Threw this together. Peel the beet (from grocery store – my garden is a joke right now) like a carrot (messy) and chop raw into your normal salad. I added chia seeds, blue cheese (bought in bulk and keep in jar in freezer. My kids don’t like it, but I LOVE blue cheese), and almond […]
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Wednesday – Pile of True Goodness – Studied the scriptures for 2 + hours. Had to make myself stop. – Blue, red, super moon. Looked like this at 6:15 a.m. from my backyard. – I AM GOING TO START A PAINTING, no matter what! and go to the temple and do some visiting teaching and
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Elder Torrez (our area authority) recently taught us, “Become a true follower of Christ. What will you do about this invitation? The tender mercies of Jesus Christ are to make us mighty. Even unto deliverance.” Elder Torrez continued, “The Lord meets us no matter where we are.” I agree with him because I have found
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Elder Shaeffer – January 25, 2018 ¡Buenas Noches, Señores y señoras! Ultimo vez, en nuestro otro episodio, encontramos nuestro carácter mayor, Elder Shaeffer, y su distrito en el Centro de Capacitación Misional México por sus semana final. Durante este tiempo, nuestro héroe enseñió muchas, muchas personas, y sentió el Don de Lenguas. Y ahora, vamos
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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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Winners of our second annual family photo contest were: J.D. for submitting the most photos (375). CASH PRIZE of $20 Adam for submitting the second most photos (369). CASH PRIZE of $10 Chuck for funniest photos ($5): J.D. for best selfie ($5): Kay for photo with the most of us in it ($5): Kay for
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Yesterday Curt had a personal concern and prayed about it. Last night Duncan and I were in our room when Dunc mentioned to me that maybe I should check on our 12 year old because it sounded like he was weeping in his room. I quickly went into Curt’s bedroom and sure enough, he was
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I don’t agree with Trump on everything, but I like some of the things he is doing for our country. Did you know Maricopa County (Phoenix, Arizona area) is the fourth largest county in the US by population? Interesting that it was first in 2016 in GOP votes among states supporting Trump. Maricopa county had
Curt tasting passion fruit. Adam and Curt playing in the Maui surf. Hiking, jumping, and swimming near Twin Falls. Whale watching was a success! January and February are the best whale watching months in Hawaii. (Sorry AnnaJo, my sister who went whale watching recently to no avail.) Duncan’s adventurous cousin, his sweet wife and the
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