David Journal

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  • A test

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    I guess we’ll soon see if Enoch’s compliance is solid enough to survive a challenge. We got an email from his health teacher that he was not participating in class and playing on his computer instead. We brought it up to Enoch and told him that behavior didn’t qualify as attending class. I feel like…

  • Buy in required

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    Emma and Ezra have been doing therapy for months and Emma has come to the point where she needs less and less frequent visits. Ezra, on the other hand, is making virtually no progress because he’s not invested in the idea that there’s any reason to live happier. It’s just a real world proof of…

  • Driving the last wagon

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    Listening to Elise Livingston speak in sacrament meeting before her mission made me think that Elise would understand Bex as far as recognizing Christ in her life. Not that Bex is likely to be open to that right now. As I was pondering/processing during sacrament meeting I felt like I have become invisible at church…

  • Surprise party

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    I decided to take some time and start patching holes in walls and doors. I got 3 of them covered but I’ll do the sanding later. While sitting down in the evening I was surprised by a call from Marsha asking if Laura and I were coming over. It turns out they were having an…

  • Slow down

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    I’m not sure why or precisely how but as I was driving home from the company party tonight I had the impression that I should try to take life more slowly. It was somewhat vague but the feeling was to leave space/time to be patient, to respond to prior, to keep a little capacity in…

  • Three days

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    When I looked at my screen time I saw that I was using 7-8 hours a day consistently. Being aware (and disappointed by that) I only had 6 hours that day and decided that 3 seemed like a good target. The next day, yesterday, I was only on the phone for 4 hours. Today I…

  • Prompt obedience to promptings

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    I am trying to establish a pattern of prompt and dependable obedience like Lehi to be in a position to receive the Lord’s vision for my family. Today that led to me getting all my outstanding tasks done and talking to Laura about us trying to reduce our screen time as an example to pave…

  • Opening my eyes

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    I’ve known that we have a problem with spending too much time on media devices and I thought Laura was the biggest culprit—then I reviewed my own screen time statistics. I think my patterns have gotten even worse as I have tried to deliberately not do everything for the family but I am definitely not…

  • Back to normal?

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    Today finally felt like a normal day. (For me, the kids had no school today.) I went to work and actually was able to consistently get things done rather than feeling exhausted or unfortunately for stretches. Hopefully I can have more normal days and have this tired funk behind me.

  • Give new experiences

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    Stake Conference – leadership session Sacred times come AFTER lots of preparation and effort. I need to do the work to find a place where I can get away. Maybe I’ll take one or two people each month from April to August down to the area around Fairview until I can settle on a place.…