Simply Beautiful: Daughters of God Reflect Him

I am soooooo excited!  Today is  General Conference!!!
I have felt the need to work on reflecting the image of all my wonderful mothers, and hopefully my Savior Jesus Christ, by preparing to receive the messages of God.

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Sister Julie B. Beck just glows with beautiful light too and I want to be just like her . . .(in a Janelle Joy kind of way:)  I wanted to follow my RS Presidency and my Visiting Teacher and prepare by finding the pattern in the past talks of this wonderful example of the beauty of a Daughter of God:

Develop a Mother Heart
"some of the truest mother hearts beat in the breasts of women who do not have children on this earth . . ."
"That young mother will build faith and character in the next generation one family prayer at a time , one scripture study session, one book read aloud, one family meal one song . . . at a time.  She is involved in a great work."

"Every girl and woman who makes and keeps sacred covenants can have a mother heart.  There is no limit to what a woman with a mother heart can accomplish . . . how grateful I am to the  Lord for trusting  women in the glorious role of motherhood" 

 

Please insert a picture of youself in your mind.  I wish I could put in the picture of each of you, a Daughter or Son of God. 

I hope we all choose to reflect our Father and Creator.  Somehow, if we prepare to hear, and continue to listen and follow God, we will begin to see something of Him in our reflection.

Be Inpired,

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General Conference Infographic

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Truly Tender: Yoga Mat Royal Treatment

On several occasions, usually when I am feeling extra tired or worried, I have entered a room and unexpectedly found myself walking on my own personal red carpet (actually my purple yoga mat). How special I feel that my own sweet daughter had that idea and has given me my own royal treatment in this creative and loving way. 

As I walked over that special pathway today, I felt loved and I felt very special and very very thankful for such a caring daughter.

Be Inspired,

Musical Motivation: The Whisper of the Moment

I had so many wonderful musical quotes and ideas to choose from and was really looking forward to my blogging time later today . . .

 . . .However, the whisper of a few impromptu, magical, musical moments with my toddler swept me into a different blogging direction--A much more memorable one.

Read "My Own Music Therapy: Rock and Sing"  for the full story. Better yet, experience the joy of some whispering moment yourself.

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Simply Beautiful: United States Flag

Have you ever paused to consider the beauty of the flag

for your state or your country? 

One year, when my mom gave me the assignment to draw the flag for each of the 50 United States of America, that is when my interest in the designs and colors used in a flag began in earnest. 

 I started to wonder:  What do the colors mean? 

What do the symbols mean? 

Do they mean different things to different people like one of Jesus' parables? 

Do they have one particular meaning?

What does the flag representing where you live mean to you? 

Do you have a family flag?

Photos courtesy of Reb Sumner Photos. Do not copy. To create beautiful gift items for Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day or for yourself (including calenders, magnets, wall clings, prints, cutouts, aprons and other gifts) using Rebecca's artistry, or to purchase rights to use her incredible photos to accentuate your blog or website, please visit her website. Prices start as low as $2. Please support this special supermom friend. For a special 15% discount for my readers only, enter the code Supermom at checkout during the time period of March 1-April 30 2012.

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Simply Beautiful: What Do You See Around You Today?

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Need Some Ideas for Primary Singing Time?

I have some fun ideas on my music blog.   I just posted my newest lesson plan for both Jr and Sr primary.

Simply Beautiful: Salt Lake Temple and Temple Square

This Temple is especially beautiful to me because of all the important personal and family memories I have there:   with my family growing up,  with my friends as a teenager and in college, with my brother and new sister on their wedding day, with my own little girls . . .

The emotion and peace which comes from these memories is indescribable so I will say in one word that this temple to me represents:  Heaven.

What is the purpose of a Temple?

Photos courtesy of Reb Sumner Photos. Do not copy. To create beautiful gift items for Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day or for yourself (including calenders, magnets, wall clings, prints, cutouts, aprons and other gifts)using Rebecca's artistry, or to purchase rights to use her incredible photos to accentuate your blog or website, please visit her website. Prices start as low as $2. Please support this special supermom friend. For a special 15% discount for my readers only, enter the code Supermom at checkout during the time period of March 1-April 30 2012.

Simply Beautiful: Temples

I know each Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a place of peace and joy.  It is a house of God.  It is a place of learning and the only place where families can be united in a way that lasts beyond death.   How grateful I am for these each of these special edifices.

What is the purpose of Temples?   What happens in a Temple?  Can anyone visit a Temple?

Photos courtesy of Reb Sumner Photos. Do not copy. To create beautiful gift items for Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day or for yourself (including calenders, magnets, wall clings, prints, cutouts, aprons and other gifts)using Rebecca's artistry, or to purchase rights to use her incredible photos to accentuate your blog or website, please visit her website. Prices start as low as $2. Please support this special supermom friend. For a special 15% discount for my readers only, enter the code Supermom at checkout during the time period of March 1-April 30 2012.
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Simply Beautiful: Arches

See the natural arch over the waterfall?  Breathtaking!

Photos courtesy of Reb Sumner Photos. Do not copy. To create beautiful gift items for Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day or for yourself (including calenders, magnets, wall clings, prints, cutouts, aprons and other gifts)using Rebecca's artistry, or to purchase rights to use her incredible photos to accentuate your blog or website, please visit her website. Prices start as low as $2.  Please support this special supermom friend. For a special 15% discount for my readers only, enter the code Supermom at checkout during the time period of March 1-April 30 2012.

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Simply Beautiful: The Sun

Bask in the Sunlight

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Simply Beautiful: Fenceposts

 Do you have any beautiful fences around you today?

For more beautiful artistry like these, visit Reb Sumner Photos.

To create beautiful gift items for Easter or Mother's day or for yourself (including magnets, wall clings, prints aprons and much more) using Rebecca's artistry, or to purchase rights to use her incredible photos to accentuate your blog or site, please visit her website. For a special 15% discount for my readers only, enter the code Supermom at checkout during the time period of March 1-April 30 2012.

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Simply Beautiful: Purple

Purple Power

Purple is often associated in our minds with royalty and nobility. 

For more about this beautiful color click here.

Photos courtesy of Reb Sumner Photos. Do not copy. To create beautiful gift items for Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day or for yourself (including calenders, magnets, wall clings, prints, cutouts, aprons and other gifts)using Rebecca's artistry, or to purchase rights to use her incredible photos to accentuate your blog or website, please visit her website. Please support this special supermom friend. For a special 15% discount for my readers only, enter the code Supermom at checkout during the time period of March 1-April 30 2012.

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Simply Beautiful: Flowers #2

Reb Sumner's nature photos are a great way to follow Angela Ingo's advice to bring in the Natural element of flowers into your home.

Photos courtesy of Reb Sumner Photos. Do not copy. To create beautiful items (including calenders, magnets, wall clings, prints, cutouts, aprons and other gifts)using Rebecca's artistry, or to purchase rights to use her incredible photos to accentuate your blog or website, please visit her website. For a special 15% discount for my readers only, enter the code Supermom at checkout during the time period of March 1-April 30 2012.

Be  Petal-fully Inspired,