Dear Talia,
You are a girlie-girl. You love everything girl. Pink and purple. Soft kittens. Doing your own hair and make up. Putting on lipgloss everyday. Doing your nails.
You are pure girl!
You are also pure girl in your emotions. There are many times that you throw me for a loop that is for sure, trying to fill up your love bucket. Your love language is physical touch. You want to just be touching me all the time. I have been learning how important hugs are to you and how important it is for you to be touched in order for you to understand love.
I am still trying to get it, because my love language is not physical touch. I love words of affirmation and gifts. I love them. Trying to fill your love bucket is pretty tiring for me, but we will get there, I am determined to have a good relationship with you. I love you so much and I want you to know I love you back. There are times that you don't recognize it because I don't tell you enough in your love language. We will get it figured out.
You are SOOOOO aware of everyone around you. That is a strength you have always had, you were born with it. You are in tune with every's energy around you. You know who is having a good day and who is having a bad day. You are so aware of things like that. You also have your dad's skill of remembering where everything is put. You remember where everything is located! It is amazing.
You are learning how to read and doing great! You are soooooo gifted with music. You have music in your soul that is just dying to be released. You sing everything. Your life is a musical. Truly.
I love you so much,
Love,
Your Mom
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Little Entrepreneur
Dear Gabriel,
So at this point in your life, you are a little entrepreneur. You decided you wanted to earn money to buy your family Christmas presents this year. So dad talked about some options of ways to earn money and you decided you wanted to make candy to sell. We helped you with everything, but you were completely involved! You worked hard all day to make candy to sell, then we spent 2 days around the neighborhood getting it sold to people.
I was completely impressed with your determination. When we went to the first house to sell candy too, you said, "It's okay mom, I can carry all the bags." You carried four full garbage bags and when they answered the door you knew exactly what to say. "I want to earn money for Christmas presents, and I am selling candy."
You were so confident! You didn't shy away from the conversation at all. I thought for sure you would look to me for guidance, but you handled all of the transaction. I was amazed at you.
You ended up earning about $120! You gave Talia 40$ for helping you make the candy, then you put some in tithing and some in savings. Then you bought all the Christmas presents you wanted with your own money and you have some left over in your wallet right now!
On your way home from school today you just told me you want a phone. I said, "A phone is something that mom and dad won't get for you. You have to be able to pay for it yourself." You said, "Okay... how much?" I told you and then automatically you said, "Well then, I will just have to earn more money!"
I loved hearing that from your mouth. You are creating value and you aren't afraid of earning money to pay for things by yourself. I love it. It is so independent and it will serve you well as you get older. I hope you keep the same motivation as we go along through the next few years... almost 10 years until you go on a mission!! Ah, I can't believe it. You will be 8 years old this year and I can't believe it.
I have been amazed at watching your transition from being an "innocent child" to being "accountable". It really is amazing the transition that is happening in your life. The way your brain is comprehending so much more, the way your emotions are being handled... all of it.
I love you so much
Love,
Your Mom
So at this point in your life, you are a little entrepreneur. You decided you wanted to earn money to buy your family Christmas presents this year. So dad talked about some options of ways to earn money and you decided you wanted to make candy to sell. We helped you with everything, but you were completely involved! You worked hard all day to make candy to sell, then we spent 2 days around the neighborhood getting it sold to people.
I was completely impressed with your determination. When we went to the first house to sell candy too, you said, "It's okay mom, I can carry all the bags." You carried four full garbage bags and when they answered the door you knew exactly what to say. "I want to earn money for Christmas presents, and I am selling candy."
You were so confident! You didn't shy away from the conversation at all. I thought for sure you would look to me for guidance, but you handled all of the transaction. I was amazed at you.
You ended up earning about $120! You gave Talia 40$ for helping you make the candy, then you put some in tithing and some in savings. Then you bought all the Christmas presents you wanted with your own money and you have some left over in your wallet right now!
