"May You Have"

I came across a wonderful thought from President Harold B. Lee. I found it within a First Presidency Message from August 1973, Your Light to Be a Standard unto the Nations.  I love this!

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"It is well that we remember that the trials, difficulties, and experiences of life all have purpose. There came to me on the occasion of a year in my life to be remembered when the lovely sisters of our Relief Society wrote this as a prayer in my behalf. It was entitled "May You Have":

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Enough happiness to keep you sweet,

Enough trials to keep you strong,

Enough sorrow to keep you human,

Enough hope to keep you happy,

Enough failure to keep you humble,

Enough success to keep you eager,

Enough wealth to meet your needs,

Enough enthusiasm to look forward,

Enough friends to give you comfort,

Enough faith to banish depression,

Enough determination to make each day better than yesterday.

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Just thought I would share!  :)

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By the way, I chose to couple the thought with this particular photograph because this photo speaks optimisim to me.   Photo found here.

• The young girl - representing each of us on our journey in life.
• The stairway (to heaven) - our journey in life.  An uphill climb.
•  The beautifully designed path of tiles  - the plan of happiness that our Heavenly Father has laid for us.
• "May you have a life focused on the journey and all the beautiful experiences it has to offer, not just the trial of the climb."  - Terri  :)

A Glimpse of the Past

Brie received one of the most adorable gifts for her 16th birthday.  I thought it was so clever and thoughtful.  Her friend found a vintage owl clock.  She removed the clock face and inserted a black and white photograph of the two of them in it's place.

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Beautiful girls, inside and out.  :)

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Talking about vintage finds...

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Yesterday, Maddy and I met up with one of the young women in our ward - who has been waiting for me to take her to a few of the antique shops near our home for over a year.  Better late then never, I suppose.  The three of us had such a great time meandering through the shops, excited by the treasures we discovered, and bewildered by items we had no idea what they were - or purposes they once had.

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A few of our memorable finds:

• women's vintage hats (I think a wall of vintage hats could be quite cute, if done right.)
• vintage cameras (Maddy fell in love with these!)
• a view finder, with a ton of black and white photos of incredible architecture and landmarks from the early 1900's
• beautiful jewelry, which we envisioned being worn by royalty (it was probably all costume jewelry though)  :)
• a really cool wire butter slicer
• vintage toys

I have a love of birds, so when I saw this pair of ceramic green birds I had to take them home with me.  The shop owner surprised me when she mentioned there was a 20% off discount on my find.  Yeah!  They are so much cuter in person - I really need a new camera!

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As we were walking back to the car I thought, "how fun would it have been had we had a slip of paper with the dates of when our parents, grandparents, great grandparents were certain ages (year they were born, teenage years, year they were married, etc).  We would have been able to take a better glimpse into their lives as we searched for treasures."

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I got home excited to find a nesting place for my new treasure (the birds).   Then I starting thinking about some of the treasures I already had at home.  A couple of those items:  a baby blanket made by Great Grandma Tholen and embroidered pillowcases handmade by Grandma Phillips.  Both of these items are wonderful treasures to me.

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My thoughts then turned to, "What will my children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren treasure most, as they think of me?"  "What more can I do to leave a glimpse of the past - for them?"