A New Chapter In Our Lives

It seems as we get comfortable in our lives something happens and all the apples you have been juggling coming crashing down. Which doesn't make everything all bad, but it still upsets the world you have been living in.

One wonderful thing that has occured is that I have my husband home every night, and he has a job close to home which aleviates stress on him and me. However, because I gave up my teaching job; I am Substitute Teaching. Which could be good or bad depending on how you look at it.

I think it is a good thing. I can get my name known as a classroom teacher. I can say no to jobs if I don't want them. I can take days off. However, I do have a job everyday which is a great thing.

Neill has a relaxing job that he enjoys. He works in Bancroft which is an hour away. However, he works at the Mill in Brancroft and loves it. He says the atmosphere is a laid back atmosphere with very little stress which is totally opposite of his last job. He now looks forward going to work instead of not wanting to go at all.

Someting Neill and I were able to do were able to make some Halloween decorations together for Home Evening. It was a fun activity that was inexpensive and fun to do together.

FAMILY

I'm sitting here tonight listening to Christmas music. It is "The Forgotten Carols." It just helps me stay focused in this crazy world. There is so much always going on all around me such as things in the news, things on television, or errands that need to be taken care of. When I'm able to listen to something like The Forgotten Carols it reminds me of who I need to be focused on.

Neill comes home tomorrow and I am so excited. Everytime he comes home we go to the Temple together. That is one of the highlights for me is having him there with me. The kids will be up this weekend which is exciting. We havn't seen them for awhile and we've really missed them. They bring so much joy to our life.

I wish my dad could see me now. Neill and I are on the way to getting Sealed in the Temple, and I know he would be proud. The things that we do as a family should lead us to Christ. That is what is the most important. As the last song in "The Forgotton Carols" says "Arise and Shine Forth."



Neill and Emily



Dad and Emily

I joined a gym here in Pocatello. I have a Personal Trainer for 6 weeks. I think I can take over after that. I am excited though. I do Water Aerobics in the evening, and walk on the tread mill in the morning. That has been my routine so far. Granted I've only been a member for 4 days. This is my goal however. When I do this I feel really good. I like how it makes me feel

" FInding Comfort In Christ"

Everyday life brings a new set of challenges or trials. Be it happy, sad, trying, or maybe just hard to deal with that day type of challenge. I know that all my nieces/ friends are grown up and have children of their own now on the Thomson side of the the family, and that my nieces on the Gee side of the family vary from  College, High School,  Junior HIgh, doing Rodeo, playing soccer, ect. Everyone at their stage of life is going to have some kind of challenge.

Why do I bring this up? I've had challenges of my own, but one of my sisters gave me a book when times were very hard. It was called Where Can I Turn For PEACE? Finding Comfort in Christ. Something that I learned in that book is something I wanted to write about in my BLOG.

In the book the authors talk about having a SHIELD with you. The authors tell us about 6 things we need to do to keep our SHIELD strong.

1.  Pray. Our Ultimate shild is Jesus Christ.
2.  Keep a high opinion of oursleves. We are the offspring of God. He is our Father.
3.  Don't look back--look forward. We have come to Christ; we have repented of our 
     sins; and we have been forgiven.   
4.  Rememeber that God will give us experience for our good.
5.  Know that all good omes from the Lord--and all wickedness come form the devil.
6.  Forgive others and be forgiven. 

As I read those six things that would help me have a strong SHIELD the one item that kept coming back to me is Don't look back--look forward. That is something that I have started to do, and it helps me get  through challenges and trials as small as they may be. Keep looking forward not back. The other thing that has got me through tough times is Prayer.

I haven't written in awhile, but for some reason I just felt that I needed to write in my BLOG about this book and how  we just need to remember that our Ulitimate Shield is our Savior.

Emily

EBR-1, Craters of the Moon, and Bear World; ALL IN ONE DAY????

                                         Crawling on the rocks at Craters of

                                        the Moon.

                                                          King of the cave!

                                            Spending time at EBR-1 gave us time
                             to nuture that scientist in us.

                                          "On the Road Again. I can't wait to
                             get on the Road Again."

                                        
                                                           Neill & Sydney

                                   By the end of the day we were all a
                       "Bunch of Bears."

To say the least we had a great time. We were able to make it through a fun packed day with little disagreement. We were able to go see the majestic works of our Heavenly Father and our Savior. What better way to see these majestic sights then with your family.

The Blessings Will Come

 

Our Amazing Children

 I don't know if you read my blog or not, but these are my five amazing children.  I came into this family with two amazing teenage daugthers and  two amazing sons coming into their teenage years. I love my children here, but I also long for the day that I will have my own child and carry it to term, and have that experience of raising a child from birth to adulthood.

My neice was just able to adopt a baby. They had been going through the adoption process between six months and a year. Their baby was born two weeks early. Yesterday, was their baby's susposped to be birthday. Terra told me it was a bitter sweet day, because yesterday the mom gave up her rights to her baby so that Terra could have the baby she had been praying so much for.  Terra said, " You know it's hard to to see someone hurt so much in giving up their child, knowing that that decision will bring so much joy."

I have four wonderful childern that if I could take their pain away I would in a second. I wonder if  that kind of love ever really changes if you have your own baby, or if you marry into a family where children so desperately need a mother. I don't think it does.


Emily
May 18, 2011