Happy Easter

Easter is one of my favorite holidays. Beyond the Reese's Peanut Butter Cups I love the heralding in of Spring. The new life, the return of birds, flowers, and some green grass.
Most importantly, I love the religious celebration of Spring. A time to recognize the ultimate sacrifice of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. A time to recognize the Atonement, and the Resurrection. A time to remember the Plan of Salvation. A time to remember, and be grateful for an eternal family, spanning generation, upon generation.

I stand all amazed at the love Jesus offers me,
Confused at the grace that so fully he proffers me.

I tremble to know that for ME he was crucified,
That for ME a sinner, he suffered, he, bled and died.

Oh, it is WONDERFUL that he should care for me, enough to die for me!
Oh, it is WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL to me!



I know that my Redeemer lives.
What comfort this sweet sentence gives!
He lives, He lives, who once was dead.
He lives, my ever living Head.

He lives to silence all my fears.
He lives to wipe away my tears.
He lives to calm my troubled heart.
He lives all blessings to impart.

I know you are, but what am I?

Just for fun, some random facts about me:

1. I love reading, but become unhealthily involved in my books (I've been know to dream about things I'm reading & attempt to re-write stories).
2. I rarely read, because my "free time" is spent chasing my 3 beautiful daughters.
3. I love playing sports, even the ones I'm not very good at.
4. Basketball is my favorite sport to play and watch.
5. As a child, I was very shy & quiet.
6. I'm known to be bossy.
7. I'm very opinionated. If you don't want to really know my opinion, don't ask it.
8. Even if you don't ask, you may still be subjected to my opinion.
9. Though you may not always be able to tell, I am very spiritually minded.
10. I love singing.
11. I knew my husband for just 2 months before we were engaged.
12. I think people who get married quickly are crazy.
13. I never wanted to be a "business woman".
14. I've been in business management for 14 years, and love it!
15. My college transcript is somewhat like Pauly Shore's. I've dabbled in everything from heavy duty auto mechanics, to veterinary classes to interior design. I guess I'm still trying to decide who I want to be when I grow up.
16. My favorite subjects in school were English & History.
17. I love dark chocolate!
18. My husband is my best friend & love of my life.
19. I still don't think I'm old enough to be a mom.
20. I loved traveling, until I had kids. Now I'd rather be home with them.
21. I've traveled to 3 countries, Mexico (Cabo San Lucas & Puerta Vallerta), Spain (all over!) and Gibralter (which I guess isn't really a country, but is under British rule).
22. I would love to go back to Spain with Donovan.
23. I would love to see the rest of Europe.
24. One of my favorite jobs has been cleaning horse stalls.
25. If I was independently wealthy, I would run a occupationally therapy program with horses for children with injuries or disabilities
26. I have secret aspirations of some day singing in the MoTab Choir.
27. I HATE scrap booking!
28. I enjoy cooking, and dream of being a master chef.
29. I question my abilities as a mother daily.
30. I'm a mother hen & like to take care of others.

Just in case you ever had a burning desire to know any of these things about me.... Well, now you do!

What's in a blog???

So I started this blog after moving from Wyoming, as a way to update family & friends on our adventures. However, blogging, along with most other forms of communication is not one of my strengths. It's been over a year since my last post, so long in fact, that the template I downloaded from the internet is apparently no longer available! Yes, I'm just that on top of things. Mostly I think, "Is there any one really that interested in my so called life?"

Well.... Interested or not, here's it goes... I'm getting back in the game of blogging.