My Boy was Baptized

On December 22nd, Jeff baptized our oldest child and gratefully most of our family was able to witness this milestone in our lives. We got permission from our Bishop to have our own, separate from the Stake, because of my mom's health and mostly because we had so many of our family here. All of Jeff's siblings were there but Becky and Sally, and all of mine but Kent. I fed everyone afterwards with some pretty grubbin' refreshments and my good friend DeLynn and her family helped me clean up afterwards. She was such a big help. I love that girl.

Anyway, it feels a bit weird that he is 8 but I'm really excited for him. He's in Cub Scouts and loves it so far. The other day he went to his first Eagle Court of Honor as an a official Scout with his Dad. They were both decked out in their uniforms and I so wish I had a picture. I used to grumble a bit about the scouting program when we were first married. Jeff told me that the program had done a lot for him and that he wanted to give back and be a good leader like the ones he had. He went on about all the hikes and camp outs that he wanted to go on and all I could think of was the amount of money it would cost to do all those things. I've changed my mind since because I understand more fully the purpose behind scouting. I wouldn't say I was ready to be a den mother but I'm excited to help Devon along and hope that he will follow in his Dad's footsteps. I was reading in his cub scout book the other day so I could start helping him and it was exciting for me to see that he will be able to develop so many values- integrity, honor, respect, hard work.

Scout Oath		Scout Law
On my honor I will do my best To do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; To help other people at all times; To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.		A Scout is: Trustworthy Loyal Helpful Friendly Courteous Kind Obedient Cheerful Thrifty Brave Clean Reverent

Speaking of Values!

Jeff and I watched this movie last night. I looooooooooved it. I walked away with lots weighing on my mind. I feel like I was given the same gifts that "Jason" was given while I was growing up. As of late, I've tried to forget about the mistakes my parents made and I've tried to remember the good they
taught me. I also felt like I've been too preoccupied with abundance.
There is a ton things that I let distract me from what I know is most important. I think one of my biggest challenges is to REMEMBER what is REALLY important. I have many more thoughts but my time is spent. I need to recap Christmas. I had a BEAUTIFUL Christmas. I cried a lot and my heart was softened.