Cousins and Lake Gaston/Blessings

Michael loves Aunt LaLa.

We love spending time with cousins.

Our Cousin Cody came for a visit. It was so fun to be with him.

Our Cousin Tyler!!

Elizabeth snuggled up at Lake Gaston

Tubing is our favorite activity.

My husband encouraged me to read over my Patriarchal Blessing (Patriarchal blessings include a declaration of a person's lineage in the house of Israel and contain personal counsel from the Lord. For more information click here.) I have had some worries on my mind, worries about my children, if I am a good enough mom, the temptations of life, my future, my role in this world and in my church, those I Visit Teach, and many more. As I read I was given peace. I was reminded of the talents I have received from the Lord. I kept reading the words, "you will be able to . . ." this gives me power over the doubts put in my mind from Satan. This reminds me that a Loving Heavenly Father knows my weaknesses and gave me power to overcome them. I was reminded of who my children will be and reminded that they are first and formost Children of God and He is aware of them and loves them and will do everything in His power to help them. If I work with Him we will be successful. I know that the Lord loves me and is taking care of me and I do not need to worry or be anxious. How grateful I am for the Gospel of Jesus Christ in my life.

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WE ARE EXPECTING BABY #5

Yes, you read it correctly. The Thornton Family is expecting a new baby in Dec. 2012. We are very excited. Today we made the announcement to our 4 children and I am sure that each of you heard their screams of excitement. Maddison immediately told us that it was going to be a boy but then after a few minutes decided that we need one boy and one girl. John Derek would like the baby to be a boy so that he can have a brother. Samantha would like the baby to sleep in her room. Elizabeth would like the baby to have brown hair so that more kids in the family would look like her. Then the conversation turned to names. Here are some of their favorites: Elizabeth wants: Sarah, Eva, Evelyn, or Eve, and if it is a boy Phineas or Ferb Samantha wants: Sam or Ammon John Derek wants: Johnny Maddison wants: Cinderella and Johnny So here we go. Taking on a new adventure of 5 children with faith that we are following our Father in Heaven's desires for our family. In this last conference Pres. P

Elizabeth

My darling Elizabeth is so wonderful. At Church I had the pleasure of talking to different people about the great girl she is. I was in the mother's room, feeding Michael, and talked to two other moms. We were discussing the joys and difficulties of raising children. I talked about how I couldn't do it without my Elizabeth. How she is my right hand. She is so good and stepping in and making breakfast or lunch. She loves to make pancakes with chocolate chips. She is great with Michael. I know that I can give him to her and he will be well taken care of. As soon as we pull into the garage she exclaims, "I'll get Michael!" then leaps out of the car and takes him out. I don't know what I would do without her. When Michael was first born and I was constantly feeding, sleeping, and trying to hold the house together she did so much. She was such a huge help. She is going to be a great mother some day. She is so good at talking to children and

Awards October 2014

My wonderful daughter Elizabeth is doing so great in school. She has a 4.0. Friday she received 3 awards at their quarterly award ceremony: High Honor Roll for having a 4.0, Outstanding Participation in her computer class, and the SPLASH award: S - Self Control, P - Pride, L - Leadership, A - Attitude, S - Safety, H - Honesty. What a great girl I have. I am so proud of her. She is a great daughter, she helps me so much. I could not be the mom I am today without her help.

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