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Thanksgiving

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain.

Be thankful for what you've got! Thank the Lord for it!

Remember, it's not just Turkey Day, it's a day to look at what you've got. We've all recieved more blessings from God's hand than we can realize. But let's try to see as many as we can recognize.

There's an old proverb I've heard lately:

There was an aging Chinese man with one acre of land, one horse, and one son. One day, his son accidentally left the gate open, and the horse ran away. All his friends came to talk to him about it, and they all said "Well, that's sad! Isn't it a shame?," but he quietly and thoughtfully said, "I'm not sure if this is good or bad." Of course, they all tried to tell him it was bad. Several days later, his horse returned! While out running, it had run with a group of wild horses, which followed the horse home. Suddenly, the man had 5 more horses! All his friends came to talk to him about it, and they all said "Well, that's wonderful! Aren't you excited?," but he quietly and thoughtfully said, "I'm not sure if this is good or bad." Of course, they all tried to tell him it was good. Then, while his son was taming one of the wild horses, the horse broke away and broke the son's leg. All his friends came to talk to him about it, and they all said "Your only son! Isn't it sad?," but he quietly and thoughtfully said, "I'm not sure if this is good or bad." Of course, they all tried to tell him it was bad. Before his leg healed, a war began, and there came a mandate for all able-bodied young men to join the military forces. Because of his leg, he did not go off to war and die as many young men did.

The point here is, we have blessings, even if they're in disguise or if we don't know it yet. Appreciate them!

Elder David Haralson

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30 Years Later

My Birthday

May 17 was my birthday! I'm now 14. Satuday, the 21st, was my first dance and it was sooo much fun!!! I had a penguin cake... and heres a picture of it!

Our Life now...

Hey! Well, last sunday was my dad's birthday! It was very fun, we made icecream and ate pie! My birthday is in May, and i'm going to be 14, and brad's is in August, and hes going to be 16 years old!!!! :) . Brad is just finishing up wrestling,and starting/continuing volleyball again. I'm golfing and swimming. My mom is doing fine, she is the PTSA president at my school, and keeping up with Brad's and my sports. Hope to hear from you all soon!!

Christmas Count Down!!

3 DAYS TIL CHRISTMAS, 2 DAYS TIL CHRISTMAS EVE!!

I love the turkey background! You do a very nice job with the blog! Everyone should check out the crazybracelets blog, Taryn did a great job with it! Leslee posted this, not Taryn :)

A Bracelet Blog

Hey! You can check out crazybracelets.blogspot.com!

Personal Progress/Song

Hi guys! Sorry, the camera isn't cooperating, so i can't put the pictures on quite yet. I finished another personal progress project. So that will be 3 down, 5 to go. For the one I just finished it was Divine Nature, and I wrote my own arrangement of The First Noel. It is on sheet music because someone in our ward let us borrow their little device! Talk to you later!

p.s: there is now a personal progress online!!! LDS.org under young women! :)

Another Pic. of Hyrum!

About Food!

Well... I made a cake! It was probably my fanciest cake I've ever made. And our garden was a huge sucess... especially with the squash/zuccinni. what ever it was! So, I will try to post pictures on as soon as I can!!