June 1, 1968
For Time and All Eternity
Karen Maxwell and James Lambson
Happy Birthday James!
You are the love of my life!
You are the love of my life!
This picture was taken 3 years ago on James's birthday
1 Nephi16:17-39
1. What are some examples that prove "that by small means the Lord can bring about great things?"
2. How can we liken the scriptures unto the Liahona given to Lehi's family?
2 Nephi 19-20
DC 11:1-10
How can we pray more diligently for opportunities to serve others?
GC: "The Righteous Judge" by Elder Lynn G. Robbins
'A righteous judge would respond to confessions with
compassion and understanding. An erring youth should leave
the bishop's office feeling the love of the Savior through
the bishop and enveloped in the joy and healing power of the
Atonement - never ashamed or held in contempt.
However, compassion doesn't nullify the need for discipline.
To discipline in the Lord's way is to lovingly and patiently teach.'
I started reading a book Jared has at his house this morning. It's called "The Contrite Spirit" by Bruce and Marie Hafen. Here are some notes I took:
"SACRAMENT TABLE - Altar of sacrifice. We bring our hearts to the table. We unite through covenant our sacrifice with His sacrifice. As the meaning of Christ's sacrifice sinks deeper into our souls, we can occasionally hear something almost startingly new in those short prayers we thought we knew by heart - something that freshens our resolve to be connected with Him more constantly, more clearly, more meekly.
Sandy's mother passed away this week.
This is a symbol of her family tree.
When I gave James his birthday card, he said it was the nicest he had ever gotten. Here are a couple of James's favorite things:
When I ask what his favorite animal was he said:
"For a domestic animal I love horses."
Of course we all know that he loves elk.
This picture was taken by my cousin Randy near his house
in Show Low.
As we headed home I began writing down some of the things I saw:
* Border Patrol Museum
* Tent Revivals Nightly (on the side of
* Pearl Harbor Memorial Highway
*James eats pistachios while I eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
*James drinks my drink and then complains about it.
*Inspection Station - A K-9 smelling everyone's trunks.
*Amtrak Train
*Continental Divide 4,585 ft.
*Continental Divide Gift Shop
*Get yer snack here.
*Snow on the mountains, including Mt. Graham.
*Puddles of water on the sides of the highway.
*Sheri says it is raining like crazy in Chandler
*Tucson 141 miles
*Pecans, Walnuts, Wine
*Jerky
We stopped in Wilcox for something to eat. We went to Carl's Jr. and I made the mistake of getting a guacamole, bacon burger. It was way too big and greasy. James got my favorite sandwich and I am not sure why I didn't get one, a green chili, chicken, cheese sandwich. He gave me a bite. Delicious. As we left Carl's Jr. I reminded him that we needed gas. He said, we have enough to get to Tucson and it will be cheaper there. My comment was, "why would you want to stop again?"
*The Thing
*Defacing rocks unlawful
*Brush fire danger extreme
*Bowie, Benson, Tombstone
We were both so engrossed in our book that we zipped right through Tucson without stopping for gas. I looked at the gas gauge that tells how many more miles you can go and it said zero. I looked up and we were out in the middle of nowhere. The one thing I did recognize was Picacho Peak.
Picacho Peak
It was raining like crazy and there were no gas stations in sight. James said we would need to drive at least twenty miles to find one. He slowed down to 55 mph and stayed to the right. We did not pray together. I think he was feeling guilty for not stopping. I did say a prayer to Heavenly Father and asked Him to please help us even though we didn't really deserve His help.
Two amazing things happened. First, the Gila River was running which doesn't happen very often, and second, we drove all the way in to a Circle K on Arizona Avenue and Riggs Road. We made it!
It really was another tender mercy/miracle! My heart is bursting with gratitude!
This is how I feel.
We even made it on time for Sheri's delicious birthday dinner she prepared for James. We had steak, mashed potatoes, broccoli, rolls, dark chocolate brownies with walnuts and ice cream. Everything was wonderful. She even knew what her dad's favorite dessert was.
James finishes his dinner.
Oh yes, we also had Martinelli's to drink.
I can't believe Sheri still had time to play on her phone.
May favorite picture of Ian taken the year we did a haunted house because Adam was just diagnosed with diabetes and he wasn't going trick-or-treating.
After dinner the Trezise's have exercise time so James and I disappeared back to Cathi and Terry's. This is a new piece of exercise equipment that is making Sheri happy.
It's called a spin cycle.
What a wonderful day this was! To top it off, here is another picture that makes me smile.
It's Dumbledore!
