2 more days till Christmas!!!

AAAAAAAAA! Gotta get busy! Just got another letter from Alec. He wants a camera after all... back to BestBuy I go! Oh, and he wants Pringles, lots of Pringles! I have most of the wrapping done, still need to go grocery shopping and put Alec's "New Years" box together!

The power of music...

Today I listened to and sung amazing music! Christmas songs sung by a choir, a congregation, played on a piano, an organ, and by 5 lovely and talented young ladies and their violins(Kimmee was one of them). What an impact music can have on the mind and spirit. Positive, uplifting music brings feelings of happiness, peace, and strength. It invites the Spirit of the Lord into our hearts. It turns one's thought toward compassion and charity. By simply immersing myself in three hours of Christmas music, I have felt uplifted and inspired to reach out to others so they too can feel this kind of joy! I do love the power of music!

Be the Answer!

“Disciples of Christ throughout all ages of the world have been distinguished by their compassion. … In the end, the number of prayers we say may contribute to our happiness, but the number of prayers we answer may be of even greater importance. Let us open our eyes and see the heavy hearts, notice the loneliness and despair; let us feel the silent prayers of others around us, and let us be an instrument in the hands of the Lord to answer those prayers” - Dieter F. Uchtdorf