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Perceptions

It's amazing the way we perceive others, ourselves, and people we admire.  For many people it's easy to notice the good in others but the bad in ourselves, especially concerning looks and weight.  However, when we think of people we admire, those looks and weight don't matter.  So what's changed?  Our perception.
Today I checked out an online support group for people who have negative feelings towards their body.  On there was a 15 year old girl, overweight with stretch marks, upset that no boy considers her beyond a friend and wishing she could be called beautiful.  I knew how upset she felt, I've felt similar pain on occasion myself, but I also knew something more, and this was my response:
School is incredibly tough. And guys that age are incredibly stupid and shallow. Believe me, they're not worth worrying over right now. If you don't feel beautiful it doesn't matter if anyone says you are, you won't believe them.I don't mean to sound religious but the truth is that these negative feelings and thoughts stem from Satan. And the reason he attacks the body, the reason he promotes porn, infidelity, and whispers things like "You're not good enough" and "Why can't you look like her" is because he doesn't have a body. And he can't experience the joy of having a body, of movement, of sledding in the snow, feeling the wind blow your hair, jumping into a cool pool, dipping your feet in a stream, having your first kiss, hugging your family, none of it! Can you imagine the anger it must create? No wonder he wants us to turn on our own!We still have the upper hand. So next time you feel him whispering at you, telling you that you're not good enough... say (out loud), "At least I have body." And for a moment, long or short, he will leave
Hold on to that. You have a body, a beautiful creation from our Father in Heaven, created in HIS image. You are able to experience life to it's fullest, the ups and the downs, and you have the power to stop the negative thoughts, to recognize your worth and ability.
Focus on what makes you happy, on serving others, on being a friend, and especially on smiling and having a good time, and people can't help but be drawn to you.  They will admire you in a way unrelated to your weight.  In the end, that will win you a man, but more importantly, it will win YOU.

Design Search

Joslyn here,

These last few weeks I've been looking for a design internship.  I'd love to work at an architectural firm but I'm still open to other possibilities.  Really, right now I just want to get my foot in the door of the actual field. To boost my chances I created an online portfolio of some of the work I've done.  The website only allows me to upload 50 pictures before I have to start paying so it's basically "best of" in each category.  

I'd love for you to check it out!  And I'd really love any feedback :)  

just go to 

http://joslynkdesign.portfoliobox.me/ 

Fabrics :)

Found some wonderful fabrics while Black Friday shopping.  Made a few pillows and a bench cushion.  We rearranged the living room, put in a tree and voila!  Check it out! 

Home-made pizza anyone?

Part pepperoni, part chicken alfredo. No special occasion just wanted to show Nate I love him.

Fall

This is one of the reasons I love Logan!  :)  

 Joslyn here,
  This fall has been great!  I just wanted to post a few photos from our trip to Logan and also our Halloween costumes. :)

And here is another reason I love Logan!

                               

 
The view from one of our favorite spots in Logan.

Here is the spot where Nate proposed!!

 

Halloween Costumes :)
Nate went as a "Black Eyed-Pea" and I went as a Greek Goddess

Also this fall we had a couple of cold days but in our determination to not use the heat in our home we pulled out Grandma's homemade quilts.  :)

Here is Nate curled up in a cocoon of quilts taking a nap after a long day of work.  It was too sweet an image to pass up!

Four months of marriage! :)

Sunday dinner

Today Joslyn and I decided to work on some gourmet cooking. Brown sugar tilapia, homemade Alfredo pasta and green beans sauted in garlic and parsley grape seed oil. Anyone hungry?