This past weekend dawned with great hope and great ambition. Derek and I have noticed in our family a feeling of negativity and rudeness. It has taken over our children and even a part of us. We decided to have a "restart" weekend. I stared by going to the Temple Friday morning and received ideas of how to make this weekend great. We booked a room in a local hotel and picked the kids up early from school for a "surprise." It was amazing to see how Satan was trying so hard to discourage us. It started when we got the kids from school and they complained about what they would be missing. (Doesn't it go without saying that everyone wants to get out of school?) Derek and I were giddy with excitement but the kids just refused to enjoy the moment and were so frustrated that we would not tell them where we were going. When we finally pulled up at the hotel a heavy gloom came upon everyone. But walking into the hotel with a huge ...
I have been given the gift of 5 beautiful children and a wonderful loving husband. I know that my Heavenly Father loves me. I am so grateful to Him for these gifts and this knowledge. In this blog I will express my feelings of life as a mother and wife as well as what I learn from my Heavenly Father through studying His words through scriptures and modern prophets.