This quote is one of our favorites when we talk about our ancestors. We would not be where we are or who we are without their sacrifices and examples. Because they mean so much to us we like to tell their stories and display their pictures so our children come to know them. They are […]
Archives for February 2016
Always There are Those Angels
I had an experience almost two months ago that I’ve felt I needed to share but haven’t because, well, there’s always the question “Why didn’t that happen to so-and-so but it did to you?” And I don’t know the answer. The best explanation I’ve found is at the end of the movie “The Cokeville Miracle”. If […]
The Nevada Caucus
I was a volunteer last night for our precinct at the Nevada Caucus. If you get the photo above, good for you! It was a silly joke my husband made at lunch yesterday asking what time the “rooster rump” was. 😉 I thought I would take a lot of pictures but was way to busy! […]
Sabbath Scenes
Here’s a glimpse of what Sundays are like around here. Church starts at 11am this year so there is a lot of time to fiddle around before we have to leave. Before church: Here’s a clip of the song Julia was playing. A little Sunday entertainment by six year old #Julia Book of Mormon Stories […]
Visiting Guelita
After our time in Provo we headed to the other side of Salt Lake to visit Guelita, my last remaining grandparent. She is 94 years old and strong! She was so excited to see Henry and hold him. She sat in this chair turning him around, talking to him, and laughing with him for over […]
American Chronicles – The Art of Norman Rockwell
After touring the Provo City Center Temple we took the kids to the BYU Museum of Art to see the Norman Rockwell exhibit. WOW! I love Norman Rockwell and have since I was little. Joseph and I even tried to recreate a few of his paintings when we were dating. I’d forgotten all about that […]
Provo City Center Temple Open House
If there’s one thing you need to know about Mormons, they like to build temples. And they build them to last. The latest temple that will be dedicated in March has a unique story that I think can apply to all. Early Mormons built many beautiful structures through their hard work and ingenuity. There’s the […]
Beyond
I was far beyond the power of prayer, I said, past any fervent plea or desperate hope. I stood within a place of solemn dread – A black, sad land no wider than one soul, my own. Yet, in that narrow way there crept, somehow a murmured sound, A throb of thought that whispered “pray”. […]