Category: Blessings

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Things To Love…

Finding a new, zero-calorie, donut shop in town.

Watching a friendly path beaten to our front door.

A stack to sort that was formerly…my closet.

My very first attempt at Steamed Chocolate Pudding–with Caramel Sauce…OooooOOOooh.

Third generation Good & Plenty lovers–such wise children.

Sorting through all the holiday goodie leftovers.

Being so magically close.

Sewing new winter Pixie Hats…

in case we see a pixie!

What do you love? Tell us your favorites and I’ll get them on our Grateful List and put them in the quote rotator down in the bottom right corner. Working on getting 1000 by year’s end. Come help!

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{ Eternal Families }

“Marriage is sanctified when it is cherished and honored in holiness. That union is not merely between husband and wife; it embraces a partnership with God…. Marriage is but the beginning bud of family life; parenthood is its flower. And that bouquet becomes even more beautiful when graced with grandchildren. Families may become as eternal as the kingdom of God itself.”

Russell M. Nelson

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Shhhh…Baby Sleeping

Sadly, we’ve had a bit of this going on for the past few days–Miss Pook and mom…under the weather.

I’ll give them tons of this—Echinacea…and…Good and Plenty…the perfect get well remedy. ha ha.

We’ll load them up on tons of water, because everyone knows you need to drink plenty of liquids at a time like this.

But mostly, I think it’s a time to snuggle up into a warm little ball, and just sleep it all off.  It’ll feel better in a day or two…honest.

Happy Birthday baby Chompy–how we love you. You’ve been ours for 2 years today–and we can’t begin to remember life before you came.

Sleep now and feel better little muffin. We’ll celebrate you soon.

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Unsuspecting Wood Sprites

Hard to believe, I know, but these charming Fairy-folk were magically captured in the meadow one day, while romping…

and playing…

taking sweet calmness…

and wild animal behavior…

in flitting, gentle turns.

So, my dear friends–if you find yourself in the woods, or the forest, or the meadow, any time soon–and it seems to you, unusually quiet…

we know why.

I’ll give you a hint…

We…

have captured…

all

the

Sprites.

 

 

~More Than Memories Photography by Marta Smith

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One More Christmas Carol

A few days before Christmas, our family waltzed on over to the Hale Center Theater to see the play “A Christmas Carol.” When I’m independently wealthy, I intend to take my family every year–as a new and glorious Christmas tradition. (Emily–look up, look up! April, Jacob–smile.)

Of course, we weren’t allowed to take pictures of the actual performance, still, it was all there and positively perfect!

There was the ghost of Christmas Past….sad, sad, sad—

the Ghost of Christmas Present…quite an eye opener—

and the creepy Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come. While this spooky dude was on the stage, Lyndi leaned over and whispered, “Expecto Patronum!”

We. Lost. It.

So, yeah–at the most solemn part of the whole show–weeping, wailing, gnashing of teeth–and we’re completely engulfed in a preposterous, hysterical giggling fit.

Sheesh.

If we could only learn to behave.

Not holding my breath. (PHILLIP! For the millionth time—no sticking your tongue out in the family picture!)

~sigh~

Someday…someday…