How's Your Day Going?

Did you have trouble getting out of bed?

Do you have a stiff neck?

Did you wash your hair and couldn't do anything with it?

Does your new diet not seem to be working out?

Did you pull a muscle while exercising?

Did the hat you bought look better on you at the store?

Did you get caught in the rain?

Did the food you had for lunch not agree with you?

If any of these things have happened to you today, then I hope your day gets better! If not, then just remember IT IS FRIDAY! And it is HALLOWEEN WEEKEND!

First Halloween!

EVERYTHING is a Toy.

Yes, he found a tampon in the diaper bag and he was quite content to play with it for a while, so play he did. Isn't it great that everything can work as a toy? Oh, and the dinosaur on his shoulder is a hand puppet we bought for him today. He could care less about that, but the tampon was cool.

Food for Thought

"[God] has infinite attention to spare for each one of us. He does not have to deal with us in the mass. You are as much alone with Him as if you were the only being He had ever created." -C.S. Lewis

I copied this quote from my sister-in-law's blog. I love it. I really needed some food for thought today. Especially spiritual food for thought. Do you ever get in a spiritual rut and can't quite figure out (or motivate yourself) to get out of it. I have been feeling this way lately. I feel a little separated from God and a little saddened by my lack of spirituality. I continually have to remind myself that this is life...spiritual ups and downs...but I also know that if there is a feeling of estrangement from God, then this is something I need to fix. I heard a quote once that said something like, "If there is problem between man and God, then there is no question who needs to correct it because God is perfect." I can't remember who said that but it has motivated me once again to set some spiritual goals. It is time to get out of the rut and be the woman God wants me to be. So here are some goals I am going to work on...

1. Personal Prayers. This is easy to forget when Berkeley and I pray together so often, but it is one of the things I really need the most.
2. Personal Scripture Study. Diddo to #1. My specific goal here is to read with purpose. I used to write down questions I would have as I read and then I would seek out the answers. Maybe I will do that again.
3. Temple Attendance. My life has been so richly blessed because of the temple. I am sealed forever to my spouse, my children, and my family. This means so much to me. After receiving such great blessings, why would I withhold those blessings from others waiting for them? The temple provides peace and clarity in my life which I can always use more of.

One thing I love about the gospel is that we can never be complacent. There is always something to work on, always something to learn, always something to do. It's time to re-commit myself.

Pumpkin Patch

Every year, the Ward family goes to the Farmington Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze. We went on Saturday October 17 and we had a fun time. We were sad that some of the family couldn't make it this year. Sterling, Karl, Chris, and the Palmer family were not there this time. Our friends Doug and Jessica came along and it was a lot of fun to hang out with them. Here are some pictures of the day.

Here is a picture of Jessica pretending to eat the grotesque squash we found. If you look closely at the reflection in Jessica's sungalsses, you can see that Berkeley is trying to eat it too.

Doug, Jessica, Nixon, Ace

Our happy little family.

The Ward family.

Early Bird Asa

Asa loves the morning. He wakes up in such a happy mood and it is so cute to wake up to him babbling and rolling around in his crib, even if it is early.

Happy Halloween!!

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