Our summer routine...scriptures at 8 am and then out the door to crossfit. They mostly come without a fight, but their ability to follow along and stay awake reduces with age.
But nothing is perfect and we are doing our best.
Showing posts with label scriptures. Show all posts
Showing posts with label scriptures. Show all posts
Monday, July 20, 2020
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Book of Mormon
Mark challenged Ethan to read the entire Book of Mormon. When he finished they'd go and look at the trucks he's been interested in buying.
I never thought he'd say yes.
But he did.
And now he's reading everywhere and with everyone. He asked for help with Jacob 5....joined up with a missionary friend for most of the battle chapters. He left the house with an axe, a sword and some fresh salmon. I didn't say a word.
And now he has it in his heart. And that is WAY better than a truck.
I never thought he'd say yes.
But he did.
And now he's reading everywhere and with everyone. He asked for help with Jacob 5....joined up with a missionary friend for most of the battle chapters. He left the house with an axe, a sword and some fresh salmon. I didn't say a word.
And now he has it in his heart. And that is WAY better than a truck.
Monday, January 13, 2020
Keeping it fresh
We are trying.
Anything.....anything at all to get them to pay attention to what we're reading during scripture study.
Today, we're drawing out a big diagram of Lehi's Dream.
The little kids are WAY more into it than the big kids...but the big kids aren't face down in the carpet, so I will take that to the bank!
Anything.....anything at all to get them to pay attention to what we're reading during scripture study.
Today, we're drawing out a big diagram of Lehi's Dream.
The little kids are WAY more into it than the big kids...but the big kids aren't face down in the carpet, so I will take that to the bank!
Friday, December 6, 2019
December 6.... all in a day
Our morning scripture study consists of the 7 minutes we are all in the same house during the day. We read as much as we can in between the time Megan and Mathew get back from seminary and when they head out with Laney to go to school. It almost always involves a lot of blankets, multiple children trying to fight over the space heater or a comfy spot by the fireplace.
These days we are trying to read through our candle advent. We find the scripture for the day and let our candle burn down one dotted segment. Watching that little red dot collapse into the melted wax is as close as I'll ever get to meditating.
Ethan comes up for scriptures every morning...
He's learning so much...
Then scriptures are over and everyone is off to school and work and crossfit and the day starts flying by.
Lately, Ethan has been nurturing a love of cooking. He's buying herbs and scoring salmon. It's pretty fun to watch.
The ladies agree.
Our advent calandar said that tonight was a great night to make sugar cookies. We made several batches and Mark took over halfway through so I could drive Megan down to hang out with her Musketeers, Aidan and Ryan.
After we cleaned up (It was bad, you guys....soooooo bad) we had a little fun doing some press on nails....mermaid style! Nothing says Christmas like mermaid press on nails.
Monday, July 15, 2019
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
8 hours
1. I got 8 consecutive hours of sleep last night. The very fact that this made my list today is an indication of how long it has been since that has happened.
2. This morning during family scripture study, we each picked a word from the verses we read that we would focus on for the day in an effort to "do a little better". I picked the word droop from the Song of Nephi. My intention was to avoid allowing the stresses of the day to get to me and cause my attitude and my happiness to "droop". I wish I could say that I was successful. Instead, I actually burst into to tears before I was able to get my kids to school. Sometimes being a parent is rough.
3. I went out to the city composting facility and loaded up the back of my tarp-covered minivan with pure gardening manna from heaven. It took me a while to shovel it all in and then shovel it all back out when I got home, but by the time I was done, I was feeling considerably less droopy. I am convinced that dirt has restorative spiritual powers.
4. Everly stood on her own today and didn't seem surprised by it.
5. I thinned out the beets and the carrots today. I know it must be done, but it still makes me sad to pull out those beautiful little plants. I know if I think about it for long enough, I'd be able to come up with a spiritual metaphor for that process. I'll get back to you on that.
2. This morning during family scripture study, we each picked a word from the verses we read that we would focus on for the day in an effort to "do a little better". I picked the word droop from the Song of Nephi. My intention was to avoid allowing the stresses of the day to get to me and cause my attitude and my happiness to "droop". I wish I could say that I was successful. Instead, I actually burst into to tears before I was able to get my kids to school. Sometimes being a parent is rough.
3. I went out to the city composting facility and loaded up the back of my tarp-covered minivan with pure gardening manna from heaven. It took me a while to shovel it all in and then shovel it all back out when I got home, but by the time I was done, I was feeling considerably less droopy. I am convinced that dirt has restorative spiritual powers.
4. Everly stood on her own today and didn't seem surprised by it.
5. I thinned out the beets and the carrots today. I know it must be done, but it still makes me sad to pull out those beautiful little plants. I know if I think about it for long enough, I'd be able to come up with a spiritual metaphor for that process. I'll get back to you on that.
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