Day 63

Day 62

what a great motivation

Day 61

I've been really feeling this one lately. Sometimes it's better to waste your time and go to the dr and it's nothing than to be constantly wondering what if I really should be in the hospital having a baby right now?

Day 60

Reach seek look and dream so that you can grow go see and be.

Day 59

I believe it. Love really is the greatest force on earth.

Day 58

Day 57

This one is dedicated to my hubby....I miss you it's hard not seeing you very often. I love it when you come home from work and cwral in bed next to me and just hug me. Best.Way.To.Wake.Up.Ever!

Day 56

Oh....there are definitely days where I feel like this. I guess what's most important is not why some thing happened but what you are going to do about it.

Day 55

Pregnancy really is an amazing journey. amazingly beautiful, amazingly scary, amazingly breathtaking, amazingly painful, amazingly emotional...and the list goes on and on. Life can be so unexpectedly amazing.

Day 54

Amazing...We really are limitless aren't we.

Day 53

Wow....this is said very beautifully.

Day 52

funny, and sometimes very true.

Day 51

How true...We can't have one side of the coin and not the other. When we worry about and seek after public praise we also care about public disapproval. Why should we ever use how other people judge us as a mesuring stick? It is not healthy. We need to love ourselves and strive to be the person we want to be. and along that journey be paitent and kind with ourselves.

Day 50

I agree. Ladies and gents, be nice to your waiters.

Day 49

Seriously...if Ann Romney was running for president I would vote for her in a heartbeat.

Day 48

So so true...nothing at all or everything at once.

Day 47

Your life is guided by choices. It takes choices to lead you through each day and each step on your path. Make sure you're the one making the choices that define who you are and where your going...If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything.

Day 46

This quote means a lot to me...I’m having a hard time putting it into words. I have a really hard time expressing my feelings to the people I care about the most, I think it may be out of fear of rejection or fear of hurting them, so pretty often in my life I find myself bottling up my emotions and feeling like I cannot communicate them. When I can have courage and be vulnerable and let it out…even if my voice is shaking, it generally makes my life and the relationship my feelings and thoughts are affecting much better when I can just speak the truth. This leads me to my quote; “Speak the truth, even if your voice shakes.”

Day 45

Open your eyes...There really is beauty everywhere. Take the time to notice and aknowledge the beauty that surrounds you.

Day 44

How many times do we feel that we are at our worst...that we are on the brink of disappearing all together, and then some time passes and we realize we’re on the other side of it…that we were strong enough. This poem tugged at my heart and brought tears to my eyes

Day 43

There are no actions that do not have consequences, whether good of bad there are always repercussions to everything you do. And those by products are not what we can control. "You are free to choose, but you are not free from the consequence of your choice."

Day 42

This made me think of a song I sang when I was little, the word said "smile every mile for where ever you roam it will brighten your road, it will lighten your load, if you sing your way home." and another line from another song; "It's what you wear from ear to ear and not from head to toe that matters!" So lets all be sure to "use [our] smile to change the world, but don't let the world change [our] smile[s]"

Day 41

I have been away from the computer all day....very very busy day with my family. Jake shared this quote with me and it's my pick for the day. I agree. The investment of dating and paying a baby-sitter is far better than ignoring the relationsip of husband and wife and leting things fall apart and going through the heartbreak and financial burden of a divorce. So Jake, Yes...I'll "go out" with you ;-)

Day 40

I heard this quote today and it really clicked. Sometimes I fear being open and honest with all the thoughts in my head…I fear hurting others, I fear the unknown…and I think this is a refreshing way to look at it. “The truth will set you free but first it will piss you off."

Day 39

I think this is an awesome reason for my daily quotes! Sadly motivation does not last forever...

Day 38

"If there are no ups and downs in your life it means you are dead" I don't think much else needs to be said. Enjoy your every heartbeat.

Day 37

"If you have knowledge, let others light their candles at it." ~Margaret Fuller

What good is knowing something if you just keep it to yourself? I think that if we try to be giving and helpful we will become better and learn more...so if not for the people your helping, there are even selfish reasons to be a good person. "The greatest way to make you're knowledge stronger is to share it." ~Crystalinda Buebe

Day 36

This is so true...I find is almost sad how little these two words are used. It's refreshing to interact with someone with etiquette and good manners. What should be common practice has become a lost art. I remember when I was younger and my mom would initiate good manner days; we would dress nicely; go through our day being extra kind and courteous, speak in gentle tones being sure to enunciate our words, and we would always seem to get along so much better. I was a very proud mama yesterday when my little boy said (in perfect pronunciation) “please ma” I’m so excited to teach to my children the magic of please and thank you.

