How's your NEW YEAR going?

         Hopefully you are continuing with good habits or practices developed last year and striving to IMPROVE yourself daily. Even CONGRATULATING YOURSELF on making progress if only in little ways.

        Life is a challenge for all of us and if you think differently then you don't know your friends, family or associates very well. Everyone faces TRIALS whether health, relationships or self worth. But as long as we KEEP TRYING, we haven't FAILED. And remember that PRAYER is always a resource for help from above.  All it takes is a humble heart and FAITH in a higher power.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my son DANIEL

What a fun, creative, loving son Daniel has been since he joined our family on Jan 9, in Stevens Point, Wisconsin on a cold snowy morning. Our second son, he had an older brother Frank and two more brothers Brook and Jeffrey who would join our family later. Now Daniel and his wife Tina have their own family with grownup twin daughters and two teenage sons. What a major accomplishment raising a family in this day and age, but Daniel does it with gusto, energy, humor and love. He reaches out to the family to gather us together and is one BUSY DUDE-teaching digital media at Utah Valley University, and juggling all the activities of a growing family with health issues, teenage angst and school challenges. HURRAH for DANIEL assisted by his wife TINA who just recovered from treatments for Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. HAPPY BIRTHDAY and many more...

Growing up with his brothers 

Family gatherings

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2020

Well after 9 hours of sleep last night, I'm ready to go with a NEW YEAR. Been up since 6:30 am with prayer, journal and scripture study makes for a GREAT BEGINNING for me. Here's an article that touched my heart this morning as I studied https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2009/10/more-diligent-and-concerned-at-home?lang=eng

Some principles that can help all of us by Elder Bednar of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in our families and relationships:

1. EXPRESS LOVE AND SHOW IT MORE IN OUR FAMILIES

2. BEAR TESTIMONY OF OUR FAITH IN GOD AND LIVE IT

3. BE CONSISTENT