It's like something you'd read in The Reader's Digest!

There was a profound statement that I heard today...it goes something like this:

"We will not change anything unless we change it."

I thought this was funny at first, but perhaps there is some hidden meaning in there?
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Anyone else hear any good ones lately?

Too Sad for Words

Kimberlee & Camilia @Young Women's Camp 2009 

It is amazing how losing someone impacts people in so many different ways.  Yesterday, one of my Young Women was hit by a car (as a pedestrian) and about 5 hours later died because of significant internal injuries.  She was only 18.  The shock and the unexpectedness of it all really hit me hard; in some ways it is like losing a member of my family because these girls are all like my sisters (I'm too young to feel like their mother).  I have held it together pretty well and my sweet husband walked out in the middle of class to hold me while I cried.

I am just so sad and so numb right now.  I feel like a zombie,  but I am not hopeless.  Even though my heart aches for her family and for such a young life getting cut short, I still have hope and that is what is keeping me together right now.  I have hope because I know that I will get to see her again.  I know that she is with her Heavenly Father and she is surrounded by so much joy and love that we should be happy for her.  And I have hope because I know that I have a good man who will stand by my side and help me through this, even though he is hurting too.  (You can understand my hope better here.)

Some people have reacted to this with anger and blame.  Some with tears and depression.  And I think some people are still just trying to wrap their heads around the fact that Camilia is gone.  It's amazing that one person could touch so many lives so deeply.  I will really miss her.  We love you Camilia and look forward to seeing you again one day.

Tigger

 
Everyone says that having pets is a lot like having kids.  Since I don't have kids yet, I can't really say if this is true or not, but I do tend to agree.  Both Tigger and Jack have taught us a lot about patience, training, and love.  They are uniquely different and surprisingly similar in so many ways.  Tigger is a lap cat; she loves to cuddle and will often walk up to you, meow, then roll over to get her tummy rubbed.  She is also extremely mischievous and playful.  Tigger is smart and has been fairly easy to train.  There are very few things she will break the rules for and those things are:

• Tuna
• Milk

I was eating breakfast this morning while enjoying the view from the apartment.  I had finished my cereal and was taking my time drinking juice while waiting for dad.  As I was sitting there, Tigger was eying my lap.  She had decided that she needed some attention and let herself up.  Once she was seated comfortably on my legs, she casually started to sniff at the empty cereal bowl on the table then turned her attention to the orange juice in my hand, as if she couldn't care less about the few drops of milk in my bowl.

Having experienced her wily ways before, I was not fooled. When she thought I wasn't paying attention, she shifted her weight and stretched her neck out so that she could get closer to the bowl.  Not to be outsmarted, I picked it up and held it away from her.  Rather than admit that she had been caught, Tigger started poking at the table as if that had been her point of interest all along.  After a few minutes of this act, she again turned and started reaching for the bowl in my hand.  I had to admire her persistence and I eventually caved.  Tigger doesn't get milk treats very often, so I decided to be nice.  The awesome thing about Tigger is that you can just see the wheels in her head turning when she is concocting a plan, and yet somehow, even when we are expecting it, she manages to get her way...

What a silly little meow cat  :)

 Tigger loves to help with folding laundry

 Evidence of the bad...