food, crochet, merriment
“Certainly there are times when getting the family together to read the scriptures does not stack up as a spiritual experience worthy of a journal entry. But we must not be deterred. There are special times when the spirit of a son or daughter is just right and the power of these great scriptures goes down into their heart like fire. As we honor our Heavenly Father in our homes, He will honor our efforts.”
Neil L. Andersen
that I love sooo much~
This cute little lady whose on her way out the door–again–headed to some foreign country. Where is it this time….hmm? Oh, yes~ Ireland…for work.
She’s quite the lucky duck, wouldn’t you say?
Finding out that the Citronella candles that I found on the discount aisle really truly keep the bugs away. Who’d of guessed?
This ancient man cat that is actually sooo old that we can’t figure out how old he actually is. But we have a picture of the Bald Kid drinking a bottle and this silly thing is on his lap. That’s old.
Finding out that going yeast and sugar free–for a while–still leaves a ton of scrumptious choices. Picture me…without my Cheetoes.
Hard to fathom–I know.
Watching some guy who I thought was pruning trees at the library, only to find that he was–in actuality–putting up CHRISTMAS LIGHTS!! Quick before the snow falls! Wahooo!
My brand new, beautiful, amazing Chicken Coop. At last–at last! My dream of channeling Laura Ingalls Wilder might just be coming true. More on the Chickies to come. :}
Gathering more stuff to add to the latest care package for our boy in Siberia. This time the protein–some of it, at least–is coming in the form of…
Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkins.
They don’t have them in Siberia…and he needs them.
Realizing, just today that Irish Soda Bread doesn’t have any yeast in it. Hallelujah!
A batch a day should do it.
Watching all this lovely rain that landed on us in the valley which meant…
that all of this was landing on those pretty mountains.
Ahhh…this world is such a good place–isn’t it?
What do you love–sooo much?
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Don’t you just love listening to a fabulous motivational speaker–you know, someone who inspires you to work hard…
to be a better person?
I do. In fact, I bet I have close to a hundred such speeches on cassette tapes. I know…I’m old. But they still work.
We are a lucky bunch because twice a year we get to hear from our favorite Church Leaders in a series of Conference sessions for a couple of days.
We even use the days of inspiration as a lovely excuse to set out wonderful food…
and gather the sweet kids around, while we watch and listen together.
Of course it takes some very special “lion taming” supplies in case we encounter any wild animals.
But mostly, it’s the sheer fun of being together while we laugh and sew and listen hard and take notes on how to do things just a little bit better.
But seriously, all that food never hurts.
“Our being edified at conference depends on us. It becomes necessary that we prepare our hearts to receive and profit by the suggestions that may be made by the speakers during the progress of the conference, which may be prompted by the Spirit of the Lord. I have thought, and still think, that our being edified does not so much depend upon the speaker as upon ourselves.”
                                                                         ~ Lorenzo Snow~October 1898
If a person is going to celebrate growing just a bit older…
then what better way to spend the day…
than with so many of the things…
and people…
and places that I love…
completely surrounding me.
Ahhhhh….just the right combination of everything…
and everyone.
These people know me so well–
it’s almost…
embarrassing! :}
But oh…how I love them for it!
It was positively the most perfect, lovely birthday.
Thank you, everyone–family and friends. I’ll keep this day tucked safely in my heart–forever.
I love you.
