This Is Us

  I was dreaming of spring and summer (in This Post ) then yesterday we got more winter. 😆 It’s snowed for awhile yesterday and then started up again today. I know we need it, it’s a good thing. I know it’s still winter. So I’ll do my best to enjoy winter and when Spring finally gets here, I will be that much more happy and do my best to enjoy every second! Is there anything you are looking forward to this year?

  I created this picture with Brichette’s first day of Kindergarten and her last day of High School.  It’s so hard to believe that she’s graduated and an adult. I want her to stay little so I can do my best to protect her from all the bad in the world. I know that’s not possible, so I’ll make sure I am always here for her when the bad things happen. I hope she knows that her dad and I will always be here for whatever it is she needs. I hope she also knows that her Heavenly Parents and Jesus Christ love her so much and will always be there no matter what! I am so excited to see what our Heavenly Father has for her future. I know that no matter what her future is, she is going to be amazing! She is so kind, smart, talented, caring, thoughtful, wonderful, and more. She is such a bright light that she’s going to shine ✨ no matter what. I am so blessed to be her mother and her friend! We love you Brichette! Good job!

  In our daily scripture reading we came across this scripture: There are lots and lots of powerful scriptures, but at this time this scripture really stuck out to me. Let’s break it down some... “If all men (meaning everyone) had been, and were, and ever would be (so everyone from the time Adam and Eve left the garden to the time Jesus comes again), like unto Moroni, behold, the very powers of hell would have been shaken FOREVER (I capitalized this); yea, the devil (satan) would NEVER (I capitalized this) have power (so he can’t persuade, influence, seduce, etc.) over the hearts of the children of men (everyone on earth). WOW!!! Can you imagine this? How wonderful would that be? Think of all the love, caring, help, ministering, charity, kindness, peace, etc. there would be in the world!!! No one thinking they were better than anyone else. No violence, rage, anger, hatred, cruelty, etc.  So please, as you go about your days, weeks, months, years, think about this scripture! Th...

Well, Nick and I have decided that we'll wait to buy a house. We'll get all of our other bills paid off first, then buy a Brand New House. We went looking at some new houses the other day, and fell in love with one. It has an awesome floor plan, a little over 2,800 square feet, and is only around $40,000 more then a used house. Plus they will give us a 10 year warranty, and we can do a lot of sweat equity. So anything we know how to do, or want to do, they will let us as long as we don't have to be licensed to do it. So Nick will frame the house, then we'll do the dry wall, paint, tile, cabinets, electrical (just in the house), and all sorts of stuff like that. So we'll have done most of the house ourselves! We are so excited. We would have had our bills paid off before, but Nick, with the construction, kept being out of work, and then he got a cut in pay, then I lost my job, and it just seemed no matter what we do we can't get a head. But now it seems ...

Wow... Can you believe it's 2009 already? It's so crazy! It's going to be a great year... Nick got a new job. We are hopefully going to buy a house in 6 months, and I get to be home with my family! We are so blessed... I knew that Heavenly Father would take care of us, and help us find Nick a new job, and he has. I wasn't worried for one minute! And this job is the best one he has ever had. I never lost faith, which has also made my faith stronger. On Saturday Troy, Marchezt, Kaedance, and Landon came over to play. We had so much fun (but silly me... didn't take any pictures. What is wrong with me?)! We had lunch, and then played the Wii. It was hard for us to get Troy to play Guitar Hero, but once we did, he didn't want to stop! :) It was cute... Troy was playing with Xander and he said to him "You're going down Charlie Brown!" Xander looked at him and said "I'm not Charlie Brown, I'm Xander!" We laughed... but then ...