Saturday, July 25, 2009
Please, Please, Please!!!
With a passing is also a gift. My gift was alot of stuff. I know that sounds HORRIBLE but its the only way to describe the place and the situation that my family and I are in. My mom had alot of stuff. I would so much rather things to go people that knew and loved my mom then to strangers at an estate sale. Sara and I have already gone through it and took the things that we want. So if anything comes into you mind about my mom that you would like to have please feel comfortable to come and ask for it. It would mean so much to me. If not then thats fine too. Just please dont hesitate to ask for anything. It would mean the world to me and her. Thanks!
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Mom
I have so many thoughts in my head right now. For those of you who don't know... im sure that most of you do, but my mom has recently passed away. It is very sad. She passed on July 17, 2009. She had had surgery that night before for a pain in her stomach and was doing fine when she came home. She was happy and doing well. She went to bed that night and then got up at about 1to take something to help her sleep and when my grandmother went in to check on her in the morning she couldnt wake her up. We are not sure what happened but we hope that she just went to sleep in a situation like this. I love my mom with all my heart. For anyone that knew us we did not get along. We were not the ideal "mother daughter" relationship by any means. But we loved each other. This is a hard thing to go through and no one can imagine unless they themselves have gone through it. sorry... but you cant. you can sympathize. I am going to miss her terribly. I think that in a situation like this you cant help but think what could I have done better? What did I do to deserve this? What is my future going to be like with out her? I know that I have my friends and family and the lord to help me through this. I am so thankful you guys. Thanks for all of you nice comments and thoughts.
I LOVE YOU MOM! I MISS YOU!
I LOVE YOU MOM! I MISS YOU!
GINGER MARIE THOMAS HAYES
1966-2009
Ginger Marie Thomas Hayes, 43, passed away on July 17, 2009, at her parent’s home of natural causes. She was the second child of Dr. J. Tim Thomas and JoAnn Mullinix Thomas. She was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 28, 1966. Ginger moved with her family from Omaha, to Ann Arbor, Pensacola, Fresno and Stockton California. When she was 7 years, her father passed away. After 7 years, her mother remarried to Robert L. Anstead and the family moved to Stockton. Ginger served an honorable LDS mission to Seattle, Washington. She also attended Ricks College where she met the love of her life. She was married and sealed to Matthew William Hayes, in the Oakland Temple on March 27, 1992.
Ginger graduated from the University of the Pacific, in Stockton, with her Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. She was an elementary school teacher for 5 years in Stockton. She and Matthew have 2 beautiful daughters: Hanna Sue Hayes, 15, and Sara Hope Hayes, 12. Ginger moved to Boise 4 years ago.
Ginger had a strong testimony of her Savior and was always active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served in numerous church callings and attended the temple often. She was a gourmet cook and had a talent for decorating for social events.
Ginger had a bubbly personality and a witty sense of humor which will be sorely missed.
She was very aware of others needs and always wanted to help in any way she could.
Ginger is survived by her 2 daughters, Hanna and Sara; her mother and father, JoAnn and Bob Anstead; 4 brothers, Joseph Timothy Thomas (JanaLee), Clay Anstead (Tammy), Scott Anstead (Shannon) and Stewart Anstead (Kelly); and 3 sisters, Piper Ann Green Mowrey (Bob), Amber Dawn Welton (Ralph) and Lyndi Anstead Dani (Aaron). She is also survived by her ex-husband Matthew Hayes. She has many nieces and nephews whom she adored.
Services will be held in the LDS chapel located at 3555 South Cole Road. Viewing will be held at 10:00 a.m., the funeral will be 11:00 a.m and internment will follow at Cloverdale Cemetery where she will be laid to rest alongside her father and grandparents.
1966-2009
Ginger Marie Thomas Hayes, 43, passed away on July 17, 2009, at her parent’s home of natural causes. She was the second child of Dr. J. Tim Thomas and JoAnn Mullinix Thomas. She was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 28, 1966. Ginger moved with her family from Omaha, to Ann Arbor, Pensacola, Fresno and Stockton California. When she was 7 years, her father passed away. After 7 years, her mother remarried to Robert L. Anstead and the family moved to Stockton. Ginger served an honorable LDS mission to Seattle, Washington. She also attended Ricks College where she met the love of her life. She was married and sealed to Matthew William Hayes, in the Oakland Temple on March 27, 1992.
