Category: Journal
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Ward walkabout
I was tempted to skip my journal for tonight based on some late conversations but I really wanted to record the beginning of a new thing the ward started today called the ward walkabout. Every Sunday until the weather gets too cold there will be a house who has volunteered to host as people in…
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From bad to good
No journal last night because we were out camping without any Internet connection but also because it was a very late evening. I was pressed by fires at work that had me looking into things after I got home and that was compounded by the kids just sitting around waiting for me to drive everything…
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Firing on all cylinders
It’s been several days since Laura and I managed to do couple study but today we did. We also got family scripture study. I felt more effective at work today, actually completing some tasks that have been waiting for a while. I also managed to get some things cleaned up from the yard into the…
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A new abandoned cat
Bex saw a cat in the road while driving home. He didn’t move for the car so she stopped and brought him home. He was friendly but somewhat weak from lack of nourishment. We have provided for and water and asked him to stay in the garage for now but I’m not ready to commit…
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Just a day
I’m not sure what to say about today. I’m juggling several projects at work so I didn’t finish my day nearly as early as I normally would. In the evening I managed to get the yard cleaned up after the wind storm yesterday (blowing leaves off the driveway, taking sticks out of the grass, and…
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A park victory
We went to the park this evening after dinner. I only got Noah, Ezra, and Emma to come but it was an unqualified success as proven by 1) people asking to stay longer when I first suggested going home and 2) Ezra suggesting that we should do this at least 2 or 3 times each…
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A New Father’s Day
Today marked a different kind of Father’s Day for me. It’s the first one where I have more than my biological kids around. Savannah and Aaron came yesterday and stayed over for most of today to celebrate the day. (They took off to have dinner with Aaron’s family – which felt like a good compromise…
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Another lost evening
Yesterday the evening schedule was decimated by a massive shopping trip. Today it was decimated by me working late trying to put out fires. I need to protect those evening hours better. (In all honesty it feels like my plan is being attacked because we’ve rarely had so many interruptions of evenings before.)
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Ezra is home
I went to pick Ezra up from Vantage Point this afternoon. I was happy to hear that he really likes the therapist there so he is very willing to continue therapy with him for the next three months—that alone is a great blessing. Ezra keeps saying that he wants to go back to Vantage Point,…
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“Where is my family?”
This morning I decided what change I could make for the family. I scheduled an media to turn off at 6pm and committed to take people out to a park and dinner was done each evening even at the cost of not being able to keep up with the yard. I would hope that Laura…