I am so grateful for my Savior, Jesus Christ! I know He lives, I know he cares about us here on this earth! I was guided to find this video this morning...
I wish to stand with these and testify of Him!
I am in the midst of Christmas. Loving every moment! Choosing carefully between many good, better, best choices! Carefully choosing first and foremost to be the best Mom, Wife and Daughter I can be!
Tender mercies this week include rich blessings! We paid tithing on Sunday on money that many would say we shouldn't be paying on. B and I discussed it, considered it, weighed the expenses, and decided we should show by our actions our appreciation for His blessings by paying tithing on the increase that allowed us to close on our building last week! Huge miracles that we were able to! We now own real estate (11,000 sq ft) on St. George Boulevard! Yes, we closed last Wednesday! So Sunday we wrote a check for a large sum, and turned it over gratefully to the cute priesthood holder who came by for Fast Offerings. Testing our faith, that we really need funds now to spend in construction to fix the building, but grateful beyond measure for the miracles of making this happen!
Many business owners say that you only pay tithing when you realize the increase. We signed on the line for a huge amount, but we were able to come up with 12% of the loan in cash so we could close! Miracles! There are many risks, too many to list here, but one that we are going to be held to another year of rent at in our current space! Trusting that miracles will continue to happen so that details will work out! In the words of our landlord, he said "Things have a way of changing." I would choose "There are no coincidences!" I am grateful for tender mercies! Tuesday morning B was in SLC and called to let me know that he received a proposal of someone interested in leasing the front space of our new building! Less than a week later! We are grateful for tender mercies!
I struggle with how much to do ourselves and how much to have help. We can only stretch so far! Many hats of Mom are demanding and I find myself struggling to balance it all! Obviously I haven't written here at all lately! Exercise, temple time, Mom to eight, with three horses (one who has been lame this week, requiring extra TLC), two dogs... on top of leaving on Sunday evening for our Hopi Indian project where we take gifts to 250 kids on the reservation. Wow! My basement is full of gifts to share with them! I am grateful for the abundance and for the help of many, many who make it possible! We have blankets, hats, gloves, hygiene kits, school kits, stuffed animals for everyone, and then cars, buckets, shovels and rope for the boys and a cake mix, wooden spoon, hair bows, and play dough for the girls. Wew!
Our garage is a project space right now, cars parking in the driveway while we work in the garage to create a special gift for neighbors and office friends both! Christmas is here and I am fully engaged! Hope to get a package off to our missionary today! My little Sophia is growing quickly, and... time to feed her! Love that I get to spend quality time snuggling her! Won't last long! Loving the Love, smiles, tender coos! Priceless! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
I wish to stand with these and testify of Him!
I am in the midst of Christmas. Loving every moment! Choosing carefully between many good, better, best choices! Carefully choosing first and foremost to be the best Mom, Wife and Daughter I can be!
Tender mercies this week include rich blessings! We paid tithing on Sunday on money that many would say we shouldn't be paying on. B and I discussed it, considered it, weighed the expenses, and decided we should show by our actions our appreciation for His blessings by paying tithing on the increase that allowed us to close on our building last week! Huge miracles that we were able to! We now own real estate (11,000 sq ft) on St. George Boulevard! Yes, we closed last Wednesday! So Sunday we wrote a check for a large sum, and turned it over gratefully to the cute priesthood holder who came by for Fast Offerings. Testing our faith, that we really need funds now to spend in construction to fix the building, but grateful beyond measure for the miracles of making this happen!
Many business owners say that you only pay tithing when you realize the increase. We signed on the line for a huge amount, but we were able to come up with 12% of the loan in cash so we could close! Miracles! There are many risks, too many to list here, but one that we are going to be held to another year of rent at in our current space! Trusting that miracles will continue to happen so that details will work out! In the words of our landlord, he said "Things have a way of changing." I would choose "There are no coincidences!" I am grateful for tender mercies! Tuesday morning B was in SLC and called to let me know that he received a proposal of someone interested in leasing the front space of our new building! Less than a week later! We are grateful for tender mercies!
I struggle with how much to do ourselves and how much to have help. We can only stretch so far! Many hats of Mom are demanding and I find myself struggling to balance it all! Obviously I haven't written here at all lately! Exercise, temple time, Mom to eight, with three horses (one who has been lame this week, requiring extra TLC), two dogs... on top of leaving on Sunday evening for our Hopi Indian project where we take gifts to 250 kids on the reservation. Wow! My basement is full of gifts to share with them! I am grateful for the abundance and for the help of many, many who make it possible! We have blankets, hats, gloves, hygiene kits, school kits, stuffed animals for everyone, and then cars, buckets, shovels and rope for the boys and a cake mix, wooden spoon, hair bows, and play dough for the girls. Wew!
Our garage is a project space right now, cars parking in the driveway while we work in the garage to create a special gift for neighbors and office friends both! Christmas is here and I am fully engaged! Hope to get a package off to our missionary today! My little Sophia is growing quickly, and... time to feed her! Love that I get to spend quality time snuggling her! Won't last long! Loving the Love, smiles, tender coos! Priceless! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!