Thursday, February 5, 2015

I learned to love the Book of Mormon after this prophet of God challenged us to read from it everyday.  I will be eternally grateful.

 

"There is a power in the Book of Mormon which will begin to flow into your lives the moment you begin a serious study of the book  Yu will find greater power to resist temptation.  You will find the power to avoid deception.  You will find the power to stay on the stait and narrow path  The scriptures are called 'the words of life'(see D&C 84:85), and nowhere is that more true than it is of the Book of Mormon.  When you begin to hunger and thirst after those words, you will find life in greater and greater abundance."

-President Ezra Taft Benson

 

Sheri and Paul both went on the Hancock School second grade fieldtrip to the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix.  Paul went with Joshua and Sheri with Evan.

 





It was a beautiful day for a fieldtrip!

 

While Sheri, Evan, Paul, and Joshua were enjoying this fieldtrip in the beautiful botanical gardens, I was stuck at home trying to get Office 365 installed on my computer so we could open some documents James needed for Hatch Hanger.  I was on the phone with techs, etc. for five hours, from 9am to 1pm.  I was mentally exhausted when I was finished.

 

While I was working on the computer, James was painting the ceiling in Joshua's room.  The new finish looks so much better than the old acoustical, 'popcorn', finish. 

 

Seth and Alex worked in the yard this afternoon.  We have lots of weeds from the rain so they treated it with Weed and Feed and watered it.  James has them helping him fix the sprinkler system too. 

 

I did a little shopping this afternoon.  I went to Hobby Lobby and Barnes & Nobles to get a puzzle for Stacy for her birthday. I also got a puzzle for Kim and one for Sheri.  I went to the Dollar Store to look for the "bubbles" Anna likes, but they were out.  I did end up getting some good birthday cards though. 

 

Kevin is here visiting with his family from California.  He went to Bob Bogle's funeral.  He and Sophia and Lily came over for a visit this afternoon.  He says Sophie is an angel and Lily is a little devil.  At one point Lily grabbed several pieces of the puzzle Stacy was working on.  When Kevin told her, "No!"  she turned to him and said: "LEAVE ALONE ME!"





Kevin's children: Lily, Bremen, and Sophie

 

James and I had dinner at Jason's Deli.





Tuesday, February 3, 2015

I am so excited about using this manual as part of my personal study of the New Testament.  It came in the mail today!

Matthew 6:24

"No man can serve two masters: for either he will

hate the one, and love the other;

or else he will hold to the one, and

despise the other.  Ye cannot serve God and mammon."

 

I am also excited about reading this book with James:

I love the fact that he likes romance novels.

 

I paid bills today and made sandwiches for lunch.  I got a text from Vickie telling me about Jean Owens O'Dell.  I told her I already knew but thanked her for thinking of me. 

 

Alex and Seth are working for James right now.  They have been working in our yard and doing cleanup.  James had an opportunity to talk with Seth and now he says he is going on a mission.  That is good news!

 

Stacy posted this on Facebook today:

"Props to mom for giving our family the Book of Mormon challenge.  We are supposed to finish it by Easter but I started late so I am playing catch up.  Michael and Sheri have inspired me.  I love reading several chapters a day.  You get so much out of it.  So grateful for the gospel.  It is amazing the parallels from current society, especially the Tree of Life and the great ad spacious building.  What peace and protection we an receive against the adversary.  I want so much for my kids to cling to this.  Join the challenge:)"

 

Another funeral this week.  Tomorrow is Bob Bogle's, Friday is Jean Owens O'dell's and Saturday is Brother Singleton's from the Vernon ward.  I guess this is what we do when we get old, we go to funerals of our contemporaries.