The search for perfection is messy

"It is imperative that we learn to see ourselves not at our worst moments but as a child fully engaged in the developmental process of mortality. Perfection is messy. Remember that discipleship is a process. It takes time." 

Keith J. Burkhart 

Wanting less is probably a better blessing than having more.

 Mary Ellen Edmunds

"No matter how small you start, start something that matters." 

"You're never too old and it's never too late to live each day with purpose and enthusiasm." 

Mary Ellen Edmunds

 Grace is not about filling gaps. It is about filling us."

"So grace is not a booster engine that kicks in once our fuel supply is exhausted. Rather, it is our constant energy source. It is not the light at the end of the tunnel but the light that moves us through the tunnel. Grace is not achieved somwhere down the road. It is received right here and right now. It is not the finishing touch; it is the Finisher's touch."

"[Don't] dwell on days now gone. The past is to be learned from but not lived in. We look back to claim the embers from glowing experiences but not the ashes. Once we have learned what we need to learn and have brought with us the best that we have experienced, we look ahead, remembering that faith is always pointed toward the future." 

Jeffrey R. Holland 

Because there is a God-given space between (external) stimulus and (internal) response, it isn't circumstances but choices that steer our journey's direction. Truly, "Decisions determine destiny." So, remember, we can't always control what happens to us, but we can decide what it will mean for us and how we will react.

God does notice us, and He watches over us.