tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32305822031959953132024-03-14T01:13:35.122-07:00This is me, Stacey Marie!Stacey-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422864842426711748noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230582203195995313.post-36432335104560450452016-08-20T07:46:00.001-07:002016-08-20T07:46:44.154-07:00The Good Just Gets Better - Grace Vanderwaal Hello everyone! This wasn't posted anywhere yet, so here it is!<br />
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[Verse 1]<br />
C G F G<br />
You think that you know everything to know about the world<br />
C G F G<br />
But let me tell you now you're just a little girl<br />
C G F G<br />
There's much more to come you can't give up now<br />
C G <br />
College exams and high school boyfriends<br />
F G C G<br />
Just getting by for the rest<br />
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[Chorus]<br />
C<br />
So we'll take it one step at a time<br />
G<br />
Don't be nervous you will be fine<br />
F G C G <br />
We'll get through this together you and me<br />
C<br />
So we'll it one step at a time<br />
G<br />
Don't be nervous you will be fine<br />
F G C G<br />
We'll get through this together you and me<br />
F G C G<br />
Cuz I believe you can<br />
F G C G<br />
So please just take my hand<br />
F G C G<br />
And we will get through this together<br />
F G C <br />
Because the good just gets better<br />
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[Verse 2]<br />
C G F G<br />
Sure your rough days and your heart breaks<br />
C G F G <br />
But ice cream is the best medicine for mistakes<br />
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[Chorus]<br />
C<br />
So we'll take it one step at a time<br />
G<br />
Don't be nervous you will be fine<br />
F G C G<br />
We'll get through this together you and me<br />
C<br />
So we'll take it one step at a time<br />
G<br />
Don't be nervous you will ll be fine<br />
F G C G<br />
We'll get through this together you and me<br />
F G C G<br />
Cuz I believe you can<br />
F G C G<br />
So please just take my hand<br />
F G C G<br />
And we will get through this life together<br />
F G<br />
Because the good<br />
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[Bridge]<br />
C G <br />
So keep pushing through it you can do it<br />
F C G<br />
We will find a way out<br />
C<br />
Hours in to seconds<br />
G<br />
seconds<br />
F C G<br />
So please just make every one of them count<br />
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[Chorus]<br />
C<br />
So we'll take it one step at a time<br />
G<br />
Don't be nervous you will be fine<br />
F G C G<br />
We'll get through this together you and me <br />
C<br />
So we'll take it one step at a time<br />
G<br />
Don't be nervous you will be fine<br />
F G C G<br />
We'll get through this together you and me<br />
F G C G<br />
Cuz I believe you can<br />
F G C G<br />
So please just take my hand<br />
F G C G<br />
And we will get life through this together<br />
F G C <br />
Because the good just gets betterStacey-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422864842426711748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230582203195995313.post-75585085209849405832013-09-06T08:42:00.001-07:002013-09-06T08:42:46.963-07:00Maybe<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-size: large;">November 2, 2009 made the best terrible decision I ever made-- I broke up with Mike.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">For the next 3 months, the music I listened to was exclusively Ingrid Michaelson. Her words just calmed me down and let me know everything was going to be ok.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">One of the songs I listened to over and over again was this one called "Maybe"<br />I didn't feel like Mike and I would ever get back together,<b> but I knew if he was "the (best) one" for me, we would end up back together</b>. In my head that made no sense, but in my heart I just knew it. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">So this blog is a tribute to the love of my life Mike because he did! He came back!<br />He might argue that I chased him down, but either way... we're together forever now! And I can't live without him.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">I love him more than anything in the entire world.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Picture: Me and Mike. White dress: The night I won Miss Murray when I realized we might have to break up. Purple dress: days of '47. When I didn't won, he asked me "how about you be my queen instead?" It wasn't an official proposal, but ultimately I did say yes :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Maybe-- Ingrid Michaelson</span></span></h2>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">I don't want to be the one to say goodbye</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21px;">But I will</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">, I will, I will</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">I don't want to sit on the pavement while you fly</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">But I will, I will, oh yes I will</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Maybe in the future, you're gonna come back, you're gonna come back around</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Maybe in the future, you're gonna come back, you're gonna come back</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">The only way to really know is to really let it go</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Maybe you're gonna come back, you're gonna come back, you're gonna come back to me</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">I don't want to be the first to let it go</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">But I know, I know, I know</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21px;">If you have the last hands that I want to hold<br />Then I know I've got to let them go</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Maybe in the future, you're gonna come back, you're gonna come back around</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Maybe in the future, you're gonna come back, you're gonna come back</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">The only way to really know is to really let it go</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Maybe you're gonna come back, you're gonna come back, you're gonna come back</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">I still feel you on the right side of the bed</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">And I still feel you in the blankets pulled over my head</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">But I'm gonna wash away, oh I'm gonna wash away everything til you come home to me</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Maybe in the future, you're gonna come back, you're gonna come back</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">In the future, you're gonna come back, you're gonna come back</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Maybe in the future, you're gonna come back, you're gonna come back around</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Maybe in the future, you're gonna come back, you're gonna come back</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">The only way to really know is to really let it go</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Maybe you're gonna come back, you're gonna come back, you're gonna come back to me</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">You're gonna come back to me</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">You're gonna </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21px;">come back to me</span></span>Stacey-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422864842426711748noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230582203195995313.post-62981399004337600992013-04-08T17:13:00.000-07:002013-04-08T17:13:24.302-07:00Happy to be Healthy NowI am very happy to be healthy now, but I have dealt with eating disorders in the past. I just saw this in my health communications class and had to share it.<br />
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When I was struggling with eating disorders, I looked in the mirror and saw something COMPLETELY different than what was reality. There was literally something wrong in my mind. I love how this attacks the stigmas that people think about people with eating disorders.<br />
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Remember, you are beautiful!<br />
StaceStacey-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422864842426711748noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230582203195995313.post-24239707897581916102013-03-14T10:45:00.003-07:002013-03-14T10:45:43.232-07:00Don't Sweat the Small Stuff (Part 1)<br />
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Hello folks! So I love,
love, love reading and here are some of the insights from a book I've
read recently.
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<b>Don't sweat the smalls
stuff at work</b></div>
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<b>Richard Carlson</b></div>
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It's funny because this is
tailoring his other book “don't sweat the small stuff” to the
workplace... and now I'm switching it back! But I don't have the
original book. Oh well! Here is what I learned and what I will be
trying to apply into my life.</div>
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Here are my favorites from the first half of the book. </div>
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<b><u>Dare to be happy.</u></b></div>
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You don't have to be angry and
stressed to be successful. It's ok to be happy, kind, patient, more
relaxed and forgiving. It's to your advantage personally and
professionally.</div>
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<b><u>Don't dramatize the
deadlines.</u></b></div>
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Usually, this has not been a
problem for me. But over the past few weeks it has. I need to let
things happen when they need to happen, and I suggest you do too!</div>
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<b><u>Have some “no phone”
time. (And some no Facebook time!)</u></b></div>
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My best friend Nelson
suggested this one to me a while back, and I've applied it this week.
