I have so many beautiful pictures, stories, and conference thoughts to share, but I will be occupied for a while. I'll get online as soon as I can. Happy Easter, dears.
Saturday, April 03, 2010
I have so many beautiful pictures, stories, and conference thoughts to share, but I will be occupied for a while. I'll get online as soon as I can. Happy Easter, dears.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Day One of Spring Break: Friday
NERD ALERT: My nephew Gabe laying on my brother Marshall while nephew Jared looks on.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Today, so far: a photo essay
Last week I made a mental note to take down the snowman window clings and clean the windows to let the sun shine in...looks like I've got a little more time for that!
This is just a shot down the street from the driveway, looking SE. You'll notice the peaks are shrouded in clouds and fog.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
PRAY DAY
We've been saying more fervent prayers around here. Illness and addiction are running rampant in my family of origin, and lots of hearts are hurting. My dear cousin-like-a-brother-to-me was deployed to the middle east this week, just weeks after learning his first child is on the way next October. My Mom is having a spleenectomy at 2pm today in American Fork. She also has blood clots in her lungs, for which they installed some kind of filter yesterday. None of this is sounding very good to me, but we are praying it all goes well and everyone involved be inspired and comforted. And trying to say "Thy will be done."
Also today in Tampa our friend/piano teacher/neighbor/ former VT, Carrie Kling is beginning treatments to relieve debilitating back pain. She and her husband have scrimped and saved to make this trip, so we pray the doctors will be inspired to know what to do for her and she won't have to do many more big trips. For those of you who know Carrie and want to keep up with what is happening, you can click here (you'll need to register and then type in her name under "find friends") to go to her care page which Aaron (Carrie's husband, our home teacher) is keeping updated. I really enjoyed his last update, and hope he won't mind if I share his testimony here:
"I have had questions about my faith and if it is strong enough and a very good friend talked to me about faith. I know that it will be through the healing powers of Jesus Christ that this will work. But, just so we can be obedient and prove our faith and trust in Christ and Heavenly Father, we will be fasting Tuesday night through Wednesday evening and then giving Carrie a blessing. The Priesthood has been restored to this Earth and is real. It is the power of Christ to act in His name according to His will and Spirit. The Priesthood's purpose is to serve others through our humbleness and obedience to God's will. I pray that our faith will be sufficient and that healing is in God's plan for Carrie. May God's will be done. Thanks again everyone!"
I am trying to have the faith that Aaron has today. I do know with all my heart that Heavenly Father loves us and wants us to learn and grow. I know that families can be together forever and that "happiness is the object and design of our existence and will the end thereof if we pursue the path that leads to it" (J. Smith Jr.) and "I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 8:38-39).
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
So Behind
Saturday began with a Primary activity (breakfast and games in their pajamas), then Heidi had a bowling birthday party for her friend Gabe.
The winner was Marissa on the right. I am sad I didn't take more pictures, especially with the bride in them, but here's a cute one...
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Birthdays
TODAY, March 10th, my nephew Jared Lehman turns nine!
...and so was my sisterfriend, Melissa's--and I MISSED IT! :(
"Spencer Down Under"
On March 2nd, my nephew Spencer turned six!
Here is Spencer last Fathers' Day with his Dad (my bro Willy) and family.
My niece Kennady turned six on February 25th (she lives in Utah with my sister, Erin)
Last Friday
(this is a xerox copy of a favortie photo of my cousins Larkin & Candace from one of my old photo albums)
Last Friday was Cousin Candace's 23rd birthday, the one-year anniversary of my thyroidectomy, and a no-school (grading) day. So the girls had some friends over for a Tea Party (at which they all split one cup of vanillaomile tea and mostly drank strawberry Crystal Light and cookies and cupcakes).This is Addie hugging her friend Elizabeth at their tea party table. Later, their friend Aurora came, and Heidi entertained Aunt Debbie and Haylee, too (but I didn't take pictures then...dang)
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Friday, March 05, 2010
"If ye are prepared, ye shall not fear"
So please won't you CLICK HERE and read about how God prepared the missionaries in Chile for the earthquake? [my friend Kim will love this one cuz her nephew is a missionary there; and thank you Debbie for sending it to me] And won't you remember, when you feel scared or worried, that He will do the same for you if you take time each day to "be still and know that [He] is God" and listen for the Spirit to tell you what you can do to be prepared and not fear?
You will? Thanks.
Thursday, March 04, 2010
Are You Marching Forth?
I was thinking the other night at Dr. Seuss' Birthday Party that Oh, the Places You'll Go [click HERE for text] should be the official storybook of March Forth.
And THIS should be the official scripture.
This is Heidi's super awesome kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Thums, all dressed up and reading "Scrambled Eggs Super"...Heidi is there in the red shirt.
Mrs. Kost reading "On Beyond Zebra"
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Look What I Got for MARCH
James
FAMILY LETTER 07.28.19
Dear Loved Ones, We have just ...