Just Because

Be joyful, just because you can. Spread genuine joy to others, just because it feels so grand.
Generously give of yourself just because it's your own special way to make a difference. Smile, just because it is so easy and pleasant to do.

Follow your dreams just because they call so vividly and persistently to you. Live your deepest purpose just because it feels so very right.

Always speak the truth just because you understand its far-reaching power. Act with integrity just because it keeps you on the path to true fulfillment.

Offer a kind word just because it can have such a positive impact. Lift up those around you just because you feel connected to all that is.

Life can be quite complex, but it doesn't have to be complicated. Live each moment richly and fully, just because you are.

-- Ralph Marston

Bobo's Hair

Bobo wanted to go bald for the summer. Here are the pics. We thought I would be fun to make a game of it. They just made me laugh

soo nice

So now that I can post a pic. I thought I would add a few pictures from Yellowstone. It was such a great trip and everything was SO beautiful.

Thanks friend

Just a thank you to Sonja, The ward IT. She should get paid for all her computer help. She showed me how to change the back ground, add little extras and not delete everything else while I was at it.
She is a super star.

Rise to the challenge

The more burdensome the challenge, the more valuable the response. Out of extreme difficulty, greatness is born.
When things seem to be at their worst, they are likely to soon get much better. The more intensely the problems are illuminated, the more effectively they can be addressed.

Always remember that life is incessantly dynamic. Life is able to respond with innovation, determination and an underlying goodness that cannot be denied.

The best cure for a problem is the problem itself. Because each problem is a well-defined opportunity for improvement.

Whether you judge something to be a problem or opportunity says more about you than about the situation. The way you choose to see the world is the way the world will be for you.

In life there is challenge and in challenge there is life. Rise to each challenge, and continue adding value to the ever-growing richness of life.

-- Ralph Marston

Getting to know you

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
not really.


2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
about four hours ago. Just a blue day.


3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
No, Not really.

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
Turkey

5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
yes, 4

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
I hope so.

7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?
Ya, I think so.


8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS
Yes.

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
NO! NO! NO!

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
Cookie crisp

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
Flip flops have ties? No.

12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?
emotionally, Sometimes. Physically, Sometimes.


13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
Peach

14. WHAT DO YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
If their Kind to others. Mostly their kids. I learn from that

15. RED OR PINK?
Blue

16. What don't you like about yourself?
I,m not a self starter


17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
Brad when he's out of town.


18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU?
???

19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
stripped PJ pants. No shoes

20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
sunflower seeds

21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
Design Star on HGTV

22. IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
Blue or Green

23. FAVORITE SMELLS?
Polo it is what my honey wears.


24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
Brad.

25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?
I think so? Yes of course I do.


26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH
College Football. BYU

27. HAIR COLOR?
Light to medium brown.


28. EYE COLOR?
green.

29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
no.

30. FAVORITE FOOD?
Cheesecake, chocolate.

31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Happy endings.

32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
Hellboy 2

33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
pink.

34. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Summer and Spring

35. HUGS OR KISSES?
YES

36. FAVORITE DESSERT?
Cheesecake or great wall of chocolate.

37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
???

38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
??


39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
Book of Morman and Diary of a Cow, by Braden Warner

40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
its Just blue.

41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON T.V. LAST NIGHT?
Glen Beck hosting Larry King

42. FAVORITE SOUND?
Silence, and soft music

43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
I don't care.

44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
New York

45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
I like to sing and garden, and play with my kids.

46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
American Fork Ut


Now for the tagging part. Tag your it. Do it if you want to. Its nice to get to know you better.

Taking Time

I have been working on some ideas for girls camp while Brads away. Haybear asked why I was doing this? Girls camp is a year away. She has a very good point. Why start so soon? Why take the time now, with so much time ahead of me.
Well, time flies. Fast! It is already mid July and I feel like its May still. Time moves so quickly that I feel the very strong need to move with it. Next summer will be upon me sooner rather then later and I will need to have something in mind. Something to tell them. A message from their Father in Heaven. If I wait until I am rushing I might miss the message. I may be to hurried to hear.
Life is like that. If we wait and rush we miss things. We miss the moments of gratitude. The small and simple things that lift us and make a better. The little things that make us smile.
I can't slow things down, so I need to take more time to prepare. For everything important and good. After all shouldn't we have to take the time preparing to really be grateful for the the blessing to come. For the spirit to take us to the blessing our Father has in store for us. I know that he wants us to have them. We shouldn't rush by so fast that we miss them.