When you feel insecure or lost

My toddler has started noticing pictures and other decorations in our home. 

The other day she saw the Christus.

I watched as she moved a chair up to the perfect spot,

and pulled him close. 

Inspecting every detail.

His hands,

hair

feet

and nose.  

 When you feel insecure, and need reassurance.
Lost, and need direction. 

Remember this:

Jesus has a nose

YOU have a nose

Jesus is perfect

and through him,

you can be perfect too.

He has a plan for you,

and it is perfect. 

I chose you four years ago

I choose you today

and everyday

for the rest of our lives.

  

My life has a plan

This week has gone by slow.

What do you do when:

1. Every toy as been played with a million times

2. Friends have moved

3. Snow and ice remain on the parks/sidewalks

4. You are tired of cooking,watching movies

and reading books

  I know happiness comes when you surrender your will,  

and accept what God has planned for you. 

That gentle voice in my heart softly said,

 "You are not be the only one 

with the winter blues." 

I hesitantly made a mental list of people, 

then took a leap of faith.

Today we had our first play date in months. 

It may seem small.

It may seem insignificant.

But I think that is what God wanted me to do.

And I am happy.

"My life is a gift, my life has a plan."

Six More Weeks

Surviving six more weeks of winter 101

1. Read Scriptures, pray ALL the time

2. Listen to uplifting music

3. Set daily and weekly goals

4. Be grateful, serve others

5. Exercise

*BONUS*

Make FUN plans  

We celebrated groundhogs day by watching Phil coming out of his cage, and reading random facts about ground hogs.

Did you know their teeth never stop growing? Groundhogs chew on wood to keep them short.

Anyways.

During nap time Kysa came over. We made chocolate cookies and talked about 

EVERYTHING

but also nothing?

Finnley woke up, and party began!

We crafted and frosted all things groundhogs. 

Quality time with family is my favorite time. 

I work hard to keep my covenants, so I can be with them for eternity.

Inauguration Day

All politics aside, I loved Inauguration Day. 

Pretty cool watching all our past presidents, and other political leaders coming together. They embraced, spoke and shook hands. 

Finnley's favorite part was the cannons firing,

and seeing the helicopter take off. 

After Finnley requested that we "coot"

She loves helping me cook.

I had this beautiful vision of brownies cut into star shapes.

We could called them our

patriotic treat.

The brownies came out of the oven soft, warm and fragrant. 

Lunch time came and past,

 Spencer is home and the girls are both asleep.

Taking advantage of the quite moment, we each get a spoon and dig in.

9pm Sharp

The sound of raspy coughing and nose sniffles fills the home. 

Tonight I am tired.

The girls didn't fuss as I helped with the night routine. 

They are so tired. 

All lights out at the Palmer place, 

9 p.m. sharp.

”[s]ometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’” President Monson

The Desire to Create

Because my Spencer is sick,

He stayed home from work.

He Encouraged me to paint.

 So I did.

"The desire to create is one of the deepest yearnings of the human soul. No matter our talents, education, backgrounds, or abilities, we each have an inherent wish to create something that did not exist before." Elder Uchtdorf