surrounded by pain

At times....we feel surrounded by the pain of a broken hearts, the disappointment of shattered dreams, and the despair of vanished hopes. We feel abandoned heartbroken, along.  If you find yourself in such a situation, I plead with you to turn to our Heavenly Father in faith. He will lift you and guide you. He will not always take your afflictions from you , but he will comfort and lead you with Love through whatever storm you face. 

Thomas S. Monson 

Eye Patches

divorced people are like seeing a man with an eye patch. The patch adds a sense of dashing mystery to the man's appearance, but the fact still is--the man has been through a maiming experience.

(And I would add the same is for the woman too.) 

Photo credit from here: http://katharinemiller.wordpress.com/2010/03/30/katharine-hearts-eye-patches/

Quote credit from here: http://theboysquad.blogspot.com/2009/04/easter-has-come-and-gone.html

Don't Be A Scrub!

"I speak of the need for a little more effort, a little more self-discipline, a little more consecrated effort in the direction of excellence in our lives.

This is the great day of decision for each of us. For many it is the time of beginning something that will go on for as long as you live. I plead with you: don’t be a scrub! Rise to the high ground of spiritual, mental, and physical excellence. You can do it. You may not be a genius. You may be lacking in some skills. But so many of us can do better than we are now doing. We are members of this great Church whose influence is now felt over the world. We are people with a present and with a future. Don’t muff your opportunities. Be excellent. "

Gordon B. Hinckley from The Quest for Excellence, 1999.  

Words To Live By:

What matters most...

How well you lived.

How well you loved.
How well you let go.