I had an amazing week. I was determined to stick to my goals and stayed committed. I feel amazing emotionally, spiritually and physically. We really are happiest when we live a life of intention and purpose!
Highlights this week:
Mariah and Savannah (John's daughter) went to USU basketball camp together. We met in Ogden where Fred happened to be in town from Austin for a business trip, and it was a perfect halfway point to meet. John brought his family and Erik and Karen brought theirs and we had dinner together at the Ogden mall. It is so good to see Fred having his sense of humor again. Although this divorce has been devastating, his light shines brighter every time I see him, and I am relieved that he is free to love himself again. I love my siblings so much and I think it's so neat that we do whatever we can to be together.
Jake and I went on Thursday to pick Mariah up from camp. We watched the last hour of camp where she competed in some contests. She won first place in 2 out of 3 of them,, and was also awarded the "Camper of the Week" award. She was so happy and proud, and I will admit I was the mom beaming in the stands. Love watching my kids work hard and excel in their dreams.
Afterwards we went to lunch with John, Paula and their kids. I love being with them. They are so very happy and proud of their little town, it just makes me smile. I'm so happy for them.
After lunch I took Mariah and Jake to play with Heather and Jason's kids. Always a fun time with them. We drove by a house that they are considering buying and they treated us to these amazing snow cones that are unlike any other I've had. The ice was smooth- not the crunchy grindy ice. I had mango with sweetened condensed milk. Need I say more about that awesomeness? We stayed and had dinner then headed home. Love love LOVE living near family.
Harrison has been asking for a desk for some time. He loves to write and has wanted a desk like Logan and Mariah. We went and picked out a desk for him at Ikea and spent the entire day Wednesday building it together. He hammered and screwed the entire thing with my guidance. He was so happy, and we both really enjoyed spending that time together.
In the midst of our move, Tyler applied for an EMBA program at the U of U. He just "wanted to see if I'd get in." Well, he did and suddenly we found ourselves having to make the decision to go for it or not. The biggest concern = $$. Tyler's employer doesn't contribute financially and the program would cost $70,000. I have been very concerned about this as well as the added workload for Tyler. We were blessed to get a $10,000 scholarship which helps. We had considered deferring for a year, but after going to a luncheon, we both felt like life will never settle down, so why not get started. So... here we go! I'm proud of him and pray this will be a fruitful experience for our family.
Logan had a game Saturday night and for the first time since he started with this new team, he played "Logan ball" as I like to call it. He's so good, so talented, but the pressure of not letting his coach down can some times keep him from playing his best. He had a breakthrough Saturday and I was so proud of him.
Brad and Melisa Mons were in town on their way to a family reunion, so we had a get together with the Mons side of the family for a couple of hours. We hosted an ice cream bar and enjoyed visiting and getting reacquainted. Tyler had his Aunt Dyan, Uncle Kurt and Aunt Kathy there with some of their children.
Peter came to have dinner with my parents and later we went for a walk. He said as he was driving here that he thought, "wow. This is real. They really pulled this off. Tyler and Robyn moved their family here and brought Mom and Dad and they really pulled this huge undertaking off." It's so true. We were asked to do something huge. Something life changing, and we trusted the Lord. His hand guided us throughout the whole process and we trusted him all along. And now we find ourselves here and when you look back it seems like, "holy cow.. that was huge." But it didn't feel that way. We had many hiccups along the way, but we made it. The Lord is so good to us.
Life is good. I want to say once again that living the gospel is always always ALWAYS worth it. The Lord's way IS the better way. Because He loves us more than anyone in this world ever could and He sees the end from the beginning.
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