Category: Journal
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Service steps
I had a pretty distracted day today, to the point of not getting Alex to his appointment with his therapist. At the end of the day I needed 6000 steps to reach my goal of 8000. I thought walking to Walmart would be about 6000 steps but after doing that walk I was still 1000…
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Another success
Alex will probably forget it because it doesn’t match his narrative but I navigate another confrontation with him without getting upset by calling out his dysfunctional approach to communication and inviting him to do better. He finally came around to asking for what he wanted rather than refusing to ask because he assumed I would…
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“Plaster on a smile”
Laura mentioned that when she sees kids (Noah in this instance) doing things that she thinks are a healthy change for them she tries to encourage it even if it is annoying for us. She said she just tries to plaster on a smile and it struck me how often as parents we have to…
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Upgraded prayer
I have been doing better with praying consistently and when Brother Perry mentioned President Nelson’s counsel to pay chocolate whenever possibly I was happy too think of the fact that I have made the point and am building the happy of making sure I pray vocally every day and that I do so at a…
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Can this be normal?
It feels like I had an “all of the above” day. I went to the temple to start the day and then drive to Copper Hills High School to see Bex perform at Theater State. I got scripture study and a nap before Laura and I took Emma shopping for clothes. That was followed immediately…
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Hitting a lull
I don’t know for sure but it feels a little like I am hitting a lull after conference. I am still being consistent with prayer, personal scripture study, couple scripture study, family scripture study, a nightly conference talk, and a daily journal entry. It feels like a solid foundation and for staying centered and focused—much…
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Bath time for George
I got some good work done today and feel good about my ability to complete this project on time. I’m also excited to still be consistent with Laura in doing our couple scripture study daily. This is going much better so far than I had dared to hope. Today, for the first time in years,…
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Lean into it
I finally got my bifocals today. Two years ago the optometrist said I could get bifocals but didn’t really need them yet. This time he said I could get bifocals but I might be able to go another year before I really needed them. I decided to just go for it and then I decided…
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Keep up the exposure
We took the 4 youngest kids to see Escape from Germany. I was hopeful that they would enjoy the action and that they wouldn’t tune out the spiritual messages. I think that’s exactly what happened. Enoch declared that it was one of the best movies he’s seen. As Laura and I were studying this evening…