Thanksgiving

This year we shared Thanksgiving with the Godfrey Family. Because the family is getting so large Wes' Mom decided to have it up to the Church building. It seemed to workout great. The food was wonderful, the table setting very nice and we enjoyed good company. Wes and his sister thought it would be funny to have each family do a skit for everyone. Our skit was the ... uh... least prepared I would say. We danced to music from Nacho Libra and wore sombreros on our heads. Thank heaven for Sophie because she was the most amusing part!

On Thanksgiving day I thought about all the things that I am thankful for. What stuck out the most kind of surprised me. I am so very Grateful for my Trials and the adversity I have faced in my life. I believe and know with out any doubt, they have made me a more thoughtful, caring person. They have opened my eyes to the bigger picture of life. I can see beyond the little trivial things, to the things that really matter. The moments of the heart is how I would describe such things. My faith has been strengthened, the limits I have set for myself have been pushed beyond what I thought I could handle and my Character has been enriched for the better. All these things help me to make better choices, be a better Mother and a better person. I am not afraid of the trials to come, because I have faith that the Lord will never leave my side...he has always been there before.

Hoping that everyone had a nice Thanksgiving. ~E

It's Official!

I am going to college! I can't believe it! I am all registered for spring Semester at Utah State University. I have yet to declare a major. There are so many things I'd like to do.

When I tell people I am going back for the most part, everyone is excited! There are a few though that look at me me funny, like.... why are you so excited? I thought I would share my inspiration. that way when I have a rough time, or a class I hate I can look back and remind myself why.

So, when I was 9, my family relocated to Utah from New Mexico. It was a hard time financially for my parents. My Mom decided it would be best to go back to school so she could eventually provide some stability for us, my 2 sisters and I.

She set an example for me, I watched her work full time, raise 3 daughters, go to school full time and most importantly show great determination, self discipline, and Faith in the Lord and Jesus Christ. She did all this during one of the most tragic parts of her life. Amazing.

I want my children to be able to think of me the way I think of my Mother. I want to be an example to them, I want them to know that no matter how hard life can be, if they put their minds to it, they can succeed. I want them to know that they can lean of the Lord and his Gospel for support. Some of the things I remember most about my Mom...She tried her hardest not to study on Sundays. Also, no matter how long she had worked, or gone to school or spent time reading text books, it never failed that if I woke up in the middle of the night, I could creep in and look into her bedroom and see her praying on her knees, with her scriptures opened in front of her. And although I couldn't hear her out loud, I knew she was pleading for strength....and I know she was carried through those times because of her faith!

So there you go, that is why I am so excited. If I can just be half the example my Mom was I will be happy. Also, last night was awesome. When Hayden came home from school to find Wes and not me...all he could say was that he (hayden) was so proud of me. And when I picked Gracie up from School, she said "Mom it will be so neat to have you going to school, because when I say I hate school, I don't want to go I will think twice because you are going too!

How cool is that? ~E

This says it all....no need to ask why I can't get anything done.