I'm loving life. A lot of pressures are gone when you're not worried
about EVERYONE ELSE. “Being popular on Facebook is like being rich
in Monopoly”</div>
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<b><u>Join the new club “TGIT”
Thank goodness it's today!</u></b></div>
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Be happy where you are at!</div>
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Don't rush things!</div>
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<b><u>Light a candlestick instead of cursing the darkness.</u></b></div>
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Nothing ever sucked so bad complaining about it didn't make it worse. I promise. </div>
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<b><u>Don't
sweat the demanding boss. (or professor, or teacher, or coach!)</u></b></div>
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Has it
ever occurred to you that the most demanding people are often the
ones who push you out of your comfort zone and help you rise to a new
level of competence?”</div>
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<b><u>Don't take the 20/80 rule
personally. (HUGE one for me!)</u></b></div>
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<u>The 20/80 rule: 20 percent
of the people do 80 percent of the work.</u> My oh my, I've seen this
is true EVERYWHERE! At school, at work, at church, in the country
in general.</div>
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BUT!</div>
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That 20 percent that does
the bulk of the work can't be bitter, or they will become angry.
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Carlson quotes his friend
who says “I'm not an overachiever. It's just that most people are
underachievers.” ha. Hahaha. <br /> We can't have that way of
thinking or we'll drive ourselves insane! </div>
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<b><u>Examine your rituals and
habits (and be willing to change some of them).</u></b></div>
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How can you fix anything if
you don't know what you're doing wrong?</div>
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Don't do things a
certain way “because that's the way they've always been done” </div>
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If something bugs you, change it!</div>
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<b><u>Also, Examine and recognize patterns of
behavior in others and remember them.</u></b></div>
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No, this is not
stereotyping, it's avoiding stress.</div>
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A person who is
cheap is almost always cheap. A person who is always late needs to be told a time 10 minutes earlier. A person who easily forgets needs to be
reminded. If you remember these things and get ready for them, you
will avoid a lot of stress. </div>
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<b><u>Never, ever backstab. (or gossip!)</u></b></div>
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Also, be willing to forgive those who did it to you. It's much easier to love than to hate. And some of the people I've hated most for something they did to me are now some of my best friends. </div>
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<u>Those who talk about others with you talk about you with others.</u></div>
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<b><u>See beyond roles/titles.</u></b> </div>
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People are more than what they're supposed to do or a title they hold.</div>
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<b><u>Realize the power of good report.</u></b> </div>
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When people love you and trust you, they will use you. And love you more. </div>
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The best way to establish rapport with someone is to assume that you don't have it. In other words, don't take for granted that simply because you know someone or that because you've done business with them before, your rapport is intact. Instead, take the time to reconnect. Be more interested in listening than speaking. Be highly respectful and courteous. Demonstrate your sincerity and your genuine concern. Ask questions and be patient. They key to rapport is to make the person you are speaking with (or speaking t) feel as though he or she is the most important person in your life at that moment. You want to be so present with them- so genuine that they feel special. You can't fake this type of sincerity; you have to be real”</div>
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<b><u>Avoid the tendency to put a cost on personal things.</u></b></div>
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Carlson tells a lovely story about how his dad took a day off of work to help him move. </div>
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He told his dad "Dad,
this is the costliest move you've ever made," referring to the fact that it would have cost must less for his dad to stay at work, make money, and hire someone else to help his son.</div>
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<u>“Rich, you can't put a price tag on spending time with your son. There's nothing in the world I'd rather be doing than spending time with you”</u> was his dad's response.</div>
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What a great dad. I want to be a person like him.</div>
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<b><u>Sincerely love others. </u></b></div>
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This isn't one that he wrote about in those words, but I lumped a bunch of them together to say this.</div>
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Really when you do this, life is so much easier. </div>
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<b><u>Remember. You don't
“deserve” anything.</u></b></div>
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Another one I made up. As soon as you say the words "I deserve to [do this] or [spend money on that]" You are WRONG!</div>
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These are the lessons I am going to try to apply to be a little more happy, and have a little less stress. I suggest you give them a shot too. <b><u>What have you got to lose-
except a little stress?</u></b></div>
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Stace</div>
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Stacey-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422864842426711748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230582203195995313.post-47067367180487927362013-03-10T15:28:00.000-07:002013-03-10T15:28:36.246-07:00Visiting Different Wards!Oh the joys of traveling!<br />
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One of my favorite things about traveling is going to church!<br />
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I love to see how different each congregation is, but how completely unified the ward is with the rest of the Church.<br />
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For Spring break I am in Florida and LOVING the sun! Many people skip church when they're on vacation, but it was very easy to find a church with the help of LDS.org. We went and immediately fell in love with the ward! A Spanish ward had just been dissolved and now the Spanish ward and the English ward had to make things work. For sacrament, there were translators and headphones, but for Sunday School and Relief Society/Priesthood, the teacher would teach and then others would translate. The Spirit was SO STRONG as we were all trying to understand each other. They were really trying to make it work.<br />
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It just makes me think about the early Saints. As they traveled across many seas and across the plains to Salt Lake, there were MANY languages spoken, but they made it work.<br />
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The Spirit is a language of it's own. There are no barriers when the ultimate goal is to get closer to God.<br />
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I also met these lovely sisters, Sister Allen from Thatcher, Ariona and Sister Stein from Fort Collins, Colorado.<br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">"of course I knew where you were... Every time you're late, you're talking to the Missionaries" -my daddy</span><br />Stacey-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422864842426711748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230582203195995313.post-11673785453534832402013-02-17T18:21:00.004-08:002013-02-17T18:21:43.216-08:00It's much easier to love than to hateThere has been a few people in my life I've... well.. not exactly loved. I've never hated anyone- ever. BUT... sometimes there are just certain people that I have avoided for one reason or another. Or they have avoided me.<br />
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<li>Usually it had to do with girls who had similar taste in boys as me...</li>
<li>Sometimes it had to do with how I knew they had said some really unkind things about me...</li>
<li>Other times they were avoiding me because they saw how happy I was, thought "nobody is THAT happy" and thought I was fake...</li>
<li>Other times it was because we had ended our friendship or relationship and we just weren't on good terms.</li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I can honestly say now I'm on really good terms (as far as I know) with everyone in my life. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Why?</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Because I've learned it's much easier to love than to hate.</span></b><br />
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Several times as I've had these misunderstandings, all that needed to happen was one explanation, sometimes an apology, and<b> several of these people have become my best friends in the world. </b><br />I am SO grateful to have them in my life.<br />
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Now.<span style="font-size: large;"> If you're thinking of someone right now I invite you, reach out, say I'm sorry, and love them. Life so much easier this way</span>. And you'll never know what best friends you can make along the way!<br />
<br />Stacey-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422864842426711748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230582203195995313.post-50388120988126023132012-12-16T21:54:00.002-08:002012-12-16T21:55:37.087-08:00The Spirit, the prophet, and my pioneer ancestors. Where would I be without them? Lost.<br />
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Two years ago today
I reported tot the Provo MTC to train for my mission in Mesa,
Arizona.</div>
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Every single day
I'm grateful I served.</div>
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I love my mission!