Ginger graduated from the University of the Pacific, in Stockton, with her Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. She was an elementary school teacher for 5 years in Stockton. She and Matthew have 2 beautiful daughters: Hanna Sue Hayes, 15, and Sara Hope Hayes, 12. Ginger moved to Boise 4 years ago.
Ginger had a strong testimony of her Savior and was always active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served in numerous church callings and attended the temple often. She was a gourmet cook and had a talent for decorating for social events.
Ginger had a bubbly personality and a witty sense of humor which will be sorely missed.
She was very aware of others needs and always wanted to help in any way she could.
Ginger is survived by her 2 daughters, Hanna and Sara; her mother and father, JoAnn and Bob Anstead; 4 brothers, Joseph Timothy Thomas (JanaLee), Clay Anstead (Tammy), Scott Anstead (Shannon) and Stewart Anstead (Kelly); and 3 sisters, Piper Ann Green Mowrey (Bob), Amber Dawn Welton (Ralph) and Lyndi Anstead Dani (Aaron). She is also survived by her ex-husband Matthew Hayes. She has many nieces and nephews whom she adored.
Services will be held in the LDS chapel located at 3555 South Cole Road. Viewing will be held at 10:00 a.m., the funeral will be 11:00 a.m and internment will follow at Cloverdale Cemetery where she will be laid to rest alongside her father and grandparents.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
First Sunday Talk
Last sunday... the 12th I had to give a talk in sacrament! It was so nerve racking! I was so scared when I was asked. You know how your are having a good day and then something happens and it ruins it. Well this didnt quite ruin it but it made it not as good as it could have been. I know it should be a good thing when you are asked to give a talk but I was not happy. Sorry... I feel like I am rambaling. I know that I am. Also sorry about all of the spelling errors. I suck at spelling and saying what I want to say. Anyway... I worked and worked on the talk. Grandpa and Grandma helped me. And Dad SAVED me. He helped so much. I was asked to speak on personal progress so it wasnt some strange subject. Sometimes it seems like Sacrament goes by so slow but that sunday it flew by. I was about to have a spaz in the seat up there when I knew that I was next. I talked really fast and stumbled over some words. But it went ok I guess. I got alot of people coming up to me and tell me that it was a good talk. So thanks for that. I worked it up alot but still... talking in front of people is really scary. But thank goodness I dont have to do that every week!
Personal Progress talk
In our church, 12 is a very special age. For the young men it means going into the priesthood and for us girls it means going into the Young Women’s. When entering the Young women we are given 3 guides; For the Strength of Youth, A journal and a young women’s Person Progress Pamphlet. These will help me not only now, but also in my future. I have been asked this morning to speak on Personal Progress, how it affects my life and the blessings that can come from it.
Personal progress; there are many different types of personal progress. From the Young Women’s Personal Progress pamphlet the definition, if you will, is- helping you learn and apply the teachings of the lord Jesus Christ in your life, prepare you to make sacred covenants and strengthen families. I looked in the dictionary for definitions of the words personal and progress and then combined the two and came up with- an individual movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage. As good as these two definitions are I think they are fancy sentences for one word. Growth.
In our personal progress book the first presidency of the church reminds us that we are daughters of our heavenly father and that we have come to this earth for a glorious purpose and that through obedience to his commandments we can develop those talents and abilities that he has given us. With these talents and abilities we are encouraged to lift and bless our family, and other young women and young men with whom we associate. And as we do this we can accomplish what Christ has instructed us in Mosiah 18:9 “To stand as witnesses of god at all times and in all things and in all places.”
