Parable of the Talents

Switch on the Lightbulb.

For because I just figured it out mathmatically.

5 x 2 = 10

2 x 2 = 4

1 x 0 = 0

For because any number magnified by zero, is Z.E.R.O.

It's NOT about the amount.  It's about what we do with the amount that matters.

Because in the end, a zero return to the Lord is precisely our reward too.

"Someday when we get to the other side of the veil, we want more than for someone just to tell us, 'Well, you’re done.' Instead, we want the Lord to say, 'Well done, thou good and faithful servant.'" (Paul V. Johnson, Ensign, May 2011).

Talents Shared

This scrumptiously delicious cupcake arrangement, along with the homemade cupcake stand, was hand-delivered to me this afternoon by my dear friend Blue.  (You just have to click RIGHT HERE to see a gallery of pictures showing off the pure talent this woman possesses.)

I have a pretty short list of things I can do.  Just FYI: Decorating Cakes and Crafts is on the very top of my five-mile long list of things I cannot do.  Nope.  I wasn't given the talent nor the patience for doing either.

So before we happily consumed DEVOURED those Oreo-cream filled chocolate cupcakes topped with mint frosting and bits of mint Oreo cookies, I took this photo to remind me of a few important things:

1. How grateful I am for dear friends and lasting friendships!
2. Enjoying the talents I do not posses comes when others share their incredible talents with me.
3. And boy, am I happy that chocolate was not one of the avoidable items in the Word of Wisdom!

Thank you Blue and Bunch and Gator!