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Happy Easter

Well, it has been a very busy weekend but I wanted to take just a moment to post a little something because I feel the urge to do so. Easter is such a wonderful time of year and the older I am becoming the more special and dear I hold it to my heart. Not only it this a time for families to spend time together and enjoy friends. I enjoy this holiday because it is a bit more personal. This is a holiday that affects each person in an individual way.

This life is amazing and we are all so blessed to be able to participate in daily miracles. As I have gone through the Easter Sunday I have had many reflections and thoughts go through my mind. It is so hard for me to comprehend what all my Savior has done not only for my sake but for every single person. The agony and torment the Savior felt days before the crucifixion and then the loneliness as he tread the path burdened with the cross and then the wonderful blessing of Eternal Life because on the day, Easter Day, the Savior rose again. He lives, He knows us, He loves us, He understands our needs, and no matter how difficult or rocky our path may seem we will always have the comfort of our Savior by our side.

We had an Easter Contata at church this evening, "I Stand All Amazed" written by Sally DeFord and it is so moving and inspiring and I would like to take a moment to share the words of a commonly known hymn in which she added a fourth verse:

I stand all amazed at the love Jesus offers me,
Confused at the grace that so fully He proffers me.
I tremble to know that for me he was crucified,
That for me, a sinner, He suffered, He bled and died.

Oh it is wonderful that He should care for me enough to die for me
Oh it is wonderful, wonderful to me.

I marvel that He would descend from His throne divine,
To rescue a soul so rebellious and proud as mine.
That He should extend His great love unto such as I,
Sufficient to own, to redeem, and to justify.

Oh it is wonderful that He should care for me enough to die for me
Oh it is wonderful, wonderful to me.

I think of His hands, pierced and bleeding to pay the debt,
Such mercy, such love and devotion, can I forget?
No, no, I will praise and adore at the mercy seat,
Until at the glorified throne I kneel at His feet.

Oh it is wonderful that He should care for me enough to die for me
Oh it is wonderful, wonderful to me.

I stand all amazed at the love Jesus offers me,
Secure in the promise of life in his victory.
So ransomed from death I will live to my Savior's praise,
And sing of his goodness and mercy through endless days.

Oh it is wonderful that He should care for me enough to die for me
Oh it is wonderful, wonderful to me.

Oh it is wonderful. wonderful to me.

This hymn has always had a great impression on my heart but for some reason I have felt impressed to share with those of you who read my blog. This life is a wonderful thing and the atonement of my Savior is absolutely indescribable. I am so thankful for the knowledge I have, for knowing that I will be with my family forever and one day be able to meet my Savior face to face.

I hope you all have had a wonderful Easter Holiday as you take time to draw near to your Savior. I love you all! :)

I love CRAZY weather!!!

It has been a really LONG time since I have had a really good thunder storm and here it is! There is nothing like hearing the thunder roll, the patter of rain and being inside my home able to watch it all. I am a little concerned though because Garon is actually in class at the moment but I am trying to convince him to come home before it gets too bad but you know how those classes go...I have been watching the news and in Downtown Fort Smith they have a light sprinkle and are beginning to watch the sunset and at my house about 10 min. from where the news anchor was it is pitch black and pouring down rain with high winds. This has been the perfect topper for my day. There has been 3220 strikes of lightening in the past 20 minutes and they are starting to slow down.

Well, I just thought I would share my weather excitement since I had some time. Hope you enjoyed my Crazy Weather Update!

My Wife Rocks!!

So my lovely wife Laura gave me access to the blog and now I get to post my very first blog! I just want to take a minute to brag that my wife is the best in the world! In one week, she put up with me being stressed out about midterm tests, she moved our stuff from a garage across town and then unloaded everything, set up our house and made it a home, and THEN, to it all of, she through together a wonder birthday party for me with friends and family at the home!

We had approximately 13 people, including ourselves, over at the house yesterday. It was supposed to be a surprise dinner for my birthday, but it was a little hard to keep a secret when Laura is cracking the whip at me to put together pantry units and computer desks to get the house unpack in time for company. Laura worked all day and all night to get the house ready. She had all the boxes unpacked and almost all the pictures hung by the time company started arriving. We really cut everything close to the wire. I didn't even buy a propane tank for the grill until around 5:40 and the party started at 6!

It was wonderful and I want everyone in the world to know that my wife, Laura the Great, is the best woman in the world!!!!

A Birthday...

Happy be-lated blog birthday to my Hubby! Garon's birthday was Tuesday 17 March and we had a nice quiet evening at home, kind of. Garon has class on Tuesday evenings so we did not do anything big. He wanted me to make dinner so I did his favorite, meatloaf, onion potatoes, green beans, salad, and broccoli (for him). My amazing aunt made a like triple chocolate birthday cake for him and I graced his presence with a new grill for our new patio. He was pretty excited, not so much about putting it together but about the whole situation. I love him so much and it was a year ago on that day that our lives truly changed FOREVER.

Saturday (the 21st) we are doing hamburgers/hot dogs with the family for his "birthday party" so it should be fun and exciting. We are working hard at getting the house all together by then so it can be enjoyable all around.

Well honey, this one is for you "HAPPY BIRTHDAY"! I love you!! :)

Home Sweet Home Part I

So here is a little glimpse of where we started and soon to come is where we will be. Things are going great and there has been lots of hard work (by the all AMAZING Garon, Kelley, Jason, and Dad). Things are going well and we will be moving things in this weekend, March the 14th. I hope you enjoy the pictures and pretty soon we will be up for visitors!

Cold! Again??

The weather has been absolutely CRAZY!! Every other week it seems as though we drop back down to the freezing range. Earlier this week we had weather anywhere from 70-80 degrees and it was absolutely beautiful outside. Today we are featuring a misting semi-sleeting wetness outside with a spiking temperature of 35 degrees if even that (the wind is blowing so I am sure that is making it a little colder). Don't get me wrong, I am not ready for the heat of summer but at the same time where is SPRING?

Garon and I are staying busy with our new callings. He is the new Young Men's President and I am the Relief Society Secretary. The house is almost ready to be moved into, we will be posting pictures shortly, and work and school makes for a busy week. We are looking at a possibly move next week! Time has definately flown by quickly. Garon and I have been married for nine and a half months and while we were talking the other day we couldn't believe that it has been that long, it is a short while but so much has been done!

I suppose that is it for now, if you have anything you would like to see us blog about just let us know and we will see what we can do.

For now, I am going to take in the cold weather because I know it will be gone all too soon!