Great Intentions!

Jessi and David gave me a digital camera for my birthday, which was a wonderful and generous gift! Now, I am trying to overcome my techno-block regarding anything computer-related (how am I going to learn how to put my pictures on the computer?????) I will take the camera out of its box, put in the battery, read the directions, and start taking pictures for my blog and to send to everyone. I CAN DO THIS! I can do this. I can do this. I can do this. If I DO do this, I can put wonderful pictures on my blog like they do. You all will be the first to know when I accomplish this goal!

Best Paying Jobs Ever!

I was just thinking the other day that I am fortunate in my life to have the best paying jobs in the world. The first is wife and mother, the second is seminary teacher. I am absolutely wealthy because of the pay I have received because of those two assignments! I cannot tell you how much I have received from being a wife to a handsome, faithful, talented, kind, intelligent, funny and loving man. Following that wealth I have received untold riches from being a Mom to four absolutely incredible, intelligent, handsome and beautiful, funny, fun and talented children, and now I am even richer because of my seven (soon to be eight) beautiful, smart, talented, kind, wonderful grandchildren. It makes my head swim to realize how wealthy I am!

Now I also add to those riches the riches I get from being a seminary teacher. I get to associate with some incredibly wonderful, kind, smart, thoughtful, and fun seminary students. Then, every day I feast upon the words of Christ and feel His Spirit helping me understand and prepare to teach those words. I have new insights come to me constantly about the Gospel and its profound principles. The Spirit tells me all the time too what I am doing wrong, what I could do to improve. When I am out of energy and ability, His Spirit lifts me up and helps me teach even when I feel like I have no more left inside me. How fortunate can one person be????

Can you see why I have the best-paying jobs ever? Can you see why I am so mind-boggling weathy??? It just bowls me over sometimes!

It's almost here!

I love spring, and I think it's almost here! The buds are out on our maple trees in the front. Some of my daffodils will flower soon, and I have spied blossoms here and there around the city. I absolutely LOVE seeing the new little green leaves appearing on bushes and trees. It never ceases to amaze me how dead-looking plants can come back to life. Truly this is the perfect time to celebrate the resurrection of our Savior! All of nature attests to this miraculous rebirth. It fills my heart with joy and hope and love for the beautiful world He has created! Truly He gives us a "perfect brightness of hope" for the future!