Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Something to Show For it.
Monday, June 8, 2009
anything to give me that extra nudge...
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
The Simple Things
When life seems so incredibly rough, stormy waters every day, impossible decisions to make, waiting for things to get brighter, easier, better.... the simple things mean so much. Like ripe summer fruit & a new favorite container to hold them in. I got the container at Ikea during our trip to Cincinnati & knew it was perfect for these fruity treats.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Friday, April 17, 2009
Vote for Maria's Design
Sincerely,
Maria
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Thursday, April 16, 2009
Friday, April 10, 2009
The Irony
How quickly fortunes can change for the worse, and how quickly, on the other hand, fortunes can change for the better. In Luke, we read that by the end of the first Sunday after the crucifixion, just the third day after the Savior's death, he had appeared to Mary Magdalene at the Garden Tomb, and then to other women of Galilee, and he had appeared to Cleopas and his companion on the road to Emmaus, and when these two returned to Jerusalem that evening to join the apostles, they were told that Christ had also appeared to Simon Peter. Three of these witnesses were identified by name, Mary, Cleopas, and Simon, and perhaps a dozen more were unnamed. And then Jesus suddenly stood in the midst of them, the apostles and others, and said “Peace be unto you.” Luke 24:36.
It may seem ridiculous but I struggle with a selfish feeling that our religion does not focus enough on women & I'm not talking about how we have Relief Society & Young Women's or how we are recognized in many ways by apostles & prophets & those around us. I struggle with the fact that so much of what we learn was of men, written by men, experienced by men. Thank goodness for sections of scriptures, like Ruth, to give me some hope. But, it had been on my mind a lot lately, especially after returning to the temple after so long. I didn't feel the message personal to me, as a woman. Then to read the account of Mary at the tomb & how she was the first Jesus chose to present himself to & that he then visited other women of Galilee & then to the men. I was overrun with emotion. I put myself in that place & I could more easily do that because Mary was a woman. And I tried to imagine her reaction, her feelings, her gratitude & joy & I felt washed in the Spirit.
Why Mary? Why a woman? I thought about this for quite a while & my personal feelings are that we, as women, can feel love greater than any man. Only a woman can know another woman's sorrow at losing a child, just as Jesus' mother, Mary did. Oh the sorrow she must have felt to see her Son so horribly treated, to know she would no longer have him near her to love and to protect. Oh the wonder Mary Magdalene must have felt at the tomb to see her Christ before her, not dead, but alive. While Jesus prayed, seeming to bleed at every pore, the apostles slept. A woman would see his anguish & want to run to Him to comfort Him, to help Him.
How lucky I am to be a woman.
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