On your way home from school today you just told me you want a phone. I said, "A phone is something that mom and dad won't get for you. You have to be able to pay for it yourself." You said, "Okay... how much?" I told you and then automatically you said, "Well then, I will just have to earn more money!"
I loved hearing that from your mouth. You are creating value and you aren't afraid of earning money to pay for things by yourself. I love it. It is so independent and it will serve you well as you get older. I hope you keep the same motivation as we go along through the next few years... almost 10 years until you go on a mission!! Ah, I can't believe it. You will be 8 years old this year and I can't believe it.
I have been amazed at watching your transition from being an "innocent child" to being "accountable". It really is amazing the transition that is happening in your life. The way your brain is comprehending so much more, the way your emotions are being handled... all of it.
I love you so much
Love,
Your Mom
Sunday, January 3, 2016
Recap Of 2015 Events
Dear Kids,
I just wanted to do a recap of 2015 and write down the things that happened and were accomplished last year:
I just wanted to do a recap of 2015 and write down the things that happened and were accomplished last year:
- Job with Tradestar
- Being in Music Man all together
- Miscarriage
- Went to Idaho for a month
- Andrea organized her 20th high school reunion
- Gayle giving us her car
- Being in YW presidency
- Brent taught the 16-17 year olds for Church
- Basket Brigade again
- Performed at Dickens Festival
- Started the Quartet (for Brent)
- Brent did the sound for West Side
- Started and working on Natural Medicine Mamas and growth there
- Gabe started Dixie Montessori Academy
- Working with Talia more consistently - she learned to read!
- Talia graduated from the Rusty and Rosy preschool program
- Gabe and Talia in Soccer in the fall
- Gabe had baseball in the Spring
- Gabe in tumbling all year
- Talia in dance all year
- Took Talia to "When You Wish" out at Tuachan
- Took Gabe and Talia to "The Christmas Bus" at SGMT
- Elijah had a rough year (discovering his independence!)
- Went to the Shakespeare Festival and saw "Taming of the Shrew"
- Jeff Noxon had a brain surgery, made an emergency trip there to see him
- Janet and Greg's situation
- Gayle and Jaylyn both moved up north with Krista and Janet
- Denise had a neck surgery - went to see Jonathan at Thanksgiving
- Spent a week catching up with friends during Thanksgiving in SLC
- Kalea had Ayla REALLY early - premature at 28 (?) weeks
- Shayla and Casey came down to St. George to visit us
- Jeff Robbins started working at Tradestar as well
- Berg's parents passed away, reconnected with her - went to their funerals and helped a bit with the house
- Started working with James for the tax situation - still waiting on settlement
- Shauna Little in Spain the last half of the year
- Andrea did the chapter for Ganel's "I can forgive with God" book - not published yet
- "I can do hard things with God" book was published and Andrea had a financial chapter with that - helped at a book signing
- Andrea taught a class at the homeschooling conference in January
My Word For 2016: Polished
Dear Kids,
I wanted to write you about my for this year.
POLISHED.
Every year I choose a word as a theme of the year. It is quite amazing how it helps with manifesting things in your life. A couple years ago I chose the word "Vulnerable". I wanted to learn how to be more vulnerable with myself and people around me. Well, that was the year that Brent and I had more problems in our marriage than ever before, or after. I had no idea setting that intention would be manifested in such a way, but it was the best way for me to learn vulnerability. Last year I chose the word "Success". I wanted success in my life and in my marriage and in our finances. And it came last year. We had an amazing job opportunity that came and we took it. We hadn't had steady finances for YEARS, but in the last 6 months we have actually gotten back on our financial pathway, and I'm soooo grateful for it!
Well, for the last few months I have been really bugged by the spirit to "up my A game" in my life. I have a great life... and excellent one in fact. I have everything to be grateful for, but there is a large part of my soul that knows I can be more polished in my life. There are quite a few rough edges that need work.
