I just wanted to brag about my baby. My friend Carol, Adalie and I went to the temple last week to sit on the grass, talk and eat a spicy McChicken sandwich(which I craved 3 days in a row last week so therefore ate it 3 times last week, yikes!). Then came these two cute ladies in their 50’s taking a walk and they kept starring at Adalie and walked right up to us and went on about how pretty my daughter was. They stood there for about 5 mins. just asking questions and making comments such as “Oh my goodness, she is just so beautiful!”, “What bracelet is that she has on?”, “How old is she?”, “In all my years of teaching, she is the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen.”, “What is her name? Oh what a beautiful name to match her beautiful face!”, “She is the most prettiest thing ever!” And so yeah, you get the point. Adalie gets compliments on how beautiful she is all the time but I think this was the most she’s gotten from a person in one sitting. Well thank you ladies, I agree with you 100%. π
Picnic with mommy
A couple of days ago Adalie and I went on a walk to the temple and had a little picnic. I wanted to take pictures of her while blowing bubbles but I quickly learned it was impossible to hold a 10 lb. camera and blow bubbles at the same time. We’ll bring Jay with us next time to assign him as the official bubble-blower. ^ ^ Hope these pictures brighten up your weekend! π
Financial Freedom!
This past Sunday we had a combined R.S and Priesthood (I love those because that means I get to sit by Jay!) and the Bishop talked to us about budgeting. Did you know that 75% of the divorces are caused by financial problems? Isn’t that horrible? Here are some tips we’ve learned from the class.
Pitfall #1: EGO. EGO Criteria(selfish) vs. Happiness Criteria(unselfish).
(1) What will others think? vs. What can I do for others.
(2) Feels competition and pride vs. builds others, serves, co-operates.
(3) Focus on things, fun, pleasure vs. Focus on relationships and experiences that yield joy.
(4) Consumes and spends most of what they earn vs. Balances spending with saving.
(5) Thinks short term and is brand conscious vs. Sees money as a stewardship.
Pitfall #2. We look for short-cuts to financial-success.
(1) Apply the Law of the Harvest.
(2) Pay full Tithes and Offerings.
(3) Savings Plan. Spending first and then saving vs. Saving first and then spending what’s left. Save 10% plus an additional 10% tithing.
(4) Save for what you want and then pay cash. Avoid credit cards and debts except for home loan and for education.
(5) Engage in accelerated home loan pay-off plan.
(6) Budget efficiently and live within means.
(7) Teach children work and self-reliance. What we obtain too cheaply we esteem too lightly.(I will talk more of this later.)
Treatment Principles for those with Financial Problems
(1) Get out of debt! Stop using credit cards. Plan all your purchases, priority rank them, save for the highest priority and pay cash, and then move on to the next.
(2) Begin a ‘Debt Elimination Calendar’
(3) Simplify Liestyle. Can we do without cable? Timeshare? Expensive outings? Type of car, brand conscious? eating out, utilities and groceries.
(4) Don’t covet. The world judges us on what we have. God judges us on who we are as a person. (Okay so I added that last part in :P)
A picture is worth a thousand words.
These are the pictures Jay put into Jas & Bobby’s slide show at their wedding.
And life goes on…
Hello everyone! I went to California for my uncle’s funeral this past weekend while Jay watched Adalie. I didn’t worry one bit since Jay is such a wonderful parent. In the Korean culture I was told pregnant women are not suppose to attend funerals but I wanted to show my respect for our beloved uncle and also be there for my mom who was losing her little brother. At least for a short while.
The viewing started at 11 a.m on Saturday and while everyone went up to go see the viewing, I stayed back. I don’t like watching the viewing because that is not what death represents in the eternal perspective. Looking at someone’s lifeless body, one is reminded of how that person isn’t here, he/she isn’t living and is gone. Some people believe they will never see that person again! How truly depressing and heart-aching is that. It broke my heart as I watched some people who truly believed he was gone and was mourning because of it.
But thanks to the gospel of Jesus Christ, we know the truth. The gospel gives us hope and comfort in whatever circumstances that may come in our way, even in times of death. I miss my uncle greatly and I feel sorrow for his family and friends that will miss him but I felt peace knowing that he was no longer feeling the immense pain of cancer, he was in heaven with God and that he was extremely happy, happier than he ever was during his life on earth. Our Prophet Joseph Smith said the only difference between the old and the young dying is that one gets to leave this wicked world and go live in eternal glory with our Heavenly father earlier than the other. Everyone dies at different stages in their lives, but in the end, we all die. But when we do, we get to go to a better life, the next stage in our lives. I know God is by my uncle’s side right now and I am so happy for him. I am excited to see him once again and also see his family and friends who do not have the Gospel, to have them see him in heaven and be surprised and shocked but so happy to reunite with their beloved friend/family once again. I think that will be such a beautiful sight.
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