Sorry it’s a little shaky, but here’s a video of Ella.
Ella Video
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Monthly Archives: November 2008
Negativity
I have worked so hard on not being negative and it really is hard when I’m hit hard with it. I understand that situations can be hard, stressful and it’s hard to see a positive aspect on it. I understand that so much. However, what I don’t understand is when people create negativity for themselves and try to pull everyone in the negativity pool with them.
Instead of freaking out and causing havoc in everyone’s life around you, why don’t you just stop, take a deep breath and work on solving the problem. Let’s not create more problems, let’s fix the problems we have. This is totally work related, and I’m having a tough time dealing with negativity coming from it. We are in a sticky situation and it’s hard.
I am trying so hard to remain positive and find solutions for the problems this company is having right now, but when the head of it is so negative it’s hard to remain positive.
Deep breath……. I can do this.
Our First Baptisms
I know that I have readers that are not LDS, so I wanted to explain something before I talk about what happened last night.
If you believe in God and you believe that the bible is true, then you probably believe that in order to return to our Heavenly Father you have to be baptized. What about the people that didn’t get a chance? Do you really think that our Heavenly Father would be so unjust that he wouldn’t ensure that eveyone had an opportunity to receive that important ordinance of baptism? I believe this church to be true. I believe that the fullness of the gospel was taken from the earth many years ago, and that through Joseph Smith the fullness of the gospel was restored. I believe that during the time that the gospel was not on this earth that the priesthood, who has the authority to baptize was also not on this earth.
If you’re not LDS I understand that you don’t believe this, but I do and just want to clarify all of this before I elaborate on last night.
I had a friend once explain to Gino about being baptized by the proper priesthood authority like this…. Basically, let’s say you want to get a driver’s license and you decide to go and get it from this guy who makes them in Oak Park (I’m from Sac… it’s ghetto there LOL) instead of going to the DMV and get the proper one. So, you have your license and your driving around, but it’s not a true drivers license… right? It’s the same we think about baptism. So, that’s why Gino got baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints even though he was already baptized once in the Catholic church. He needed to get baptized by someone who had the proper priesthood authority, and on October 11, 2008 he did just that.
Okay… so back to the people that never had a chance to get baptized by the proper authority. That is one of the beautiful things about our temples. We as members can go and get baptized for our ancestor’s who have passed away that never had the opportunity to get baptized. That is what baptisms for the dead are all about.
Last night Gino the honor and priveledge to get baptized for 2 of his uncles that passed away. These uncles were uncles that he was very close to. Last night Gino walked down the steps to the baptisimal font and for his first time ever baptisms for the dead was baptized for Tim & Jorge Garibay. After Gino came out of the water and sat down to get them confirmed and to receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, the emotions were strong… even our Bishop stopped because he was starting to cry. It was an amazing.
I had the honor and priveledge to get baptized for a dear friend of mine that was murdered. Melody Hawkins was a close friend to our entire family, and I am so happy that I was able to get baptized for somebody that was truly a special soul.
I’m excited to be able to work on our genaeology and start doing all the work for our ancestor’s who never had the opportunity to receive the ordinace of baptism.
Thank You
Yesterday I handed Ella something and she actually said, “Thank you.” It wasn’t a perfect Thank you, but you could tell that’s what she was saying.
Man, she sure is growing up fast!
Tuesday Babblings….
These past few days I’ve felt great. I’m up at the crack of dawn and motivated. I’m loving it!!! I just hope that this motivation sticks around.
Thanksgiving is coming up so soon! I’m just anxious for the day after Thanksgiving sales. I need to go online and start mapping out my day LOL. The plan is that my Grandma will be bringing my Great-grandma Louise and my mom should be coming up as well. That will be 5 generations of girls all together. I hope my Grandma Louise is up to it ~ I don’t think she’s been feeling very well lately. I REALLY want to get pictures done with all of us girls.
Tomorrow Gino and I are going to the temple to do baptisms. I am so excited!!!!!! I have a friend who was murdered a few years ago and I got permission from her father today to be able to do her temple work. I feel honored, because Melody was a very special person to me. I’m sad at what happened to her, and feel happy that I get to do this for her. Gino is going to be doing his uncle’s temple work and I know that’s something special for him.
My Church Girl
My Ella is such a little smarty. On Sunday I got Ella dressed in her tights and her pretty little dress. I was already dressed in my church outfit and ran upstairs for something. I could hear her whining downstairs and when I went down what I saw melted my heart. She was wandering, looking for me, holding her church shoes. I didn’t have them out, so she went to the shoe area and found them and was sad thinking I left without her. She had a big smile on her face as I put her pretty, little shoes on her feet.
It amazed me that she put 2 and 2 together that those were the shoes that she was going to wear. It’s like she knew it was Sunday…. she knew she was going to church.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SYDNI
My cousin has turned 12 today. I’m sad, because we live so far apart and we never get to see each other. I just wanted to wish her a very Happy Birthday and I hope that it’s everything you’ve wished for.
Here’s a picture of Sydni and all her siblings (my other wonderful cousins) We’ll start from the back row on the left. Sydni (birthday girl), then Ryli holding my baby cousin Karson and then in the front on the left is my cousin Seth and Conner!!
I’m really hoping to make it up there to see them soon! I feel so bad that I live so far away!
Gloomy, Beautiful Saturday!
It’s Saturday today, and strangely it actually FEELS like a Saturday. We woke up early (thanks to Ella) and I’ve been doing laundry ever since my feet hit the floor. I’m sure the flylady would love that.
The weather outside is gloomy. Not raining, just a little overcast and peaceful. I love that. It makes me feel like I can have an inside, accomplishing day and not feel guilty about it.
We’re all feeling better and the house has been sanitized, so hopefully this icky bug is out of our lives for good!
Our Halloween was awesome. I’ll be uploading pics & video a little later today. If I start working on pictures it’ll take over my day. I have goals for today and so far I think I’m going to accomplish them.
1) Filing – I want it ALL DONE TODAY!!! I’m doing quite well on this goal.
2) Laundry – This I also want all done today, but let’s get real here ~ probably not going to happen. However, I’ve already done 4 loads and am not planning on stopping until tonight. My laundry is out of control, and that in turn makes my life out of control. So, if I don’t accomplish it all, then at least I can make a nice dent!
and those are my goals for this gloomy, wonderful Saturday! I think it’s so wonderful because it’s the first day in a really long time (besides our sick days) that I don’t HAVE to leave the house. Jayden’s done with soccer (pictures and video to come on this as well) and Gino works, so it’s kinda like a my day in a weird way.
Also ~ it’s Digital Scrapbooking Day so, if you’re in to Digital Scrapbooking I’d be high tailing it over to Ikea Godess (CLICK HERE), because there’s a TON of freebies going on. That’ll be my fun evening downloading as much as I can.