Monday, September 26, 2016

The Miracle...

Linda came by on Friday with a plate full of delicious chocolate birthday cookies

(she always does that - did we score with the best neighbor or what!!) 

She said she'd be making another hundred and something cookies 
for all the Primary Children who would attend Saturday's practice 
at church for the Children's Sacrament Meeting Presentation. 
She's amazing!! 

Then she said to be listening on Sunday 
for a song called The Miracle 
and that it was really something special. 

Did you know this fun guy was a Primary Teacher this summer?




I found these pics, taken by his Primary children,
on his phone - hahaha!



He totally loved those kids and his team teacher, Carlos (Bro. Diaz)!!



This sweet girl came over just before he left on his mission
to say see ya later alligator.



Today at church, those precious kids and all their siblings and friends 
sang and shared with us messages about Jesus Christ 
His miracles, His prophets, and His teachings. 

I'd gotten caught up in the whole program 
and forgot Linda's heads up about The Miracle song 
when a soft sweet melody began playing 
(that was Linda, she plays the piano for the Primary) 
and then children started singing a song I wasn't familiar with. 
The words were beautiful but the feeling that flooded the chapel and my body
when they sang the chorus was indescribable! 
It's that feeling you get when you hear truth. 
I LOVE that feeling! 

The song is by Shawna Edwards and the chorus says, 

"Jesus is a God of miracles. 
Nothing is at all impossible to Him. 
But I know this, of all His miracles the most incredible must be 
the miracle that rescues me, 
the miracle that rescues you and me." 

I wish you could have been there and felt that feeling!

How about this... 
Here is Shawna Edwards video! 
=D



Enjoy and I hope you feel that feeling. 

xoxo

Monday, September 19, 2016

Our girlie's summer of fun in the sun...

I found lots of fun pictures from this summer on our girlie's phone.

She had a great time in the sun!  

   The pics are from efy,

and her Camp Kiesel job.


 She worked hard and and she played hard!

I like that about her!   =D



I found pictures of Youth Conference,

and dates with friends,

racquetball,
(this is our standard racquetball picture 
because we're always having too much fun during the game 
to think of pictures.   ;)

and our good times in the Carolinas.






I also found pictures of shoes!

Lots of pictures of shoes!


Then I even found pictures of feet!

The shoes and feet pictures reminded me of 
Doc & Cov 87:8 which says
"Wherefore, stand ye in holy places, and be not moved, 
until the day of the Lord come; 
for behold, it cometh quickly, saith the Lord.


I'm grateful for Holy Places.
I'm grateful for all the good, kind, loving people 
in our lives who make the places around them holy. 

Life is a gift and I'm so very grateful to the Lord for it.   
<3

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Wonderful water...

We got lucky this summer and made it out in kayaks a few times 
to enjoy some wonderful water. 

At the beginning of summer, Gary told us Pineview Reservoir was so full 
you could kayak the inlets way back into the willows. 


He was totally right and it was a whole new experience!

Back in the willows and reeds, we came upon this young man 
with a bow and arrow, only thing was the arrow was hooked to a fishing reel
which was hooked to the bow and he was bow hunting for fish. 
It wasn't long at all and he had this huge fish!


He told us it was a carp and that they weren't very good eating 
because they were bottom feeders. 
He wasn't going to take it home. 
I thought about that and felt sad. 
Maybe there are too many carp and the population needs managed?
Don't know but I hope some hawk enjoyed an easy meal.


We got to go to Hyrum Reservoir just last week.

It was our first time there and it was a nice little place.




Sean joined us and he and the twigs traded back and forth 
between kayaks and paddle boards. 



Zac and our girlie thought to bring a ball and we had so much fun trying to score baskets in everyone's kayaks or on the grey part of the paddle boards!

No pictures of that though because there was LOTS of falling in 
so the camera was playing it safe and staying dry. ;)


Water, family, and friends are wonderful!
<3