Seminary

I am Loving it!  I am also tired; because, I haven't quite got the hang of getting to bed EARLIER yet.  I have a GREAT group of kids and we have wonderful discussions.

This year we are studying Doctrine and Covenants and Church History.  I am so glad we went on the Church History tour a few years ago.  It has truly helped me with my testimony of the Doctrine and Covenants and the mission of Joseph Smith.   

One of the things I love about teaching is how much more I learn.  I have been in a spiritual vacuum for a few years now, because I have not been studying like I should.  I am now absorbing everything like a sponge. 

I am also amazed at how strong the spirit is in our classroom.  I know the Spirit is truly the one teaching the class.  So many times things come to my mind during class that I share that is exactly what they need to hear.  I don't always think of those things when I prepare so I know the Spirit is directing the lessons. 

Have I said how much I LOVE seminary?

Things I Am Grateful For

I love living in this time and dispensation when we enjoy so many modern conveniences.  I've always said I would never have survived pioneer days and I firmly believe that.  We have been in "limbo" for a few months while we moved from our old house into our new one.  I can't even begin to compare our "limbo" to what the pioneers had to go through, but I can better appreciate so many things I have taken for granted for so many years. 

• I am grateful for my wonderful bed.  Although we had great accommodations at our interim "home" it was very nice to once again have our own bed.  It is a Temperpedic mattress and I love my bed!
• I am grateful for running water.  We don't have to go to a stream or well or other water source and haul water to our house.  All we have to do is turn a little nob and we get running water.  And it is more than just running water, it is hot and cold.  We don't have to heat our water on the stove before we do the dishes.  We don't have to take a cold bath in the river.  Isn't modern plumbing wonderful?
• I am grateful for a kitchen sink.  We were without a kitchen for about two weeks after we moved in.  We were able to function OK because we had a microwave oven and ate frozen dinners a lot.  We also did our dishes in the bathroom sink.  It is so wonderful now to have a fully functional kitchen and a big kitchen sink.  I love having a working kitchen.
• I am grageful for electricity.  Isn't it wonderful to be able to turn on a switch and get lights or heat or cool or music or TV or any number of things we enjoy that use electricity.
• I am grateful to be close to grandchildren.  We have been very lucky to have all our grandchildren fairly close.  We are able to see them all on a regular basis.  It has been very fun to now have 5 of them right on the same property.  What grandma would pass up hugs from adorable kids everyday?  Alyson has been very helpful.  She comes over everyday and asks what she can do to help.  She has helped lug boxes from our storage unit to the house so we can get unpacked.  She helps Grandpa with any project he is working on.  All the girls have been willing to help us with whatever we need.  In turn they love to play on the wii where there isn't any work to do.
• I'm grateful for adorable little puppies.  They are beginning to play and are so cute!
• I am also very grateful for the beautiful weather we have had recently.   It is so nice to sit outside in the backyard and enjoy our dinner.  We have had several bar-b-ques and enjoyed visiting and just being together.

Life is good and I'm glad I live in this beautiful place and time.

Tender Mercies

Our adventure has begun.  We have been moving pickup loads of boxes for a couple of weeks.  We basically had only our funiture and a few more last minute boxes left.  We had some wonderful help show up on Saturday morning to help us load the U-Haul truck we got.  The hourly weather report showed rain every hour all day long for Saturday.  We figured we would be soaked by the end of a miserable day.

We experienced the tender mercies of a loving Heavenly Father.  There was no rain while we loaded the truck.  We experienced some rain driving to our new home, but then it stopped again when we unloaded the truck.  We we finished unloading the U-Haul and another pickup load  when the heavens opened up and it just dumped buckets down.  I think it rained hard the rest of the day.  All of our belongings remained dry.

We experienced those same tender mercies everytime we had loads to take.  We took two pickup loads over on Friday and again managed to load and unload without any rain even though it rained nearly all day long.

I am grateful for the Tender Mercies of the Lord!

New Adventure

We are on the verge of starting a new adventure in our life.  In just a few short weeks we will be moving to a very rural area.  I've been a "city" girl my whole life.  I've always wanted to give rural life a try and never imagined I would embark upon it in my twilight years, but that is exactly what is happening. 

When I joined the Church nearly 39 years ago I said I wanted my own sacred grove.  When we moved here over 20 years ago I thought I might actually have my spot.  We looked at property a few times, but it never quite worked out.  I had given up on my sacred grove when we moved the last time thinking we would remain in our city house until the kids had to put us in a home.

Well, just before Christmas last year, our oldest son and his wife said we should sell our house and move out to their property with them so we could help him build the 2nd stage of their house.  He then told us that the third stage was separate quarters for us.  He said since he was the oldest he always planned on taking care of us in our twilight years.  We were very touched by that.  As we discussed the proposal we realized that the time is right to do so now, while we are still healthy enough to help build the house.  So we listed our house and figured it would take forever because of the bad housing market.  Needless to say we got an offer and everything is proceeding nicely.  It all happened much faster than we thought and we need to be out in three weeks.

They live on 5 acres in a beautiful wooded area.  One of the first things I realized is I am finally going to have my sacred grove.  We are very excited to be with our son and his wonderful wife and grandchildren too.  We feel strongly about becoming as self sufficient as possible. 

This will be a grand adventure! 

Alyxrandria Brynn is here!!!

Our newest granddaughter has arrived nearly a week early. Alyxrandia Brynn (or Alyx for short) arrived yesterday after a long day of labor and delivery at 7 PM on the dot. She weighs 7lb 6oz and is 18 inches long. She has lots of dark hair.

Daddy got to help deliver her and earned the name of Doctor Sean by the end of the day. She is the beautiful baby of Sean and MyLiege and rounds out their family with 2 boys and 2 girls. She joins Djeryd, Erik and Anna.

We couldn't be happier. This makes number 16 for us!

Anticipating Alyx

We are all anxiously awaiting the arrival of our newest grandchild. Alyxendria is due one week from today, but she may be as anxious as we are. MyLiege has been having some pretty good contractions for the last few days. They lasted several hours today before they finally slowed down.


I met the Young Women at the nursery last night for a service project of cleaning the nursery toys. One of the leaders is a new mother. Little Brooklyn is a little over three months old. I got to hold her for a while. It made me very anxious for Alyx to arrive.


Alyx will be number 16 for our little clan. I never imagined how much fun grand children could be. I think I am a much better grandma than I ever was a mother. Thank goodness we can continue to improve in our life.


I love my family!!!!

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