My Wonderful World: August 16th.

Monday, March 7, 2011

August 16th.

August 16.... you'll notice I put up a countdown on this blog. ...I'm not excited or anything. ;-)

Life is interesting that way... Sometimes you anxiously anticipate something so much that it feels like it will never, ever come. But then the closer it actually gets, the more okay you actually are with being patient and waiting.

Granted, I do have a countdown on my blog...so maybe that's not all that patient. Haha! But really...I'm grateful. Grateful that my patience has been tested. Grateful that I've had the opportunity and the blessing to grow on my own. Grateful for the experiences it has put me through - both the good and the bad. Grateful that I am who I am today because I've had to learn patience.

The saying goes that the best things in life are worth waiting for. I'm a firm believer in that. :)

3 comments:

KatieMarch 7, 2011 at 6:11 PM
This post makes me almost tear up:) Miss you Bre!
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lovin'lifeMarch 7, 2011 at 9:01 PM
I miss you too Katie! Seriously...I miss you and your kids a lot. :( (ehh...I guess I miss Andy too! ;-)
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Kaleb and Abby WidmierMarch 8, 2011 at 10:17 AM
I love the counter...I need to put one up somewhere too. When read that little one-line email last night I freaked out! I cannot wait for him to be home! I'm sooooo glad he is going to be around for Presque Isle. I'm also glad he will have a month before heading out to school to be able to spend time with Dad and Mom. They need it. And I'm just putting it out there that our little surprise better not arrive early because I am NOT going to miss Presque Isle and the kid-free zone!!!!!!!!!!!! Last night before bed Kaleb and could not stop saying can you believe it is less than five months until he is home? Five months? 24 seemed like too long...but five months? Awesome.

PS...missing Andy is a result of Stockholm Syndrome...nothing more! ;)
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Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles explained how a sense of gratitude enables us to see our hardships in the context of our purpose here on earth: “When we give thanks in all things, we see hardships and adversities in the context of the purpose of life. We are sent here to be tested. There must be opposition in all things. We are meant to learn and grow through that opposition, through meeting our challenges, and through teaching others to do the same.”

Elder Richard G. Scott of the Twelve Apostles explained that God provides us with challenges that are designed to help us grow spiritually: “Just when all seems to be going right, challenges often come in multiple doses applied simultaneously. When those trials are not consequences of your disobedience, they are evidence that the Lord feels you are prepared to grow more (see Proverbs 3:11–12). He therefore gives you experiences that stimulate growth, understanding, and compassion which polish you for your everlasting benefit. To get you from where you are to where He wants you to be requires a lot of stretching, and that generally entails discomfort and pain.”

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~Helen Keller

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~Henry Ward Beecher

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~George Dana Boardman

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"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm." ~Winston Churchill

"Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing flawlessly."
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