Attitudes

No, this post is not in response to my 9 month old's needy attitude.. although she has been lately..

Kurtis and I both had our birthday's this month.. 27 and 25 respectively! Crazy that another year has gone by. We didn't really do much.. just a few nice things for each other, lots of treats and a couple little buys. I also don't have any pictures because our camera has issues.. lots of them.

I do have some thoughts on life..with my newfound wisdom of another year.. hahaha! It really comes from this month's Ensign, which I thought was excellent! I'm only going to put in a couple quotes that caught my eye.. ironically about trials. I feel so blessed with my life right now that I feel bad when I complain about things. How selfish and impatient am I! But eventually we will have trials, and the Savior can be there with us, no matter what size they are.

Apostle Orson F. Whitney explained "No pain that we suffer, no trial that we experience is wasted. It ministers to our education, to the development of such qualities as patience, faith, fortitude and humility. All that we suffer and all that we endure, especially when we endure it patiently, builds up our characters, purifies our hearts, expands our souls, and makes us more tender and charitable, more worthy to be called children of God...and it is through sorrow and suffering, toil and tribulation, that we gain the education that we have come here to acquire." (having patience is my personal trial I think...)

Elder Richard G. Scott taught that "the Lord is intent on [our] personal growth and development...Progress is accelerated when [we] willingly allow Him to lead [us] through every growth experience [we] encounter...If [we] question [every unpleasant challenge]...[we] make it harder for the Lord to bless [us]." (Ahhhh.. so true! I'm a questioner.. and complainer.. and whiner.. which brings me to my final quote..)

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland wisely counseled, "No misfortune is so bad that whining about it won't make it worse."

So, having an attitude of gratitude and patience is good. Thoughts for you on this sunny day.. gotta go, baby's unhappy! ahhhhhhhhhh grant me patience please! :)