It's A Wonderful Life

Getting ready to go Father's Day shopping, Malia came to me for help with her shoes. I say, "Do you really want to wear pants that are too short?' Malia, "They're not. I'm going to pull my socks up like that." As she is trying to get her socks up to her knees.   I didn't have the heart to tell her that the socks won't cover the hole in the knees.       OK, now I feel just a little guilty.  Malia saw the picture and had to make sure that I was deleting it.  I asked why and she said, "Because it just shows a hole in my pants and my shoes.  It doesn't show my cute shirt or cute face."   So, here is a pictuer of her cute face and shirt. :)        

I teach the 3 year olds at church. I have some very cute kids, my own being two of them. There is a little boy named Gage that chooses to sit by Bria every week. Today he kept touching her face. I was a little preplexed at why he was doing this. Gage would take both palms and gently caress Bria's cheeks and chin. At first I was worried that Bria would get bugged by it but soon saw that she was more curious at this act. A few minutes later Gage took Bria's hand and gently carressed her fingers. Gage said, "You have little fingers." Bria replied, "Yep" with a smile. A minute later Gage turned back to Bria and said in a very gentle small voice "I love you." Brai's grin was radiant.

Since being home from China I have been at the doctors so many times I quite counting.  Most of these visits were for Bria and will continue to be so. Well, today was Hyrum's turn. The day started by walking into the hospital at 7: 05am. We checked in and were escorted to the prep room for surgery. Hyrum was pretty happy about things because in the past there was no pain for him.  There was no fear of anyone there because people at the hospitals have been very nice and made the children love being there.  That was good for us. It wouldn't take long, however, and Hyrum's idea of doctors and nurses would change. About 8:30 we brought him to the surgeon. Hyrum had a smile as they walked into the OR. I was very concerned about abandonment issues and me sending him off with a stranger but he seemed to be fine. The doctor took out his tonsils and adenoid to help him breath better while sleeping. An hour later they called me back to recovery. I walked in and Hyrum wa...

I felt like today was a good day to post this. It is Memorial Day. A day that, admittedly I have mostly used to get more done around the yard of play with the family. The original intention of the holiday was to give our country a time to remember all those that have paid a price for our lives in one way or another. I have a great admiration and appreciation for those that gave their lives for me to be free to worship God, have a family of my choosing, education, financial stability and so many other blessings. So today I want to take a few minutes out of my life to say thank you to all those in times past, present and future that serve me and my family. I was given the link to this commercial produced by the Catholic Church.   It is a powerful message that deserves to be passed on. The line in this video “Your vote will affect the future and be recorded for eternity.”   m ade me stop and think. It was a good reminder that my responsibility is more than I think ...

I am on a group that advocates for orphans in China. There is a real concern for the children that are turning 14. On their birthday they are no longer eligible for adoption in China. There are many cultural issues that come with being an orphan that affect these children for the rest of their life. Because of these things many advocates try very hard to find families for the older children. Last week there was a specific boy that had just a few days until his chance of being adopted was gone. He seemed like a very great kid. Other families that had been to his orphanage spoke highly of him and he had a strong desire to be adopted. I was thinking about this boy and began to ask Heavenly Father many questions that I have had about the children. There are some children that really stand out and shine. You can see something different in them and yet they sit on the list and wait for a family. I just couldn’t understand how these children wouldn’t have families. How could...

In the last couple of weeks I have tried numerous times to post on the blog.  It always came up with error on page.  We made a breakthrough today.  It's our computer.  Now I have to clean it up and hope that does the trick. I would love to post from another computer but all my pctures are on the one computer.  Hopefully today we will get this fixed.

I was given a very fulfilling gift this year.  One that makes you want to be better and help you see that what you are doing is at some point going to be appreciated. I received a note of thanks and a copy of this song. Thank you Sereen for the reminder that my best efforts that so often fall short are of some good. So many days I just want to tell my kids "I'm just like you but bigger!"  I just hope that what I do is enough. It will never be perfect but it is my best.