10-30-09

Ohhh... it was cold this morning, no wind tho and that was nice. It was only 25 degrees and our breath froze as we walked. I am thankful we could go this morning, we have missed two mornings because of the cold and wind. today it was beautiful outside . The sky was really clear with lots of stars and a big full moon. we have such awesome mornings here in Southern Utah for the most part. I love living here and being so blessed by the beauty of the area. I love my family and we have a great bunch of kids, grandkids, great grandkids, my basket is full and I love them all and am thankful to be so blessed. you'all have a wonderful day.

Paul

I feel so sad today for Becky, Paul and Tanner that are so sad at the passing of Paul's Father. Paul Sr. was a big daddy that loved his family and all those around him. Always full of fun and laughter. No one was a stranger to him for he made them a friend with the first few words and warm hugs that he gave. He was the life of any gathering and could tell stories and jokes for hours.
I am thankful that I had the opportunity to know him, I consider him a big part of our family and look forward to seeing him again one day.
To Paul, Sharon, Amy and the rest of your family our love and prayers are with you as you go through this week. We will be as close as hearts can gather.
To Paul, big daddy of your family, goodby until we meet again. We know you are in the loving arms of our Savior. You are loved, missed and leave a vacancy in our hearts today. Bon voyage Paul Sr...... Thanks for the memories......

Blessings

I am so thankful that when I lay me down at the end of the day, in a warm and comfortable bed, that I can sleep and rest. It is a blessing to have that warm and comfortable bed. I am thankful that I live in America and in the beautiful desert of Southern Utah. I am thankful to be at peace in my heart. I know there are difficult times ahead of us in this country we call home. I also know there is one watching over us to see if we will remain true to Him. I pray we will for our own protection and well being. I am thankful.

10-22-09

I am really thankful the wind is not blowing this morning, it is cool but clear and nice out there. I look forward to our morning walk today. I think we have another mouse in the house. I keep hearing one. I guess I will need to get the Dcon out again. Have a great day to all who may read my blog. I am thinking about you today.

10/20/09 Beautiful morning

What a beautiful morning, it is 60 degrees outside at 4:30 am when we went for our walk the coyotes were howling and the night birds were already waking up for their day. I love living in this beautiful country where you can hear the cows lowing in contentment as they doze, the owls hooting, it puts life into perspective knowing that someone greater than I is in charge of all this . Guess what? it isn't Obama and his fear machines. Makes me love life and my family. I am thankful and content.

10-16-09

Have you ever heard the quiet? I am thankful for it, I can hear what my heart says in the earlly quiet of the morning. Usually I am happy in this quiet, I go outside and look at the sky where the stars look so big and bright and wonder at the order of them always being in their place. I can see the moon in its brightness and I am thankful for the light it gives us on our walks, I am thankful for all the early morning sounds that I get to busy during the day to hear. Like the song of birds waking up to look for their breakfast. they sing to each other. The crow of the roosters signaling it is almost time to wake up. The cows as they are lowing because they are lonely for the calves that have been taken from them. Occasionally I hear the cyotes cry to one another. Morning is a wonderful time of the day with it's quiet, sereneness. I am grateful for thisbeautiful time of the day.

Life, ah wonderful life

Have you ever thought about life as being like a three act Play? In alot of ways it really is... How neat is that!
Let me explain what i mean.
Act one: We are in heaven as spirit children of our Heavenly parents, learning how to feel, how to love one another, how to be happy. Then along comes satan and stirs it all up, so God decides to send his children to earth to learn how to live in the garden of Eden, but God wants His children to come back to Him after they have learned how to live on Earth, He also wants the glory for His creation. Satan comes and says to God "let me be over your children and I will bring tham all, every one, back to you but I want the Glory." and so there was a war in Heaven over wether to send satan, or to send God's beloved Son, Jesus Christ, who would give the Glory to His father. 1/3 of the spirits followed satan, and god cast them all out from Heaven with no chance to have a physical body. 2/3 followed Jesus Christ and were given the opportunity to come to earth, get a physical body, learn of God the Father, and someday return again to Him, and have body and spirit re-united after death. To live with Him forever.
Act 2: We were born on earth where we may gow up, learn how to handle relationships, and to learn about our Heavenly Father, and His son Jesus Christ , who is the the Savior and Redeemer of this world. Jesus Christ was born of Heavenly Father and an earthly mother, grew to manhood and taught all who would listen about God The Father and about eternal life. We were given our free agency to choose for ourselves which path we would follow both in pre=mortal life after the war in Heaven, then again here on earth when we were born. And so, we grow up learn about Jesus and how he died on the cross for us to redeem us from this physical death so that we may be resurrected and have our spirits reunited with our bodies. We learn of Temple covenants and what we must do to live with our Heavenly Father, as a family forever.
Act 3: Now we die, and lay our physical bodies down in the earth through burial, to rest for awhile, our spirits go to paradise to learn more. There we are taught that we can be reurrected to unite our bodies with our spirits. If we have become worthy to go to God's temple and make sacred conenants in our earthly life, then we look forward to meeting all of our family and living together as family again in God's presence. There to have spiritul Children of our own. for the scriptures teach us "That as man is, God once was, as God is man may become" God has also promised us that everything He has is ours if we but obey His commandments.
What wonderful promises. And a great three act Play!!!
My point here is I am so grateful for knowledge, it has power to be able to learn, to grow and to be in the light.
Knowledge is light, light is power, power is glory and the Glory of God is intelligence. Very simple. Try it. I Love all of you who follow my meandering blog when I tell it as I feel it.

10-14-09 PM

I have another tidbit that I have been contemplating and the more I think about it I stand in awe. It is that a young boy only 14 years old, ( that is Karter and Tanners age) knew in his heart that the things in the world did not feel quite right to him, he had tried to get answers from those grown-ups around him and none of them had the answers. One morning while reading his scriptures he came across James 1:5 and there he read"if any man lack wisdom let him ask of God, who giveth to all men liberally and abraideth no; and it shall be given him." Can you even imagine one that young going to a grove of trees to pray and ask of God who was right and who was wrong. That God appeared to him to answer his young boy prayer. What God told him was " This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear ye Him." This young boy knew he had seen god the Eternal Father and His son Jesus Christ. He never faltered on this knowledge to the day he died. To me that is awesome.

Doesn't it just amaze your thinking that a young boy could ask such a significant question of which church was right, then get such an awesome answer from God the eternal Father and His son Jesus Christ, Himself. I stand in the most humble gratitude to this young boy Joseph Smith and his inquiring mind. In his adamant , stalwart knowing that he had seen God with his own eyes, and that he never wavered with the mission given him for his mortal life. I will be eternally grateful for a testimony of this great happening in these last days.

10-14-09

I have been so blessed to have a beautiful home. One that is warm in the winter, cool in the summer, clean and comfortable. This past week B... has been down with the flu, now that he is recovered it has made me think about how comforting it is to have his companionship in our home. He is the warmth at the end of a busy day. He is the one who trims, mows, feeds the animals, grows the fruit for canning, the grapes for juice, and does a myriad of other things in and for our home to make it a home and not a house. I love him and I am so grateful for sharing a home and life with a good and righteous man. I am thankful for all he does to make our life more comfortable, secure, and fun. Thanks honey:-)

10-13-09

I am so thankful for the light. The one on the corner that lights my way in the morning darkness. The tiny light in the hallway if I have to get up at night, it shows me the way. The light of the moon and the stars that are Heaven sent. Most of all I am thankful for my Savior who is the light of the world. He has said"I am the light , the way, and all who follow me shal have eternal life." He is my light , my guide, my Savior and my Redeemer. I shall follow Him and do His will forever. I am thankful for the Light.

10-12-09

I really appreciated the nice warmer weather today. It was cloudy out but warm. So I came home from work and decided to paint the bench out on my front porch, got the paint, the brush, sander, drop clothes, and I went to work. Painted it white to match the railing, looked pretty spiffy when I got through. It is nice to have little honey do's, to do. I am thankful for the honey do's.

10-12-09

I am so thankful for beautiful starry skies in the early morning, thankful for good friends to go walking with before dawn, thankful for living in this place called Zion. It is so beautiful. We saw a skunk this morning on our walk, Eli saw it too and started after it. when I told him "NO" he turned around and looked at me like "what you want me to come back?" I whistled at him so he turned around and did come back to me. SOOOO I am thankful he did not take on the skunk, and I did not have to bath him in tomatoe juice.. small trivia to be thankful for, but I am.

10-11-09 PRAYER & FASTING

We just read on Becky's blog that Paul's Father is facing a very serious battle in the fact that they just determined that Paul Sr. (father) has been diagnosed with three cancerous tumers that are wrapped around his spine. this is the latest in the cancer saga for him.
Today and always I am thankful for the gospel principles of fasting and prayer. I know they work and that our Heavenly Father watches out for each of us.
Therefore, I am asking everyone who may follow, read or chance upon my blog to join us in fasting and prayers for Paul's dad.
Especially I want to invite my immediate family members to unite for Becky and Paul in support for them with your prayers for Paul's dad. Miracles can happen when we all fast and pray together. We are family, one of us needs this extra love and support. Please let you voices be heard in this serious need. Love to all of you, always

TODAY'S GRATITUDE 10/10/09

I HAVE BEEN DOING ALOT OF THINKING ABOUT LIFE and the abundance that I have. I am so thankful for a testimony of the truthfulness of the Gospel. I am thanful for a young farm boy who knew that he had seen God the Eternal Father and His Son Jesus Christ. He never waivered in knowing that. I am thanful that we have a living Prophet on the earth today. When we know the truth we shall not fear. We only need to prepare for the peace that will be here whe our Savior comes again. so therefore, I and grateful for my knowledge and testimony that Christ lives, that our Father in Heaven lives and loves me. He knows what I need and who I am. He is abundant in all He does for me. I am the daughter of a King.

GRATITUDE

I have been thinking of all the things I am thankful for and I rhought it was a good time to have a gratitude blog for awhile.
I am truly thankful for my wonderful Family. Husband, Children, In-law Children, grandchildren, great grandchildren. I love them all, dearly.