In the young women personal progress pamphlet are 8 values: Faith, Divine Nature, Individual Worth, Knowledge, Choice and Accountability, Good Works, Integrity, and now Virtue. Each is given 6 value experiences and 1 value project. We are given 6 years to complete this program. At the end if the projects and value experiences are completed the young woman is given a medallion and an Achievement Certificate plus having many choice experiences. An experience of mine has been with a 10 hour project or a value project. I chose to prepare to be a good homemaker by collecting recipes, shopping for food and preparing meals for my family. My family was very supportive of it. I called my mom and went online looking for recipes that I thought my family would enjoy. My dad took me shopping and always cleaned up the kitchen after I was done. They always ate what I made and never complained. From that project I learned how hard my parents and family work to make healthy and nutritious meals that everyone would eat. I always took what they did for granted but now I know better. I know that if they didn’t love us and didn’t want the best for us they wouldn’t put so much thought and preparation into a 30 minute meal. I was and still am thankful for what I learned.
As I am in high school now, I think of what the future holds. The young women’s guide, and those close to me, help make decisions on what lies for me after. College, career, mission, and family are all progressive steps that I will take, and are a part of personal progress. I’m finding more in my life how good progress comes from making good decisions. Staying close to the lord through prayer, going to the temple, and attending my church meetings, helps me make these good decisions. I have learned from watching my parents, grandparents, and leaders, what good comes from making good decisions and how they have not only been blessed, but are happy.
The question can be asked, “When does personal progress end?” Education, developing talents and strengthening our testimony ought to be a personal progress that never ends. I’ve seen in recent past how both my grandmothers have taken interest in their personal family histories and how that has benefited not only me but my extended family as well. My one grandmother will make me go to cemeteries with her and take pictures of head stones and then she’ll make sure their work is complete. They have aided in temple work for those that have gone before them.
President Erying once said, “The lord has given us his standards not to keep us away from him but to draw us near him.” If I continue to follow what I’ve learned and continue to learn. I know the future will not always go smooth, but I will be close to the lord. I am so grateful for the young women’s program, the other girls to look up to and to learn from, the leaders and the bishopric that teach us and help us as we strive to do our best and achieve the purposes of this program. I know I am learning things now that will help me find joy in the rest of my life. I am at the beginning of my journey in this life. I know my heavenly father wants me to be happy and do the things that will bring me back into him. I know the decisions I make now are important. I know that as I keep the commandments and live the things that I have been taught my life will be happier and I will have the gift of the Holy Ghost to accomplish this.
In our church, 12 is a very special age. For the young men it means going into the priesthood and for us girls it means going into the Young Women’s. When entering the Young women we are given 3 guides; For the Strength of Youth, A journal and a young women’s Person Progress Pamphlet. These will help me not only now, but also in my future. I have been asked this morning to speak on Personal Progress, how it affects my life and the blessings that can come from it.
Personal progress; there are many different types of personal progress. From the Young Women’s Personal Progress pamphlet the definition, if you will, is- helping you learn and apply the teachings of the lord Jesus Christ in your life, prepare you to make sacred covenants and strengthen families. I looked in the dictionary for definitions of the words personal and progress and then combined the two and came up with- an individual movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage. As good as these two definitions are I think they are fancy sentences for one word. Growth.
In our personal progress book the first presidency of the church reminds us that we are daughters of our heavenly father and that we have come to this earth for a glorious purpose and that through obedience to his commandments we can develop those talents and abilities that he has given us. With these talents and abilities we are encouraged to lift and bless our family, and other young women and young men with whom we associate. And as we do this we can accomplish what Christ has instructed us in Mosiah 18:9 “To stand as witnesses of god at all times and in all things and in all places.”
In the young women personal progress pamphlet are 8 values: Faith, Divine Nature, Individual Worth, Knowledge, Choice and Accountability, Good Works, Integrity, and now Virtue. Each is given 6 value experiences and 1 value project. We are given 6 years to complete this program. At the end if the projects and value experiences are completed the young woman is given a medallion and an Achievement Certificate plus having many choice experiences. An experience of mine has been with a 10 hour project or a value project. I chose to prepare to be a good homemaker by collecting recipes, shopping for food and preparing meals for my family. My family was very supportive of it. I called my mom and went online looking for recipes that I thought my family would enjoy. My dad took me shopping and always cleaned up the kitchen after I was done. They always ate what I made and never complained. From that project I learned how hard my parents and family work to make healthy and nutritious meals that everyone would eat. I always took what they did for granted but now I know better. I know that if they didn’t love us and didn’t want the best for us they wouldn’t put so much thought and preparation into a 30 minute meal. I was and still am thankful for what I learned.
