"It is your reaction to adversity, not the adversity itself, that determines how your life's journey will develop."

Saturday, September 18, 2010

"My New Calling"

So after living in my ward for over 2 years now I finally got a calling!! I was asked to be a sunday school teacher for the youth. They are 14 and 15 year old boys and girls. I will have 6 students, and my first lesson is tomorrow. I am really excited to learn and study the lessons every week. I feel I have really been given an important calling, and I want to take it very serious! I want to dive head first into all that I am going to be teaching, and make sure that I am living my life in the gospel. I have alot of challenges around me all of the time. I have diversity around me all of the time, but to me that is a good thing. It will just make me stronger to be able to stand up for myself and do things the way I feel is right. I am just so happy I can get such a good age group to teach. 15 years old is such an age that is sensitive and that I can share my experiences with, and have an impact on. The lesson I'm starting with this week is on "prophets". I myself don't know alot about all of the lesson subjects, but I know one thing I feel what I'm teaching is correct. So now all I have to do is dig in and do alot of studying, so that I can pass the message to all of my students. That sounds so weird to say, I can't believe I'm a teacher now. Well I just wanted to write a short message about the newest and latest. I will let you know how the first class goes.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

"Devin's Playdate"

Ok so Dev's little buddy linkoln is such a cutie! They are only 6 months apart and really starting ineract with eachother. They both couldn't get enough of pushing the chair around on the wood floor. I had to get some pictures it was to funny! Addi wanted to play with the boys, but she still just a little to young. Addison is only 6 months younger than link. Does that tell you how close my kids really are yikes!! Anyhow I have some cute pics so enjoy! Thanks for coming to play with us Linkoln!

"Bear Lake"

We went to bear lake over Labor Day! It was alot of fun to go with 2 babies this year. Just 2 years ago Chris and I were going to bear lake ALONE. Now we have an 18 month old and a 7 month old (It's Nuts). Devin was such a blast this year. He loved playing on the beach, splashing in the water, but most of all eating the sand :) Addison was a little dolly on the beach. She just soaked up some rays in her cute pink chair. She wasn't as active as Devin yet, but she still really enjoyed bear lake. Enjoy some pictures below of all of us at bear lake!