Tuesday, December 11, 2012

the end

I updated the blog a while ago and forgot to mention in here.  But now I have.  :)

Sunday, September 16, 2012

cute Kylie sayings

I've posted a couple of times on the family blog and forgotten to post here.  sorry.  check it out

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Fathers

This little story really struck me.  I'd like to be more like Henry Eyring. I'm lucky to have amazing Dads and Grandfathers in my life who are also great examples.

 “I Wasn’t There for the Weeds”

President Henry B. Eyring, First Counselor in the First Presidency, shared a story about his father, the scientist Henry Eyring, who served on the Utah Bonneville Stake high council. He was responsible for the welfare farm, which included a field of onions that needed to be weeded. At that time, he was nearly 80 and suffering from painful bone cancer. He assigned himself to do weeding even though the pain he felt was too great to allow him to kneel, so he pulled himself along on his stomach with his elbows. Yet he smiled, laughed, and talked happily with the others who were there that day.
President Eyring said of the incident:
“After all the work was finished and the onions were all weeded, someone [said to my father], 'Henry, good heavens! You didn't pull those weeds, did you? Those weeds were sprayed two days ago, and they were going to die anyway.'
”Dad just roared. He thought that was the funniest thing. He thought it was a great joke on himself. He had worked through the day in the wrong weeds. They had been sprayed and would have died anyway. … I [asked] him, 'Dad, how could you make a joke out of that?' … He said something to me that I will never forget. … He said, 'Hal, I wasn't there for the weeds.'”

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Thursday, January 26, 2012