The word "Polished" just brings to mind taking the time to make something great. Like when you wash your car, it looks good after it's washed, but until it's polished it doesn't turn heads. I want my life to turn heads... but not on the outside, on the inside of my life. I want you, my kids, to remember me as a polished woman of God. I want my relationship with my husband to be polished so that we are more of a power couple. I want the closest people in my life to know me as polished in every aspect.
So that is my focus this year. I am going to take it a month and then a week at a time. I want to polish our home, my eating habits, my study and prayer habits, my relationship habits... all of it! Don't get me wrong, I feel like we are doing great in our lives together, but the polishing must happen.
For January I am working on polishing my eating habits and deep cleaning and de-junking my house. Our house has a lot of junk in it that we don't need, and I want to clean it out so that my home is more of a temple. After focusing on those things for a month then February is about polishing my relationships. I am going on a cruise with Brent, so that will be a great start to polishing up my relationship with him! Then when we get back, I want to polish up my relationship with all of you, my kids. Better alone time, more concentrated helping time, more patience,etc.
The fun part about choosing a word for the year is that I have no idea what the Lord has in mind for us this year, or what it is going to look like. We still want to have another baby, so depending on when that happens will add to the pathway of being polished. I want to be open to the spirit to have the spirit teach me more than anything how my life can be polished up.
I am excited for this year! That is the first time I have said that or felt that way for what MANY years! I feel excited about this year and what lies in store.
I love you so much,
Love,
Your Mom
I wanted to write you about my for this year.
POLISHED.
Every year I choose a word as a theme of the year. It is quite amazing how it helps with manifesting things in your life. A couple years ago I chose the word "Vulnerable". I wanted to learn how to be more vulnerable with myself and people around me. Well, that was the year that Brent and I had more problems in our marriage than ever before, or after. I had no idea setting that intention would be manifested in such a way, but it was the best way for me to learn vulnerability. Last year I chose the word "Success". I wanted success in my life and in my marriage and in our finances. And it came last year. We had an amazing job opportunity that came and we took it. We hadn't had steady finances for YEARS, but in the last 6 months we have actually gotten back on our financial pathway, and I'm soooo grateful for it!
Well, for the last few months I have been really bugged by the spirit to "up my A game" in my life. I have a great life... and excellent one in fact. I have everything to be grateful for, but there is a large part of my soul that knows I can be more polished in my life. There are quite a few rough edges that need work.
The word "Polished" just brings to mind taking the time to make something great. Like when you wash your car, it looks good after it's washed, but until it's polished it doesn't turn heads. I want my life to turn heads... but not on the outside, on the inside of my life. I want you, my kids, to remember me as a polished woman of God. I want my relationship with my husband to be polished so that we are more of a power couple. I want the closest people in my life to know me as polished in every aspect.
So that is my focus this year. I am going to take it a month and then a week at a time. I want to polish our home, my eating habits, my study and prayer habits, my relationship habits... all of it! Don't get me wrong, I feel like we are doing great in our lives together, but the polishing must happen.
For January I am working on polishing my eating habits and deep cleaning and de-junking my house. Our house has a lot of junk in it that we don't need, and I want to clean it out so that my home is more of a temple. After focusing on those things for a month then February is about polishing my relationships. I am going on a cruise with Brent, so that will be a great start to polishing up my relationship with him! Then when we get back, I want to polish up my relationship with all of you, my kids. Better alone time, more concentrated helping time, more patience,etc.
The fun part about choosing a word for the year is that I have no idea what the Lord has in mind for us this year, or what it is going to look like. We still want to have another baby, so depending on when that happens will add to the pathway of being polished. I want to be open to the spirit to have the spirit teach me more than anything how my life can be polished up.
I am excited for this year! That is the first time I have said that or felt that way for what MANY years! I feel excited about this year and what lies in store.
I love you so much,
Love,
Your Mom
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