tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post2188869436225542497..comments2023-09-01T03:37:31.410-06:00Comments on marta writes: spring diaries in bloommartahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15027406340527614561noreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-2962387950199947642009-04-05T18:44:00.000-06:002009-04-05T18:44:00.000-06:00Is it Sunday night? I live in Seoul, Korea so I d...Is it Sunday night? I live in Seoul, Korea so I don't know if I made the cut off. Anyway, this is what is inspiring me today (as I read between my parent teacher conferences):<BR/><BR/>EAST OF EDEN--one of the best books ever written, in my opinion. I have never read anything that so powerfully advocates free agency. Wowsa.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, here is a great (INSPIRING!)quote that I reread twice, underlined, and dog-eared:<BR/><BR/>Our species is the only creative species, and it has only one creative instrument, the individual mind and spirit of a man. Nothing was ever created by two men. There are no good collaborations, whether in music, in art, in poetry, in mathematics, in philosophy. Once the miracle of creation has taken place, the group can build and extend it, but the group never invents anything. The preciousness lies in the lonely mind of a man.<BR/><BR/>This story is FULL of such powerful commentary.Angelita Bonitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06365870008905237596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-45879724038061625612009-04-05T18:02:00.000-06:002009-04-05T18:02:00.000-06:00I'm an avid journal writer and have been my whole ...I'm an avid journal writer and have been my whole life. I enjoy a good gratitude journal, quote journal, travel journal, and of course an everyday journal. I've written religiously since the ninth grade. I think I deserve one of these adorable mini diaries to add to my collection of journals. :)<BR/><BR/>Also, I remember reading on your blog that you are a fan of Damae in Provo. My husband and I had our first date and he proposed to me there. AND I agree with you, the katsudon is delicious. :)<BR/><BR/>Journal writer + Demae lover = winner of the mini diary? :)David and Shalynnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16960789949753898652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-90955568815902980932009-04-05T16:13:00.000-06:002009-04-05T16:13:00.000-06:00I love your spring journals. Your blog has inspire...I love your spring journals. Your blog has inspired me and had me writing a lot too. I have been taking a writing class at the local college, so the writing I have been doing for that has been "must do" writing. We dye Easter eggs every year and they always end up staying in the fridge for a few weeks after because they are so pretty we don't want to crack them to eat them. It's not a deliberate tradition but has become one. We also leave the eggs in the dye for a couple of hours and they always are a very deep bright color.sandihttp://www.simplybysandi.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-1871622751759285262009-04-05T16:08:00.000-06:002009-04-05T16:08:00.000-06:00A comment with guts??? Hmm. I feel so under pressu...A comment with guts??? Hmm. I feel so under pressure that my mind is blank. hee hee<BR/><BR/>What's inspiring me right now is all the beautiful spring blossoms outside. Our family went to a walk yesterday and it was just a wonderful reminder of God's creation!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13933725069172360568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-5401300622464234772009-04-05T15:50:00.000-06:002009-04-05T15:50:00.000-06:00Inspiration?my baby girls. pottery barn catalogs. ...Inspiration?<BR/><BR/>my baby girls. pottery barn catalogs. fellow bloggers. my mother. tried-and-true recipes. crisp, clean sheets. an organized space. scenic drives in my car. window shopping. sunlight.<BR/><BR/>Inspiration surrounds me everyday, it's just up to me to look for it.brandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02814175899831866122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-17331906837432919352009-04-05T11:50:00.000-06:002009-04-05T11:50:00.000-06:00Yay for your mini diaries! I love love love them.G...Yay for your mini diaries! I love love love them.<BR/><BR/>Growing up, every year we got a new pair of shoes for the summer in our Easter baskets. I remember being so excited for my new pair of Doc Martens sandals!ryan and melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08671135967897524348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-38489555883844952172009-04-05T10:19:00.000-06:002009-04-05T10:19:00.000-06:00this is splendid!easter growing up was great... th...this is splendid!