pebble

I made it! My kids said that I smile alot...so I hope everyone has a happy smile filled day.:)

Noah and Allie (from The Notebook)

gentle, reserved, nostalgic, romantic, cautious

Good luck to you! :)

Thank you

9a.m.

How do I go back to church? I have kids that have had about zero exposure to the Church.(what little they've had they don't even recall...from my home teachers in the past) Do we just drop in on Sunday? Should I contact the missionaries and expose them a little.? Do I contact my Bishop? Whats the path to set things right? I really want to do this, and of all things my husband has near but begged me to help him lead his family in the right direction. So I feel like I'm getting hung up on protocol and procedure, maybe? I looked at the form on line to contact a missionary then when I start to fill it out I feel like that isn't the first step. Please advise...

That wouldn't surprise me at all

We still are treating ourselves where we can--seem to do alot more value meals when we pull into a drive through to eat out. We evaluate everything in the NEED and WANT category. (Which by the way is great thing for my kids to be learning) For the most part we seem to be truckin' along fairly well at this moment in time, which I am incredibly thankfull for.

There was a point in my history when I innocently enough started on a quest of sorts. I read alot of not so great books/commentaries etc and unearthed alot of things that really had an impact on what little of a testimony that I did have at the time. I think I had my big toe dangling in the waters of apostasy to be completely honest.(I didn't fall in) It really messed me up for a minute. But a compassionate and kind missionary listened to all my concerns, never once took a stance of defense, but listened...then asked if a 'blessing' would be okay with me. That blessing calmed my inner turmoil...maybe a blessing might be a good place to start to help process whatever it is that has you upset. Be kind to yourself ~~pebble

If you enjoyed Thai, I suggest you try Vietnamese(assuming you haven't) as well. Very good stuff. :)

Thank you very much for the 'welcomes'. It means alot and is very appreciated. I think cyberspace is magic;) you type and someone types back. Your absolutley right Tom, you do have to want to, for me perhaps the hard part is not the wanting too, but the how to do it part. It feels so complicated *inside*, and its probably easier than I make it out to be. LOL Much Thanks, ~~pebble

Hi everyone, I've been reading here for quite some time and finally found the courage to jump in. Go easy on me, I'm not so great with the 'words', but I always try my hardest to treat people with kindness. I've been inactive for 19 of my 23 year membership. I've had no contact whatsoever with the church in the past 5 years.(excluding family members) Prior to that I had home teachers and visiting teachers. I'm trying to work my way back "home", slow tiny steps for now. I hope that I find a place within this community, that I can give back equally as much as I take. ~~pebble