Status: Sick and Awake

So I'm a Kleenex snob. I think you should by quality items on a few things in life, and Kleenex is one of those things. Truth be told, Kleenex has to have lotion in it or I don't like it. And at 2 am when I'm up unable to sleep because I'm blowing my nose so often, I feel pretty darn good about the purchase I made 18 hours ago. I LOVE my Kleenex (which in this exact box design). (OH. And for the record, to my friend who documented on his family's blog that his son's favorite going to sleep song is the "Transformers" theme song: no, the song does not have the same affect/ work for me.)

NieNie Dialogues

I've been wanting to post a blog on this topic for weeks.  I was introduced to this story by a neighbor of mine, who was introduced to it by her sister, and then it was discussed again in stake conference buy our stake president because the husband's brother is in our stake and we heard some amazing things about this situation. (THAT was a run on sentence.) In case you haven't heard about the NieNie Dialogues, it is a blog that is written by a young mom who is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  This woman was a famous blogger who had about 1,000 hits a day on her blog.  In August, she and her husband were in a serious plane crash, wherein she was burned on about 85% of her body.  Her sisters decided to step in and do all of the things that she no longer could, including caring for her children and continuing the blog.  Once the blogging community found out, women began raising money for this online friend who had been so inspiring to them.  At the last count, her blog was receiving almost 50,000 hits a day.  The story of these sisters, who have done so much for her, can be found at AZcentral.com.  The story has been covered in the New York Times and featured on the Today Show.  The NYTimes article does a beautiful job of showing how this woman's blog showed motherhood as the greatest role a woman can play, and was a huge lift to others.  Her family, her own fight for her life, and the interest of strangers in reaching out to another who has uplifted them is a true inspiration.  Oh. As a side note, read this story with Kleenex close by.  And be prepared for some laughs as you read her blog! There's a reason she had 1,000 hits a day.

hello, friends...

So, I've finally decided I'm going to blog.  i've been considering this for a few weeks, ever since I hit a few days where I was suddenly introduced or came across several situations and stories demonstrating significant greatness and unselfishness demonstrated of others and/or general goodness in the world.  Several experiences or stories were found on blogs, but some of them were experiences in my own life.  These were the types of stories that made me think: "people (a.k.a. my mother/sister/dearest friends) should know about this."  They were the types of stories that made me cry.  And they were the types of stories that clearly illuminated the great humanity of others in this world and made me grateful to be part of this experience called life.  And so, I've created a blog with the purpose of documenting the great good I see in the world and my world.  I'm not anticipating amazing blog entries every day, but I want to recognize the good and the blessings see around me.  Even if it's just an incredibly delicious morning muffin.