Happy birthday to the three-year-old!

N.O.A.H.

Doesn't it look like he has snow wings?
DoB 01/31/2007

Her First of Many

Megan ~ Megan ~ Megan

Sunday, this girl gave her first talk in Primary. It was awesome! Great job Sunbeam.

My Girl

Sarah Precious

This beauty, with even a more beautiful voice (if you can believe that), sang in my ward Sunday. She sang: "I Know That My Redeemer Lives." There was no doubt in any one's mind that she KNOWS. I want her to sing at my funeral. I want Ann to sit and cry! It's an inside, not very funny, joke.

Hold On

I've seen fire and I've seen rain...

My mind continues to see images of the devastation caused by the earthquake in Haiti. Estimates are over 110,000 dead, and still those buried under the rubble have not been counted. Some say over 3 million people were affected by the earthquake, roughly a third of the population of the impoverished Caribbean nation.

I remember back to a statement from President Henry B. Eyring in 2005 about the giant 9.0 earthquake that hit Indonesia, and the Tsunami that followed. He said that it was just the beginning and a part of what is to come, terrible as it was. It's not good for me to go there mentally.

Tropical Storm Ketsana triggered the worst flooding in decades in the Philippines capital of Manila and nearby provinces. More than 250,000 were driven from their homes, and several hundred lives were lost. The following day was Fast Sunday, and Sister Rubio, in my ward, from the Philippines, stood to bear her testimony. She requested that we pray for her family. She was so worried, and had not yet been able to reach them by phone.

Bishop Jenkins, is a Captain with the Clark County Fire Department. He was sent to Louisiana after Katrina. He told of rescuing a very wealthy man from the attic of his home. His home WAS beautiful, and in a very affluent neighborhood. He had lost all his material belongings. But, what mattered to him most was his wife. Sadly, she was kill by the hurricane. He had carried her body to the attic, and there waited for days, hoping to be rescued. All he could do when Bishop got there was ask over and over: "Where is my wife now?" His wife is what mattered to him!

Families Can Be Together Forever

The Church teaches the importance of family. We are taught that the home is a sacred place. We learn that it is a refuge from the world, and a place where good is taught and evil shunned. This is true.

Daily, I work with families that are not together, and most likely will never be together again. It is a very sad fact.

Now some Gospel according to Cecily: Not everything that happens within the walls of a home is perfect. There are no perfect people here, thus there are no perfect families. We all make mistakes, and sometimes things can get pretty chaotic. Hopefully we learn from our mistakes. All families have their "issues". Working to strengthen our family relationships is worth the effort. AND, having a forever family will be so worth the effort!

Prayer Request

Earthquake 2010

12 January 2010 - 7.0 earthquake Port-au-Prince Haiti

At the request of the First Presidency, this statement was to be read in all LDS Churches
yesterday:

First Presidency Statement on Haiti: 22 January 2010

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued the following statement today:
Our hearts are filled with sadness as we have watched the suffering in Haiti in the wake of the devastating earthquake. We turn to the example of Jesus Christ who reached out to “lift up the hands which hang down” and “strengthen the feeble knees.” We are keenly aware that many in America are dealing with economic challenges caused by the recession. However, we are appealing to members to donate to Church Humanitarian Services as their means allow in order to help our Haitian brothers and sisters. Many have already contributed and others are anxious to do so.


Money is not the only need in Haiti. People are frightened, bewildered, and wholly uncertain about their future. In addition to what people can do in helping with food, water and shelter, there needs to be a calming influence over that troubled nation. We invite our people everywhere to supplicate God for a spirit of calm and peace among the people as urgent aid and reconstruction efforts continue.

We can donate here: LDS Philanthropies

Conley Marshall Vidal

Happy Birthday Sweet Boy

DOB ~ 01/22/2009

Oh how I LOVE this boy!
aka Conman

Birthday boy Bradley

Happy Birthday Bradley

DoB ~ 01/05/2004

Good Morning!

Beautiful Sunshine

My Grandmother Bishop used to tell me B.S. stood for Beautiful Sunshine.

I believed her.
Today is 01-02-2010 ~ a palindrome!
Here we go, heading into a new year and a new decade. It really seems like the turn of the century was not that long ago. There was tons of talk and worry about Y2K. Now we find ourselves heading into the next decade.
I like new starts, new beginnings, and I know we'll have some.
Let's get 'er started.

It's a New Year...

Here comes 2010 ~ WOW

H A B I T S

Habits, that's my word for 2010. Instead of making a long list of resolutions, which I haven't done for many many years, I'm following some other bloggers, and I'm choosing a word to represent what I want to be working on this upcoming year. I am going to try to break bad habits and replace them with good habits. I have an extensive mental list.