{ Weekend +} Methinks...

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I have to first start out with a Happy birth mothers day which was Saturday... I probably had the most amazing 24 hours from Thursday night to Saturday..I had the opportunity to first serve at a birth mothers banquet put on by  LDS family services. Thursday night a mothers day program for them. I had the pleasure of serving and seeing TWO of my children's birth mothers there {K2's and M's}..... I have not seen my children's birth mothers since placement. 

So for one that is seven years for another that is 5 years and another that is over 2 years. The tears where plentiful, the love was strong and the program was beyond what I expected. I got to hug, laugh and talk to my two birth mothers for over an hour, I got to introduce them to each other ......two brothers first mothers.... together.... It was quite the feeling. 

I can't even describe the peace and love I had that night for each of them. Adoption is one of the most emotional, loving situations one can ever be apart of. 

 I think every emotion is present no matter the time. Because the love you feel for these girls is more than you can ever describe 

THEY MADE ME A MOTHER  at that is something you

 never properly explain or  put into words what they mean to me, to say that I love them all more then they will ever know is an understatement. 

You think that was amazing WELL on Friday the next day my sisters and mom and I went to TIME OUT FOR WOMEN 3 hours away and guess who I ran into and had the opportunity to see after 7 years  L's birth mother.... amazing! ALL IN THE SAME WEEK!!! Because after all these years its never happened and it was a weekend I will cherish forever...We gave each other a huge hug and like the other two felt the love they have for me and I hope they felt the love I have for them. I wish I could have talked to N longer but it was a crazy weekend. 

One I can 't believe happened in a span of 24 hours. Wow.

I hope they all know how much we all love them and pray for them everyday.

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Next up:

 

.....was amazing loved it what an uplift, a much needed break and so fun so many laughs, saw so many people some I haven't seen in years. Even some who read my blog that was fun! 

I love blogging and I love the people I met through it! 

So if your reading and haven't said hi before feel free to come clean lol!

I loved that I got to spend time with my sisters and my mom and my sisters MIL from england so good to see her again too.

 We missed my sister "Holli" get it?? Hall E wish she could have been with us....

 ....love meeting Lynn happens at least once a year and every time is so refreshing beautiful inside and out!! Love her!!

..... we like to think we are still just girls!

 we sure act like it most of the time ha ha

 ....how adorable is my little niece India remember this beautiful little 26 week born preemie look at her now!! So perfect fun and beautiful!

 the family....and some of our favorite people love you J.E!! 
{Terisa why didn't we get a picture!}

 ....this crazy lady Mary Ellen Edmunds the women is crazy fun!!! She is the reason I do me thinks it comes from her she writes lots of books and is a funny motivational speaker.... so fun to meet her...

 Hilary weeks was amazing loved her...... her singing her speaking she was awesome!!

Some of my favorite presenters were LAUREL CHRISTIANSEN who wasn't even supposed to speak to us but because someone couldn't get across the border we had the opportunity to hear her and I swear it was completely for me I loved it! She is amazing too!

My other favorites was KRIS BELCHER she is blind and had us laughing uncontrollably where your abs were aching kind of funny 

here is a clip its worth the watch she is so amazing too! 

and Hilary Weeks was amazing and brought us to tears..and taught us some valuable life lessons on our thoughts... so awesome...

I am so grateful for my awesome husband who spent the weekend with the kids they all had lots of fun without me so we all had a great weekend!!

PERFECT WEEKEND! So many good things happened that I will remember for a very long time!!!

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OTHER HAPPENINGS

Okay this week was insane with Dance recitals four nights of the week for little L she was awesome tired and ready to be done by the end but she is the most adorable Clogger !! She loves it and that is what matters to me! Her confidence level grew this week I am sure of it! She got roses from her sweet little cousin the first night and roses from dad on thursday night and ice cream date too! She looked so cute!

They were rocking robins! {she also lost her two bottom teeth within the last two weeks and she is proud of it!! } Love her!!

final bow....to bad I don't know how to push the record button on the video camera the third night I had watched thought I had recorded this perfect recital only to find out I didn't even push record smart mom eh!!! sad!

with that was 

CUBS/ PIANO/Meetings and lots of SOCCER.....

oh the joys.....the running around the car swapping the drama....

the life of mom....someday I'll miss this right....

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ME THINKS

Some of my favorite quotes and lines from TOFW......

What an uplifting weekend.....

HALT! Who am I??

Some people don't get along with themselves, learn to see yourself as your Heavenly Father see's you....Mary Ellen Edmunds

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What are you thinking?

We think 300 negative thoughts a day! Hilary Weeks decided to test that out and got a number clicker and clicked for every negative thought she was disgusted with the results and turned her negatives to positives! 

We are happier when we think POSITIVE -try it!

"We become what we want to be by consistently being what we want to become."....

We spend eternity with them as adults, enjoy the very short time we have with them as children.... get to know them give your time, talents and examples"

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Laurel Christiansen

"Don't you dare be the one thing standing in your way"

"Do the one thing you think you cannot do" -Eleanor Roosevelt

Prayer with Faith

Think with Faith

Live with Faith

Difficulty brings growth 

Expect things to turn out

We aren't all living our PLAN A

Today is the first day of the rest of our lives

Don't discount where you are......see your life differently....

God knows where you are today

 with him you are living plan A

Hope -wanting what I want for me

Faith- wanting what God wants for me

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Emily Freeman

"No Never" moments are those that make our testimonies grow the very most."

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.....And those are some of my favorite talks and quotes of the weekend I took a lot of notes but these are the ones that struck me...I'm so glad I went, so glad I ran into some people I never thought I'd see again in a very long time, if ever, and I'm glad I got to go with my sisters and mom.

“Desires dictate our priorities, priorities shape our choices and choices determine our actions…
It is our actions and our desires that cause us to BECOME something,whether a true friend, a gifted teacher or one who has qualified for eternal life.”"
-- Elder Dallin H Oaks

Have a great week....