12.10.08

I stayed up last night dismantling 2 large bell wreaths. I decided I wanted large jingle bells for the ward Christmas dinner/program and found them in wreath form. I also found out now days the old trusty pipe cleaner is called a fuzzy stix in the craft departments. I think pipe cleaners make nice handles for the bells and will be so fun for the kids to use to "call" Santa at the end of the dinner and musical program.
The day after the party I'm speaking at the singles ward Relief Society Christmas Enrichment program. Here is a poem and a scripture I will be using since my assigned topic is beauty. Oh, and I just have to tell you I am loving Christmas music and right this moment I'm listening to Il Divo sing "When a Child Is Born"...absolutely awesome!

Audrey Hepburn's Beauty Tips

For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.
For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.
For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.
For beautiful hair, let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day.
For poise, walk with the knowledge you'll never walk alone.
People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; Never throw out anybody.
Remember, If you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.
As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.
The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole, but true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows, and the beauty of a woman with passing years only grows!
by Sam Levenson

1 Samuel 16:7 "But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart". Isn't that POWERFUL. I love it.

P.S. Spell Check goes crazy over Biblical words. :)