Savior of the World

We just witnessed a most spectacular event! Terry and I were able to attend the play our stake was performing, and we enjoyed it very much. It was so awesome and it touched hearts as it reminded us of the birth of Christ and His resurrection.
Words cannot express the feelings we felt there and the job well done, by so many.

Chase was able to participate in this play, as Joseph, Mary's husband / Christ's earthy father. We are so pleased with the wonderful performance he gave and we marvel at the whole cast and crew. They have worked so hard for several months and put together a beautiful presentation that they can be so proud of.

This was the first performance of four - one each night through Saturday, plus the Saturday matinee. We'll be back to view them all and will enjoy each one.

Harvest is Complete

It's a Celebration!
I love it when our harvest is complete before Thanksgiving - it just feels more like Thanksgiving (and I missed it this year).

We got a late start with the harvest this year ... mostly due to the weather not drying the crop out fast enough. However, we are grateful that the weather remained as good as it has been this winter, allowing us to finally get the corn out of the field. We didn't want to see snow or rain, and even fog would deter us. We didn't get much of it, and we are grateful for that. Maybe now we can say "Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow!" Actually we see that others have corn still in the field, so maybe we'll just let it snow ... later.

In years past we have celebrated the end of harvest with a harvest dinner. In fact, we celebrated this year on Feb. 14th with an end of harvest dinner ... end of last year's crop. So, we've done a bit better with this years crop ... at least it's in the same year, and it is before Christmas. Not sure if we'll have a harvest dinner anytime soon ... maybe during the Christmas break. We'll see!

I'm feeling kinda slow and not prepared for Christmas like I wish I was at this point, so being able to concentrate on that more now will be a great blessing.
(I should have taken my own picture of our own harvest, but I didn't do that, and it's too late now. I grabbed this one from google.)

Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes!

Hands to hold, arms to hug, feet and legs to walk and run ...
Our physical bodies are a pretty wonderful thing (even if they are not perfect) and I'm grateful for the working parts that I still have.

I am also grateful for canes, wheelchairs, prosthetic limbs and anything that helps repair and replace (at least partly) our opportunities and abilities. The things that help us be a bit more mobile are really a great invention and blessing.


Oh how time changes a body - but there is so much beauty in the young and the old! Each has a story all it's own. (Image from Pinterest)

Hot Chocolate!

It's just so nice to have a cup of hot chocolate on a cold winter day or night. I love hot chocolate! I'm so glad that someone mixed it up one day and shared with the rest of us so we can all enjoy!


Baby It's Cold Outside...{Hot Cocoa Recipes and Treats} from Uncommon There are maybe 10 photos with links, one of which is this
White Hot Chocolate that I'm sure to have a cup of some time this winter.



Go to My Stuff Room to see the complete post -
Stirring up Hot Cocoa for A Grateful Heart.
There is also an earlier post with some great hot chocolate bar looks -
Oh Yummy! Hot Chocolate Bar.

a small and simple thing

I am so grateful for
(pleasant) toothpaste
for sensitive teeth.
Yip!

(Image from google search)

Happy Day!

Happy Birthday Skyler!

No talk to worry me today!

I'm just grateful I don't have to talk today! :) However, I am also grateful that we did have the assignment last week, because it helped me study and learn an important principle.
So as much as I'm glad I don't have to talk, I miss the in depth studying...kind of...I've been doing some different kind of scriptures study this week. I decided to study by theme instead of picking up the book and reading from front to back. This way I include the other books and it helps me with a certain subject or issue in my life. Of course I stopped in the middle of a book and that's a bit crazy for me.

Sunshine!

Sunshine is beautiful, it touches us inside and out!
I love a day with sunshine! I love a heart with sunshine!


(Image from here)

Wishing you all a bright and sunshiny day!