Create you own Personal Signature!

Anyone out there want a custom signature?
I found an awesome site. It's www.mylivesignature.com. Very cool site and it's FREE... my favorite word (these days). You can use their fonts or you can use your actual signature by scanning it in or creating it right online. Awesome! I've been wanting to figure this out for some time and now I finally did. Yeah for me!! Anywho, just thought I'd pass this info along. Have fun with it!!! :o)

Sad News!

The Hasson Family blog... although not updated on a very regular basis, will be put on hold for a while. I just don't have the heart to continue... and I don't know what to write. Lynn and I are officially separated and I don't know what the future holds for our family. Loves to you all. I'll update when I can.
Sarah

He Lives!!

I've just been reading some blogs by a few of my loved ones... and feeling very grateful for the people that I have in my life. I love my family... I love my friends. I want ALL who read this to know that "YOU" are an important part of my life... "YOU" matter to me... and I thank my Heavenly Father for each one of you!

I know someone who made a comment online about how convenient it was that we couldn't ask God if he/she supported or agreed with certain issues that we face today in society. This person had previously served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and it made me sad to read how this friend of mine referred to God as if He could possibly be a she... and that we had no way of communicating with Him. I felt that I NEEDED to make a comment regarding this statement (very respectfully, of course) to remind them that we DO have a means of communicating with God... and did they forget about prayer? Sometimes... I must admit that I don't have the confidence that I wish I had as far as making "statements" or "comments" or having an "opinion" about things, because I'm afraid of how people might react. As I debated, at first, with whether or not I should make a comment... I remembered my patriarchal blessing.

I KNOW that part of my calling here on this earth is to TESTIFY of the existence of our loving HEAVENLY FATHER. To testify that we are His children and that He loves us. I KNOW that He is real. I felt that it was important to tell this friend what I knew to be true, even if it caused some heat between us, and possibly others. It's sad to me when our brothers and sisters forget who they are. We are ALL children of God. I too have lost my way from time to time... but feel very blessed that I've never forgotten who I was or that I have a Heavenly Father who loves me and an elder brother Jesus Christ who lived AND died for me. I love Him. He loves me. I'm feeling very grateful for this knowledge. It brings me peace... especially when life gets to be too much to bear. I hope and pray that as you read this... if nothing else, you'll get from this that I have a testimony of my Savior Jesus Christ and in my Heavenly Father. People are imperfect, but the LOVE our Heavenly Father has for His people IS perfect. May we learn to love ourselves AND others as He loves us!

One of These Days......

... I'll get around to updating my blog more frequently. It seems there's always something that pulls me this direction or that direction. Sound familiar to all those other moms out there? Not to leave out any of the dads... I know you're all busy too, but something about being a mom, I just can't get enough sleep. Oh well... such is life. As a matter of fact, at this moment Sam is downstairs in his highchair calling out for me to get him out. I suppose he's finished with his morning oatmeal. Now on to toys and getting his hands on anything he can find. Sam is definitely my busy body. I read a saying once... it goes something like this:

"Cleaning up after children that are growing, is like shoveling snow while it's still snowing"

Never a truer statement has been said about living with children, in my humble opinion. Our home definitely shows signs of sweet children at work and PLAY!!

Reunited And It Feels So Good.... (isn't that a song or something?)

Well, here it's been a week since Lynn's been home and I just haven't had time to write... wonder why. It's been so good to have him home. We built a fire pit out in our backyard when we installed our grass right before he left, and we finally broke it in night before last. It was so much fun to go out in our backyard and look out over the lake sitting by the fire. It was beautiful. We roasted hot dogs and marshmallows and had a great time. We decided that we're going to have family over to our house this year for Thanksgiving and thought it would be fun to have a sing a long by the campfire that night. Even though things have been rough around here and things will continue to be rough (life just is sometimes) ... I'm sure grateful that we're all together again. If I don't post before Thursday... (which knowing me, chances are that I probably won't), I hope you all have a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Daddy's Coming Home!!

Well as some of you know, Lynn's been away for 3 months... I know, I know, crazy, huh? But the economy being what it is, you gotta do what you gotta do. He's looking forward to getting back to work here though. I haven't written much about him being away, simply because it's was a little depressing for a while there, but I took the advice of many loved ones and used that time as a growing experience for me. I've become more independent and feel stronger than I've ever felt. I have also learned a lot about myself and that I can do more than I ever thought I could... and that feels good :o) I am very excited for him to come home! He'll be home on the 17th, just in time for Thanksgiving ... and what could I be more thankful for, than a reunion with my best friend!!! It may be a while till my next post. As you know, I'm not very consistent anyway, but with Lynn's return... I may be a little more busy with getting back to a routine. I LOVE MY HUSBAND!!!