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I'm so grateful for
the people I got to meet, teach, and love along the way.</div>
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The elders I served
with in the MTC get home this week! I'm so excited for them to come
home! And my best friend Chase comes home tuesday! I'm so excited to
see my buddy again. We are going to play and play and play!</div>
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This week has been
extremely emotional for me.
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Friday morning
there was a shooting. Shootings are always terrible, but this is the
worse I've ever heard of. A shooting at an elementary school. Sandy
Hook elementary school. 26 killed. 18 kids, 8 adults. I won't even go
into how crazy the shooter must have been. He was angry at his
parents so he killed them, then he killed other people in the school.
I can't imagine.</div>
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18 children dead. I
can't imaging sending my children (ok, I dont have any so let's say
nieces or nephews) off to school, hearing there was a shooting, and
finding out my beloved little princess or prince had died. I would
have no more will to live. I heard about it all and I just cried. I
cried and cried and cried.</div>
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Thank goodness my
sister came over soon after we heard about the news.
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I hugged my sister
and we both just cried.</div>
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I played with my
Gracie lots and lots and lots.</div>
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We drew, we printed
out pictures of us for her room, we twirled, we danced, we pretended
we were princesses. (Yes, my ankle definitely hurt the entire time!)</div>
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So with everything
that had happened, I was just in a gloomy doomy mood all day. Plus my
pain meds weren't really working that great so I was in pain, plus
the meds made me sick. Not a happy combination.</div>
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Then we went to the
Mormon Tabernacle choir Christmas Concert.
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I got carsick on
the way down, we sat in an awkward place for me to sit so I was
uncomfortable, and I was just in a lot of pain. So I was not happy.<br />
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Then about 2
minutes before the show started, the prophet entered the room to take
his seat. We all stood. I (once again) bawled my eyes out. I felt so
much at peace. There are 4 times in my life I have felt a complete
overall peace go directly from head to toe- 1)when Elder White gave
me a special blessing last January 2) When I prayed once for a friend
3) When my dad gave me a blessing before I went in to get my surgery
(funny side note... I totally wrote a will before I went in cuz I
thought I was gonna die from going under! Ha! But after my blessing I
knew I wouldn't I knew I had much more to do something told me “Don't
worry, you have more work to do” and 4) when I got to see the
prophet the day of one of the worst shootings ever.
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I am so grateful
for the Holy Spirit and the peace it brings me.
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When I saw the
prophet walk in, he was smiling and waving and he was just so happy.
If he can still smile, so can I. I am so grateful to have a prophet
on the earth who can lead and guide me. I don't know how I could get
through life without prayer, church, the scriptures, and knowing
there is a prophet on the earth to let me know exactly what I need to
do. I know as I am obedient to him I will be blessed.</div>
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The program was so
beautiful.<br />
Then they spoke about the candy bomber. (long story
short) Gail Halvorsen would drop candy down on the kids in Germany
from his plane to help them be happy during the war. He got many
others to help and they ended up with like 20 million tons of candy
for these kids going through a rough time!</div>
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Then they brought
him out! He was there! And he got to talk about his experience.</div>
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And of course, I
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The other thing
that just brought me to tears as I was watching the program was just
thinking about the pioneers. I am preparing for the days of 47
pageant and as I am preparing I am reading and learning a lot about
my pioneer ancestors. They were INCREDIBLE! I always say “I don't
know what I would do if I were them. I don't know how they could
handle all of that.” But they were still happy. They still danced,
sang, and had families. I know if they were happy, I can be happy
too.</div>
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I'm grateful for
the Holy Spirit, my pioneer ancestry, the prophet on the earth, and
how much they all help me to be happy.</div>
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I realized I really
need to work harder on my Pay it 4ward program. I hope to get in to
at least 5 schools this next semester and I'm planning on doing many
many more pay it 4ward programs. Every good deed I do increases the
spirit of righteousness and throughout the whole earth and decreases
the power of the adversary. It says so in my patriarchal blessing and
I fully intend to fulfill that. </div>
Stacey-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422864842426711748noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230582203195995313.post-12711318862536722302012-12-16T21:24:00.002-08:002012-12-16T21:24:54.481-08:00SurgerySo I had surgery.<br />
I was born with an extra muscle in my ankle, many people are born with it, but I kept injuring the tendons around it and they couldn't heal because the extra muscle crowded the tendons. So, they just took it out!<br />
Here are photos!<br />
The red thing is the muscle they took out<br />
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Frankinkankle!!!<br />
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<br />Stacey-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422864842426711748noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230582203195995313.post-86868995740605489382012-12-11T11:47:00.001-08:002012-12-11T11:47:06.888-08:00Down TimeSo I had surgery this past week on my ankle which has left me with a lot of down time.<br />
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Life has been in one word- draining.<br />
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yes, it's been fun. yes, it's been crazy. But that one word really sums it up.<br />
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As many of you know, things are a little crazy here in the Hansen household right now. My mom has been sick for about a year, my dad has recently had a fairly serious knee surgery, and I had surgery last week. We're a pretty pitiful group wanderin' around these here parts.<br />
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But in my down time, I've been doing a lot of family history, reading, thinking, and of course watching a lot of TV. Here are some of my thoughts.<br />
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*Love has almost nothing to do with marriage.<br />
I think if one variable can sum up how great a marriage will be, it's commitment. I have been head over heels in love with boys who have not been committed to me. I have been somewhat in love with a boy who was very committed to me. Didn't end up with any of them, but I'm pretty sure I would've been much happier with the man that was committed to me.<br />
Hopefully someday I'll find a man who's very committed and very in love with me but still.<br />
I think you can be in love with someone who you would never be happily married to. and I believe love has a lot less to do with marriage than the movies make it to be.<br />
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*my english is kinda terrible.<br />
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*sweating the small stuff is SO not worth it. you just make everyone else angry.<br />
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*Karma is really just the world Paying it 4ward.<br />
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*Obedience is easy. disobedience is hard.<br />
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I think that's it for now. I have lots more to say. but it will stay in my brain.<br />
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loves<br />
stace<br />
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<br />Stacey-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422864842426711748noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230582203195995313.post-64243277332975157122012-10-23T16:48:00.000-07:002012-10-23T16:48:27.280-07:00Being a missionary is so much more fun without the name tag!Honey! I'm hommmmee!!!<br />
