Swim

The R house blog posted this video on their blog today and I loved it and wanted to share it with others.  Apparently the lead singer is a cancer survivor.  What a powerful message.

I feel like I'm just trying to keep my head above lately and there are angels out there helping me to swim.  Thank you to all those who help me keep going, especially lately when there are times I don't want to.  I don't like to be a downer all the time but lets be honest, life has not been easy lately.  I'm thankful for those small messages and tender mercies that I have received lately that remind me that I can do hard things and that things are going to be okay.

Mundane Excitement

I noticed I hadn't posted anything in awhile so I thought I would quickly fill all in on the goings on in our lives.  It's basic.  We got to work, George goes to school, George does his calling, and we sleep.  That's about it.  :)  We are happy with the lack of excitement in our lives.  It is nice to be back to normal again.  Each miscarriage brings a desire for normalcy.

We are busy, things are not always easy, but we are happy and strengthening our relationships with our Heavenly Father.  Our application and bishop's letter are in for the adoption process.  We aren't sure when we will keep moving forward with the application process but know when the time is right, Heavenly Father will let us know.  Until then, we wait.

Lane Bryant Catalog

I can't find anywhere else to address my complaint with Lane Bryant or to see if anyone else feels the way I do so I am posting it on my blog today.  We got a Lane Bryant catalog in the mail with something on the front that I never expected to see from them.  The women were only half clothed.  I was kind of shocked and mortified that my husband had to get the mail yesterday.  I've always respected that clothing store and been appreciative of the cute things I have been able to buy there but yesterday totally changed my opinion of them.  I know the point is to give women a healthy body image but first of all those women do not look like half the women that shop at Lane Bryant and secondly, I don't need to see that on the front cover of the clothing catalog I get.  If I wanted to see that, I would order a Victoria's Secret catalog.  I'm truly sad that that is what the advertising world thinks we as women need to see in order to be happy with ourselves.  Heck, if they are going to do it, at least put some women on there that look like the women that really shop at their stores.