We had a wonderful time in Utah. We loved being with family and friends. I think Elizabeth says it best in her prayers, "Thank you for the best vacation ever!!" We have been well taken care of by the Lord. The weather was perfect, we never got sick, everything just worked out. We truly felt that we were in the palm of our Heavenly Father's hand. Derek and I were not excited about driving out to Utah and we did not get to plan as well as we would have liked but we decided that the Lord is the one who wanted us to drive out so we gave it to Him and He truly blessed us better than we could have imagined. Here are just a few highlights (more later): Making cookies with Grandma and Kately. Aunt Annelise took Elizabeth shopping for a new dress and got their nails done. Elizabeth and her cousins Christian and Dennis got to go do Baptisms for the Dead and the Draper Temple. I was so impressed, it took 2 1/2 hours to do the names we broug...
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.