Ok, so no, I didn't come home to any honey... but I AM home!<br />
And I am LOVING being a missionary here at home!<br />
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I can't put a lot of my experiences up because they're personal to people I am around all the time now, but I will share some quick ones with ya'll.<br />
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I love working with the Elders and coming to lessons with them!<br />
I've been able to help with one man, Robert, in our singles ward. He's now baptized and I'm so happy for him!<br />
I got to go to General Conference with the Elders and an investigator, Jimmy. Really nice kid! I know he can turn his life around!<br />
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Today was one of the happiest days of my life. I invited this guy Amos to church and to temple square and he actually CAME! He is from Liberia (which is near ghana) and I was stoked! Ahhhh he says he's not interested in being baptized, but he loves our faith and what we teach and wants to come to church with us once a month :) </div>
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So how did I meet Amos? at Smith's! Missionary work is so easy! People want to hear more about us, all we have to do is open our mouths!</div>
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I have a good friend who is coming back to church and she is also doing awesome (she went inactive for 6 years and now is coming back) it is so rewarding to see the changes she is making! She used to be so sad all the time, and now she is happy more and more! I love her so much! </div>
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One of the things I really love about it is how much my ward is supporting her! At ward prayer, when we were thinking about who needed prayers, one of the girls said shouted out my friend's name1! OTHER PEOPLE IN THE WARD ARE SUPPORTING HER! I am so happy.</div>
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One of the girls from my home wards' moms also asked me to help out and make sure her daughter has friends, problem is she lives far away. I feel so bad. I wish I could help everyone. But I've realized if I really focus on helping just a few people, I really can make a big difference in peoples lives. I dont have to change and help THE WHOLE WORLD. I just have to change a few peoples WHOLE WORLDS. It really makes a huge difference.</div>
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I LOVE BEING A MISSIONARY!</div>
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and I love my life!</div>
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love ya'll!</div>
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Me and my friend Marie</div>
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RS Witch's night out!</div>
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One of the best days of my life! Lagoon with my best friend Nelson!</div>
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Stacey-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422864842426711748noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230582203195995313.post-29389039968301578402010-12-06T10:03:00.000-08:002010-12-06T10:03:49.073-08:00Serve with Honor. Another Bott bookBeing a Greeny<br />
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Until you are established as a credible missionary, nobody will take you seriously. You must be a good follower to be a good leader.<br />
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Serve with urgency and without regret.<br />
Each morning, recommit yourself to the kind of missionary you want to be.<br />
Now is your time to serve! Do it right from your first day to your last!<br />
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If you're going to represent the Lord, do so by first keeping all his rules and commandments. (rules from the President are through revelation and experience. follow those too!)<br />
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ONLY DECIDE ONCE- then DO IT!<br />
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On your first day with your companion, sit down and make goals.<br />
some things to talk about:<br />
getting up, companionship study, leaving on time, cleaning, lenth fo time at members homes, what to do when appts fall thorugh, what time to be in at night, nonmission topics and discussions (how much/little) talking about gf/bf. just set ground rules.<br />
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Companion Compromise<br />
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D.D. Don't DWELL!<br />
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No matter what the situation or probelm, you have 3 options:<br />
1. don't let it bother you<br />
2. complain about it and let it affect the quality of your mission<br />
3. evaluate the situation and do something about it.<br />
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Only YOU can made a good companionship (says smokey the friend... not funny) ba.. ha.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">The more you depend on the Lord, the more he supports you</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Don't find fault with leaders</span><br />
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You will not be able to change the whole world from negative to positive, but you will make a difference by having a positive attitute,.<br />
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LEADERSHIP<br />
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But he that is greatest amonth you shall be your servant<br />
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"servant leadership"<br />
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Also remember, you can't lead from the rear.<br />
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take criticism well<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: magenta;">God never gives blessings to those who can't handle the blessings. Or who haven't earned them.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">God never bestows upon His people, or upon and indiviual, superior blessings without a severe tial to prove them, the prove that individual or people, to see whether they will keep their covenents with Him,</span><br />
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"I know not, save the Lord commanded me" Moses 5:6<br />
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DON'T GOSSIP<br />
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Everyone else is in the same boat.<br />
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In the back of my journal- keep a "list" :D<br />
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write yourself a letter<br />
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<b>Anyone can be away from their home for a year and a half, what I do with that year and a half is up to me!</b><br />
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</span>Stacey-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422864842426711748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230582203195995313.post-25402933362931800872010-12-06T09:47:00.000-08:002010-12-06T09:47:31.778-08:00Preparation Precedes PowerHere's a few highlights from one of my recent reads :D<br />
Some of it's stuff he said, some of it's stuff I read that I'm pretty sure wasn't there. Some of it's random stories or movies that i made connections to. Any way it comes, enjoy!<br />
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Preparations Precedes Power<br />
Brother Randy L. Bott (AKA #1 professor on ratemyprofessor.com)<br />
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There was a sister missionary that couldn't pay for her mission, so her grandparents helped her. She wanted to pay her grandparents back in the only way she knew how- to be the very best missionary she could be. Guess what? We're all "borrowing" something from the Lord-- Our lives. Christ has literally paid for us to come to Earth and we must pay Him back the best way we know how- to do the very best we can to be like Him.<br />
<bold><b> We are living on borrowed time. Pay Him back. </b></bold><br />
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Stick to every assigned or decided task, then stick with it until it is finished.<br />
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Proof that the Church is true:<br />
Our Church sends out 19 year old boys as our main ambassadors. It is not only sustaining memberships, it's growing.<br />
"Wherefore, I call upon the weak things of the world, those who are unlearned and despised" D & C 35: 13<br />
hahahahahahaha :D<br />
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Converting does not happen through charisma.<br />
It's through the Spirit.<br />
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<b>Even if you're consentrating so hard on not thinking of "it" (whatever "it" may be- sins, failures) you're still thinking about IT! Satan wins! so stop worrying and stop working!</b><br />
