Thornton Mom

I cannot say it enough!  I LOVE MY HUSBAND!!!  He is truly amazing.  Last night he came home cheerful and upbeat.  And no matter what hit him he regrouped and continued to be positive and happy.  I went into full depression and we had several moody people but he kept his calm and worked with us.  Never criticizing only loving and helping.  He is so good.  I am so thankful for Him.  I am so grateful to a kind and loving Heavenly Father who gave this man to me.  Life is so much better because of Him.   I love these two pictures.  Michael wanted the kite and Derek could see that I was going to take a picture so he knelt down just for me and was helping Michael.  Right after I snapped this picture Michael let go of the kite and it went flying off.  All we could do was laugh.   Book of Mormon, Alma 32:23 "he imparteth his word by angels unto men, yea, not only ...

 At the beach I had the kids run through a flock of seagulls so I could take pictures.  Michael loved this idea and after everyone else finished he continued to run at every seagull he could find chasing them into flight.  Sometimes he would have a face of confusion when he would turn around and see the gulls back on the beach.  But he didn't give up and ran again.   Book of Mormon, Alma 17:3 "3  But this is not all; they had given themselves to much prayer, and fasting; therefore they had the spirit of prophecy, and the spirit of revelation, and when they taught, they taught with power and authority of God." Things were not easy for Ammon and his brethren. They didn't just repent and change and then sit back and do nothing. They had to grow, they had to change, they had to work, they had to repent and they succeeded and w...

We went to the beach for Spring Break.  One of my favorite things to do there is go crabbing.  I did a bunch of research and found a great spot that even has a playground next to it and we go crabbing.  When I was a child we would catch crayfish off the dock of Starvation Reservoir.  We kids LOVED it.  We would put a chicken leg attached to a string on the floor of the lake.  Then we would attach the string to the dock.  The water was shallow enough that we could see the leg through the water.  Then we would wait . . . in a few minutes crayfish would emerge from hiding and start eating the leg.  If we were quiet and careful we could slowly pull the leg up until we could reach a net underneath and scope the crabs up. We apply this same technique to catch blue crabs.  The biggest difference is that we are on a pier about 10-15 feet above the water.  We put the chicken leg in and here come the crabs....

We went to Myrtle Beach for Spring Break last week.  We had a lot of fun.  Here are some pictures of our adventures: Michael loved the beach.  He was covered from head to toe in sand.  He couldn't b happier. Elizabeth met a boy at our hotel and the two of them spent most of their time boggy boarding.  The water was freezing but they loved it. Maddie gathered seashells for us.  She wanted to put them back together. John Derek wanted to be buried in the sand. Michael loved keeping him in one spot. Family fun in the sand. Mom and Dad Everyone loved the lazy river. Surfer Girls The Lord allows us to be tried and tested, sometimes to our maximum capacity. We have seen the lives of loved ones—and maybe our own—figuratively burned to the ground and have wondered why a loving and caring Heavenly Father would allow such things to happen.But He does not leave us in the ashes; He stands with open arms, eagerly ...