The Dermody Family: Flashback Fridays vol.10

Journals/Blogs

President Kimball said, "People often use the excuse that their lives are uneventful and nobody would be interested in what they have done. But I promise you that if you will keep your journals and records, they will indeed be a source of great inspiration to your families, to your children, your grandchildren, and others, on through the generations. Each of us is important to those who are near and dear to us—and as our posterity read of our life's experiences, they, too, will come to know and love us. And in that glorious day when our families are together in the eternities, we will already be acquainted."

Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you.
And though they are with you, yet they belong not to you.
You may give them your love but not your thoughts.
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,
Which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you,
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.
You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite,
and He bends you with His might that His arrows might go swift and far.
Let your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness;
For even as He loves the arrow that flies,
so He loves also the bow that is stable.

Kahlil Gibran

Build Wisely

A HOME IS MUCH MORE THAN A HOUSE BUILT OF LUMBER, BRICK, OR STONE. A HOME IS MADE OF LOVE, SACRIFICE, AND RESPECT. WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HOMES WE BUILD. WE MUST BUILD WISELY, FOR ETERNITY IS NOT A SHORT VOYAGE. THERE WILL BE CALM AND WIND, SUNLIGHT AND SHADOW, JOY AND SORROW. BUT IF WE REALLY TRY, OUR HOME CAN BE A BIT OF HEAVEN HERE ON EARTH. THE THOUGHTS WE THINK, THE DEEDS WE DO, THE LIVES WE LIVE NOT ONLY INFLUENCE THE SUCCESS OF OUR EARTHLY JOURNEY, THEY ALSO MARK THE WAY TO OUR ETERNAL GOALS.

--THOMAS S.MONSON

Friday, October 31, 2008

Flashback Fridays vol.10

It has been a long time since I have taken the time to "Flashback"! I did find some of our past Halloween pictures, of course there are more somewhere. They will have to make an appearance next year. Sean's first Halloween was last year, and I can't put my hand's on the disc! RATS! Happy Halloween!
(Push play to start the slideshow. After it loads the first spooky picture, then you need to push play again! It is on the bottom of the purple screen!)

Make a Smilebox slideshow

4 comments:

Brownie Bites said...: So cute. I love the picture of Erin and Sydney. I have that one too. All my kids have worn that costume. Parker was Peter Pan/Robin Hood and Camille was Tinkerbelle. Have fun tonight~; October 31, 2008 at 1:18 PM
Kelly Tillotson said...: Happy Halloween Dermody darlings!; October 31, 2008 at 3:46 PM
Natalie said...: Finally found your blog again. We my computer getting an overhaul, I lost my blog list. That slide show was super cute! Adorable children.; November 1, 2008 at 4:18 PM
Jennifer said...: oh drat I have missed so many posts. I hate being busy :)

Love children book recomendations. I too hate it when I am too busy to have read the book they brought home :)

I am glad you posted about Prop 8.; November 2, 2008 at 7:54 PM