<b>"don't you realize that if the adversary can get a person to either think about "doing it" or think about "not doing it" they are still thinking about "IT!"</b><br />
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To be a good missionary, you must be at the top of your game: physically, spiritually, emotionally, and socially.<br />
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It is never too late to try again.<br />
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-<b> I often talk with Latter-day Saints who say, "I don't want to go on a mission, or accept this call, or fulfill this assignment." Yet they steadfastly declare that they are "trying to be like Jesus." If we are really trying to be like Jesus, then our desire to perform an assignment has nothing to do with our willingness to accept and complete the assignment.</b><br />
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The Gospel<br />
1. Atonement<br />
2. Resurrection<br />
3. Judgement<br />
4. Faith in Jesus Christ<br />
5. Repentence<br />
6. Baptism<br />
7. The Gift of the Holy Ghost<br />
8. Endure to the End<br />
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God never gives a superior blessings without an equal and opposition temptation (or trial)<br />
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Satan doesn't have a veil between him and our pre-earth life- we do. He doesn't. He knows our weaknesses. He cannot control or persuade us unless we give him permission.<br />
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It depends on wheter we control our bodies or our bodies control us.<br />
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The 4 most wicked dispensations were/are<br />
1. The times of Noah<br />
2. the times of Christ<br />
3. The time just preceding the 2nd coming (now)<br />
4. The time when Satan is loosed for a "little season"<br />
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Put on the whole armor of God!!!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: magenta;"> Have your loins girt about with truth.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: red;">Interesting: people ask this question a lot- how far can I go? This is the best answer I've ever seen</span></span><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: red;">When you get to that point that you don't want another person doing that particular activity with your future mate, then you have defined the degree of sexual involvement you can be involved in on your dates. It is total hypocrisy to expect a higher degree of chastity from your future mate than you require of yourself.</span></span></b><br />
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Only those in the highest degree of the Celestial Kingdom will have the power to procreate. Procreation is a power for Gods. It's almost like we're on a trial basis down here. If we abuse it now, we won't have it later.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: magenta;">Having on the breastplate of righteousness</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">What God says is right is right, what God says is wrong is wrong.</span><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: red;">life in general is pretty black and white. It's when we justify, confuse, and overthink things that it turns all shades of grey.</span></span></b><br />
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<b>Prophets do us no good unless we are willing to listen to them</b><br />
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Your safety depends on how carefully we listen to and follow the inspired counsel of our leaders.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: magenta;">your feet shod with preparation the gospel of peace</span><br />
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Feet=Goals<br />
Gospel of peace-Christ<br />
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Go to Christ!<br />
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When thinking "should I do this activity" think "Will this bring me closer to Heavenly Father?" If it does, DO IT! If it doesn't, DON'T!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: magenta;">And take the helmet of salvation</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">The fastest way to destroy the latterday Saint youth (and adults) is to flood their minds with the humanistic philosophies of the world.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Your "primogenerator" (first father) is GOD not SCUM. YOU can become like your father. who wants to be scum?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: magenta;">the only part that's not protected- the back!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">We must face trials head on!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">The best defense is to always have the Spirit!</span><br />
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D and C 101:32-34 answers it all :D<br />
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If you want a blessing, obey that law<br />
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Determine what kind of missionary you want to be, obey the law upon which it is predicated, and you'll be that kind of missionary.<br />
Dont pick and chose<br />
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Just cuz you don't get caught don't mean it weren't wrong!<br />
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Who controls God- HIM! One of the most Godly attributes one can have is to take responsibilities for themselves.<br />
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If a person is controlled by the outside, they are completely out of control. If they control themselves, they are in complete control.<br />
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Don't just be obedient, don't just follow the rules, do what you KNOW you should do.<br />
(Golden rule vs platinum rule)<br />
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A well served mission literally becomes the foundation for the rest of your life.<br />
If you go expecting an unparalleled challenging experience, you will have the proper mind set.<br />
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Take everything day-by-day<br />
Matthew 6:34<br />
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If experiencing homesickness or laziness, SERVE OTHERS!<br />
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Alma 26:27<br />
DnC3:8<br />
DnC 84:88<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">How to overcome homesickness</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Pray more earnestly</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Read the scriptures</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">repent</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">let go fo the past</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">know yourself</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">have a plan</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">AVOID ALL NEGATIVE SELF TALK- NO PITY PARTIES</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">"Nothing was ever so bad that complaining made it better"</span><br />
count your blessings<br />
get a preisthood blessing<br />
tackle one problem at a time<br />
recognize progress<br />
re read your patriarchal blessing<br />
write a letter to a depressed friend<br />
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listen to good music<br />
keep hanging on<br />
read the Book of Mormon<br />
follow the prophet<br />
if all else fails- get help from the mission president<br />
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When you are your best physically, emotionally, and spiritually, you are the best missionary you can be<br />
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GET ALONG WITH YOUR COMPANION<br />
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SATAN WINS WHEN COMPANIONS FIGHT<br />
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most fights are personal preference, not right and wrong<br />
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The Lord seldom answers prayers that haven't been asked<br />
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IS IT AN ANSWER? if it motivates action, then mostly likely YES!<br />
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you can still change your mind once you've recieved an answer<br />
