November of Thanks

For FHE (family home evening) Jake and I decided to

go over what traditions we would like to have in our family.

As one of our traditions we have decided 

that each day

we would write at least

ONE

thing that we are grateful for

during the month of November to help us keep

gratitude in our hearts

during this time of year when now a days

only Christmas and getting seems to be the biggest thoughts

on every ones minds.

(Jake and I went to the mall on Saturday and guess who was there ALREADY...Yup. Santa.

I'm not a fan.)

Then Jake helped me make this fun "I'm grateful for?" bottle.

Out of a cleaned miracle whip bottle, scrap paper, and mod podge.

 It's not perfect, but it was free and it works perfect.

On Thanksgiving Day we will open and read each slip of paper.

So excited. Love this idea already. :)

"Be Grateful..." -Anastasia

Who Loves Pomegranates?!

 I do. Have any of you had stained hands after trying to get to the 

yummy seeds as I have in the past.

Well, I found the cure. A pinterest find that works. :)

All you have to do is cut the pomegranate in half.

Place it in COLD water as you peel

the seeds away.

 As you can see here. The seeds drop to the bottom and the

shell floats. Making it easy to complete the task

and then get out all the goods with no sticky colorful mess.

See no stained hands. :)

Enjoy!

TOFW

Time Out For Women

A weekend for just the women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Full of Inspiration and loads of fun too.

Sheri Dew
Friday night was awesome. I loved the music by Jenny Oaks Baker. Her cd is now on my wish list.
We also had two amazing speakers. Loved them both.
Sheri Dew talk was really powerful to me.
Maybe it's because I have had so many people ask me about the very topic
since moving to Oregon and me not having a clue how to
give descriptive detailed answers, but I LOVED her talk on the Priesthood and our
role as woman in this church.

Me with the best in-laws a girl could ask for. Amelia (mom), Amanda, and Tiffany
 Only Sabrina wasn't there for the girl's weekend.
Hopefully she will be able to come in a couple years with us again. :)

Hillary Weeks

Hillary sang and played several of her new songs. They were great. I'm a fan, but honestly her little
spill about 'the clicker' helped me more. Simply because I am able to use what I learned
from her talk and change my behaviors for the better everyday.

She told of an experiment she conducted for herself. She grabbed a clicker and for one week she counted every day every negative thought that she had. She was hilarious in giving the details of her experience that week. 

She then said that by the end of the week she relies that for no 'real' reason she was considerably sadder, more depressed, and really didn't want to do anything.

 After taking a minute she realized that it was because she had been keeping track of all the negative thoughts she was having. So being Hillary she decided to change it. Instead of clicking for a negative thought she began clicking for only positive thoughts. 

As she did an amazing thing started to happen. She began to be happier. She began to find reason to click her clicker.

Happy positive thoughts are contagious. Much like when you smile at someone.

So she challenged us to see how many clicks we can get in a day.

There is even a website to enter your clicks to at www.BillionClicks.org

Kinda fun!

Think positively people. :)