i AM listening...

i AM listening to the promptings of the Holy Ghost...

I love how the Holy Ghost can guide you through your day... from the smallest minor things to the BIG challenges and decisions in your life....

The more I work on being a better person the clearer his promptings are to me... the better I hear and recognise that they are promptings and not just my own thoughts in my head...

I challenged my Seminary students last night to pay attention to those promptings and heed them.. ALL of them... even the ones that they feel are inconsequential... Practice makes perfect... we need to practice and exercise our faith by heeding to each and every prompt we get...

Those promptings... to pray... to make a call... to pick something up off the floor as you walk by.... to send a letter.... to take care of a small detail...

New Day... New Year... New Life

My first day of my new year started with a delightful nights sleep. I worked at the group home and I was contently sound asleep shortly after 10 pm. Melissa woke me up at 2 am to wish me a Happy New Year... I made one short phone call to wish a dear friend a Happy New Year and to send my love... and I was able to roll back over and go right back to sleep... until 7 am.

My day consisted of wonderful conversations with tears and laughter... talk of things of the past and the adventures in the future... lovely... lovely day!!

I watched the movie Julie & Julia... what a wonderful movie about 2 amazing women. I must admit I am not a huge fan of Julia Child... she always seemed like a big pompous oaf to me... but since my mother loved her... I put up with her!! But after seeing the movie I do have a tad bit more respect for her and her accomplishments... I am more inspired by Julie in the movie to take on the daunting task of cooking thru Julia's cookbook... It has made me wonder... what will I accomplish this year? What will I take on and complete? What will be my challenge this year...? I could lose a few pounds... but I want to make myself a better person on the inside not just on the outside... I want a project to accomplish....one I can say I did it on my own!!

I will be pondering and praying about this the next few days... I have and idea... but I would like to get confirmation from above... so that I have the support I need first..

Meg