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Don't ask a question and then hang up before you get the answer!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">When you feel the spirit, ask the investigators what they feel. let them know that's how they feel th Spirit.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">It is the greatest nonsense in the world to NOT believe that we are daughters and sons of God.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">God knew and determined where, when and how long each person would live on earth. "and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation"</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">It is most important to understand that God knows the end from the beginning. We are not here to prove our willingness to obey God-0 he already knows the end, We are here to prove to ourselves that we can be trusted to obey even when our memory of the spiritual past has been temporarily taken from us.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: red;">You don't need to be PERFECT to be saved. That's what the atonement is for.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">we were not sent here to fail</span><br />
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The only difference between the old and young dying is, one lives longer in heaven and eternal light and glory than the other, and is freed a little sooner from this miserable wicked world.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: red;">Whatever level of law a person chooses to obey will determine what kingdom he or she goes into.</span><br />
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So I've personally been thinking about that one a lot lately. Sure, if you are worthy of a temple recommend, you're worthy to enter into the Celestial kingdom... but you got to get to the HIGHEST degree. so keep the highest laws.<br />
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We are given a celestial gift- use it wisely<br />
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we are judged on what we have become, not what we have done. we're delt different cards so we can't do the same things<br />
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tests don't matter, the end product does.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">Christs ministry was 3 years. mine is 18 months. He did all he could, I will too.</span><br />
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When you come home, no one knows the changes you've made. only YOU know how you served. be proud of those changes.<br />
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What you will learn on a mission<br />
Respect, the scriptures, love, understanding of people, forgiveness, leadership, humility, knowlege,<br />
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EVERY GOOD ACT WILL BE REWARDED. EVERY WRONG WILL HAVE BEEN PAID FOR BY THE ATONEMENT OF CHRIST OR BY THE SUFFERING OF THE SINNER.<br />
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Don't play both sides of the net.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: red;">Virtually anything that influences a person to be more Christlike, whether member or not, whether interested in being taught or not, whether you'll ever meet them again or not, is missionary work.</span><br />
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When you give to the Lord, He gives back.<br />
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Ultimately, my reasons for going on a mission are selfish. I want to serve Him now, so He will bless me and my family later :D<br />
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Now I'm saying it too.<br /><br />Somebody said this day would come<br />I never thought it would<br />Somebody said that I feel this way<br />But I never thought I could<br /><br />Now soul is yearning there’s a fire that burning<br />The truth never felt so right and so good<br /><br />Chorus<br />There’s a light inside that’s leading me on<br />And a voice that’s calling my name<br />And for all I believe I will go where he leads<br />Put my life in heaven’s hand<br />I know I can here I am send me<br /><br />Somebody knows all of my fears<br />And all that I have to know<br />But somebody sees the person I’ll be<br />When faithfully I return<br />So I bear my witness of his mercy and forgiveness<br />Safe in his footsteps I’m ready to serve<br /><br />With a light inside that’s leading me on<br />And the voice that’s calling my name<br />And for all I believe I will where he leads<br />Put my life in heaven’s hand<br />I know I can here I am send me<br /><br />There’s a light inside that’s leading me on<br />And a voice that’s calling my name<br />And for all I believe I will go where he leads<br />Put my life in heaven’s hand<br />I understand this is his plan<br />Here I am Send Me.<br /><br />It's official! I'm serving an LDS mission and I turn in my papers TOMORROW!!!<br />I understand this means giving up A LOT and it will be hard, and there will be days when I hate it, but Jesus gave EVERYTHING to me and He suffered for all of my sins so I could return to him. I can give him a year and a half of my life.<br /><br />He never said it would be easy, He only said it would be worth it.Stacey-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422864842426711748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230582203195995313.post-6198348417109865532010-08-28T14:46:00.000-07:002010-08-28T14:47:48.085-07:00If we are the BodyI love this song because it makes us realize just going to Church isn't enough. Even preaching the Gospel isn't enough. We must LIVE the Gospel and reach out to ALL- even those of your faith!<br /><br />It's crowded in worship today<br />As she slips in<br />Trying to fade into the faces<br />The girls' teasing laughter is carrying farther than they know<br />Farther than they know<br /><br />CHORUS<br />But if we are the Body<br />Why aren't His arms reaching<br />Why aren't His hands healing<br />Why aren't His words teaching<br />And if we are the Body<br />Why aren't His feet going<br />Why is His love not showing them there is a way<br />There is a way<br /><br />A traveler is far away from home<br />He sheds his coat<br />And quietly sinks into the back row<br />The weight of their judgmental glances tells him that his chances<br />Are better out on the road<br /><br />But if we are the Body<br />Why aren't His arms reaching<br />Why aren't His hands healing<br />Why aren't His words teaching<br />And if we are the Body<br />Why aren't His feet going<br />Why is His love not showing them there is a way<br /><br />Jesus paid much too high a price<br />For us to pick and choose who should come<br />And we are the Body of Christ<br /><br />If we are the body<br />Why aren't His arms reaching<br />Why aren't His hands healing<br />Why aren't His words teaching<br />And if we are the body<br />Why aren't His feet going<br />Why is His love not showing them there is a way<br /><br />Jesus is the wayStacey-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422864842426711748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230582203195995313.post-32052802147524486792010-05-20T00:12:00.000-07:002010-05-20T00:13:59.901-07:00All that I haveToday I decided to give all that the Lord has given me back.<br /><br />If I'm grateful for my voice, use it to help others.<br /><br />If I'm grateful for my family, serve them.<br /><br />If I'm grateful for my friends, lead them.<br /><br />If I'm grateful for others' kindness, pay it forward.<br /><br />If I'm grateful for my body, respect it and demand others do the same.<br /><br />If I'm grateful for my talents, use them to lift others.<br /><br />and on and on and on.Stacey-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422864842426711748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230582203195995313.post-40582409392270085452010-04-11T08:56:00.001-07:002010-04-11T09:01:51.561-07:00A few good quotestrials and tribulations come along with happiness and success. They're part of the package, part of the plan. Heavenly Father knows we have to be cut down in order to be built up stronger. With every hill we face we need to keep in mind that at the top of each one there are many more we will climb. Some will descend lower before we ascend higher again. the key is to keep moving forward with faith, trusting in the Lord, and giving our absolute best!<br /><br />The only person that needs to believe in something is you; others will follow when you don't give up.<br />C.J.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">You don’t know if something fits until you try it on for size. It could go so wrong, or turn out to be quite an awesome surprise. So try it on, test it out. It may be something you can’t believe you ever lived without.</span><br /><br />The trick of persuation is letting the other guy have your way<br />Sometimes the only way to find your limit is to push it<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />"Life is just as ____ as you make it!"</span><br /><br />Your life is what you make it. If you life is stressful, it’s because YOU’RE stressful. If your life is dramatic, it’s because YOU’RE dramatic! If you're life is fantastic, it's because YOU have made it that way!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Let your heart lead and your dreams will follow</span>Stacey-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422864842426711748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230582203195995313.post-64934710294243871812010-04-09T18:36:00.000-07:002010-04-09T18:43:37.130-07:00ReactionGosh I have so much to write about, but for now- just a little<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />How you react when things don't go your way creates who you are day by day.