Love the Lord

2015 New Year's Resolution -- Love the Lord

"When we put God first, all other things fall into their proper place or drop out of our lives. Our love of the Lord will govern the claims for our affection, the demands on our time, the interests we pursue, and the order of our priorities. We should put God ahead of everyone else in our lives."

"The great test of life is obedience to God. 

The great task of life is to learn the will of the Lord and then do it.

The great commandment of life is to love the Lord."

Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Ezra Taft Benson Chapter #1: Love the Lord
TEACHINGS OF PRESIDENTS OF THE CHURCH: EZRA TAFT BENSON

One Sentence Plea(se)

Starting to prepare a Relief Society lesson at 7:00 pm the night before calls for a tender mercy.

Putting Christmas Away

We've been gathering the Christmas stuff and putting it away, remembering the joyful experiences with family and friends.
Mike and I had Christmas dinner with Janette and Brandan's family after taking their gifts over on Christmas Day. Anthony's family had coughs and runny noses, but we took gifts and visited briefly.
All Mike's children and grandchildren -- Michelle, David, Tony, Christine, Mike (Christine's husband), Nora and Neva -- were here in Boise to enjoy turkey dinner together on Dec 26th. Tony's girlfriend, Shelley, was here also. David's wife, Jennifer, had to work, and Michelle's husband, Rob, wasn't able to make the trip.
All in all, it was a joyous time!

Engagement of Ethan Hawkley and Rebecca Jolley

Ethan and Becca got engaged over the Christmas holidays, and I'm excited for their future together!
They set the date for May, 2015 in one of the Arizona temples (I forgot which one).

10th Anniversary for Janette and Brandan

So in the busyness of the week, I neglected to congratulate Janette and Brandan on the tenth anniversary of their marriage on August 14. Janette reported that they went to a nice restaurant, visited the Boise Temple grounds and viewed videos of their engagement and marriage festivities.  Brandan got a songwriter to write a song for the occasion, too! In the meantime, Janette created a book that includes photos of their story. I'd say that's a pretty impressive celebration for a pretty impressive couple -- not to mention their especially impressive children, Cohen and Lily!!

Ethan's Move to Minneapolis

Today is a lemon drop day, sweet and sour. Mike and I helped Ethan finish packing up his stuff at Treeline Street and filling a U-Haul truck, all set for Minneapolis, where he will start his career as a history teacher at Macalester College. We will miss him but acknowledge our great fortune of having him in Boise the past year (+ a few months). We know he will do well in his chosen profession.

Hawkley Family Reunion - 2014

We had so much fun at Tamarack Aug 1-3! Janette made the shirt design and Candice took the photos. Some activities - swimming, fishing, biking, baseball, running, Disney channel, playing in the dirt, Jenga tournament, s'mores over the fire, eating and more eating, endless chatting and laughing.

We decided to set the first weekend in August (Fri-Sun) as annual dates for the Hawkley Reunion.