Wednesday, April 1, 2015

There is something about water that is so refreshing!

 

Moroni 10:4

"And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, wit real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost."

 

Hopefully my children and grandchildren who have read the Book of Mormon are putting this promise to the test.  James and I started in 1 Nephi again today and will finish again in 90 days.  My lifelong quest is to learn all I can about Christ from the Book of Mormon.  I am also studying it on my own verse by verse and "finding" Christ.

 

James left for Jerod Bowen's this morning with Bob and was gone until early evening.  They are laying tile.  I worked on dusting and vacuuming around the fireplace today.  I was reminded how much I love my two Noah's Ark sets.

Most of the animals in this set are "shy"

and are hiding inside.

 

My visiting teacher, Laurie Jeppsen, brought me a pan of homemade cinnamon rolls last night while we were at Darrel's.  They are delicious, and dangerous, for someone who is trying to lose a little weight.

 

Dallin's performance at the Musical Instrument Museum is scheduled for April 23rd and 24th.  I really wanted to go but James says we can't afford it.  The cheap tickets are $35 a piece.  When I told Dallin he said it's because of the venue and the pianist they are performing with.

 

Stacy had bloodwork done this week and got a phone call today regarding the results.  Her sed-rate was high so she needs to go see a rheumatologist.  I feel so sad that my kids have inherited my health issues.

 

Joshua was hungry today....especially for pizza.

He ate all that by himself!

James and I started a new book today, by an author we have never read before.  Actually this is her first book.

And away we go on another adventure.











Friday, June 8, 2012

The third and final day of making cinnamon rolls.  This batch turned out the best yet, well at least they looked the best, I didn't actually taste them.  Right in the middle of making these rolls I got a call from James. He said he was at his cardiologist appointment with Dr. Memon and the doctor was sending him straight to the hospital.  He said he should not be having chest pains with the medication he is on.  They are going to do an angioplasty and possibly put a stint in.  I hurried and finished my cinnamon rolls which were for a dessert auction tonight at the Navajo Taco dinner to raise money for girls' camp.  I made arrangements for my neighbor Kathy Crane to take my c-rolls to the dinner.  I left Vernon around 1:30 and headed for Gilbert Mercy, the hospital where James was admitted.  I got there around 5:25 (made several stops) and just missed seeing James before they took him back.  Our family really came to the rescue today.  Dave and Terry gave James a blessing.  Lois, Dawn, Dave, Laura, and Terry stayed with him for about three hours until Stacy, Paul, Sheri, Kim, got there.  I'm just sad I didn't make it there in time to see him before he went in to surgery.  When the surgery was over Dr. Memon came in and told us he had a 99% blockage in an artery difficult to see, behind the heart.  Darrel, Stacy and I went back with Dr. Memon to the room off of the surgery room and he showed everything to us on video.  It was amazing.  Dr. Memon made the comment that someone is looking after James from up above.  We couldn't agree more.  This evening our friend from Del Rio 2nd, Judy Pargetter came by for a visit.  She stayed a couple of hours and helped me find bedding for the couch in James's room (Rm 2011) where I will be sleeping tonight.  Judy has been the caregiver for her husband for the past 2 or 3 years.  We love her.  She said she put James's name on 5 temples and Allen, her husband, gathered their family around and they all said a prayer for him.  We are blessed to have such wonderful family and friends!

Saturday, February 11, 2012

I love this quote from Elder Cornish's General Conference address:
"It is as tragic to think we are too sinful to pray as it is for a sick person to believe he is too sick to go to the doctor!"
James took two of his boys from the Teacher's quorum to run a mile at the Chandler track this morning. It's part of a merit badge requirement. The two boys, Alex Braddock and Andy Tachecki came here afterwards for cinnamon rolls, strawberries, and freshly squeezed orange juice.
James and I went to Max's flag football game. Max made an interception right at the beginning of the game, but it got called back. Max didn't play any offense and sadly his team lost 21-0.
Today at 4pm James and I both attended a Worldwide Leadership training put on by the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles via satellite. The main emphasis was on strengthening families and individuals. My favorite speaker was President Dieter F. Uchtdorf. He is so powerful and I really felt the Spirit. He ended by telling us we need to pray, ponder, and follow up on commitments and pray daily for further light and direction.
Darrel and his kids came over this evening. I sent Trina's birthday gift home with them: A Target gift card, a mug full of chocolate, and a candle. I gave Addy and Ruby both "journals" and pens. Addy wrote all about her day. Ruby wrote in her journal too but I'm not sure what it said.
It was a fun day.