</span><br /><br />That is definitely my quote of the moment. I just have to look back on things that haven't gone my way before and realize how much of a blessing they actually turned out to be. <br /><br />For instance- it took me 3 times to win Miss Murray, and I'm so glad that it did. There's no way I would've been able to help as many people as I have if I'd won my 1st or even my 2nd time. I can only be grateful to my Heavenly Father for unanswered prayers.<br /><br /><br /><br />Garth Brooks- Unanswered Prayers<br />Thanks Alex for the song idea :D<br /><br />Just the other night a hometown football game<br />My wife and I ran into my old high school flame<br />And as I introduced them the past came back to me<br />And I couldn't help but think of the way things used to be<br /><br />She was the one that I'd wanted for all times<br />And each night I'd spend prayin' that God would make her mine<br />And if he'd only grant me this wish I wished back then<br />I'd never ask for anything again<br /><br />CHORUS:<br />Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers<br />Remember when you're talkin' to the man upstairs<br />That just because he doesn't answer doesn't mean he don't care<br />Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers<br /><br />She wasn't quite the angel that I remembered in my dreams<br />And I could tell that time had changed me<br />Inn her eyes too it seemed<br />We tried to talk about the old days<br />There wasn't much we could recall<br />I guess the Lord knows what he's doin' after all<br /><br />And as she walked away and I looked at my wife<br />And then and there I thanked the good Lord<br />For the gifts in my life<br /><br />CHORUS<br /><br />Some of God's greatest gifts are all too often unanswered...<br />Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayersStacey-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422864842426711748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230582203195995313.post-52864705840783753432010-04-09T18:31:00.000-07:002010-04-09T18:34:51.311-07:00Maybe<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZXRDlTj9Z9MPNd2-Va5pmyzUSJmbd7iomgRggPCQAeEQeMMtEdef7EkdOCRlDQECOFirM7Ul-BzALIydh4uybb7Ou_GJBRw7Qk0XoxAMIYRORYqUK1KjSgkNpS_ULTtuMmVrEyy6lRzTW/s1600/blogg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZXRDlTj9Z9MPNd2-Va5pmyzUSJmbd7iomgRggPCQAeEQeMMtEdef7EkdOCRlDQECOFirM7Ul-BzALIydh4uybb7Ou_GJBRw7Qk0XoxAMIYRORYqUK1KjSgkNpS_ULTtuMmVrEyy6lRzTW/s320/blogg.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458316163198090818" /></a><br />I don't want to be the one to say goodbye<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">But I will</span>, I will, I will<br />I don't want to sit on the pavement while you fly<br />But I will, I will, oh yes I will<br /><br />Maybe in the future, you're gonna come back, you're gonna come back around<br />Maybe in the future, you're gonna come back, you're gonna come back<br />The only way to really know is to really let it go<br />Maybe you're gonna come back, you're gonna come back, you're gonna come back to me<br /><br />I don't want to be the first to let it go<br />But I know, I know, I know<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">If you have the last hands that I want to hold<br />Then I know I've got to let them go</span><br /><br />Maybe in the future, you're gonna come back, you're gonna come back around<br />Maybe in the future, you're gonna come back, you're gonna come back<br />The only way to really know is to really let it go<br />Maybe you're gonna come back, you're gonna come back, you're gonna come back<br /><br />I still feel you on the right side of the bed<br />And I still feel you in the blankets pulled over my head<br />But I'm gonna wash away, oh I'm gonna wash away everything til you come home to me<br /><br />Maybe in the future, you're gonna come back, you're gonna come back<br />In the future, you're gonna come back, you're gonna come back<br /><br />Maybe in the future, you're gonna come back, you're gonna come back around<br />Maybe in the future, you're gonna come back, you're gonna come back<br />The only way to really know is to really let it go<br /><br />Maybe you're gonna come back, you're gonna come back, you're gonna come back to me<br />You're gonna come back to me<br />You're gonna <span style="font-weight:bold;">come back to me</span>Stacey-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422864842426711748noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230582203195995313.post-3775831871440824662010-04-04T21:48:00.000-07:002010-04-04T21:56:22.915-07:00!I wrote this my Junior Year of high school in a notebook that I'm throwing away for some drill thing, so I will write it all here :D yay for technology :D<br /><br />My Future<br /><br />When I get older I think I will be<br />Someone with honesty, love, and integrity<br />I want to help all those around<br />so they don't feel stuck, alone on the ground<br />someday I hope to help and lead<br />those who are suffering , or are in need<br />I want to help them know who they are<br />and teach them their worth, they can go far!<br />My profession- I'm not exactly sure<br />I don't think I'll be what my parents were<br />psychology or pharmacy is what I'm thinking<br />The pay for neither of them is stinking<br />But that's not why i want to do those<br />I just love people and I think it shows<br />To help people= to show them the way<br />is what I like- didn't I already say that? what the hay!<br />My schooling will be tough and very hard<br />but after I'm done I'll hold all the cards<br />I will be a doctor- I'm not sure of what<br />I know I'm not gonna be a slut<br />I wanna be the best<br />a cut above the rest<br />not so I can hold it over others' head<br />but so I can know that before I'm dead<br />I tried my hardest and never stopped<br />I got what I deserved- the others i topped<br />but a great doctor needs a loving man<br />someone to help her and take her hand<br />He WILL sing to me- even if he sucks<br />we will take walks in the park & feed the ducks<br />He'll be there to help me, hold me, support me<br />It will be true love, true romance, true serendipity<br />It's scary to think this decision must be made in a few years<br />because the wrong one in this choice is the biggest of my frears<br />So I won't rush, and I'll take my time<br />and I'll have those boys standing in a line<br />they'll show me their brains, their talent, their braun<br />They'll show me they love me without makeup on<br />But the one that I chose I'll love forever<br />Whether we're in Utah, or Alaska, or Denver<br />oh we'll have kids too- I didn't forget<br />they'll be the cutest, strongest, smartest kids yet!<br />I'lll teach them to respect- they'll never talk back<br />or else their bags they'll have to pack<br />I'll teach them to work, to sing, to cook<br />they'll even love to sit and read a book<br />I know this dream is far-fetched, but I want it!<br />and once I get it? 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I'll flaunt it!Stacey-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422864842426711748noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230582203195995313.post-89008382545601459122010-01-21T21:40:00.000-08:002010-01-21T21:47:43.662-08:00My Daddy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifxAp3wMspNuZXoOCt-smj_cytNrznOQqmAdbjgzdO3L99_W0wD3gtX-6rZHBeIRjPRAt6HNqshHAxd5109O-vanxdov4Se_xLY7-qDxn1cjnS56Ryo_LNb71ERplxFWgwgL0C2ThW2PSX/s1600-h/Alma+LP.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifxAp3wMspNuZXoOCt-smj_cytNrznOQqmAdbjgzdO3L99_W0wD3gtX-6rZHBeIRjPRAt6HNqshHAxd5109O-vanxdov4Se_xLY7-qDxn1cjnS56Ryo_LNb71ERplxFWgwgL0C2ThW2PSX/s320/Alma+LP.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429435371554119410" /></a><br /><br />If my dad isn't the best man I've ever known, he's definitely very high up there. He is kind, loving, driven, and supports me and any of the crazy dreams that I have. He almost never asks and almost always gives in whatever way he can to whatever I ask. He will drop anything if I need him. He came to almost all of my performances and competitions. He was and is always there for me, even if its just to chat. I never realized how lucky I was until like this year when I realized usually it's people mom's that do that kind of stuff and sometimes they don't even get that much! (not that my mom isn't ridiculously supportive- she is... just saying usually people only get their moms to come to stuff:D)I really am the luckiest girl in the world.<br /><br />And I realized something today... I certainly don't talk to him enough. It's not like we have a bad relationship at all, we love each other dearly... But today I started talking about Rachel Scott (a HUGE part of my platform for miss murray) and he had no idea what I was talking about.