THE GREG & HEATHER HUNT FAMILY: IF I ONLY HAD LAUREN'S ENERGY!

4/23/2009

IF I ONLY HAD LAUREN'S ENERGY!

IF I COULD USE ONE WORD TO DESCRIBE LAUREN, IT WOULD BE ENERGY, SASSY, FUN, HELPFUL, LUNGS, SMART, CLEVER.. (O.K., SO IT'S MORE THAN 1 WORD, BUT SHE'S TOO COMPLEX TO USE JUST ONE. I JUST LOVE HER, AND WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING ABOUT HER. (MAYBE THE WHINING, AND FIGHTING, BUT THAT'S IT!) LITTLE CUTIE.

I REMEMBER BEING AT THE PARK TO WATCH FIREWORKS. I THINK SHE WAS 3, AND SHE WAS SO PUMPED UP THAT SHE RAN AROUND THE BLANKET AT TOP SPEED AT LEAST 100 TIMES. SHE JUST WOULDN'T STOP. I THINK SHE WOULD HAVE BURST IF SHE HAD TO HOLD STILL. REALLY, WHATEVER BATTERY SHE USES, I WANT.

IT'S FUNNY, CAUSE EVERYONE THINKS SHE'S SO QUIET AND SHY-UNTIL YOU GET TO KNOW HER. WHOA! SHE'S JUST THE OPPOSITE. SHE FAKES A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT.

7 comments:

Melody said...: She faked me out.; April 23, 2009 at 2:38 PM
The Ludwig Family said...: She is so good at the jump rope! I thought she is three? Wow, she grew up fast.; April 23, 2009 at 3:05 PM
jen said...: Now that jump roping is seriously impressive! She is a cutie. We sure do miss her and can't wait to see her soon!; April 23, 2009 at 5:10 PM
Marci said...: I have a thing for Lauren - she is such a dang cutie! I love seeing her awesome skills. Way to go!; April 23, 2009 at 9:01 PM
Hotzebra said...: SO cute! She does have a lot of energy!! And is so not shy once you get to know her! So sweet! Brooklynn is really into jump roping too right now. Good idea to video it!; April 24, 2009 at 5:37 PM
Grammy Ludwig said...: i wish i had the energy of an 80 year old.... aren't kids amazing!!!!!!! no wonder we are so tired.... and at the same time energized..... xoxoxoxo; April 28, 2009 at 10:19 PM
Grandma Campbell said...: I truly have a connection with my sweet Lauren.
We will be amazed someday to see all of her talents blossom.
I love you Lauren!; May 6, 2009 at 11:14 AM

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Our Deepest Fear
By Marianne Williamson

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness
That most frightens us.

We ask ourselves
Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God.

Your playing small
Does not serve the world.
There's nothing enlightened about shrinking
So that other people won't feel insecure around you.

We are all meant to shine,
As children do.
We were born to make manifest
The glory of God that is within us.

It's not just in some of us;
It's in everyone.

And as we let our own light shine,
We unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we're liberated from our own fear,
Our presence automatically liberates others.

Enjoying the Moment

"What can . . . young mother[s] [do] . . . to reduce the pressure [of raising young children] and enjoy [their families] more? . . . "Recognize that the joy of motherhood comes in moments. There will be hard times and frustrating times. But amid the challenges, there are shining moments of joy and satisfaction. "Author Anna Quindlen reminds us not to rush past the fleeting moments. She said: 'The biggest mistake I made [as a parent] is the one that most of us make. . . . I did not live in the moment enough. This is particularly clear now that the moment is gone, captured only in photographs. There is one picture of [my three children] sitting in the grass on a quilt in the shadow of the swing set on a summer day, ages six, four, and one. And I wish I could remember what we ate, and what we talked about, and how they sounded, and how they looked when they slept that night. I wish I had not been in such a hurry to get on to the next thing: dinner, bath, book, bed. I wish I had treasured the doing a little more and the getting it done a little less' (Loud and Clear [1004], 10-11)."

M. Russell Ballard, "Daughters of God," Ensign, May 2008, 109