Kyleigh in Korea
Hello Everyone! :)
So I want to share two things that I learned this week....
The first one is this... with a member this week we shared a quote that goes like this "be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the floor each morning the devil says 'oh crap she's up' " I love this quote! So we talked about how to not let Satan get to us and how we can overcome his nagging thoughts of self doubt and such in our heads. So we talked about how we can become women described in the quote and for you men out there the scripture in Alma 48 about Captain Moroni "if all men had been, and were, and ever would be, like unto Moroni, behold, the very powers of hell would have been shaken forever; yea the devil would never have power over the hearts of the children of men." If we do what we can to not let Satan toss us up we can all become like Captain Moroni. Think of a bottle of coke and a bottle of water. If you shake a bottle of coke it fizzes up and it will explode. That is what can happen to us if we let Satan work on us. But what happens when we shake a water bottle? Absolutely nothing. It remains calm. So our goal is to be like the water bottle. We can read our scriptures, go to church, say our prayers, do service, be kind to others, the list goes on and on... if we do the things Heavenly Father has asked us to do then we can be like the water bottle! It's hard because it is really easy to explode sometimes like the coke, but Heavenly Father will help us become like water bottles :)
Also...During Sunday School we talked about foundations in our life. Our foundation should be Jesus Christ and the Gospel (Helaman 5:12). That is the answer we all know, but our teacher asked us to think of what else makes up our foundation. Then everyone in the class started sharing ideas and thoughts.... Like family, stable job, good finances, life built around service, education...then one man spoke up and said, "I think we can have two foundations in our life." We can have a physical foundation like education, finances, etc...but something can always tear that foundation down, because it's a physical thing...but if our spiritual foundation is strong that is what will carry us into the next life. If our physical foundation crumbles and there is nothing left except our spiritual foundation, we will be okay. So I wanted to encourage you all to take a look at your foundations. Your spiritual foundation and your physical foundation. How can you improve and make your foundations stronger? I've been pondering a lot about this! Foundations can't be built overnight, but step by step we can make our foundations strong. If Christ is the center then everything will be alright no matter what storms may come :)
Love you!!!
Sister Kyleigh Cooper
In other family news this week......
First Day of School!
some first day goodies in the lunch!
B. Olivia started the 6th grade!
She got the incredible teacher that Kyleigh, Emma and Hannah also had.
To this day...that is one of their favorite years of school.
They do such fun projects!
B is on the student council. She had early morn cross walk duty the first week. Too cute!
B has great school friends!
That little friend of B's on the right, has been with her every year since Kindergarten.
Best friends!
Kate's a big first grader!
Not only does she have to get used to staying all day, but getting up early to go.
We are NOT morning people my friends! but forced to be.
{we LOVED afternoon Kindergarten}
"I only have one day now where I can sleep how I want," Kate lamented. haha
{she lives for Saturdays}
So needless to say it's been an adjustment. It felt like a SUPER LONG week at our house.
My two younger often have struggles getting to sleep....With school starting....New comfy pillows and some sleep help was in order...we've been trying this homeopathic, non habit forming sleep aid. Kate prefers to still use our good 'ole stand by- Melatonin, but B uses the Calms Forte. Helps with anxiousness as well.
Not my favorite sight.
Guys! I sorta die.
Had to refrain from letting a few tears escape me.
My friend who was taking pics for the yearbook snapped this and sent to me.
{Put my little heart at ease.}
Once we got the kiddos off to school some of the neighbor ladies met for our traditional first day of school breakfast.
My favorite part was when the hubs texted me and asked....
"Did the girls get to class while maintaining mental stability?"
{hilarious.}
Emmsie and her best friend joined us as they didn't start school till later in the week...
Later that day Emmsie and I checked out the BYU Salt Lake Extension Center where she will be taking a class.
Hannah had drill practice at 6 am on the first day...bluck!
So there were no first day of school pics before she left the house, but she got these at school for me once she was ready for the day. ;)
nabbed one after school....
They came with me to pick up the younger two...
Tra-dish to have cookies and milk after the first day of school while the kids tell me all about their day.
LOVED hearing about it!!!
Kate lost her dang tooth in class!!!
College Girl!
Emmsie started her classes at SLCC on Thursday.
She has three of her four classes with her best friend...which helps with the overwhelm-ness of starting college!
Emmsie has had several tender mercies of late.
She landed a permanent position at IHC.... just at the right time.
She's been a floater throughout the summer working at different hospitals as a patient registrar.
Her job hours will now fit perfectly with her college schedule.
She also bought herself her own car and lap top.
Welcome to life as a grown up! ;)
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I got to be in charge of locker decor this week for the drill team!
The drill team performed at the Hello Day Assembly. It was awesome!
Their new coach is a guy! He is an incredible choreographer.
Look what happened to Hannie on Friday night at the Murray football game out at Copper Hills.
Her friends sent me pics and video.
{I knew it was gonna happen, but had to keep it a secret.}
Seriously, how cute is this?
Cinderella is her FAV!
The whole thing was just beyond sweet! We were dying.
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Sushi Night!
Kate trying wasabi ;)
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Had a Back to School Dinner for the girls this week.
Our theme for this school year...
Keep Your Head Up.
We read the Oct 2011 Conference talk "It is Better to Look Up" by Carl B. Cook of the Seventy.
One of my fav parts.....Elder Cook said..."Experience has taught me that if we, like President Monson, exercise our faith and look to God for help, we will not be overwhelmed with the burdens of life. We will not feel incapable of doing what we are called to do or need to do. We will be strengthened, and our lives will be filled with peace and joy. We will come to realize that most of what we worry about is not of eternal significance-and if it is, the Lord will help us. But we must have the faith to LOOK UP and the courage to follow His direction.
Dinner was school lunch style!
I gave each of the girls a bracelet with an arrow on it to remember throughout the school year to...
"Keep Your Head Up."
Here's to a Happy School Year.
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