A blog dedicated to those of us who wake up each day striving for perfection and go to bed every night with the realization that we haven't reached it yet.

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Confession: The Point.

Perfectionism is bad. But being a perfectionist about not being a perfectionist is worse. The truth is we all want to do the right thing, say the right thing, wear the right thing and be the right person. Unfortunately, that right is constantly changing. Especially, […]

This Little Piggy Stayed Home

This Little Piggy Stayed Home

I grew up in Texas, the “Friendly” state. What some of you may not know about Texas is that “Friendly” is completely subjective there. There, you will generally find a few types of people; the “Bless their Cotton Picking Hearts” sorts,  the “You did NOT […]

Only Time

Only Time

Two years ago, almost to the day, I had one of my random dreams about the last days. I dreampt we had rescued an older couple, from the big lake in our yard, welcomed them into our home, fed, and warmed them and gave them […]

Did You Pray?

Last night, I had the opportunity to watch the new Christian movie “War Room.” At the end of the movie a bible verse flashed on the screen. “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, […]

Confession: Time-It’s What’s for Dinner

I didn’t make dinner tonight…and I can’t remember making lunch. I sent my husband and teenagers off to their church meetings with empty stomachs. There is a big stack of dirty dishes on one counter and a big stack of cupcakes on the other. Oh […]

November 2014 Visiting teaching Message

“One of the most meaningful things we can do as parents is teach our children the power of prayer, not just the routine of prayer.” -Tad R. Callister, General Conference 2014 The conference talk I chose for the sisters I teach, is titled, “Parents the […]

October Visiting Teaching Message

The October Visiting Teaching Message is Titled,“The Divine Mission of Jesus Christ: Bread of Life.” It made me think of Lehi’s Dream. The game I chose for this month is not found online. It is in the June 1988 issue of the Friend magazine. It […]

September Visiting Teaching Message

The September Visiting teaching Message is titled, “The Divine Mission of Jesus Christ: Comforter” and can be found here, September Message. It happens sometimes,that a full article can not be posted online for copyright issues. This is one of those times. Luckily, I have a […]

August 2014 VT Message

  This month’s VT message is about how Christ is our Messiah. The word Messiah means deliverer. I immediately thought of the the Israelites and how they were delivered, so many times. The game I chose this month is called “Journey into Egypt”. It can be […]

Confession: I Dress My….Lies

Ok,so there is this new trend among the women in my ward. It is a book called “Dress Your Truth.” I’ve read some of it…. Here’s the thing sisters, I’m too busy trying to dress my fat to bother with how to dress my truth. […]