November 29, 2022

Our Tuesday night work crew is the best.

 

November 27, 2022

In church we sang the Mr Bean song!  “Alleluia”. Ry had the pleasure of sitting by Darren who sang part of it as Mr Bean. :)

Amos 5:8 - Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The Lord is his name.

November 25, 2022

Such a great day with kids. SkyJo, pickleball, catch phrase (lots of laughs here), hearts, hot chocolate, pizza, movie.  I loved today. 

 

November 24, 2022

Thanksgiving in Richfield with my parents went well. Lunch was good and the 7 of us enjoyed eating and playing a few games and taking my dad on a drive to see the new houses being built. Yangy thanksgiving. 

 

November 23, 2022

Before heading home from Hurricane we decided to head over near Snow Canyon and hike Padre Canyon. This was a great hike - perfect hike before driving home. It was steep the last 1/3 but with the hike only 1.5 miles it was totally doable. The view into Snow Canyon was cool. Then home to see the girls. PS - my favorite hiking snack is a fruit by the foot.

November 22, 2022

Happy Darren’s birthday! We spent the day exploring Zion’s West Rim trail.  We started the day meeting some folk from Arkansas. Then shuttle to The Grotto stop.  This was a fabulous hike! We left the crowds at Scout Lookout and continued on another 2 miles for some really cool views. We ran into some snow and ice and I can’t believe I took my spikes out of my backpack. I turned back after a bit while D continued on about a mile more while I enjoyed soaking in the Zion views. We are a late lunch with a cool view of Angel’s Landing and The Great White Throne. We also caught a glimpse of Walter's Wiggles from a distance. Hiking down we saw 3 condors soaring. It was super cool watching them. I loved seeing them. Dinner was Sizzler in Cedar City followed by hotel relaxing with delicious hot chocolate. That was a good day. Hard to tell whose birthday it was as I loved the entire day that Darren picked. 

November 18, 2022

Friday morning cold fun hiking to Donut Falls. Friday night music fun in Ephraim. We met Mason for dinner at Abundance (chicken pesto and fries - mmm) and then went to watch Rachael’s concert which was fabulous. 

November 17, 2022

Someone at work wasn’t going to use their Luminaria tickets (Christmas lights in the gardens at Thanksgiving Point) so they gave them to me. I recruited D, Cam, Kenz, and Tanner to come with me. (Sadie had work.) We kept our expectations low and had a fabulous time. I really enjoyed the lights and smells and the feeling of Christmas.

 

November 13, 2022

Christmas is up. It was a content evening as the girls put up Christmas decorations as we listened to Christmas music. Sigh.

Ry and I did a puzzle today and it reminded me of the BYU Speech I listened to this month from President Steven J Lund (General YM President - he gave the devotional in September). I really liked his talk and here’s the part I thought of:

Heavenly Father purposefully designed and ordered our world to require us to walk in faith. He pressed into place the pieces of this sophisticated jigsaw puzzle of mortality but held back a few of the pieces, which He keeps in His pocket to ensure that faith is required as we come up against the gaps in this puzzle’s spiritual landscape. He has ensured that we will not be able to game the system by thinking our way to heaven—to discover Him through provable math or science, which would obviate faith and foreclose the purposes of mortality.

I have a struggling attorney friend who recently said of the gospel, “It just doesn’t add up.” Well, his is a fair observation, isn’t it? The puzzle is incomplete, so it does not always add up. This should not surprise us. Even in mathematics there are numbers—such as pi—that are irrational but reliably constant.

 

 

November 12, 2022

Elder Renlund’s talk, April 2020. “Remember, joyfully and reverently, that the Savior loves to restore what you cannot restore; He loves to heal wounds you cannot heal; He loves to fix what has been irreparably broken; He compensates for any unfairness inflicted on you; and He loves to permanently mend even shattered hearts.”

November 11, 2022

Getting out in the winter is good for my mental health. Cold and beautiful today up AF Canyon. Thankful for friends who also like to get out.  Also - froyo and Five Guys fries are always a good choice.

 

November 8, 2022

I like a rainy day when I don’t have to drive far in it. I also like a good quote. Found this one from awhile back. Elder Christofferson April 2010 - Faith will not come from the study of ancient texts as a purely academic pursuit. It will not come from archaeological digs and discoveries. It will not come from scientific experiments. It will not even come from witnessing miracles. These things may serve to confirm faith, or at times to challenge it, but they do not create faith. Faith comes by the witness of the Holy Spirit to our souls, Spirit to spirit, as we hear or read the word of God. And faith matures as we continue to feast upon the word.

November 5, 2022

Parents visit and Capitol reef exploring. Double heifer day. Golden throne hike for a view, an echo, and few people. Sand at the tanks - my favorite. Ephraim stop for dinner and visit with M and R. 

November 3, 2022

Today was a winter wonderland up AF Canyon. Beautiful morning.  Then this evening it was a mini Snow College friends reunion.  Tara, Mary, Patty and I met up and ate some Five Guys before heading to SLCC to watch volleyball. Brandy's daughter was playing so we met up with her.  Such a great evening catching up with my grinds.  It had been probably 10 years since I’ve seen Bo. So great to see her and of course the rest of my gang.

November 1, 2022

I really like breakfast with Cam Tuesdays this school year. Hash browns and sausage plus today we had some kiwi.