The Dermody Family: Happy Birthday to me!

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

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Happy Birthday to me!

Erin just informed me that everyone else in our family has to post their birthday on the blog, and so do I. Rude. So yes, today is my 36th birthday. Notice how I am not afraid to state my age. I am so grateful to have lived 36 years. I have a beautiful life and family. I hope to live many, many more years, and celebrate many more birthdays. Bring on those wrinkles baby; I just hope they wait a few more years though! LOL. Nadya, our niece on Bill's side, just turned 21 on Sunday. In her honor, and for kicks and giggles, I thought I would post a picture of myself when I was 21. It is hard to believe that I celebrated that milestone 15 years ago!!!

6 comments:

Natalie said...: YEAH!!!! Happy birthday to you!! Hope you are having a fabulous day. Love your curls ;); November 5, 2008 at 5:19 PM
Brianne said...: Happy Birthday to you! I hope you have a great one.; November 5, 2008 at 6:23 PM
Lisa said...: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SISTER!; November 5, 2008 at 8:29 PM
Kelly Tillotson said...: Happy Birthday!!! I wanted to come to play group today...I'm so bummed I missed it. We hope you had a great day!; November 5, 2008 at 9:31 PM
another day in the life of... said...: Hooray for birthdays! hope you had a great day, you deserve it more than most!; November 6, 2008 at 11:18 AM
Jennifer said...: Jenn D.... Look at that awesome curly hair...with not a bit of frizz...how did you do it?

Oh...and Happy Birthday :); November 6, 2008 at 11:48 PM