As I am in high school now, I think of what the future holds. The young women’s guide, and those close to me, help make decisions on what lies for me after. College, career, mission, and family are all progressive steps that I will take, and are a part of personal progress. I’m finding more in my life how good progress comes from making good decisions. Staying close to the lord through prayer, going to the temple, and attending my church meetings, helps me make these good decisions. I have learned from watching my parents, grandparents, and leaders, what good comes from making good decisions and how they have not only been blessed, but are happy.
The question can be asked, “When does personal progress end?” Education, developing talents and strengthening our testimony ought to be a personal progress that never ends. I’ve seen in recent past how both my grandmothers have taken interest in their personal family histories and how that has benefited not only me but my extended family as well. My one grandmother will make me go to cemeteries with her and take pictures of head stones and then she’ll make sure their work is complete. They have aided in temple work for those that have gone before them.
President Erying once said, “The lord has given us his standards not to keep us away from him but to draw us near him.” If I continue to follow what I’ve learned and continue to learn. I know the future will not always go smooth, but I will be close to the lord. I am so grateful for the young women’s program, the other girls to look up to and to learn from, the leaders and the bishopric that teach us and help us as we strive to do our best and achieve the purposes of this program. I know I am learning things now that will help me find joy in the rest of my life. I am at the beginning of my journey in this life. I know my heavenly father wants me to be happy and do the things that will bring me back into him. I know the decisions I make now are important. I know that as I keep the commandments and live the things that I have been taught my life will be happier and I will have the gift of the Holy Ghost to accomplish this.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Cedar Point
For vacation dad took Sara, Libby (My friend), and myself to Cedar Point in Ohio!!!! I loved it! It is a riders park. They had the biggest and fasted roller coaster on earth 5 years ago. I was nice weather and not too buggy. Like there werent that many bugs out. There is an amusment park section and a water park section. What we did was we left on Monday morning at about 9. Dad wasnt too happy at the start of the trip because he said we wouldnt get up and move. I dont know what he was freaking out about. It was just fine. But after we went and picked up libby. Then we were in for the longest 6 hour drive of our life. That drive seemes like it would never end. But we did get there at about 5 or 6. Dad got us a really nice hotel. It had an indoor water park at the hotel. I loved it! But anyway when we got there that what we did. We went to the water park at the hotel and then went to the TGIF at the hotel. It was sooo cool. I felt like a princess. haha... but then the next morning we got up early and went to the park. We got in early because we bought early access tickets. But I didnt really like that because alot of the rides werent up and running yet. the first ride that I rode was called the iron dragon. I loved it. This ride turned out to be saras favorite ride there. I think that I went on that a total of 3 times. Then we walked around for a while. Actually we walked by this ride and dad was like the line is short. Go on it. Libby and i were a little hesitant at first but eventually we got in line. We couldnt see the whole ride so we didnt know what we were getting ourselves into. The line was moving pretty fast too. So libby and I were just waiting in line and then all of a sudden dad was like "HANNNA LIBBY!!! This is the ride that goes up really high." And this had been the ride that the was the fasted and the highest 5 years ago. I am soooo glad my dad told me! It would have not have been good if we went on that ride. But then libby and I went on the best ride there! The Maverick. It was the newest one and the best. I loved it! It made me alittle sick but it was great! The best ride of the whole trip! then after that I was pretty much done with rides. I think I over did it. haha... im a wimp. But the next day we went to the water park in the morning. It was kinda weird because we were like the only ones there for a while. And I felt lik I was being watched. haha... owell. Then we were on our way back home. thanks dad for the best trip ever!!!
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