Comments on: Black and White

By: Amie

Amie — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 03:06:49 +0000

That WAS such a moving talk, very memorable! What a gorgeous picture. I was laughing a bit, because we were just up in SLC over Spring Break (for us Arizonans) and I was editing my pictures while watching General Conference. Was showing the kids that WE WERE THERE which was cool, and then comparing what it looked like in March (green, just starting to grow new buds) to last weekend when everthing was covered in white!

By: Jenny P.

Jenny P. — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:06:54 +0000

Snow would seriously push me over the edge right now. Today it's supposed to be sunny and 70 degrees. I'm praying this lovely spring weather sticks around!

(If I could send it your way, I totally would!)

By: Lacy@uphillandsmiling

Lacy@uphillandsmiling — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 05:30:17 +0000

Yay Julie!

Lara, you are amazing… I love how you word things. I appreciate you sharing your life with us. I've been talking to my Mom about you and she always struggles through the winter as well. It has helped her to know of others who feel the same way.

We are so blessed to have the Gospel in our lives! I loved Elder Scott's talk too 🙂 I told Zeke I feel like a total failure after hearing Elder Scott describe his wife… Zeke said, "Well, you're you." I'm not sure what he meant, I'm working on it too!

That picture is awesome really, even though it seems kind of dreary.

By: Mindy

Mindy — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:12:47 +0000

We keep getting teaser sunny weather. It was like 75 on Sunday in IL, then suddenly chilly and rainy. Today is somewhere in between and I am grateful for the sun, even if it's chilly. That picture is gorgeous, but I feel your pain! I found conference to be very uplifting this weekend too!

By: MFD

MFD — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:07:00 +0000

To my very dear friend, the one that I don't think I have ever seen raise her voice even when "all you know what" is breaking around her……you are too hard on yourself. We can be our own worst enemies – we find it easy to forgive others but not ourselves.

Since I had tears welling up in my eyes just reading your post – I probably would have been crying if I had listened to Elder Scott's talk too!

I do agree about the exercise…that is why even the 11 and 8 year old females in our house walk on the treadmill during the winter. I really don't care how many shows on Netflix they watch while they are walking on it – as long as attitudes are better when they get off of it. Remember in the fall – we can walk every morning!

By: Pitterle Postings

Pitterle Postings — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 06:21:53 +0000

Well, just keep remembering that this too shall pass away. Hopefully spring will come soon and you will be warm. I also loved conference. It was so amazing.

By: Anne-Marie

Anne-Marie — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 04:37:32 +0000

Lara, I'm with you Sis! This winter has been rough on my mental health too. I was in such a markedly better mood when we had lovely sunshine & spring weather the other day. Joel has always spoken of you like an Angel wife! I don't think I've ever heard him say anything that wasn't positive about you. I love that.

By: Kazzy

Kazzy — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 04:26:17 +0000

Cool photo!

By: Vicki

Vicki — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 02:44:35 +0000

Sorry your winter has been rough. We are having schizophrenic weather here–90 degrees yesterday in the day and then insane, damaging, huge hail at 9 pm. Today has been cold.

Anyway I think the tree photo is so gorgeous and it would make a good quilt. 🙂

By: Audrey

Audrey — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:50:47 +0000

Elder Scott's talk was my favorite too!!! I told Derek the same thing about me–sorry, I am definitely not the same caliber of wife that he married, but like you said, we're all working on ourselves and that's the best we can do.
In other news, when I turned on the TV too early this morning to workout it was still on the BYU channel from conference watching the day before and guess who I saw? Your mom!