January Quotes

My friend sends me incredible texts every morning and I always write them down. I decided this year I will type them up in a blog since my notebook is almost full and now I can share them with others too!!! I will add them later. It is late so when I get some time I will type them up from my phone in this post, so watch for them.
1-1-2012
"I realized there was only one thing I could do. In my extremity I turned to my Father in Heaven and pleaded to him..."~President Thomas S. Monson~I am so grateful for the power of prayer and that I can always pray no matter what! HAPPY New Year and Wonderful Sabbath! I love you! Kimee:My friend sends me incredible texts every morning and I always write them down. I decided this year I will type them up in a blog since my notebook is almost full and now I can share them with others too!!! I will add them later. It is late so when I get some time I will type them up from my phone in this post, so watch for them

1-1-2012 "I realized there was only one thing I could do. In my extremity I turned to my Father in Heaven and pleaded to him..."~President Thomas S. Monson~I am so grateful for the power of prayer and that I can always pray no matter what! HAPPY New Year and Wonderful Sabbath! I love you! Kimee:-)

1-2-2012 "Our security doesn't come from how others treat us, it comes from the relationship we have with the Father through our Savior. This is what enables us to return kindness for unkindness, to love our enemies, to bless those who speak evil against us falsely. Remember it isn't the bite of the poisonous snake that does the greatest harm. It's chasing the snake that drive the poison to the heart." ~Stephen R. Covey~ WOWY! I sincerely pray and will try to do all I can to develop this kind of relationship! I love you! Kimee:

:1-3-2012…got erased =0(

1-4-2012 "Truth itself is an accurate map of "things as they are, and as they were, and as they are to come" (D&C 93:24). True doctrine leads to accuate maps. "~Stephen R. Covey~ Jesus Christ and His gospel are our true map. He even said,"...I am the way, the truth, and the life..."(John 14:6). He knows! Trust! Kimee:-)

*****Super sad....some how Jan 5th and 6th got erased out of my phone.....=0(

1-7-2012 "Be of good comeforts, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you" (2 corinthians 13:11). We are all in this together, all of us, and we have a great work to do. Every teacher can be a better teacher than he or she is today. Every officer can be a better officer than he or she is today. Every father can be a better father. Every mother can be a better mother. Every husband can be a better husband, every wife a better wife, every child a better child. We are on the road that leads to immortality and eternal life and today is part of it. Let us never us forget it." ~President Gordon B. Hinkley~ All the Lord expects is our best, but that does not mean perfection or that we won't make mistakes...just keep trying and trust in His Son! I love you! Kimee :-)

1-8-2012 "God sees you not only as a mortal being on a small planet who lives for a brief season--He sees you as His child. He sees you as the being you are capable and designed become. He wants you to know you matter to Him." ~President Dieter F. Uchtdorf~ This is true and so important to trust this and pray to know it in heart! Have a wonderful Sabbath! I love you! Kimee;-)

1-9-2012 "There is nothing we cannot live down, rise above, and overcome."~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox~ Nothing is too hard for the Lord! (Genesis 18:14) Therefore, reach up and take His hand! I love you!Kimee:-)

1-10-2012 "You see, love...is not mere word or a sensation within. To be worthy love, it must be brought into action. President Smith on that occasion did that. He gave his own time, his own strength, to me." ~Elder John A. Widtsoe~ What a kind of love to pray for and work on! "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down His life for His friends" )John 15:13). Now that love of the Savior for each of us was worthy love because it was truly brought in action! So grateful! I love you! Kimee:-)

1-11-2012 "If books are not life, I do not know what they are...The eyes of the mind are stronger, more penetrating than our physical eyes" ~Helen Keller~ I just like this because I love to read and know taht books are a blessing, especially the words of the Lord. He even said: "And as all have not faith, seek ye diligently...seek ye out of the best books words of wisdom: seek ye learning, even by study and by faith" (D&C 88: 118). Our eyes and minds can truly be opened! I love you! Kimee:-)

1-12-2012 "Always remember where we came from, how we got here, and who led us into the warm sunshine." ~Glenn Beck~ Oh, the importance of REMEMBERING! Have a wonderful day! I love you! Kimee:-)

1-13-2012 "Here's a smile, its better on your face than mine, so keep it awhile!" ~Fern Bickferd~What a precious saying from my Grandma Fern as she lay in the ICU all hooked up to machines. It was also a great reminder and example that no matter our circumstances, we can still give something and help others. So give some smiles away today! Happy Friday! I love you!Kimee:-)

1-14-2012 "At some point you have to realize that everything happens for a reason. It is up to you to find the reason, learn from it, and let it take you to the place you're supposed tobe--not just where you have ended up."~Glenn Beck~ so tru and good to remember. Also I know that this is how we exercise our faith and trust in the Lord. I love you! Kimee:-)

1-15-2012 "To live in hearts we leave is not to die."~Thomas Campbell~ I am thankful for these sweet words my mom sent me when I was missing my daddio especially bad! He still is living and so thankful for the Lord's promise that His "...angels will be roud about [us] to bear [us] up" (D&C 84:88). Have a special Sabbath! I love you. Kimee:-)

1-16-2012 "Take a deep breath, make a goals, and head down that road!" ~Daddio~ What a simple truth, wisdom, and yet motivating advice from my Daddio, given to me by Grandma Fern as we were remenissing about him! I love you! Kimee:-)

