Have I Done Any Good In the World Today?

“Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

“For I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:

“Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

“Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?

“When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?

“Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?

(Matthew Chapter 25)

“And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.”

So now I find myself asking, "What have I done for someone today?”

Have I done any good in the world today?
Have I helped anyone in need?
Have I cheered up the sad and made someone feel glad?
If not, I have failed indeed.
Has anyone’s burden been lighter today
Because I was willing to share?
Have the sick and the weary been helped on their way?
When they needed my help was I there?

“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."

“Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls."

“For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

When my time has come, I wonder if I will hear my Lord say to me, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant.” I find myself wondering if all my "stress" comes from the normal day to day living...which I KNOW it does...if I chose to serve more, be more like my Savor...and less of the world, would my life be less stressful? Would I be more healthy? Would I be MORE like HIM? I want my boys to know how to serve. How important it is to be like Christ. How much the Savior gives to us and truthfully how little He asks of us in return. Am I a good example of that? Can I do more? Is all the time I spend doing "this, this blogging" better off spent being of service elsewhere?...food for thought I guess.

Man's Best Friend

Owen has found a NEW BEST FRIEND...

Farley. She joined our family a few months ago, as my parents have moved and the boys were sure she would like OUR house better than their new one. The two have been inseparable. The eat, play, and sleep together. Where ever there is ONE the OTHER is right behind.

Owen LOVES to play hide and seek with Far and she is a good sport and plays right along. He hides and then calls her name and she will "seek" him out. She is a very good "seeker". He often lays on the floor and she will go right up next to him and they will "snuggle" together.

I guess it's true, dog can be man's best friend! Thanks Far... I know O-ee LOVES you too!!!

the last 2 weeks

I've had complaints...we'll really only ONE! (emily) that I am not posting. I am not posting, because I am not home, I have been a bit stressed latley...but thanks to her encouragement, and texts daiy I am doing Ohhhhh Sooooo Much better!

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EM...good enough?

What a GREAT day

1. Got "thank you for saving my life" cookies from Nat...ok, not really "saving my life" but they are MY COOKIES so I can call them what ever I want.

2. Got my 20 packs of Tropical Life Savor's that I have been waiting FOREVER for... no thanks to a husband who wouldn't pay for fast shipping...but then again...did buy me TROPICAL LIFE SAVERS... I LOVE YOU!!

3. Got these spiffy shoes. I have nothing else to say about that. The picture speaks for itself.


Creighton got -100% on his spelling...YEA!!! and has NO HOMEWORK
Ian got 100 % and DID his homework.
Baker has a book-report due but not for another week and he told me now...Double YEA!!!
Owen...well...3/4 isn't bad.

Just another typical FHE at the Eliason's

Owen"a"

Ian"a"

Creighton"a"

Baker"a"

Once upon a time these 4 little girls lived happily in a home with no contention, no anger, no sports and no smelly stink...and then...a spell was cast upon them and POOF...they became 4 boys who all they did was think "Sports, sports, sports, and Food, food, food" and so is my life.

Wii must have had a bit of "extra' time...

When the boys found out this morning that we had gotten them ready for church a whole HOUR early...you would have thought...well...let's just say 4 boys in white shirts and ties...it isn't pretty nor handsome. SO...I gave in and let them play the Wii if they all promised to play "NICE". They did. And so I'm thinking 11 o'clock church may not be so bad after all.

Oh Give Me A Break...

I see that some things really do need explaining. But now I am bit confused...but what's new?

Ok...so here is where my state of confusion is. While at the doctors office yesterday, waiting, nothing new there either. I noticed this sign on the door...


really...??? I mean, SOMEONE had to have LEAVE their child, THEIR OWN FLESH and BLOOD for an office to have a SIGN made and PUT UP that specifically states NOT TO LEAVE without your offspring...who does that??? Not that there hasn't been a time or twenty that I have wanted to leave one or all four behind, but you don't really DO IT!! Come on, really people, leaving your child, like they can't find you? You have filled out paper work, given them phone numbers, paid money, and given insurance information...hate to tell you, but THEY ARE GOING TO FIND YOU! If your kid is that bad, I'm thinkin' the doctors office isn't the smartest place to be ditchin' em'.

So that got me thinking...as I had 3 hours to do so...what other lame signs I had seen. Recently...on my Oreo Cake, thank you Wlliams-Sonoma, the plastic bags that separated the two cake pans had a "lame" warning that I made sure I read OUT LOUD to my boys, just in case they were wondering. I wish I hadn't thrown it away now to get the words exactly right, but it went something like, This is not a bed time toy. Oh, okay, thank you, wasn't sure about that. You know, I'm never quite sure what to do with the plastic that I get with my CAKE PANS!!

In Honor of Aunt Emily...

In honor of all things FROZEN...I attempted an ice-cream cake. To my best efforts, with mom's apron and all...it is done. Good tasting, well, that is to be decided, but it is done. I do have to say it fared better than the Red Velvet Cake!

It does look better on the Williams-Sonoma box, but hey...it's my first try right? The boys...Owen...to be exact...is the reason I haven't given up completely.














He LOVES my BAKING...how ever uneatable!! (even if it is to just lick the bowl...and that's okay with me) Perhaps that's why I have boys and not girls? Don't know how I married a cookbook author's son, but I did. Luckily NOT being able to cook is not held against me, at least not that I know of.












ANY WAY...happy birthday Aunt Emily...we froze a piece of cake for you!!