"FOR WITH GOD NOTHINGĀ SHALL BEĀ IMPOSSIBLE" Luke 1:37 Found this and realized I had never posted it! 2017: Ty has had a trach his whole life (minus 3 months when we tried taking it out when he was 3.) So when he turned 8 and all his primary church class friends were talking about getting baptized we just told Ty he could do it "later." We didn't know how he could even do it- he had never been submerged before. In our church we wait until children are 8 to give them the opportunity to be ... VIEW POST
Cascading Flower Cake
To make these petals I used Wiltons Fondant (homemade would be way too soft) rolled in Gum Paste Powder so that the end result would be more firm than just fondant. I dried the two center flowers in a table spoon and teaspoon to get them to curve up. I attached the first 3 layers together with gum paste glue (powder with just enough water to form a paste) and then added the rest of the petals one at a time. Let the petals dry on, tissue paper, the edge of a cookie sheet or little beds of ... VIEW POST
I’m still standing! (Thanks President Monson….)
Watching this message last October I was so touched. I looked up from the scout patch I was sewing onto Jacks shirt and I was shocked. The speaker had gone from standing up straight, to totally leaning over the podium and obviously working very hard to hold himself up as he delivered the last portion of his message. I was mesmerized and realized I was holding my breath with my heart in my throat. I've watched and re-watched that message many times since that day. It ... VIEW POST
It’s all good.
Jonathans co-worker mentioned that sometimes my blog makes it sound like I feel like life is really hard. Hmmmm. Could it be because some of my posts are titled "Boo Hoo", "Had a bad day", "Jealous" or "Honey I crashed the car" ? Maybe! :) If I really wanted to sound sad I should add a few more like "Christmas in the ICU" or from the following year "How to give CPR to your 2 month old." But even as I write the titles to seemingly not so nice days, I know that now they just bring ... VIEW POST
I can be Batman
But its not easy. I would rather let Jonathan be Batman. You know, the one from the best Batman movie ever? The one with the really awesomely creepy and scary Joker? At the end of the movie (if you need a recap) we find out that the town hero has turned bad and done bad things- so all hope in Gotham will be lost when everyone finds out. But Batman (read this in a low raspy voice) says "Blame it on me, I can be whatever the city needs" and so he lets everyone think he is the bad guy by doing ... VIEW POST
to “not underestimate or overlook”
I'm working on it- trying to see the tender mercies in my life. I'm realizing this is harder than I thought it would be. It's like trying to walk into my home and notice everything- the things that I am so used to seeing that I forget they are there. When I wrote This Letter it was more for me, I had such a good experience that I just wanted to remember it, remember the feelings I had. When I shared it on FB and Instagram friends kept saying "just send it" so I did. It was nice to send ... VIEW POST
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