Father's Day Talk

Jacob is giving a talk today on fathers. He did a good job preparing. I was pleased that he came up with the idea that we have a Heavenly Father and an earthly father. He talked about them and what they do. He shared some points/examples from a couple of fathers in the scriptures. He also said we have fathers in the church and gave some information about that. I was grateful that he chose to go with that. He found all of the references himself and wrote it by himself. He shared about a time when Layne shared his testimony as part of what fathers here on earth can do for us. I was so glad he chose not to go the route of telling several stories about his dad that may or may not have been relevant to a gospel principle. I think it showed maturity and spiritual awareness. He's a great kid.
I didn't get to go hear it. Rachel is sick and I'm home with her. Layne went. He is not feeling well today and so I was a little concerned about him going. I'm hoping all is well.

Summer Concerts

We went to our first summer concert last night. We got to hear hits from Broadway. It drew quite a crowd. The girls had a fun time dancing. Layne used one of the chairs that were there while I sat on the blanket and leaned against him. He surprised me by rubbing my shoulders. (They've been a little tweaked lately.)
Jonny wasn't feeling well and Jacob stayed home with him.
Good night. It feels like summer is officially here now that we have done one of our summer traditions.

Next Page

As of today, one kid is done with seminary and the girls are done with dance. It feels like the end of a chapter. I mentioned that on the way home from the dance recital and our youngest said that it sounded like the end of a book. I thought that was cute. Time to get something else written I guess.

Easter Hymns

We've been trying this year to do a bit more with celebrating Easter. This morning I was playing some hymns from the LDS hymnbook. I noticed there are several more Christmas songs than there are Easter songs. I was thinking that was a bit odd. Then, I started looking through some of the other songs. It seems the majority of the songs are about Christ. I started playing a few that had to do with the concepts of Easter. Those that talk about who our Savior is and what he has done for us. It's quite possible that all of the hymns in the section that are used for the Sacrament could be in that category.
This morning - the song that I will keep with me is, 'I Need Thee Every Hour'.

Off and Running

I figured out a bit about how to make things work with the links. I'm hoping it'll now work to have these blogs together in one spot. I will still keep a couple of other blogs separate. (The one about our family and another about Layne's cancer.)
I'm hoping everything is working and we really are off and running.

Always Learning

I just dropped the boys off at basketball and then took the girls to the store. We did a bit of comparative shopping. It was not only about prices - but, another chance to review decimals and place value. It's been a good day. We did a variety of things and had a chance to go at our own pace for most of the time.
I took Megan to the library for the craft they do each week. She was the only one that wanted to go. She's produced a fabulous painting. It has a bit of texture. They had paints, chalk, and salt available.
We also started a science experiment together. We going to test out growing mold. I'll have them each write their hypothesis tomorrow.
We did some other activities and learning time. I'm glad we get to relax a bit tonight - sort of...I still need to read with the girls.

What's Next?

I have been thinking about income and how to make it happen for a family of five. I'm not sure what I'm going to do. There are areas that interest me - but, making money doing them doesn't really work unless you've been at it for a long time. Those that do make money helping others typically seem to make little and it takes awhile to even get that far.
As I've been praying about it - the only thing I'm getting is to blog and go to the temple. Yep - pretty random. I get the temple part. At least it seems there could be some inspiration that could come while doing so. I think it's always a good idea.
I'm not so sure about the blog part. I am completely aware that a blog is not something that will provide for a family. Well, at least not on its own. I'm not sure why the blogging idea keeps coming to mind. Maybe somewhere along the way it will help me discover what to do next. Maybe there will be a connection or two that will eventually lead me in a different direction. Maybe it's a way to get a name out there so that when I do whatever it is I'm going to do next it will give me an audience for it. Can you tell I really don't know what I'm doing? I just feel like it's what I'm supposed to be doing - so I'm going to do it. Although, some will wonder why - I'm not exactly an eloquent writer.
One thing I feel like I have going for me is that I have my own story. As I think everyone does. But, what makes mine different is the fact that I'm different - my life is different than that of others. I'm sure all of those differences will come out in other posts as time and writing moves along.