<BR/><BR/>easter growing up was great... the easter bunny left our baskets for us on easter Monday, instead of Sunday -- so that we could focus on Christ on Sunday. what a nice easter bunny! :D and we always got sidewalk chalk + bubbles (along with candy) in our baskets! i loved it!mary plus vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13342159877399044722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-5343376157244882452009-04-05T08:47:00.000-06:002009-04-05T08:47:00.000-06:00So, gutsy. Well, my fiance is entering the Church...So, gutsy. Well, my fiance is entering the Church this Easter Vigil (and one month before our wedding), something that has been 3 years in the making and to which I said, "I agreed to marry you as you are, not as you will be." I'm almost completing the journal I began exclusively for our engagement, so I would love to enter this new period in our lives with something special, and something Marta. Because I love this man who questions and seeks, expecting {with humility} to find.smymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05970918856399684423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-31176660197963375952009-04-05T08:38:00.000-06:002009-04-05T08:38:00.000-06:00what inspires me? general conference. inspirationa...what inspires me? general conference. inspirational words from inspirational people. <BR/><BR/>oh... and a mini-diary!<BR/><BR/>--amanda e.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08833850702354997796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-52689560477272912242009-04-05T06:47:00.000-06:002009-04-05T06:47:00.000-06:00I'm in the midst of re-reading F. Scott Fitzgerald...I'm in the midst of re-reading F. Scott Fitzgerald's Tender Is The Night. Fitzgerald's words are even lovelier than I remembered. It's language that you can get lost in -- not escapism, but the beauty that our souls hunger for.Clarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04838656854709586779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-62201340550411730122009-04-05T05:20:00.000-06:002009-04-05T05:20:00.000-06:00Thank you for the wonderful words you leave which ...Thank you for the wonderful words you leave which inspire us all to be better. Your blog is a favorite for sure! A great read which inspired me was by Katherine Center called Everyone is Beautiful - I really think you will like it. Also in the movies - Slumdog Millionaire - cannot say enough good things about this one and it is out in DVD form now. Happy Easter.Joannnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-73868695967842609052009-04-04T23:33:00.000-06:002009-04-04T23:33:00.000-06:00random easter thought:my friend in 3rd grade had a...random easter thought:<BR/>my friend in 3rd grade had a fancy bird cage in her bedroom with two parakeets in it that she'd let flap all over her bedroom. they'd land on her hand and then flap around some more. i thought this was so glamorous for some reason. i begged my parents for one for months. and begged. and begged some more. that easter i woke up to a pretty cage and a bright blue parakeet that i named "peep" after the marshmallows of coarse. <BR/>++++<BR/>that bird scared me to death. ha!Lovely Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824437494448106263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-79281526534351360252009-04-04T23:24:00.000-06:002009-04-04T23:24:00.000-06:00I like the question "What inspires you?" Beautiful...I like the question "What inspires you?" Beautiful spaces. Like a sunlight filled room or the wide expanse of the ocean under the sky. I'm sure other things inspire me, too, but I don't remember what they are...Ryann Pinnegarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04007743432340482168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-86086778884604870972009-04-04T22:22:00.000-06:002009-04-04T22:22:00.000-06:00I just saw on my local news where they went to an ...I just saw on my local news where they went to an elementary school and asked the kids why we celebrate easter, and every single child said for the easter bunny. Then I realized that all I had taught my two year old was the easter bunny, and how to get the most eggs! So for our friday night date night me and my hubbs went to barnes and noble to buy a book explaining the story of easter. I hope to teach my two year old from here on the true reason...The Mother Huddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05127172037200404430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-87908454601259272232009-04-04T21:29:00.000-06:002009-04-04T21:29:00.000-06:00happiness, hope, sunlight, my kids, crisp air, sun...happiness, hope, sunlight, my kids, crisp air, sundance (my fave place on earth), creativity, uniqueness, thunderstorms, ambition... these are among the many things that inspire me.<BR/>-Krista-Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283324745162168610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-59351440795505773152009-04-04T20:58:00.000-06:002009-04-04T20:58:00.000-06:00a good book i've read recently was albert camus' "...a good book i've read recently was albert camus' "lyrical and critical essays." the essays were full of such beauty that i found myself reading passages over and over again, such as this one:<BR/><BR/>"in the suburbs of algiers, there is a little cemetery with black iron gates. if you go to the far end, you look out over the valley with the sea in the distance. you can spend a long time dreaming before this offering that sighs with the sea. but when you retrace your steps, you find a slab that says 'eternal regrets' on an abandoned grave. fortunately, there are idealists to tidy things up." - a. camus<BR/><BR/>not only does that french man entertain me, he inspires me to be a rabid reader and writer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-28251398205060375322009-04-04T19:40:00.000-06:002009-04-04T19:40:00.000-06:00I would love to win this. Your mini diaries are so...I would love to win this. Your mini diaries are so cute and fun. So many things inspire me - mostly other bloggers, photographers, scrapbookers and artists. Specifically, I love Tara Whitney's photography. I must say I am very inspired by your writing as well.Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14013441416153600406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-53119139535377375512009-04-04T16:51:00.000-06:002009-04-04T16:51:00.000-06:00I have a 6 yr old lil lady who is never with out a...I have a 6 yr old lil lady who is never with out a diary. I mean since she was 4 she as always had one and I still have most of them. They stared out with her drawing everything from me and her and flowers and hearts to monsters and starwars (did I mention she has 2 older brothers). Now they are filled to the brim with stories and letters and who her bff is and who is not and all her 6 year old dreams. When ever she has a doller and were at target are first stop has to be the dollar section so she can get a new one. How I love my lil writer.Kemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11733817620445066483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-47320529791841712602009-04-04T16:26:00.000-06:002009-04-04T16:26:00.000-06:00I came back to my hometown this weekend for an ann...I came back to my hometown this weekend for an annual festival, and spent the morning on my childhood playground with my best friend.<BR/>I've got to say - an hour on the swing set with someone you've known for 20 years is the best way to relax and unwind.<BR/>We laughed all morning, played on the playground, and staged a photo shoot on the swing set.<BR/>It was great to just let go for awhile, and I've been inspired to keep it up. To find more simple ways to have fun.rachellakehttp://rachellake.squarespace.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-76472931982436396152009-04-04T13:52:00.000-06:002009-04-04T13:52:00.000-06:00I'm inspired this year by the fact that I'm going ...I'm inspired this year by the fact that I'm going to see my parents for Easter, with my husband who hasn't seen my folks in four years! Besides celebrating Easter, we'll be celebrating five birthdays. It's going to be one of the most festive and meaningful Easter's yet.<BR/>Thanks for your lovely blog!<BR/>All the best, <BR/>Leslie.Leslie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11037201467165580862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-17664068142573091462009-04-04T13:02:00.000-06:002009-04-04T13:02:00.000-06:00Easter and Christmas are two holidays that bring o...Easter and Christmas are two holidays that bring out the little kid in me. On Easter the "Easter Bunny" would hide our baskets and tell my parents where he/she hid them. Then they would play the hot/cold game until we found them. The "Easter Bunny" was very inventive, some years more than others. I want to do this with my children someday, too.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05209030389855271298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-54544384251496578122009-04-04T12:47:00.000-06:002009-04-04T12:47:00.000-06:00How about a joke?There were three men on a hill wi...How about a joke?<BR/>There were three men on a hill with their watches. <BR/>The first man threw his watch down the hill and it broke. <BR/>The second man threw his watch down the hill and it broke. <BR/>The third man threw his watch down the hill, walked all the way to the bottom, and caught it. <BR/><BR/>The other two men were puzzled and asked the third man how he did it. <BR/>The third man said, "Easy. My watch is 5 minutes slow!"<BR/>Fingers crossed!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13915268163195498678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-50044508866768922982009-04-04T11:05:00.000-06:002009-04-04T11:05:00.000-06:00one of my favorite Easter memories is when we woul...one of my favorite Easter memories is when we would run to the baskets and see the great loot we got (yum!). one year, my sister had just gotten her bangs permed. only her bangs. it kind of looked horrible (sorry, sis!) and we wore little sponge curlers for the rest of our hair the night before Easter Sun so we could have sort-of curly hair. The pictures are hilarious- her bangs are all poofy and the rest of the hair is under a pair of underwear so that the curlers don't fall out overnight. why we didn't take out the curlers is beyond me. :)kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07114789788393536391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-55876322558200305322009-04-04T10:03:00.000-06:002009-04-04T10:03:00.000-06:00Inspires me? Nature...the beautiful reawakening o...Inspires me? Nature...the beautiful reawakening of the trees, and flowers...Words...reading quotes...A great book read recently? The Four Agreements. Beautiful book about personal integrity. Love your blog. from anonymous in Texas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-21136385266775665532009-04-04T08:44:00.000-06:002009-04-04T08:44:00.000-06:00i have enjoyed your blog for a few years now, and ...i have enjoyed your blog for a few years now, and am excited every time you write something new. <BR/><BR/>lately, i'm inspired by the wonder of things to come - what is coming around the corner? who am i going to bump into at starbucks in the morning? what will a wrong turn bring? all of the adventures waiting for me in each new moment are inspiring me to just live each day. happy easter, and spring. :)erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17546076140080932737noreply@blogger.com