. . .only everlasting beginnings.
September 24, 2023
Snowflake, Arizona
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| You can thank Exacto for the noble pictures of Rosehips 😁 |
Dear Flammly,
It's autumn time! I started my new toothbrush yesterday. :) So far, no real color changes in the trees and the weather has been strange -- weirdly windy for this time of year, giving it the air a sort of hot and cold feel.
I had a great week. I rehearsed twice with the choirs for their upcoming concert (I need to practice!) and taught all my piano students. I have 7 students now, counting Rosehips! That's the most I've ever had, I think.
For Family Home Evening we invited Nana and Grandpa to join us in making our traditional Conference Countdown pictures. We listened to conference music in the Church's Sacred Music app, and just settled in and quietly worked. It was lovely!
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| The cottonwood by the well house got cut down this week. 😢 |
On Tuesday we had the special opportunity to participate in Laps for Logan, an event planned by our dear friends here who lost their adult son to suicide a few years ago. On the anniversary of his death, we gather at the high school track and walk laps, talking about mental health if we choose, and making an effort to connect with someone new. I loved getting to know a new friend and talking about our experiences with our children and mental health. It was an uplifting, encouraging time!
And after that Rosehips and I met DC at the church for tithing declaration with our bishop. Hearing her declare that she was a full tithe payer brought me deep joy. He sent us home with a nice little loaf of homemade bread. :)
Wednesday evening I had Young Women work -- we met with the class presidency and took birthday treats to two of the girls. It felt a bit crazy squeezing so much in to just over an hour but it was super fun. On Saturday we had our class activity, playing kickball in the Boones' yard and having a caramel apple bar out of Duncan's trunk.
Friday I had a delightful conversation with our beloved Janice for her birthday. I am so, so grateful for her in my life! To have a friend like her who knows me so well and loves me so much, and who has wisdom of older years, is just a treasure I thank Heavenly Father for!
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| Exacto and I ran three times this week, including the whole Knoll Trail on Friday 💪 |
Also Rosehips and I got our autumn groove going and did some baking while watching a Hallmark autumn movie. Super fun! That evening we studied 1 Nephi 18 and played Packesel together and watched some Bluey and the first half of Elemental. (DC hasn't seen it yet).
Yesterday was a full, happy day. We had the honor of joining McCleve relatives for the placing of my Uncle John's headstone in the Snowflake Cemetery. I loved being there talking to cousins and seeing their adorable children, as we watched and helped the monument workers place the granite base and then the beautiful headstone Aunt Laura had designed. I love the words she chose to put on it: "Live for the Reunion" and " There are no true endings, only everlasting beginnings."
Grandpa performed an amazing act of love and invited the whole group to a hot meal afterward! He made chicken enchiladas with rice and beans and chips and salsa for about 70 people and Nana made a huge salad and we helped them set it up at Pioneer Park and then take it down afterwards. I loved seeing them serve like that -- it was celestial material for sure!
That evening DC and I joined our game night friends for Tsuro with expansion pack, some hilarious rounds of Secret Hitler, and then Qwirkle. We brought the remnants of the caramel apple bar from the YW activity, and it was of course well received. 😋 Such a fun evening!
This morning in our family gospel study we watched two Book of Mormon videos (this one and this one) and Rosehips shared some thoughts about Lehi's family and their journey to the promised land and prophets.
It was a more difficult journey than it had to be because they stopped being willing to listen to the prophet and to believe that what he was telling them was what God wanted him to tell them. She said that it's like that for us, too, that if we will listen to the prophet and believe that he's telling us what God wants him to, we will have peace and safety during our life.
I am so grateful for God calling a prophet for us and speaking through him! I can't wait to hear him next weekend! If we will be humble enough to really listen and repent, the Lord can deliver us from the extra-hard parts of our life.
I love you all so much!
Love,
Mommy / Michelle
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