Family

Hello Family.

I just enjoyed a great session of General Conference.  I hope you all did too.  Yesterday I felt a desire to write a blog about children and how much I learn from them.  It's hard for me to describe how I learn so much from my children but they are fantastic teachers - whether by wholesome word ("Mommy, just be nice!") or by complete defiance (to self: "calm yourself down, just be patient...").  I also included some information and links about General Conference in my post.  I started the post last night and finished it this morning, just before Conference started.  I could not be more amazed about how much of this first session focussed on children and/or sacrificing things and gaining more!

I believe the Spirit spoke to me for a reason, and it's a witness to me that the things I am learning are good.  It's right to humble myself for these children and try to become my best self for them.  Really, I'm not sure if there is any other force that would cause me to desire to know God and His son Jesus Christ and become like Them, than that of parental love.  Maybe I would have some lesser desire, but I really think I wouldn't feel the same urgency and willingness to give up everything to know God, if it weren't for the benefit of my children.

I am grateful for the gospel of Jesus Christ.  I believe I am who I am today in large measure because of it.

Just so you know

JUST so you know.  It's just 49 days until I get married.  Okay. Thanks for reading :)

oh. it's 49 days TODAY. today is Saturday. Everyone else is probably asleep like good kids.  I ate too much and am curled up on my bed reading blogs and not sleeping. Soon. Soon I shall sleep.

ANYWAYS . Love you all! Enjoy Conference with the family you are with :)

My Spoils of the Day

AWESOME!!!

8 - 5lb Tilapia
1 - 3 lb Flounder
1- .5lb Silver Sand Trout

Here Kitty, Kitty, Kitty...

Today Untied flight #803, Washington Dulles to Tokyo Japan, had a special passenger in the cargo department. A Sumatran Tiger named Guntur who weighs about 275 pounds. I was able to be there to participate but alas, didn't really get to see him because of his special cage, shown in the picture right before he boarded his flight. Here is a link where you can find out about Guntur and his preparation for travel as well as some information on Sumatran Tigers.

March 16th

Spring time in Virginia

Spring has made a grand appearance in Virginia this week. I took a few pictures to show you. They do not do it justice. It is so beautiful here as the green leaves appear on the trees accented by the red buds and all the beautiful yellow!

GST -- Book of Mormon Pondering

Last August I started an incredible journey in the scriptures. That journey? Make sure I read in the scriptures 10 minutes each day, no matter what. Well, I have missed two days since then but "made it up" the next day. Yea, I know, making it up is like eating twice as much after fasting. I started this to be an example to the seminary students and have gained oh so much more. It has been an anchor and foundation in my life.

I started with the Old Testament, then Doctrine and Covenants and moved to the Book of Mormon, which I will finish today, tomorrow latest. I have read Mormon and Ether over the last week and as I finished Ether last evening waiting for the bus, I was so deeply impacted by the events of destruction of that civilization that I actually felt pain as I visualized the horrific scene portrayed. I could literally see Ether walking through the corpses and almost smelled the stench and heard the master of lies laughing at his triumph.

Just wanted to share how grateful I am to have a guidebook to help our family navigate the road ahead. Love you all.