Sunday, July 5, 2020
9:56 pm
Our poor children have had their schedules so thrown off they don't know when it's time to be awake or sleep. If only we didn't do so many fun things together…
Yesterday we started with breakfast at Dad and Mom's. I played Clue with Jennie, Spencer and Neil (or was it Isaac?). Jennie won. Mark and I were going to go shopping for luggage next, but Dad and Mom offered to let him use Brian's which is in great shape. Awesome. We spent the next several hours working on the retaining wall. We used an entire grinder wheel cutting one retaining wall block, so I'm not sure how we're going to cut the remaining 4-6 blocks that need to be cut. Tender mercy – Mark got a piece of something in his eye while cutting a block, but no damage.
At 4:30 we cleaned up the wall project and headed to the Albertsons for Independence Day celebrations. We ate delicious chicken with a special sauce they make. Veggies and dip, strawberries, corn on the cob, cupcakes… man, we eat well. We stayed to watch the neighborhood fireworks show. I'm glad I didn't have to buy the aerial fireworks but have no complaints watching someone else's! It was nearly midnight by the time we got everyone in bed.
Today I got up just before 8:00 and tidied up the kitchen (it was neglected last night) and got our pot roast started for dinner. We attended Church at 10:30 today. I successfully put Nathaniel down for his afternoon nap and promptly fell asleep myself. Badly needed nap.
After naptime we sang some hymns together, then I read the entire 184-page bible story book to the girls based on the story of the lost lamb. It tells several of Jesus' parables through the eyes of a good shepherd looking for his lost lamb. Then we read the same parable from The Message Bible and talked about it. It was really enjoyable.
Dinner tonight was great. Mark and Abbie made rhubarb apple pie for dessert (and breakfast tomorrow). After dinner I started the bedtime routine with the kids, then Julie and I took a wedding present to the Simpsons for Patrick. We had a nice visit on the porch with Angela, then chatted with Randy Vinson and Mike Fairbanks on our way home.
Thankful: I'm thankful for the life I live. We have a nice home, I have a good job, we have delicious food to eat every meal and never have to worry about where our next meal is going to come from. We have the gospel of Jesus Christ, including the priesthood and temple covenants. This morning while loading the dishwashers and getting dinner into the Crock Pot I listened to a talk by Elder Bednar from April 2009 General Conference (Honorably Hold a Name and Standing Honorably Hold a Name and Standing https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2009/04/honorably-hold-a-name-and-standing?lang=eng&verse=#p). It was inspiring and got my day off to a great start. It also made me want to be better in every way, and gave me encouragement that I can do it with God's help.
Ministering: Today's ministering was to the Simpsons by way of Julie's attention to detail, remembering his wedding a couple weeks ago.
More later…
A few more photos from yesterday.
Land of the Free
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