February 19, 2018: Yup, it’s happening. The mission is happening. Mexico is beautiful. Miracles happen all the time. We had two big lessons this week, with Hna Alma and her friend Louisa on Friday? I would have to look at my planner. They live together with their combined 8+ kids. When Saldaña and I went […]
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THE MOST RECENT DAY IS ON TOP, in other words: These events read chronologically backwards. Saturday – Verizon Wireless Customer Service – I had to call Verizon today to make sure we had more data for our trip and J.D.’s hike. Cell phones are a royal pain and an absolute necessity. The agent was so
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It is easy for every parent to wonder, “What is my purpose?” as I did yesterday for example … and this morning, come to think of it. I have received a few answers that I would like to share with you because they will help you too. As a parent, my ultimate role model is
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February 5, 2018 I have to look at my planner for this week to know what we did, I can hardly remember! Let’s get started. Zacatecas is built on an old mountain mine, so there’s a chasm between the roads and the cargo train tracks. And whan I said mountain, I meant it: In our
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I’m a goofy mom of 5, encouraging real people to be their best for their real kids. Thursday – MOrNinG – Didn’t take off my make-up before going to bed, not a rare occurrence. – Kids leave the house one at a time, about an hour apart. This causes a drawn out morning for me,
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– Upon calculating we haven’t had a stay-at-home, traditional family home evening for over 2 months! – So, yesterday (we usually try to have FHE on Monday nights) we didn’t let anything get in our way, arranging other important visits and obligations around an evening together as a family. – Agenda: Opening song (Adam chose
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December 17, 2017 Yeah, Mexico! Aguascalientes. It really was a moment, opening my call. I am embarrassed to say, the first time I saw the name, I mispronounced my Mormon mission. the extent of my Spanish pronunciation was food names. Holy guacamole. WHAT TO DO WHILE WAITING TO LEAVE? A four-month wait time! What do
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Wednesday – Big League Chew – We are enjoying a great little-league baseball season. Curt is improving each practice and because of a kind experienced coach, is having a great experience. – Curt fell on his bike yesterday, thus currently sports a black eye. – Adam leaves on orchestra tour tomorrow morning at 4:30 a.m.
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LDS young men (18 yrs old) and women (19 yrs old) are given the choice to go on a mission. (informative video) Kay toyed back and forth about serving a mission, but finally decided that she wanted to serve the Lord full-time for 18 months, which is the amount of time most LDS girls serving
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Why do we fake it? We want to be liked, respected, and even admired. Looking Perfect I remember when my dad was bishop. I was already married to Duncan with a couple of kids at the time. As you may know, bishops are set apart through the Priesthood of God to be judges in Israel.