Fishing

We just got the pictures off the camera last night and realized that I haven't posted fishing pictures yet! So here ya go...! We went fishing to Moosehorn a couple weeks ago. We had a great time, caught a few fish (Kaylie caught three out of the six with her tiny Barbie pole...!) We got there about lunch time and stopped for dinner in Heber on the way home. The girls were great sports and were pretty good while we fished. All in all a good day! (Everyone got a fish except me...)

Strengthening Marriages

So our bishop asked us to take a new Strengthening Marriage class sponsored by our stake. Each ward was supposed to choose two couples to go, and we were it from our ward. Which is kinda strange because I feel like we have a really good marriage. Oh well...there's gotta be a reason, right? Anyway, I figure if I get to go and get the information, I'll post what we learned and maybe we can all have stronger marriages.

At first we talked about being a disciple. Which sounds strange, but it's true. The book they gave us said "Adherence to these principles (the nine principles from the Proclamation) will lead you to personal righteousness and closeness to God. As your personal worthiness increases, so does your appreciation for others, including family members. With discipleship comes divine guidance in all aspects of living, including in how to be a good husband or wife." The teachers talked about how if we draw a triangle and put the Lord at the top and each of us in a corner, the closer we get to Christ, the closer we get to each other.

Then they had some questions or "Learning Activities" that we were supposed to think about and answer. One I especially liked was "What might the Lord know about you that the two of you have not understood, such as your eternal possibilities, your premortal past, the life experiences that have influenced your behavior, and your potential to achieve an eternal marriage? And how might His perspective affect the way you relate to each other?"

Then they talked about the covenants that we have made, not just marriage but baptism and priesthood, and asked what we could do in our daily lives to keep the covenants that we have made. (bearing each other's burdens, remaining true and faithful to each other and sacrificing selfish interests, etc)

Anyway, some interesting ideas. I'll try to post some after every class and maybe we can all strengthen our marriages. When things start happening that make our lives more complex, we might all be glad that we are a little stronger and can communicate with each other a little bit better! Have a fabulous day!

Rambling Thoughts of a Crazy Woman

I was looking through some old notebooks yesterday and found some notes from a stake conference a while back. Most of them don't make a lot of sense, now that I don't remember the conference. But there were a couple of things that I really liked.

The first was from one of our bishops. He was talking about fast offerings. Anyway, he said "A sacrifice is not a sacrifice unless it is a sacrifice". At first I thought, well, that's stupid. But then I started thinking about it. What am I willing to sacrifice? I look at fast offerings and wonder if the amount we pay is a sacrifice or not. If it's easy for me to do is it still a sacrifice? And what will happen a few years from now? Will it still be a sacrifice? How much will I have to give for it to be a sacrifice? Interesting thoughts.

And the other quote was "prosperity without giving leads to spiritual apathy". I don't know why, but I really liked it. We are all so prosperous, even now. James was saying the other day that if you own a car, you are part of the richest 1% of the people in the world. I guess a lot of this thought can be tied back to the pride cycle. You get rich and prosperous and then you forget where the prosperity came from.

Anyway, interesting thoughts for a crazy lady...

Rachel's Baptism

Thanks everyone for coming to Rachel's baptism today. It was wonderful to have all the family support! Here is a picture of Rachel and her dad on her special day.

A Change of Plans

Hey guys. I've decided that since the baptism starts at nine, and we will probably be done by 10:30 at the latest, that instead of doing lunch, we'll do a brunch. My friend offered to make cinnamon rolls for us all, and I'll get some muffins from Costco and some fruit and juice and stuff. Does that sound ok with everyone? That way we can come back and have a little party, but it doesn't last all day. If you would still like to bring something, you could bring some doughnuts or bagels and cream cheese or juice or something. But please don't feel like you have to! We'll be fine if you just want to come and visit! Love you guys!

Simplify Supper

Just found this fun website and thought I would pass it along. It's called Simplify Supper. It has a different recipe for every day of the month and gives you not only the recipe but a weekly shopping list too. I haven't signed up for it, but you can get the recipes and things without signing up. Might be fun to give it a try.