Little Blessings Everywhere!

I just wanted to post a thank you to everyone who has kept us in their prayers, brought in wonderful meals, given words of encouragement or just a kind word or smile. Those little blessings have helped me through these hard times. I can feel Heavenly Father's love and I see His love taking place from the service given on our behalf. Once again, we are so blessed to have the gospel in our lives and know without a doubt that it is true. Trials definitely strengthen ones faith and testimony that God lives and also that His son died for us. I am so grateful for family that is close by. What a blessing to us all.

Faith

It has been quite a while since I posted anything. It seems that our family has been affected by the slump in the housing market. Gregg was laid off by the company he was working for. The company was only able to sell one house last year. So had to be let go. I never thought that our family would be affected by an unemployment. Our faith that things will be O.K. has been our saving grace. Hopefully Gregg will find jobs and move forward with beginning his own business. He does have his contractors license. He is great at home improvements as well. If I have to return to work I will. Either way we will endure this trial. We both have wonderful supporting families who love us and will help. As for the house, Gregg will continue to finish it. If we have to end up selling it then we will. Whatever the Lord's will, we will be willing to do. I love my Heavenly Father as well as my Savior and I know they will not let us down when we are doing our part. I also have to remember to pray for the other millions that have lost their jobs. This is a hard time right now in our country. I am hopeful that when one door closes another opens.

Being Constructive

The girls really enjoy building tents. They use every blanket, sheet and clothespin they can find. Inside there are different rooms with all of their things. It is so fun to build but a chore to take down. I usually let them sleep in it and latter on the next day it has to come down. It is good play time that doesn't include a Wii or computer.

More House Pictures in the Snow

My husband took these on Tuesday . We are in the last stages of being finished with building our house. It does have sheetrock on the inside. We are counting down the days for completion. I am thinking sometime in February. I am so very excited to move in.

Enjoying a Beautiful Event

We did stop for a quick pose although it was bitterly cold.

Caroline's cast did not stop her. We put a sock over the cast then two Walmart bags over the sock and then a large rubber band to hold it all on the cast. It worked great. She stayed on her knees most of the time. She didn't care a bit.

Kimberly did not know what to think. She was in awe!

Hannah jumped right in to try and make a snowball.

Melanie was taken back by the strong winds and blizzard like conditions.

This is what we woke up to on Tuesday morning. Boy were the kids thrilled.

Cool Rainbow in January

I took this on a day when we were having some bizzare weather. My kids go nuts over a rainbow. They really are so beautiful. I always ask them "What was God's promise?"

A New Day for a New President

I have to say that I did not vote for Barack Obama. I was even a little upset when he won the election. I have come to terms that he is our new president as of today. I can only hope and pray that he will be guided by our Heavenly Father to make wise choices and decisions that will help our country and its people. I was very impressed by his speech. I feel that of this moment in time that he really will do his very best to fix the problems that exist and also the problems that we will face. I can only pray for him and choose to be positive instead of disappointed. So President Obama, I am putting my trust in you to help our United States of America and to remember to put your trust in God.