Wow

OK so I know it's shocking but I'm going to get a little personal. So I did my tag post that Amy sent over and at the end there was a part of 8 things I wish for. #3 Complete Peace... Who knew that yesterday in Sunday School my teacher would prepare for his lesson all week and then half an hour before he was to teach he had a prompting to throw the lesson out the window and shoot from the hip. Well what do you think the lesson was on........ Having complete Peace!! I am always so amazed at how he teaches. I have never been taught about the church the way he has taught me. I know I tell my mother over and over again how wonderful he is but seriously he makes it so simple that it all makes so much sense. I would try to retell the lesson but I would I'm sure slaughter it and it would not come out as profound as it did yesterday. But the biggest thing was PERFECTION the Hebrew way and PERFECTION the Greek way. My how the world as just adapted and latched on to the Greek way. The Philosophies of men. How Perfection is a perfect marriage, perfect health, perfect job, perfect anything..... Um hello no one is perfect that is why we are here. We can never ever be perfect in this life and that is why if you think this way you will fail. Now the Hebrew way the way of the Prophets... the word perfection does not come up. Instead the world LOVE is replaced... you can have a wonderful marriage, wonderful job, great health but at times you will feel an emptiness you will feel incomplete. You are feeling "The Fall" from our Heavenly Father. We were surrounded by his love for so long and to have to come to earth and not have it right in front of us is more than some of us can take. So we search the earth for something we can see and touch.... We will never find that complete peace in anything or anyone here on earth. To feel and find complete peace is to just go back to him. To open your arms and go back to your Father... He can't physically come back to us because he is celestial and he can not come to a terrestial world, but his spirit can be here. You can actually wrap your arms and engulf your body in his love. There and only there will you feel that complete peace..... You are not perfect you will never be perfect... your marriage will never be perfect... you will not be the perfect mother... you will not have perfect success.... but you will have peace..... I know easier said then done, but He is always there it is us who shuts him out. So today just close your eyes for a minute, wrap your arms around yourself and just ask him to be with you. Feel the warmth that comes over your body and his love will surround you, best of all feel the COMPLETE PEACE.

Tagged

8 Things- Tagged from Amy

8 Shows I love to Watch
1. Grey Anatomy
2. Gossip Girl
3. The Hills
4. Desperate Housewives
5. America's Next Top Model
6. Private Practice
7. Survivor (still a fan!)
8. 90210

8 Favorite Restaurant
1. Cafe Rio
2. Training Table
3. Olive Garden
4. Wendys
5. Del Taco
6. Kneaders
7. Wasatch Broiler
8. Market Street

8 Things that happened yesterday
1. I slept
2. I cried
3. Talked to Surgey
4. Took a shower
5. played with my new phone
6. I watched my recorded shows
7. Got a new Relief Society Pres.
8. I saw how much I can make on my IPhone

8 Things I'm looking forward to
1. Thanksgiving in Moab
2. Making Gingerbread houses
3. Going to sleep
4. Twilight movie
5. Veterans day... I don't have to work
6. Selling my house
7. 5:00
8. Summer

8 Things I love about fall
1. I don't love the fall
2. The pretty leaves
3. warm clothes
4. an excuse of why I am wearing sweats again!
5. laying over the heater with your blanket to get warm
6. The smell
7. Cuddling in the cold
8. Turkey Dinner

8 Things on my wish list
1. Sale my House
2. Patience
3. Complete Peace
4. Get out of the Title business
5. A trip to the beach
6. Raise my kids so they know they are always loved
7. Big soft pillows
8. To always feel loved

Happy Happy Halloween

Oh the fun times of Halloween. This year it seemed so busy... with church parties, school parades, school parties, pumpkin carving, eating and of course trick or treating. Whew.... We tried to fill our pillow cases with as much candy as possible. The kids stayed out much later this year and we got waaaaay to much candy. Grandpa was a great sport and came to carve all of our pumpkins. The kids love how they can draw what they want and Grandpa is so good at carving it looks just like thier picture. The Gabrielsens also came over to enjoy food, and trick or treating. The kids loved having Ashley and Katelyn here to play with. Hope you all had a safe and fun Halloween!

Baseball season is on it's way

Gabriel was very excited to start baseball this year. He is rather good at hitting the ball... he hits it pretty far. Which is good, because we really need to work on our running skills. Oh this boy likes to goof off to the bases and only makes it to 2nd base everytime when if he actually paid attention and run he would make it home. He loves to talk to everyone when they come to his base and see how they are doing. He will ask them their name and how old they are. He then will tease them to death by hitting them on top of their helmets. We are clearly learning the rules and hopefully by this time next year we will have a home run under our belt...

First Day Of School

And another year begins......

My big 7th grader Jake ready for Jr. High... oh don't get lost or stuck in your locker!

Emma is ready to start Channing Hall... and no she is not selling cookies

Gabe and his spongebob backpack ready for the 1st Grade.

Little L on her first day of Kindergarten.. Oh she is so excited!

Yuba Lake

We took a little family vacation to Yuba Lake. We had originally planned to go to Lake Powell, but because of my work and we thought it best to stay closer incase the children lost control of themselves as they tend to do on an occasion. I have to say with Yuba Lake only an hour half away it was a lot of fun. They have sandy beaches so the kids can play and a pretty nice blue lake for all our activies in the boat. Jacob tried the wakeboard, got up for a minute... Wahooo! The kids loved loved loved the cliff jumping. They couldn't get enough of it. I was so proud of them, because the cliff was kindof high they were jumping off of. I finally can wakeboard.. what a task that has been. But now I can't get enough of it and I want to learn how to jump the wake. By the end of next summer I want to be pro!! I seriously can't get enough of it. I love having something I love to do. Oh but the muscles you use.. ouchy I get so sore. Kevin kept us fed and entertained the whole time. The only downside to Yuba Lake is it's Windy 9 days a week! But the times it's not it is a beautiful time. The kids loved it and had a blast. I think that next year we are heading down to Lake Powell with them all.

Jacob Soccer

Jacob was in a soccer tournament recently which determines who's the best of the best in the state. After 3 very long days, consisting of a tie, a win which was from a shoot out which Jake stopped everyone and on to the final day where they were playing for 1st place. It was an intense game with the other team scoring on a ball that bounced in a silly way so Jake missed it. Oh how Jake was frustrated. We came back to score a goal and then to have the other team come back and score another in the last 5 minutes of the game. So we are still proud to annouce that we took 2nd over all. Great Games Jake!

Jacob as Goalie
The Team with thier medals and trophy.

Lauren Bday

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LITTLE "L"

My baby girl turned 5... oh how the time is just slipping away from me. We had her Birthday party before the fireworks on the 24th. Aunt Angie, got her a great HannahMontana blanket and cookie. Which was perfect since we want to have Hannah Montana as our sister at our house.

Grandpa did Great and got Lauren a Hannah Montana Backpack for school! Thanks Grandpa

All the cousins got to be there for the party. Which lets be honest Lauren was so excited