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Saturday, October 25, 2008

Lewis Kid's Nerf Dart Game

The Lewis kids have invented their own game of darts with a nerf gun. It is played in the front entry of our house.
The person "it" stands at the front door with the nerf gun and shoots the dart up in the air.

Those not "it" lay on the floor and CAN NOT move. The dart falls to the ground and either hits those laying on the floor Or gets really close.

FUN TIMES with lots of squealing and laughing!

Our October Mantel - Will you Trick or Treat?

Our focus for the month of October is - Will you Trick or Treat.
When looking at relationships and interactions with others, will you TRICK them into doing what you want or will you TREAT them as the Savior would, with truth?

The TRICK side has Psalms 32:2 as a reference. "Blessed is the man... in whose spirit there is no guile." Guile is deceit, impure motives, hidden true intent. Guile in our lives is like the sludge at the bottom of a pond. It is stagnant, stinks and can not promote growth - so we have a pot of slime, green, blue and black (it really is gross - after sitting there all month there is actual mold growing on it.) and dead plants.

The TREAT side has the reference John 13:34 "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another as I have loved you, that ye also love one another." TREAT others with LOVE, honor and respect. Be honest in your dealings with your fellow men. "TREATS" should not be so sugary that they are difficult to swallow. They should be sincere and genuine. Our "labor with all your might" bulbs continue to grow on this side.

May our month of October be filled with TREATS rather than TRICKS!

Saturday, September 20, 2008

Our September Mantel

Each month I change the mantel in our Family Room. The theme of the mantel is our focus for the month and usually has something to do with the month's holiday. Our Family Home Evening lessons revolve around the theme and having the month's motto posted right below the TV reminds us of our focus often.
Labor Day is the September's holiday. In August we focused on "Know what it takes" and September we focus in "DO what it takes. LABOR with all your might." The pictures on the mantel represent examples of DOING what it takes.
Beginning at the far left:
A picture of the Savior healing the blind man. The Savior not only taught what is good, He DID what was good.
- A picture "Necessary for salvation". A hole is chopped out of the ice of a lake so a woman can be baptized. Though it was a huge sacrifice, all knew what was necessary for salvation and they did what it took for the woman to receive that sacred ordinance.
Small oval frame with James 2:20 - "Faith without works is dead."
Long rectangle shaped frame with 1 Nephi 3:7 - "I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded..."
The Salt Lake Temple picture - where Fred and I were married. We were willing to "Do what it takes" and live our lives so we could be married there.
The resurrected Savior - The Savior DID all that was required, and He did it for us.
The Glass Containers - have forced bulbs growing in them so we can watch the roots grow, "Labor with all their might" and finally bloom.