If You Chance to Meet a Frown......

I love children and I love to interact with them. Recently, I printed up the next two pages back-to-back on card stock, and cut out each face.  I put the faces in my purse.  I started to hand them out to my grandkids.  It's fun to see their reaction of how the frowning face can turn into a smiling face.  To continue with the fun, I'll show them one of the next three videos with the face in my hand, turning it to match the words in the song.  

Try printing up some faces yourself and hand it out to a child.  It will make your day.  

  

You can also see the video by clicking here.   

 

 

You can also see the video by clicking here 

You can also see the video by clicking here.

Thankful for Fall

Fall is my favorite season of the year.  Could it be that it's my favorite season because Scott and I fell in love in the fall of 1976?

Well, here we are in the fall of 2025.  I'm grateful for the reminders that fall is here once again and our love for each other continues to flourish.  

These pumpkins were harvested this fall from the Anderson's and Warren's gardens in Rexburg and Logan.  

These decorated Halloween sugar cookies were made by some of our grandchildren this fall. 

We love our Harvest Villas community.  The bushes with red leaves is the view out our front window -- a daily reminder that it's fall.

I'm enjoying our fall decorations in our home.  

Is that a watermelon pumpkin?  Yes!  Expect this kind of gift when your grandkids know that watermelon is your favorite food! 

We have so much to give thanks to God for...for the fall of 1976 as well as for the fall 49 years later! 

From Prehistoric to Eternity

Vernal, located in eastern Utah, is a small town. But, a unique temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is located there. We decided to drive the three hours to see it this week. 

Originally built from 1898-1907, and known as the Uintah Stake Tabernacle, the building was used for worship services and large community events. After decades, the tabernacle became obsolete as the town grew. In 1994, Church leaders announced that the historic building would be converted into a temple for use by Church members in eastern Utah.  

We enjoyed very much the spirit we felt inside the Vernal Temple.

We went to the temple to perform proxy sealings for five couples, ancestors of Scott, who didn't have the opportunity to have their marriages sealed for eternity during their lifetime. What exactly does an eternal marriage sealing mean? This three-minute video clip taken in the Rome, Italy Temple tells more about this special gift from God. 

Click onto the above arrow to watch the video.

Vernal is also known as dinosaur country, home to the Dinosaur National Monument located a half-hour east of town. Over 1,500 dinosaur bones have been discovered in the rocks and hills. Unfortunately for us, due to the federal shutdown going on, the visitors center of the National Monument was closed. 

Still, we enjoyed reading the outdoor explanations of this unique part of the world where dinosaurs once roamed. 

A park ranger explains what Dinosaur National Monument is all about. 

You can also see this video posted on Youtube by clicking here

Farewell, Vernal. From the prehistoric to the eternal, you have it all!