I Stand All Amazed

The most wonderful thing happened at church today. The young man assigned to bring the bread for the Sacrament wasn't at church. The Teacher's Quorum President and his mom left to get bread but the roads leading to their house are closed because of construction which meant that there was extra time to prepare for the Sacrament. We sang "There Is A Greenhill Far Away" and then we sang "I Stand All Amazed". During the last verse, the bread arrived. It was decided that we would sing "I Stand All Amazed" again as the Sacrament was prepared. Never before have the words to that song been so powerful. I will count this Easter Sunday as one of my most treasured. I bear testimony that Jesus Christ lives and that because of his atoning sacrifice I will live again. And because of his atoning sacrifice, imperfect and weak as I am, I can be made whole.

Happy Easter

Game of Tag

So Lynette tagged me and I think I like this game better than the ones that you have to run and think fast in order to win.

10 years ago:
It was 1998 and we had lived in Nampa for 5 years. Steven was 11 and was in his first year at the Middle School and Becca was 2. Brent was the Bishop and we were in the process of building our new house. I believe I was in the Primary Presidency at that time. My goodness time flies by quickly.

Things on my to-do list today:
1. Try to figure out what paperwork I need to file to get 501(c)(3) status for the Assistance League.
2. Pick up Jensen to babysit her while JeNeale rehearsed with the HS choirs.
3. Wash the car with Jensen, inside and out because Jensen says the car is happy when it is clean inside.
4. Meet JeNeale at Costco to pick up a few things.
5. YW Presidency meeting that I totally forgot about (had to put things from Costco in Tara's freezer during the meeting)
6. Watch Daniel play his first tennis match of the season.
7. Ditch Enrichment Meeting since it was a Mother/Daughter one and I was an hour late getting home after tennis and Becca was asleep on the couch.
8. Tried to do my best Sports Psychologist impersonation with my distraught son.
9. Watched American Idol and cringed when David Archuleta forgot the lyrics.

What would I do if I suddenly became a Billionaire:
1. Build a cabin for my Parents in Island Park.
2. Buy a cute summer home on Edgebrook.
3. Build my own cabin someplace.
4. Send my husband to Chile.
5. Surprise unsuspecting people with money.

3 Bad Habits:
1. Procrastinating.
2. Saying "yes" to often.
3. Drinking Diet Dr. Pepper, fully leaded.

3 Places I've Lived:
1. Idaho Falls, Idaho
2. Seattle, Washington
3. Salt Lake City, Utah

5 Jobs I've Had:
1. Cleaning a dental office after hours (paid for my first 10 speed bike)
2. Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips (have more patience with anyone doing fast-food for a job)
3. Reading and Math Tutor to 1st through 6th graders during summer school.
4. Anatomy and Physiology Lab Assistant (got me a blind date with the professors nephew and great stories about the worst date of my life).
5. Registered Nurse.

5 Things people don't know about me:
1. I have run at least 8 5K races and 6 10K races and trained for a marathon (injured my ankle the week before the race)
2. I would love to be able to fly.
3. I was voted Student Nurse of the Year at Ricks College.
4. I am not afraid to die. I had a chance to face my own mortality at age 14 and came to terms with it.
5. I hate deciding what to fix for dinner.

This isn't fair---most everyone I know that reads my blog has already been tagged---Okay so Becca -----YOU'RE IT!

My Little Brother

I made a quick trip to Utah this weekend to check in on my little brother. I learned Thursday night that he had been airlifted from Deer Valley Ski Resort to the University of Utah Hospital. He had surgery to repair his jaw that had broken into 4 pieces. He now sports a hi-tech, titanium chin. Top that off with a mouth full of metal and wires that he gets to sport for the next month to keep his mouth wired shut. He looks a bit scruffy since he hasn't shaved in a few days. His face is a bit swollen and he has a manly scar under his chin but to see him at home and to hear him talk was wonderful. Truth-be-told, he looked fantastic.

I Am Grateful For:

. . . a paranoid wife that made her husband wear a ski helmet.
. . . an obedient husband that wore the ski helmet.
. . . the ski gear company that gave him a discount so he bought the helmet.
. . . helicopters.
. . . priesthood blessings.
. . . skilled surgeons.
. . . narcotics.
. . . family close-by.
. . . blenders.
. . . colorful straws.
. . . a brother that I love with all my heart.