Any Ideas???

I am in charge of the drink for a big Valentine's Day party Monday.

Know of any Recipes???

How Do I Love Thee?

I was just called as a marriage and family teacher in my ward. It is kind of ironic that I am teaching this class if you know me. But this video is amazing and I it made me cry...since I am so not a crier.  Ha!

Enjoy.  It is amazing.

Mesa Temple

I found this lady online who does specialty pictures of the temple.

So I am in the process of getting this picture matted and framed

for about a 1/3 the price of one I like that is similar at Desert Book.  

Now that is what I am talking about!


http://ldstempleprints.blogspot.com

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 "Sometimes during solitude I hear truth spoken with clarity

 and freshness; uncolored and untranslated it speaks from 

within myself in a language original but inarticulate, heard 

only with the soul, and I realize I brought it with me, was 

never taught it nor can I efficiently teach it to another."

--Hugh B. Brown

Brother Nuttall quoted this at institute Thursday and I told

him I had to have it!!

Kind of amazing...

Dallas and Colleen

I was able to go visit my friend Dallas and his adorable wife, Colleen, and 

two boys before they move to Salt Lake.  Dallas is an air traffic controller and got

an awesome job working in the tower at the Salt Lake Airport.  

It is so crazy to see Dallas not only a Dad of 1 but 2 boys!  He is an

excellent father and I love his wife.

Dallas and I taught swim lessons together

for 3 summers at Kino Pool and became the best of friends.

Then he moved away to dive at BYU and I stayed here.

Then he broke his back during a diving practice

and I got cancer.  He moved back to Mesa, had back surgery and

I started my rounds of chemo.  We were like 2 old people.  

I was wearing a wig and he had to use a walker.  

Funny story:

(Side note: Colace is an over the counter laxative)

One day  I went over to his house to keep him company

since he had just gotten home from the hospital after his 

second surgery.  We were chatting and then I realized I had 

forgotten to take my colace (I had a treatment 2 days prior.)

So I whip it out and Dallas says, "hey can I have a couple of those too?

My Mom forgot to pick up some extra at the store."  So I without thinking much 

of it, gave him two pills.  And then it hit me, Dallas and I are sharing COLACE!  

How in the world did we get here?  

 Dallas and I had gone from being two

very active teenagers living life, to two

19 year olds taking colace.  It was pretty awesome.

Dallas and I have always been close.
We went through a lot together.  He would
even come to my treatments with me so I wouldn't be alone
when my family or Tina Linford couldn't come.
 When he got married, he told me that if I would be

willing to wear a suit, I would be the best man.  Ya right.

Like that would happen! 

I love Dallas and his sweet family and I am so happy and proud of him!!

Enjoy the Ride

A good friend told me the most amazing story Thursday so you need

to listen.

When she was driving from Nebraska to Arizona many years ago

with her husband it was during Christmas time and it was snowy and

icy and the roads were really bad.  It was her turn to drive and it was dark

and really late and her husband was starting to doze off

and she hit black ice.

The car started to spin out of control and she panicked.  She said

a prayer and the prompting came as clear as day:

"TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF THE WHEEL AND ENJOY THE RIDE."

She took her hands off the wheel and the car slid into a snow bank

and they were safe.  Nothing happened.  But within a split

second a semi came whizzing by and if 

she wouldn't have removed her hands,

they would have been destroyed.

That story changed me.  She was teaching me to stop

trying to have control and let the Lord take charge.

She said you won't always enjoy the ride,

you will enjoy the eternal blessings.

It is only when we stop trying so hard to have it our way,

will we find real happiness. 

And so every time I start to want to control things

or force things or change my circumstances (that I don't have control over),

I think of that story.  I figuratively, take my hands off the 

wheel, say a silent prayer, and keep moving forward.

That simple story has changed my life!  

Isn't it amazing!

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Love the movie.  Love the quote.