It sure has been cold here in Utah!
I ran outside today barefoot and in my jammies to get this awesome picture of the longest icicle! I hope you all appreciate my effort. It has been growing for some time. My darlin and I heard a crash this afternoon and when we checked the icicle had fallen. I’m so glad I got the photo!!!
Stay warm!!!
The start of a new year is the traditional time to take stock of our lives and see where we are going, measured against the backdrop of where we have been. Several years ago at BYU, I shared my thoughts on the scriptural story of Lot’s wife.
Often, like Lot’s wife, we long to return to past days. I have come to the conclusion that Lot’s wife did not just look back; she looked back longingly. In short, her attachment to the past outweighed her confidence in the future. That, apparently, was at least part of her sin.
So, as a new year starts and we try to benefit from a proper view of what has gone before, I plead with you not to dwell on days now gone, nor to yearn vainly for yesterdays, however good those yesterdays may have been. The past is to be learned from but not lived in.
To all such of every generation, I call out, “Remember Lot’s wife.” Faith is for the future. Faith builds on the past but never longs to stay there. Faith trusts that God has great things in store for each of us and that Christ truly is the “high priest of good things to come.”
Keep your eyes on your dreams, however distant and far away. Live to see the miracles of repentance and forgiveness, of trust and divine love that will transform your life today, tomorrow, and forever. That is a New Year’s resolution I ask you to keep this new year. -Jeffrey R. Holland & Greg Thorpe
Hope your Sunday is the Best! Love, Joy
This is my brother Brad! He’s giving a squish to his sweetie Cindy!
Today is his Birthday!!!!
When I was a little girl I remember him being so good to me. He was, and still is, a wonderful big brother.
He is one of the hardest workers I’ve ever met. He has been working since he was in his early teen years. He still works so hard to provide for his family!
He always had the beautiful cars when he was a teenager. This was the late 70’s and he had these beautiful muscle cars. He had a Chevelle, a Monte Carlo, and a LeMans. He always took such good care of his things. He has always been so responsible.
He is a good brother, dad, husband and son to our parents.
I love him and hope he has the most Happy Birthday Ever!!!
I am so blessed to have a big brother like him.
I love the idea of a fresh start.
A new beginning.
The chance or opportunity to try again, to do better.
I am so thankful for the opportunity!
What will I do? How will I do better?
I’ll just keep moving,
or as Dori says, “Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming!”
I’ll look for ways to improve.
Right now I feel like I need to improve in so many ways. I won’t let myself get overwhelmed with all of the things that need to be improved.
I’ll start and keep going.
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“I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year, ‘Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.’ And he replied, ‘Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the Hand of God. That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way.’ So I went forth, and finding the Hand of God, trod gladly into the night. And He led me towards the hills and the breaking of day in the lone East.” -Minnie Louise Haskins
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God is always there to help us do better!
Have the best and most Happy New Year ever!
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