I have a lot of catching up to do. We've had a lot going on, and I've gotten so far behind that it seemed impossible to catch up. I just need to rip off the band aid and get it over with.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Saturday, October 24, 2009
My new Niece
Okay, I have got to post several things of my own, but before I do, I need to announce my brand new niece.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
My Eye, My Eye!
Tonight B comes over to me and says, "Mommy? My eye, my eye." I look and see him with his finger in his eye and repeating, "my eye, my eye." I asked him, "B, what's in your eye?" He then replied, "Uh...my finger."
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
My Final Say on the Matter
I have removed the two latest posts. I am not doing this because I regret what I said and felt, but how it was perceived. I am relatively new to my ward and most do not know me. My friends and family came to my defense because they knew my character and the tone in which I was saying it.
I will say it again. I was not attacking these girls. Despite whatever their situation in life has been, I was uncomfortable with the musical number and didn't think it was appropriate for a testimony meeting. I would have felt the same towards anyone. However, what I said could very much be misconstrued by the way it was written. My tone in writing it was more lighthearted and sarcastic. I was not trying to make a public statement to chastise these girls. If I was truly that malicious, I would've had my opportunity to publicly humiliate these girls when I bore my testimony. But again, that was not my intention at all. I didn't even think that anyone in the ward knew my blog address, but if I had known, my opinion would be no different but I would have made sure that it was worded in a way that couldn't be misinterpreted. I don't mean this as an accusation to those who took offense, but as an acknowledgement that typed words cannot show the true intent of what was meant.
I would not have deleted these normally because everyone is entitled to their opinion both me, my friends, and those who were offended, but it became a battle of words between those who supported me and those who did not. I also didn't want to defend myself against things that I never said or meant to imply. I didn't want my post to become a rift in the ward. Ward members are meant to have unity and love towards each other, and I felt that leaving my posts would have disrupted that.
I am not going to allow comments on this post because I do not want another battle of words to ensue and defeat the purposes of this post. I cannot change what was said by me or those who commented, but I have no hard feelings. I was taken aback by the accusation that this was done in a mean spirited way, and then tried to make it clear what my true intent was. If I wasn't clear then, let me be clear now. I was uncomfortable with that portion of the testimony meeting. I thought that my family and friends would enjoy a comical take on my experience and my opinion of it. I do feel that testimonies are beautiful and should be done in the spirit and guidelines that the brethren have set forth.
I can only hope that everyone who was offended will read this, understand my true meaning, and view it as an honest misunderstanding.
I will say it again. I was not attacking these girls. Despite whatever their situation in life has been, I was uncomfortable with the musical number and didn't think it was appropriate for a testimony meeting. I would have felt the same towards anyone. However, what I said could very much be misconstrued by the way it was written. My tone in writing it was more lighthearted and sarcastic. I was not trying to make a public statement to chastise these girls. If I was truly that malicious, I would've had my opportunity to publicly humiliate these girls when I bore my testimony. But again, that was not my intention at all. I didn't even think that anyone in the ward knew my blog address, but if I had known, my opinion would be no different but I would have made sure that it was worded in a way that couldn't be misinterpreted. I don't mean this as an accusation to those who took offense, but as an acknowledgement that typed words cannot show the true intent of what was meant.
I would not have deleted these normally because everyone is entitled to their opinion both me, my friends, and those who were offended, but it became a battle of words between those who supported me and those who did not. I also didn't want to defend myself against things that I never said or meant to imply. I didn't want my post to become a rift in the ward. Ward members are meant to have unity and love towards each other, and I felt that leaving my posts would have disrupted that.
I am not going to allow comments on this post because I do not want another battle of words to ensue and defeat the purposes of this post. I cannot change what was said by me or those who commented, but I have no hard feelings. I was taken aback by the accusation that this was done in a mean spirited way, and then tried to make it clear what my true intent was. If I wasn't clear then, let me be clear now. I was uncomfortable with that portion of the testimony meeting. I thought that my family and friends would enjoy a comical take on my experience and my opinion of it. I do feel that testimonies are beautiful and should be done in the spirit and guidelines that the brethren have set forth.
I can only hope that everyone who was offended will read this, understand my true meaning, and view it as an honest misunderstanding.
Monday, September 28, 2009
This is What I've Been Doing
I haven't been slacking on my blogging. In fact, I've been very busy with blogging...just not with this one. I've finally finished the My Gospel ABCs pages and put it in hardback as well. I'm really happy with how they turned out. Just wanted to fill you in one what I've been so busy doing. Check them out.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Laughing During the Prayer
Okay, I had to write this down before I forgot. Tonight for dinner, it was B's turn to say the prayer. Well, he started out and then was ending the prayer without blessing the food, so Gavin says, "Please bless the food..." and B says, "Please bless the food to not have bad dreams and to nourish and strengthen our bottoms."
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Visit, School, Hospital, and Headache
Visit - Gavin's mom came on Saturday and left Thursday. Gavin flew into Utah on Saturday and drove their truck and his mother back that same day. I'm sure that was a long day for him, but now we have two vehicles. Thanks Mom and Dad!
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