~my blessed life~

Saturday, October 18, 2008

"Finding Joy in the Journey"

If you missed President Monson's talk last Sunday at General Conference, it was wonderful! Too often, I forget how blessed I am. I sometimes daydream about tomorrow, when in fact, today is what matters. My girlfriend Claire and I are in charge of November's Enrichment Night and decided to use this talk as our theme. I made the above poster, door reminders and invitations tonight and am excited to share this evening with a few of my friends who I think need a little joy in their lives also. So, hug your hubbies and kids a little tighter tonight. Don't stress about things that are out of our control or at least not until Monday morning. :) Realize that change can be good and enjoy every moment, my friends! Here is one of my favorite quotes from his talk...


"This is our one and only chance at mortal life—here and now. The longer we live, the greater is our realization that it is brief. Opportunities come, and then they are gone. I believe that among the greatest lessons we are to learn in this short sojourn upon the earth are lessons that help us distinguish between what is important and what is not. I plead with you not to let those most important things pass you by as you plan for that illusive and non-existent future when you will have time to do all that you want to do. Instead, find joy in the journey—now." ~President Thomas S. Monson

7 comments:

Jessica said...

joy frame?! is this what i think it is?

Michelle said...

No, Jess :) It's like Melissa's "BOO" frame. (tri-frame with "J..O..Y" in each opening.)

Jessica said...

oh cute! maybe you can post a picture of how they turn out. love you!

Michelle said...

I'll make you one, Jess.

meg said...

i want one tooooo!!!!

that talk was incredible... honestly, exactly what i needed to hear and continue to need to hear. what a great reminder.

i also loved elder wirthlin's reminder to us to "come what may, and love it"

:-) life is good.

zeitersouth said...

Michelle-
That is a great messege.
Bill saw the picture of Toby and Andrew on the mower and was like "who is that?" Um Hello. He can't believe how grown up Toby looks:)

The Allred Family said...

I love it !Thanks again for making the sign!