Attitude

Tonight, Scott gave our family home evening lesson on how Your Attitude can make a Difference. What a good lesson for anyone, especially for me and each member of our family. We had a great discussion on this subject. A couple of the things that he shared:

First, was a quote by Spencer W. Kimball that I love:

"I remind you... that regardless of your present age, you are building your life;... it can be full of joy and happiness, or it can be full of misery. It all depends upon you and your attitudes, for your altitude, or the height you climb, is dependent upon your attitude or your response to situations."

The part that stuck out to me was your response to situations... We all have bad situations that we either create or can not help, but it is the way we react to our adversity. We had a long discussion about this with our kids and the way they react to each other when they have been wronged by one another.

Second, was the Attitude Indicator:

I love this and I think it really helped our kids understand the concept of the way we see things. It is up to us and the kind of attitude we choose to have with each situation we are faced with.

(Scott wanted each of our kids to hang these on their bathroom mirrors so they could see them everyday... Of course I had to make them somewhat cute, since they were just a white copy from the copy machine. I think I will laminate them so they will last longer.)

I hope this lesson helps our kids look at things with a more positive attitude and reminds them to try harder to find the good, in even a bad situation.

Here are a few pictures of my cute sisters that I took when I was in Laguna last weekend. I think they are adorable... My sisters might think different!?

roasting marshmallows & f.h.e

This week for family home evening, we held it in our back yard around our little bonfire. The kids were stoked.

Scott gave our lesson on, the media in the home. We chatted about what the media was ~ the different ways we are exposed to it and how technology can be used for good and how many ways it can be so bad. We talked about the time that is spent on the computer, i pod touchs, the wii, x~box and texting. We had a good discussion about this subject but, I am going to save that one for later....

Does Coop look a little bored or is it just me??

After our lesson we topped it off by...

jumping on the trampoline

playing and being silly

hanging out by the fire

and roasting marshmallows

I cherish our family home evenings, they are my favorite night of the week!

Choices and Consequences

I loved this quote from the Prophet... it tied in with our fhe lesson from last night, I thought some of you would appreciate it.

"Have you ever looked at a farm gate that opens and closes? If you look at the hinge, it moves ever so little. Just a little movement of that hinge creates tremendous consequences out of the perimeter. That is the way it is with our lives. It is the little decisions that make the great differences in our lives."
Gordon B. Hinckley