't want to sound like that. As a family that I am getting to know, I may not agree with their personal choices in life, but I choose to love every one of them. All of them have been kind and loving towards me and I should reciprocate to them the same. It is nice to see that they think better of me than my own family does. I have chosen to not include those people in my life that are negative and who spread vicious gossip, who does that help? What makes me really sad is that this has happened repeatedly in my own family. I don't understand why these people have chosen to behave so meanly. Do they feel inferior? Do they think this is a Christlike behavior? Perhaps they have forgotten God's path of righteousness or perhaps they don't intend on living it. The only thing I have come up with is that these people who are members do not understand the true meaning of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. They pay the gospel lip service, yet their actions tell a different story. Perhaps I don't know what is in a person's heart and have no right to judge. Yet, I am also told to choose my friend's wisely. Well I've come to the conclusion that I need to forgive everyone but should only include those in my life who help me become a better person. Isn't that what we're all striving for? PERFECTION.... Now I sound like Seven of Nine and if you don't know who that is.... well, nevermind.

(Shame on you James! I never watched star trek until I got married!!!)

"Mischief is your middle name, but your first is friend. You are quite the prankster that loves to make other people laugh."

I am a Snapdragon What Flower Are You?

Forecast

The weatherman was talking about getting snow on Saturday. I was so excited and kept getting up throughout the night to see. It was clear but windy and yup, it finally snowed around 1:00 p.m. A few flakes here and there and that was it. It's just been really windy and rainy. I think we'll have to go up to the mountains soon to play in the snow before Christmas. I wouldn't want to live in the snow constantly anyway, what a pain. I'd rather go to the snow instead of it coming to me!