August is Among US!!

I am so excited about life right now.  Lots has changed in the last 30 days.  WE BOUGHT A MOVIE THEATRE!!!!  Yep, this has been a work in progress.  It's funny because we drive by the Main Street Theatre here in Cedar City daily.  It's hard to miss it but one night I said to Kyle- "We need to put a dollar theatre in, the prices are too high for this economy and we need something for our children to learn how to work".  Next day Kyle and I were talking and he said his partner and brother Kolby said the same thing.  So before I know it an offer is in place and accepted and 15,000 contractors looking for work are bidding like crazy and the positive feed back has been overwhelming.  Between our families we have 11 kids and plenty of help.  Ideas are just a flowing and I can't believe this could be a huge thing for our family and this community.  I am told that I will be a great influence and member in my community-I wonder if this is just the beginning for me.  Maybe my inspiration to go into Public Relations was actually inspiration.  Heavenly Father knows where he needs us.  I hope this goes well.

Kylee, Sandy have started school online.  They seem to really love it and they have been so diligent in doing their classes.  I am so proud of them.  Ella will start shortly and next week I will register Attie with her school.  I start school at the end of the month and I am looking forward to having Ammon go to school as well. 

Sandy and Kylee both have freed up my time a little.  They both have agreed to stay in Cedar and do Gymnastics and Karate and really embrace what this community has to offer.  I am very thankful for that because I really enjoy being at home.  I actually love to travel but during the school year I love to be at home with my kids. 

This year I have been graduated from high school for 20 years.  Crazy right!! And this new computer gadget called facebook allows everyone to stay in touch.  It's fun to see old familiar faces even though you really don't know them at all. But the memories flood back of all the stuck up snobs or all the jocks who are jokes now.  But all in all I am really happy with how I am developing. The refiner's fire is not an easy one and it gets really super hot at times but if I can reflect on what I am supposed to learn and what the Lord is expecting of me from this life then I think I will be okay. 

A sister in our Relief Society reminded us the other night that the mountains are going to come at us.  I imagined a conveyor belt and even a tread mill and we are puttin along on level 1 and all of sudden something happens we are climbing level 12. And she just reminded us that if we are prepared that it doesn't matter what the mountain or how steep it is the Lord can carry us and help us through that difficult trial.

Family has been a trial for me. I have never really felt like I fit in with my family. And my worst fear is upon me-watching my family act the same way to each other that my family did.  But I hope that communication stays open and clear and the love and service always is there.

I do believe and I know from experience that when you serve someone you do begin to love them.  It definitely doesn't happen over night and it may take years but it will happen.  That is all I want my kids to do in this life-recognize when someone needs help and really recognize when their family needs their love and support.

Life is good and it isn't ever going to be fun all the time but it can feel good.