tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987153292635096702012-01-31T16:13:45.133-06:00This is a blog of my thoughts, loves and passions. This is where I can write my feelings and ideas. This is my religious place that I can share with others.Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09047834924288880946noreply@blogger.comBlogger141100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898715329263509670.post-75062061661693527572012-01-31T16:02:00.001-06:002012-01-31T16:13:45.142-06:00

LOL! So this is a learning curve for me. I'm trying to learn the best that I can, and not repeat mistakes. Today hubby and I were talking about "S". He loves her. I care a lot about her, but since we still don't know exactly where she stands with our relationship, I am holding back. I've been hurt before, and don't want to go through that again if I don't have to. Well, "S" comes over

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I'm kind of tired, so I'm not going to write a ton. We talked with "S" tonight. We just don't know where she stands with us. We can guess a lot with her actions and flirting, but guessing only goes so far. I told her that we love her. That we ate here for her, and if she decideds that she wants to be a part of our family one day, we would love that. However, we want what is best for her.

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It's been a few days since I last posted. Things are going well. We had a talk with "S" yesterday about the language. It went very well. I think it actually made us all closer. She was very sorry, and understood completely. Hubby is really in love with "S". I was amazed yesterday at my feelings. I was watching them talk and laugh, together. It made me really happy to see how happy he

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Crazy day. It has been a mixture of happiness, annoyance, and a little bit of being pissed off. "S" came over this morning. I wasn't quite expecting her. Hubby and I were getting ready to shower, so I came out and visited while he cleaned up. Then we switched places. Then, we get a call from the missionaries. They're coming over in a couple hours. Ok. So, now I need to finish

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Yesterday was fun. "S" came over just before lunch. I told her that I was about to call and invite her over. We both had a laugh at the timing. After lunch, and after the kids finished school, we hung out, talked, and watched Tinkerbell with the kids. Hubby came home a few hours later. I had chili on the stove. We all ate a dinner and watched The Tale Of Desperox together. Around 9 the

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I'm so excited, and I need a little support! Hubby asked me today if I wanted to race. I was like... Uhhh, race how? Running, eating, ...? He wants to see which of us can drop 10% of our body weight fastest! I think he wants to look good for "S". ;) I want to look good because I hate how I look and feel now. It's on! So, now I need to drop 16 pounds. I'm drinking tons of water. I

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Let me start out with who I am. My name is Amanda. I am 32 years old. I am married to husband going on 14 years this month. We have 7 wonderful little children. I was raised with a Catholic background, but in my teenage years I decided to find the correct church for myself. After searching, and failing many times, I gave up. At 17, I met my husband and learned about Joseph Smith and The

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It's been a while since I've posted here. Actually, a very long while. Since that time, I've grown a lot. I have a bigger testimony of my faith, more knowledge of what I want in life, and my family has grown as well. I think back to when I was little. I had no idea what to expect in my life as an adult. Children have such innocence. I guess that is why Jesus said to be like children. We,

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95 Theses by Ogden Kraut 1st printing - 1975 2nd printing - 1982 3rd printing - 1990 Table of Contents If any man writes to you, or preaches to you, doctrines contrary to the Bible, the Book of Mormon, or the Book of Doctrine and Covenants, set him down as an imposter. --Joseph Smith Times & Seasons April 1, 1844 Typography by Anne Wilde When we have God's word pure and clear, then we think

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For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not. In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed; then He openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction.Job 33:14-16Sometimes dreams aren't just that. Sometimes they are a vision of things to come...What I wrote on Oct 13, 2006I had a dream last night that Sadie wrote out a

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by Amanda HartmanI thank the Lord every dayFor the blessings He’s bestowed.I thank Him for what I don’t knowHe has waiting down the road.I give thanksgiving to our LordFor all that He has given.I thank Him for the loving wordsAnd life that we are living.I thank you Lord for all the trialsThat you have helped us through.I thank you for the happy smilesBy loved ones when we’re blue.I give

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"Table Rules For Little Folks"Eliza R Snow SmithIn silence I must take my seat,And give God thanks, before I eatMust for my food, in silence waitTill I am asked to hand my plate.I must not scold, nor whine, nor pout,Nor move my chair or plate about.With knife, or fork or anything,I must not play, nor must I sing.I must not speak a useless wordFor children should be seen – not heard.I must not say

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THE ULTIMATUM OF HUMAN LIFE By Eliza R Snow The sun had set, and twilight’s shady mood Spread a brown halo-ting’d the solitude. As days last glimmer flitted down the west; Life’s stirring scenes demurely sank to rest- Soft slience lent its comtemplative charm, And all conspir’d the mental pulse to warm- From world to world, imagination wander’d, While thought, the present, past and future ponder

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TO MRS. ______By Eliza R SnowDEAR LADY:Pleasure sat gently smiling whenI read th’ effusion of your pen.Thought wakens thought: a thought express’dCalled your thoughts forth, with which I’m blest,One gem of mind, I value moreThan glittering piles from mammon’s store.We find a radius in the soul,Illumined by th’ eternal pole,And thro’ the heart’s deep sympathy,We taste of immortality.The blessed

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