Day 35

Often times the only thing we have in our control is how we behave, don't let yourself forget that. You are responsible for everything you do.

Day 34

Teenagers, we need to stop the belief that you have the right to be entertained. The world does not owe you anything! If you do no work for something, you do not “deserve” anything. This life will not hand you your wishes and dreams on a platter. You have to get off your butt and work for it. Just like your parents, grandparents, and great grandparents had to; and if you are getting things handed to you right now one day it will hit you hard that life is not easy. “Get out of your dream world and develop a backbone, not a wishbone.”

Day 33

Monday = My Day. I like it. That sounds much less daunting. even with my undesired early start to my day I can make it a start to a good week. :) and guess what? So can you!

Day 32

Throwing dirt at others does not help you, and often times it'll make you lose your footing.

Day 31

I know sometimes worring cannot be helped, but try not let too much time be spent on worring. It won't get you anywhere productive and it just stresses you out.

Day 30!

"Don't confuse your path with your destination. Just because it's stormy now doesn't mean you aren't headed for sunshine."

It happens a lot to me that I get so busy and caught up in what's happening right this second and it's so frustrating and exausting, and it feels like it will never end. When I get it that rut I have to remind myself that just because it is stormy now doesn't mean it will rain on me forever. Take a breath and remeber that without the rainstorms the flowers wouldn't grow. Have paitence and maybe you'll get to see a rainbow.

Day 29

The reason why it is so hard to say goodbye is because you have someone you love. I want to write more but I am so so tired today. Making a baby is hard. 33 weeks!

Day 28

If i feel like I can relate to these pictures now....with an 18 month old and 7.5 months pregnant...I can't wait to see what 3 1/2 and 2 is like. Woo Hoo! :)

Day 27

Every once in a while I find it good to remind myself to take some time and just listen. Think before I speak, because "A closed mouth gathers no foot"

Day 26

Today's quote came from a blog I was reading, To read her post and the context in which she said this you can look up her blog, the url to her blog post is:

http://www.feministmormonhousewives.org/2012/06/an-open-response-re-modesty-lessons-for-children/#more-11586

I think this is so important to remember. Sometimes in the way we choose to teach something, children can learn so much more than the desired lesson. If you’re aiming to teach your children to respect themselves and their bodies be sure that in the process you are also encouraging self esteem and respect toward others and to not just judge themselves or others by their outward appearance only. The approach I want to take when trying to teach my children to have values is to explain why we do things, and the good reasons behind them; not to teach them to see the fault in others and to “not do it like them”. Promote kindness and loving, not prejudice and judging.

Day 25

Today I'm letting my hubby chime in. He says; "In this world there are definately things worth fighting for, and plenty of things that are worth fighting against. The only secure peace, is to be prepared for war." I must say I feel the same way. War may be ugly, but sometimes fighting with all you have and being willing to sacrifice in such an great way to accomplish what your fighting for is the only way to truly find peace.

Day 24

Even though sometimes as an adult it'd be faster and easier to just do something yourself, taking the extra time to teach your children how to do it will help them be able to accomplish things on their own; such as: climbing the stairs, using the bathroom, making their bed, folding their clothes, putting toys away....Everything really. I remember when I was about 12 I was really trying to work on my spelling and vocabulary and every time I asked my Dad how to spell a word he'd say "look it up!" even though it was frustrating and it would have been much faster if he would just tell me, going through the effort of looking it up for myself helped me remember the spelling much longer than if my Dad had just spouted off the letters to me.

Day 23

It this world there are so many kinds of beautiful...don't get caught up comparing yourself to anyone else, and don't compare others to something they are not. Seeing the beauty in the world is not as hard as we make it. I'm glad to say I'm not beautiful like you, I am beautiful like me.

Day 22

Good things come to those who go get them....If you want something good in your life, go work for it!

Day 21

Bill Cosby

Funny...but I will agree, it's true more often than it should be. Last night I was ofended by something Jake did, he really didn't do or say anything wrong...he just didn't do or say what I was hoping he would. Looking back on it it seems really silly. But I can just blame it on being a hormonal pregnant woman ;) hehehe

Day 20

Who and what we vote for should not be based on what your friends will think of you. Your vote is not a present or a compliment. You vote for what you think is right and would help you, your community, your state, and your country.

We have to educate ourselves before we go to the voting booth. Do not vote for what you do not know...read, search, think. Make your voice matter.