Giving Thanks

The other night I was thinking about the ladies in my ward who I look up to. I thought this would be a great place to give thanks to them. (no particular order of gratefulness)

-Shelly Reasch was a young women's leader for the latter part of my high school years. She taught me so much about patience (dealing with so much drama from us), unconditional love, a testimony of the gospel, and so much more. She truly helped me gain my own testimony.

-Kathy White is so humble. She always has a ready compliment to give, but I've noticed has a hard time taking them herself. :) If she is accompanying anyone fromt he piano, she makes them sound so much better than they ever possibly could on their own. She always has a hug and a smile for me.

-Marla Leithead is very willing to serve wherever needed. I mostly remember her being the pianist for for our ward's primary. She has the patience of Job, which I was reminded of a few weeks ago when I played in primary. Whenever I think of her the words "quiet reassurance" come to mind. She always has this way about her of being confident without overbearance.

-Karen Christiansen was also a young women's leader for a long time. I mostly remember her lessons being fun, yet spiritual. We had a large class and she always helped us feel the spirit.

There are so many more, but these are the ones that I am truly grateful for this year. Without them I wouldn't be the person I am today. So, thank you, ladies. I love you.

Family

A few weekends ago we had the whole family home to take family pictures. Here are few of my favorites.

I met Michael Phelps!

That's right. I met Michael Phelps! So, it was in a dream, but it still happened. In my dream I was working in the fabric store here in town during a remodel. He and a friend came in to use the computers that were available. In the dream, he told me about how he learned to pray and that he was excited to go to BYU-Idaho. Yup, it's all true. In my dream I remember thinking that I would have something to blog about, so here it is!

This Is The Life

Bekah and Sariah

Whitney

One of the reasons I decided to move home this year was to play with my nieces more often. Yesterday, the 3 that live in the area were over for the majority of the day. It was a lot of fun. Here are some shots that I took to capture the memories. They all love the piano. They even were dancing around when I turned the demos on. It was fun.

I am a Bella

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