<br /><br />Some daughters could choose to be offended that their dad didn't know what was going on in my life. But not me. It's my own dang fault and from this day forward I'm going to be much better in not only keeping in contact with my daddy, but with the rest of my family too. My brothers, sister, in laws, and cousins. These people are the ones who really will be with me forever and I need to keep them more involved in my life.<br /><br />I love my family. I am so incredibly blessed :DStacey-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422864842426711748noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230582203195995313.post-67807133942119210252010-01-14T12:10:00.001-08:002010-01-14T12:14:46.541-08:00The Violinist in the SubwayHave a wonderful day and remember...take time to enjoy life! <br />As someone once said: "Life's too short to sweat the small stuff!!"<br /><br />the violinist in the subway . . .<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2hdFKQzO96tHoM2LG9oenmoOyDg7qjXn_xtUjBkl-rkJzYKmTrYYh-82J3BtXlNuK7w51Odpvs5cFjh7rsvHxU0UlKh3Y7jGJg28_I11EEyvfXqS3OOlnX-qDjzXqlwilKopNxgLXDYB-/s1600-h/noname.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2hdFKQzO96tHoM2LG9oenmoOyDg7qjXn_xtUjBkl-rkJzYKmTrYYh-82J3BtXlNuK7w51Odpvs5cFjh7rsvHxU0UlKh3Y7jGJg28_I11EEyvfXqS3OOlnX-qDjzXqlwilKopNxgLXDYB-/s320/noname.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426690588969881442" /></a><br /><br /><br />Have a wonderful day and remember...take time to enjoy life! <br />As someone once said: "Life's too short to sweat the small stuff!!"<br /><br /><br /> <br />the violinist in the subway . . .<br /><br /><br /><br />Washington DC Metro Station on a cold January morning in 2007:<br /> <br />The man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time approx. 2000 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After 3 minutes a middle aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried to meet his schedule.<br /><br />4 minutes later:<br /> <br />The violinist received his first dollar: a woman threw the money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk.<br /> <br />6 minutes:<br /><br />A young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.<br /> <br />10 minutes:<br /> <br />A 3-year old boy stopped but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. Every parent, without exception, forced their children to move on quickly.<br /> <br />45 minutes:<br /><br />The musician played continuously. Only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while. About 20 gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $32.<br /><br />1 hour:<br /><br />He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.<br /> <br />No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars. Two days before Joshua Bell sold out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100. This is a true story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and people's priorities.<br /> <br />The question is: in a common place environment at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty?<br />Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?<br /> <br />One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this:<br />If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world,<br />playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made.<br />How many other things are we missing?<br /><br />Stop a while and breathe in the life all around you for 20 seconds that could change your day completely.<br /><br />_____________________________________________________________________________________<br /><br />Ok, I know this email was sent to me to tell me to enjoy life, but it really made me think. Sometimes we look at people in certain contexts and assume so much because of what they're wearing or what they're doing or where they're at. It's incredible how much of a person in under what we see every day. Some people try to seem better than they really are; others try to hide their true talent. Either way, we should be taking each person and trying to figure out why they are who they are and loving them for their true selves. <br /><br />I've really learned this the last two years. You never know how amazing someone can be until you dig into their past and hear what they want to do with their future.Stacey-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422864842426711748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230582203195995313.post-82067567142825056712010-01-08T23:33:00.000-08:002010-01-08T23:40:19.228-08:00To Just "Hang Out"So... there's been a bit of a bad wrap on "hanging out" around here. Many say we should be going on dates and what not... and I must say, I'm not really ready to go on tons of dates. I just want to hang out! <br /><br />Every boy I meet now hangs out with me for one reason:to date. It's like I can't have guy friends anymore. I know it's been said that guys don't just have friends, but seriously, it's amazing to just hang out with the guys!<br /><br />I've met some people recently that want to get married and dating is just a way to find that person. I date to have fun. I date to make friends. Then, when I find that one person I can't live without, I will marry him. I know not many people are like me, that's why I've learned to "just say no" because I'm not ready to be in a relationship, and we all know I'm just gonna hurt anyone who really wants to date me.<br /><br />Tonight I hung out with 2 of my best guy friends- Chase and Mike. We went to Cynthia's party and then the Phi party (side note because this is gonna be turning into my journal, I have to write about it... At both parties everyone thought we were crazy! at Cynthia's we were all dancing and havin fun. And at the Phi party, we started playing body volleyball with a beach ball.. ohmigosh it was SOOOO funny! "HT!" ahhhh I love those boys. I always have so much fun with them!) It was amazing. We had so much fun just enjoying each others' company. No one had to worry about impressing anyone else. We could just let loose and be ourselves! Haha and everyone around us thought we were CRAZY! <br /><br />I wish I could have more guy FRIENDS like that... I know I probably won't because that's just not the way we're raised or trained... but it certainly was nice.Stacey-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422864842426711748noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230582203195995313.post-21139706864359489552010-01-04T23:31:00.000-08:002010-01-04T23:44:14.830-08:00My Grump's Testimony<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy4gm8Y2dYmiN7KV4_n21WosB3obY9177dgpWoaoimCgX8BdLWbWkx6iytudPFm34MbzlULtvkC9cQ--XU3VA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Stacey-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422864842426711748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230582203195995313.post-47158321697674387262009-11-12T12:12:00.000-08:002009-11-12T12:13:36.211-08:00Just a RideLife. is full of surpises. Here is my song of the moment<br />oh ps i dont update this blog as much, but i keep my miss murray one really up to date. it's missmurray2010.blogspot.com so you should all read it :D<br /><br />Life, it's ever so strange<br />It's so full of change<br />Think that you've worked it out<br />Then BANG<br />Right out of the blue<br />Something happens to you<br />To throw you off course<br />And then you<br /><br />Breakdown<br />Yeah you breakdown<br />Well don't you breakdown<br />Listen to me<br />Because<br /><br />It's just a ride, it's just a ride<br />No need to run, no need to hide<br />It'll take you round and round<br />Sometimes you're up<br />Sometimes you're down<br />It's just a ride, it's just a ride<br />Don't be scared<br />Don't hide your eyes<br />It may feel so real inside<br />But don't forget it's just a ride<br /><br />Truth, we don't wanna hear<br />It's too much to take<br />Don't like to feel out of control<br />So we make our plans<br />Ten times a day<br />And when they don't go<br />Our way we<br /><br />Breakdown<br />Yeah we breakdown<br />Well don't you breakdown<br />Listen to me<br />Because<br /><br />It's just a ride, it's just a ride<br />No need to run, no need to hide<br />It'll take you round and round<br />Sometimes you're up<br />Sometimes you're down<br />It's just a ride, it's just a ride<br />Don't be scared<br />Don't hide your eyes<br />It may feel so real inside<br />But don't forget it's just a ride<br /><br />Slowly, oh so very slowly<br />Accept that<br />There's no getting off<br />So live it, just gotta go with it<br />Coz this ride's, never gonna stop<br /><br />Breakdown<br />Don't you breakdown<br />No need to breakdown<br />No need at all<br />Because<br /><br />It's just a ride, it's just a ride<br />No need to run, no need to hide<br />It'll take you all around<br />Sometimes you're up<br />Sometimes you're down<br />It's just a ride, it's just a ride<br />Don't be scared now<br />Dry your eyes<br />It may feel so real inside<br />But don't forget enjoy the rideStacey-Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422864842426711748noreply@blogger.com0