THINK

before you speak -

T H I N K

                                           T - is it true?

                                           H - is it helpful?

                                            I - is it inspiring?

                                           N - is it necessary?

                                           K - is it kind?

Double Post (thoughts)

Saturday At the Maroney's

Saturday was Morgan's day to sew.  She wants a red skirt.  She was working hard on her project when her favorite helpers came through the door.  She is almost done, just needs a zipper.  Sadly when you live in RURAL Arizona you cannot always run to the store and purchase what you need.  Thankfully a trip to the big city is coming soon.

 While Grant and Cami were helping Aunt Morgan.  Mark and Kara were relaxing in the living room.

Where there is a will there is a way!

Randy has been busy trying to complete this Blazer Project.  Finally it was all  together and running.  Last thing to do was put the hood back on.  Monday I offered to help.  "NO" he said "I need someone tall and strong to lift it into position."  This morning I looked out and saw him placing the hood onto the truck by himself.  Next time I looked out he had it propped up with a 2x4 and was bolting it on.  

Congratulations Randy!  Another project complete.

 

FYI - this was a project for someone else, not our truck.

Gratitude Challenge

This months Home Teaching message is on Gratitude.  In the youth section there is a Gratitude Challenge.  The challenge lists ten categories and suggests writing ten things in each category. Sunday afternoon I sat down and  started writing my list of 100 things that I am grateful for. 

Ten living people I am grateful for:
1-Randy (and his family)
2-Mother (and Bob)
3-Shelby (and Drs. Reilly, Lee, Cohen, Logan, Yorgan, Rider and their surgical teams and staff)
4-Mark (Rachel, Grant, Cami, Kara)
5-Alison ( Jean the PA, Dr. Kim Manwaring & surgical team)
6-Bethany
7-Morgan
8-Mary Abrahams
9-My Siblings (Randi, Kathy,Heidi,Eric, Andy)
10-Rosemary Isbell

Ten people who have died that I am grateful for:
1-Dad
2-Dean
3-Grandmother Callie Haggard
4-Grandpa W.P. Haggard
5-Grandma Ruth Haggard
6-Grandpa Hans Thude
7-Grandma Erna Thude
8-Grandma Fern Maroney
9-Marjean Paxman
10-Aunt Beth, Aunt Bessie

Ten Physical Abilities
1-Sight - to read and learn
2-Smells
3- Legs to run, walk and cycle
4- Hands - touch, work, craft, sew, etc.
5-SLEEP (I love being able to sleep)
6-arms to hug and hold
7-ears to hear music, voices, etc.
8-Balance & strength
9-Think
10- Chewing

Ten Material Possessions
1-Home
2-Bed and soft warm sheets
3-Warm shower
4-truck to drive
5-piano
6-washing machine
7-indoor plumbing
8-books
9-furniture
10-garden

Ten things about nature
1-Sunrise
2-Beautiful Sunsets
3-Trees
4-Flowers for Cami and Grant to pick
5-Warmth of the sun
6-Changing seasons
7-smell of citrus blossoms
8-Night skies
9-birds morning songs
10-lizards

Ten things about today (Sunday, December 4, 2011)
1-Meeting House
2-Primary
3-Music
4-That my children attend church
5-Peanut brittle
6-Fasting
7-Randy's church service
8-byu.tv & Christmas Devotional
9-Ensign and the Gratitude Challenge
10-Coat and warm clothes

Ten Places on earth
1-Temples
2-grocery stores
3-Childhood home
4-Campgrounds
5-Huachuca Mountains
6-library
7-bike paths
8-hospitals
9-schools
10-anywhere Randy is :)

Ten modern-day inventions
1-Phones
2-texting
3-Kindle & e-books
4-electricity
5-medical diagnostic equipment
6-Stove and oven
7-refrigerator
8-freezer
9-printer/copier
10-Stereo

Ten foods
1-homemade bread
2-oranges (citrus)
3-potatoes
4-food storage
5-flaxseed & bran cereal
6-homemade applesauce
7-warm soups
8-garden fresh veggies
9-eggs (they don't upset Morgans tummy)
10-tree ripened fruit

Ten things about the gospel
1-Jesus Christ - His life, example, atonement
2-A loving Heavenly Father who knows me
3-The gift of the Holy Ghost
4-my Bishop
5-Priesthood
6-Sealing Ordinances
7-Prophets
8-Scriptures
9-Repentance
10-Revelation

I am so very blessed.  Life is Good!!!!!

Christmas Season continues

I love this time of year.  Christmas is a season, not just a day.  Yesterday (Sunday) was wonderful.  We drove through snow flurries on the way to Church.  Fast and Testimony meeting was centered on Christ and very uplifting.  In the afternoon I went with Randy to visit a home teaching couple.  He goes every Sunday.  The man is living in a nursing home now.  When we returned home Randy made peanut brittle.  I worked on my Gratitude Challenge from this months Ensign.  Randy, Shelby and I watched the First Presidency Devotional together while we cut out trees for Shelby's classroom project.  In the evening I made Snowball cookies.  YUM!  This morning I got up and downloaded The Mansion by Henry Van Dyke on my kindle.  I just finished cooking red cabbage to freeze and serve later this month.  Christmas music playing in the background (Barbara Streisand's Merry Christmas)

  Life is so good!

It's the most wonderful time of the year!

This truly is a wonderful time of year.  We started the season by getting the piano  tuned.  I love listening to music.  Morgan has been most accomadating.  Our ward choir is singing several hymns for Christmas.  Morgan is one of the choir pianist.  I enjoy her practice time.  Although when I took this picture she was playing "Thankful"  a tune from Josh Grobans NOEL cd.

 Randy purchased our Christmas tree  last Saturday.  This week I decorated it.  Life is very different without small children in the home.  All the other adults in the house have been very busy this week.  I decorated the tree by myself while watching The Christmas Box movie.  One of many Christmas movies that I intend to watch this season.

 Our Christmas decorations include a small collection of Nativities displayed on the piano.  This year a found a Precious Moments figurine to add to our collection.