A Day in the Life...

Once upon high school seminary I had this teacher, Richard Ellsworth, who was (is) seven feet tall and super knowledgeable about the gospel.  Fast forward twenty-five years, come to find out he lives down the street from me.  He's our stake patriarch but sometimes he substitutes and teaches our Sunday School class.  It's one of the few times I really enjoy Sunday School.  Once I asked his wife how he knew so much stuff and she said, "He retired and this is what he does all day now- studies Christ, the scriptures, history, and the gospel."  Today he was talking about a lot of stuff.  He dissects the bible verse by verse and it's actually enjoyable  and understandable - and relatable. Today we talked about Paul and part of his mission in the city of Phillipi.  One of the verses talked about joy- not just things that make us happy, not just things that we enjoy, but the joy that comes no matter what is happening in our lives.  He showed us thi...

This is the fitness center I started going to about four or five months ago.  It may not sound exciting to you, but it's an important part of my life that I want to remember. A few days ago at Orange Theory I did:  1000 meters on the rowing machine, then 100 jumping jacks, then a 500 meter row, then 50 jumping jacks and 50 squats, then a 250 meter row, with 25 jumping jacks and 25 squats.  That was only the first 20 minutes of an hour workout.  Then I walked on the treadmill with inclines between 6-12% for 20 minutes, then nearly 20 minutes of weightlifting.  Times this by five days a week (workouts like this) at five in the morning and it's how I start my day and why I'm ready for bed by 8:00 pm. But I love it!  Even though results aren't physically noticeable (not to me at least), it's something I know starts my day off right and I just feel better and know I've gotten stronger.  Plus, nearly everything there is orange, which happens to be my favorit...

Micah:  When I get a job I either want to be a rock star singer or work at Cabela's. Tim:  You know, you can do both of those if you want! Micah: What?  I can!?! 

At Activity Days a few weeks ago, the girls made Tim thank you notes.  I love them!  They crack me up. I impulsively bought a pasta maker.  We've made homemade pasta twice.  I'm messing around with whole wheat pasta with freshly milled flour.  The smell is incredible.  The dough texture is not easy to work with, but I'm a bit determined to figure it out! Last Sunday Copper and I made little tiny meat pies for dinner.  She did almost all the work, including the filling (chicken, carrots, celery, with a creamy sauce).  She's amazing! Sometimes the dog wears ear muffs... We had a family lesson where we built a wall that represented all the things in life that get in the way of us remembering Christ.  They took turns knocking down the wall so we could reach Him.  I don't know if the girls will remember all the games, lessons, talks, and activities we do, but I hope they remember all the times we've spent as ...