(please forgive the wrinkled table cloth……i promise this was the BEST i could do the night before BACK TO SCHOOL)
OUR Back to school THEME this year was taken from a wonderful talk given by
Wendy Watson Nelson: Not Even Once!
“We need families who are spiritually strong-- because they are morally strong-- courageous, honest and virtuous. “
“We need families who are spiritually strong --because they do what righteous men and women always do in difficult situations–they do what is the right! Not the convenient nor the popular–and certainly not the politically correct. Spiritually strong families do what is right! “
“We need families who are spiritually strong because they are comprised of husbands and wives and children of noble character—trustworthy, relentless in their pursuit of truth and of all that is good in the world. We need families who are undaunted in their efforts to lift and love others. Simply stated: We need families who are spiritually strong because they are filled with faith in God!……..Not Even Once Those three words in English may translate into a different number of words in other languages, but the concept has power! Think of what could happen if we each determined that from this moment on, there were certain things we would never do, or never do again -- NOT EVEN ONCE!…………..The Not Even Once principle can be applied to doing positive things as well. Imagine if every family, that was committed to the Not Even Once precept, determined that there were certain things they would never miss an opportunity to do! Not even once! ”
We dined & dished about the importance of being IN CHARGE of ourselves and our behavior. We cannot control what anyone else does…..we can only control our responses reactions & what we ultimately believe!
The night was beautifully concluded with incredibly protective blessings from the Mr.
