On a side note...

A friend in her blog referred her readers to another blog entitled The Moments We Stand . I had some time during my son's nap and I decided to check it out. I read all 29 (I think she has more now) of her posts (not all during nap time of course but over two or three days I read them all). She started this blog in January and it is about what happened in her family three years ago and how they coped. 

Ashlee is the woman that went through a horrific turn of events. The same night she found out her husband was murdered, she found out he hadn't been faithful to her. The man that killed him was his 'mistress's' husband. Together Ashlee and her husband had been married in the temple, married for (about) seven years and had 5 children together (all real young when the events happened). She writes her story all tells of the events leading up to his death, events after his death, and her constant learning and growing. She is really motivational and positive and constantly talks about the Savior and her testimony of him. It really has been inspiring to read. 

Here are just a couple of excerpts from her blogs:

"Heavenly Father knows that sometimes our pinnacles are greater than we can handle alone. That is why he sent us a Savior. I didn't have to carry around this pain. It was not mine to bear all by myself. There will always be a burden around each of our necks in one way or another. There will always be another hill to climb before we can reach the peace at the end of the road. Our journeys can sometimes feel unbearable and like we have been abandoned, overlooked, insignificant, and alone. We are never alone." -Ashlee  A dream of hope

"True joy comes when we put others ahead of ourselves. When we allow God to steer our course. I know that every day can seem a little bit more daunting than the last. The moments we stand can, at times, seem impossible. But true joy will not come if all we have is ourselves. Take care of the people who stand in those moments with you. Even if you can't feel the love that is pouring out all over you.... when the darkness fades, eventually you will be able to find it and focus on it. That love will be stronger than any selfish desire that tried to take you away from it." Ashlee- Not about YOU

"The world will tell you that you are not enough. They will make you feel like you are not measuring up in any of the things that you do. And most of the time, we listen. We allow the world to tell us that being a "stay at home Mom" is not a worthy title. The world will whisper to you that your potential is worth so much more than sitting at home and changing diapers. Voices are every where. Every magazine you read, every commercial you watch... Voices. Speaking to you. Make sure the voices you hear are the ones who are speaking words that are worthy of your time. Don't let the world's whisperings pull you away from the path that you want to live." -Ashlee Voices 

If you or anyone has the chance, I would encourage you to take a minute (or hours) to read her blog. It has inspired me in so many ways! She is writing her story in chronological order, so my suggestion is to start from the first and read them in order.

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