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Getting It Together

I remember sitting at a zone conference on my mission one day.  It was hot.  There was a bug crawling across the floor.  We were behind in our monthly goals just like a lot of other companionships.  Everyone needed a little inspiration.  Or maybe just some cold Pepsi. My mission president started talking about his landscaping back home.  I was lost for while, but then he taught a simple principle that I have always remembered.  He talked about how we always have to cut the grass.  Regardless of the amount of care we provide for our flowers, or the number of hours we spend weeding, we will still always have to cut the grass.  When our grass is healthy and growing fast, we have to cut it even more often. The only time we don't have to cut our grass is when it is dead. In our lives, we have grass to cut regardless of our circumstances.  We get everything organized, we set goals, our houses are clean, and we think we are good to ...

Potato Time

It seems that staying at home is much too exciting for me.  I should never be left unattended.  I start finding things to fix and improve and make pretty.  While it is not always the best for my bank account, it makes my surroundings more lovely.  I have two weeks off of school right now for potato harvest, which I think is just a tradition at this point.  I don't think many of the kids really are out there working.  I appreciate, however, the time to get things done that I normally overlook.  Who knew that having clean baseboards could make you feel like an entirely new person?  Here is what I have been up to: Living Room & Kitchen Make-over I traced each frame and taped the paper to the wall before hanging anything up.  It was the easiest way to hang things I have ever used!  And...I only put one hole in the wall for each frame instead of five, like I usually do. :) Laundry Roo...