Memory Lane....

Waxing nostalgic and philosophical.....

I've been going down memory lane this week. That's what happens when you have to go through many years of "stuff" and decide if you throw it away, take it to the DI or keep it. I found many old photos of my kids when they were little. Those were the days!! Would I go back? Probably not. But they were the days. They were the days of Chet coming home from work by 5, playing in the backyard and spending weekends doing fun, simple little things like going to the zoo, Antelope Island or to the DI looking for some treasure. I took a couple of pictures, because I wanted to show Rachel how much Zoey looked like her....Here you go; just for fun...

Our first date....a dance at Heritage Halls, February 1986

Rachel

Chet and Rachel

Rachel, Allie & Jessica

Rachel & Jessica

Sierra (the Go-Go Girl) has a birthday today!!

Life is fun with the go-go girl! When she was little I wasn't sure if she would make it to her 3rd birthday. She was the one always running into the street (butt-naked quite often), running into the pool from the deep end, running, running, running. That's where she got her nickname the go-go girl. She has turned into a quiet, reflective soul. Her adventourous spirit is still there but manifests itself in a more quiet way now. She does things at her pace which has also earned her a nickname of sloth. She's a good sport in putting up with that, but only from her siblings.  She will put her all into anything that interests her.  She loves to draw, create, play her flute and has a beautiful voice. We are blessed to have her. She's a great, patient child. We love her so much! Happy Birthday SiSi!!

Random Thoughts......

• Elder Cardon is speaking at Stake Conference this next weekend, so we spent FHE listening to a talk he gave in General Conference in 2013.  It was on the Lord's forgiveness (The Savior Wants to Forgive, April 2013).
• "Providing an opportunity for the Savior to enlighten our understanding, "ether once inquired how many time he should forgive his brother and then asked, Till seven times? Surely that would be more than enough. But the Savior's response opened wide the door to His merciful heart: I say not unto thee, until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven." 
• I've always known my responsibility to forgive and that is that we always forgive, but I've never looked at it as the Lord being merciful to us, that he too, will always forgive. Even many, many times for the same things, if we are faithful and will not sin on purpose thinking the Lord will forgive us no matter what. 
• I know our Savior loves each and every one of us, individually and collectively. There is a place for all of us in his kingdom. I really believe that:)