1-17-2012 "We can't direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails. For maximum happiness, peace, and contentment, may we choose a positive attitude."~President Thomas S. Monson~ I know that as I pray for help, it is the Lord that helps me adjust the sails helps me have sunshine in my soul! Trust! I love you! Kimee:-)

1-18-2012 "There will be times when you will be frightened and discouraged. You may feel that you are defeated. The odds of obtaining victory may appear overwhelming. At times you may feel like David trying to fight Goliath. But remember--David DID win!"~President Thomas S. Monson~ Each day I fight a Goliath of some sort, but I just keep facing the giants and trust the Lord and I make it and feel strength! So grateful for Heavenly Father and His Son, it is with Them that we win each day! I love you! Kimee:-)

1-19-2012 "The meek and the humble are those willing who are teachable. They are willing to learn. They are willing to listen to the whisperings of the still small vocie for guidance in their lives. They place the widsom of the Lord above their own wisdom." ~President Gordon B Hinkley~ I pray for more meekness and humility, because it is then that I have more guidance and strength! I love you! Kimee :-)

1-20-2012 "Give instruction to the wise man, and he will be yet be wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning. the fear of the Lord is the beginning of widsom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding" (Proverbs 9:9-10). Learning is so very important to the Lord and thus the importance of seeking, asking, and knocking! He is our greatest Teacher and does and will give! I love you! Kimee:-)
1-21-2012 "Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest."~Mark Twain~ "Another reason to CTR" (Choose the Right). My dear friend send me this simple quote, yet profoundly true! I know that when I choose the Lord's way over the world's I am blessed! I love you!

1-22-2012 "For many who are in need of our help, it is not necessary to create new programs or take actions which are complicated or costly. They only need our determinations to serve--to do the right thing at the right time, without delay."~ Elder Jose L. Alonso~ As I pray for help to know His will each day and to hearken to His voice to do the right thing, in the right way, without delay, it is so amazing how He helps me help Him help those in need! And I am so grateful for His help through others doing the same! Happy Sabbath! I love you! Kimee:-)

1-23-2012 "Lasting change does not happen overnight. Lasting change happens in infinite increments, a day, an hour, a minute, a hearbeat at a time."~Sarah Ban Breathnach~ The key for me is to remember to trust in the Lord and His timing and not allow my perfectionism get in the way thinking I must do and become all now! I love you! Kimee:-)

1-24-2012 "Christlike to be's cannot be seen, but they are the motivating force behind what we do, which can be seen...Because be begets do and is the motive behind do, teaching be will improve behavior more effectively than focusing on do will improve behavior."~Elder Lynn G. Robbins~ Something to really think about and follows the Savior's admonition"...to be even as I am" (3 Nephi 27:27). I love you! Kimee:-)

1-25-2012 "Charity is born in the Lord Jesus christ and is an effect of His Atonement."~President Henry B Eyring~ I love this and know that as I ask for this gift He helps it be born into my soul. Takes trust and work each day, minute, hour. I love you! Kimee :-)

1-26-2012 "If all you know is what you see with your natural eyes and hear with your natural ears, then you will not know very much." ~President Boyd K. Packers~ Our Heavenly Father is all knowing and desires for us to truly see and hear to know much, but we must desire and ask! I love you!Kimee:-)

1-27-2012 "The Three greatest letters in the English alphabet are N-O-W. There is not time like the present, begin now!"~Sir Walter Scott~ I know that eternity is a long time, well forever, but NOW is the time, each second of every day, to prepare for the eternal life our loving Heavenly Father wants to bless each of us with! I love you! Kimee:-)

1-28-2012 "Your success as a family...our success as a nation ...depends not on what happens inside the White House, but on what happens inside your house."~Barbara Bush~ I know that this is true and what matters most to our Hevenly Father and brings joy to us and Him when our children" walk in truth" (John 1:4) I love you! Kimee:-)

1-29-2012 "Faith is taking the first step when you don't see the staircase!"~Martin Luther King~ What a pwerful statement of truth and I must remember as I face an unseen staircase! The Lord is always near, but I must take the first step! I love you!Kimee:-)

1-30-2012 "Most forms of holding back are rotted in pride or are prompted by the mistaken notice taht somehow we are diminshed by submission to God. Actually, the greater the submission, the greater the expanision!"~ Elder Neal A. Maxwell~ Jesus is our great example and just look what He was able to do because He said "Thy will be done." Therefore, He can help us expand if we submit! I love you! Kimee:-)

1-31-2012 "You must allow the Lord to use you...Sometimes you will not understand what He is doing...or why He is doing it. But do not question. You must allow Him to guide you and direct you." ~Elder Neal A. Maxwell~ It is about what my Daddio always said, "Let go and let God." He knows our potential and what we can become! I love you! Kimee:-)

1-2-2012
"Our security doesn't come from how others treat us, it comes from the relationship we have with the Father through our Savior. This is what enables us to return kindness for unkindness, to love our enemies, to bless those who speak evil against us falsely. Remember it isn't the bite of the poisonous snake that does the greatest harm. It's chasing the snake that drive the poison to the heart." ~Stephen R. Covey~ WOWY! I sincerely pray and will try to do all I can to develop this kind of relationship! I love you! Kimee: