January 30, 2016

I love watching a good movie that no one has seen before.  I watched "Goosebumps" with D and the girls and it was just a good movie.  It was fun to experience it for the first time together.

January 29, 2016

Found such a great Ensign article - Howard W Hunter, Ensign April 1992, "No Less Serviceable". "Not all of us are going to be like Moroni, catching the acclaim of our colleagues all day every day.  Most of us will be quiet, relatively unknown folks who come and go and do our work without fanfare.  To those of you who may find that lonely or frightening or just unspectacular, I say you are 'no less serviceable' than the most spectacular of your associates.  You, too, are part of God's army.

January 27, 2016

Found a new spot to snowshoe up by Tibble Fork.  Way fun and way pretty.

January 26, 2016

Extra thankful today for the opportunities to get out and enjoy nature.  I read 1 Nephi 17:36 before my hike and then read a great Ensign article after my hike ("Earth: A Gift from God" - February 2013).  Both of these reading reminded me of the blessing it is to be able to enjoy the earth and the beautiful places. Tom Reese, "Every tree, every mountain, every bird in the air testifies of our Heavenly Father's power.  By appreciating nature and treating the earth with respect, we show the Lord our gratitude for everything he has given us."  Also read a couple articles on keeping a hiking journal.  I've sort of been doing that by can step it up and record in more detail the parts I enjoyed and the things I saw and appreciated.

 (Pack of flying fish...)

January 25, 2016

"We fail only if we fail to take another faithful step forward.  We will no, we cannot, fail if we are faithfully yoked to the Savior -- He who has never failed and will never fail us!" - Elder Bennett, October 2015 GC

January 24, 2016

It was movie night.  Lately Sunday nights are movie nights.  We had to make up a rule that we rotate who gets to choose the movie because we could never agree on what to watch and someone usually ended up either crying or angry.  Tonight it was finally my pick.  It was harder than I thought to choose a movie. First, you only get to pick every 6th movie night and B, you know someone isn't going to like the movie you pick.  I went with "Remember the Titans" and feel I made a good all around choice.  Phew.

January 23, 2016

I am enjoying Cam's basketball season.  Hopefully she is a little as well, despite the anxiety before the season started.  It's just that this season so far is just what's so great about sports.  Cam has a great coach who teaches the girls the game and then let's the rest play out - win or lost.  He encourages and challenges to make them better.  Her teammates are all working together and cheering each other on.  Some know the game well and are helping those along that done, and those that don't are allowed a chance to learn the game as they go.  A girl on Cam's team (Ruby) hasn't played basketball before and she made her first basket yesterday and was beyond excited.  The coach has a big smile on his face and her teammates gave her hugs and high fives and she jumped up and down with happiness.  It was a cool moment.