Tuesday, February 11, 2014

"Be not afraid, only believe." - Mark 5:36

James left for the valley this morning.  I am going to miss him.  This morning I finished cleaning our bathroom and bedroom.  I love my Norwex cleaning cloths!  The one that cleans windows and mirrors, called the polishing cloth did an amazing job on the mirrors.  

Before going in to town today I paid some bills so I could mail them.  I also mailed Jared & Tricia's box of Valentine's and candy.  James called me on my way to town and said he found the temple handkerchiefs.  They were under one of his notebooks downstairs on the air hockey table.  Stacy had looked there twice and failed to see them.  She called me and apologized.  I think she was quite embarrassed.  

I made a deposit at National Bank and then stopped at the Book Barn, Show Low's answer to Deseret Book.  I got two volumes of the Old Testament Made Easier and a new tote for my scriptures.  Happy Valentine's to me.  

Did some shopping at Walmart and then headed for home after stopping at Taco Bell for dinner.  At home I watched American Idol and Wind at My Back.  That last show is on BYU TV and is a story set in the 1930's in a little mining town called New Bedford which is located somewhere in Canada.  I like it.  It reminds me of simpler times when technology didn't dominate everyone's life.  Like the Walton's it teaches good family values.

Facebook finds:

Florence Cluff, a dear friend from my years in Chandler.

Her daughter Tammy took her to the Gilbert temple open house

for her 92nd birthday.

Snowy owl

Shirley Temple passed away today.

She was in her 80's.

 I love the family tree!

Fields of flowers in Japan

Kaytlynn, Zachary, and Quentin

Jacaranda trees

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Last night I had imaginary visitors again.  This time they were outside in a green truck stealing our red tractor. Maybe it was all that red and green Christmas stuff I put away yesterday. 

Gospel Study

"The Moral Force of Women" 

by 

Elder D. Todd Christofferson

'Women bring with them into the world a certain virtue, a divine gift that makes them adept at instilling such qualities as faith, courage, empathy, and refinement in relationships and in cultures.'

I love how Elder Christofferson esteems and appreciates women.  It makes me want to be better!

I also studied the Abrahamic covenant in conjunction with my Old Testament readings, and 1 Nephi 8, Lehi's vision of the Tree of Life.

For breakfast today I tried the Jimmy Dean ham and cheese croissants I bought.  Sixty seconds in the microwave wrapped in a paper towel and they are a delicious way to start the day after my warm lemon toddy.

I wish James were here so he could tell me what kind of bird this is.

 Not a good picture.  He's on the right.

He said it was a snowy owl.  This is what they look like:

So pretty.  They are my new favorite owl.

I did lots of vacuuming today and then prepared for Young Women's Personal Progress night where we are working on the value of faith.  I found some Faith candy wrappers on line.  I ran them off and then made a quick trip in to town to get some candy bars.  I made it back in town just in time for our YW presidency meeting at the church.  Diana announced that Coty Iannoli's mom, Sandra Kuper had her baby.  Strange that she couldn't remember if it was a boy or a girl.  Brother Dewitt and Brother Diewald came to the end of our meeting to discuss our trip to the Gilbert temple on February 1st.  

For Mutual the Beehives and Mia Maids met together.  I talked a little about Personal Progress and then challenged the girls to work on their Personal Progress goals for at least 30 minutes a week.  Everyone there committed to do so and I gave them each a candy bar.  Shelly talked about prayer and gave the girls a handout and then they painted rocks.

Trenda is holding baby Natalie.  She is the baby whisperer.

Next week we are suppose to have our pinewood derby with the young men.  Here is the Young Women's leaders car made by Brother Curtis.

I hope it's as fast as it is cute!

Facebook finds:

I have a passion for purses!

I wonder if this one comes in purple.

Once we get on wi-fi I am getting one of these.

Brother Sean Hunsaker's pride and joy!

Bobby and Darlene Noel.  Dear friends of ours from our early days in Chandler until

they moved to Utah where he became the baseball coach at BYU and she worked at the MTC.

Venticular clouds.

I love this picture.

Marvin Johnson and his boys.

Paul, George, Darren, Mike, 

Devin and Aaron.