Church
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This Week . . .
* I had a visit from my good friend Cindy, whom I hadn't seen in over a year. The kids loved playing with her again, and I had such a great time talking – and I got to finally meet her… Continue reading
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Tender Mercies . . .
To say that this morning was hard, is quite the understatement. Before we even left for church I had completely passed my patience limit and was ready to throttle Derek. (Thank goodness Lily was having a good morning.) So, needless… Continue reading
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Teenage Girls
Kevin accused me last night of pretending to be a teenager again, not true, but I can see how he could make the mistake. With my calling in Young Womens, I have been spending quite a bit of time with… Continue reading
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Going Back to my Youth
Last week I had the exciting opportunity to go to Girl's Camp for a few days. (For those of you who don't know, our church has a week long girls' summer camp every year to teach basic camping/survival skills and… Continue reading
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The Boys and the Girls Go Camping!
We had quite the full weekend, what with Lily's birthday (which I will hopefully post about soon) and everything else. This weekend was also a big weekend because both the boys and the girls went camping, but not together. The… Continue reading
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The Good, the Bad, and the . . . Silly
Wow, this week has completely flown, and although it was so much less stressful than last week, it ended up almost as busy and pretty crazy. I thought I would break it down into the lists – "The Bad List"… Continue reading
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Basketball, A Baptism, Bowling, and other Brown Family Adventures
I am finally getting around to posting about our weekend. It was a busy one, and the activities began on Friday. I was at one of those points where I truly NEEDED to get out of the house, and since… Continue reading
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A Sad Farewell to a Great Man
I found out last night that President Gordon B. Hinckley, the president of our church, died yesterday. He was such an amazing man and I will miss him very much. As sad as it is for all of us who… Continue reading
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Sunday “Relaxing”
I captured this perfect moment of relaxation on Sunday of Kevin and Derek. Poor Kevin was exhausted and was gone all but one hour of the day at meetings, helping pick up the slack for some missing leaders at church. … Continue reading
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Happy Christmas to All!
I am definitely feeling that "day after Christmas" feeling – a little bored, a little down, and very exhausted. It's all good though, because it was a wonderful holiday, and anything as great as Christmas, takes some recovering from. To… Continue reading