Tag: Bex
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Arise from the dust and be men
In that invitation for his sons to be men I hear the exaggeration, frustration, and pleading of Lehi. He sees the limitations of his influence and knows the sons her is speaking to are capable of being better than they have been performing. It is my tone with Isaac and often Enoch and Noah and…
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Goodbye Marinette
Tonight I held Marinette as she passed away. She has been struggling for weeks. We thought she was getting better but Mariah saw that she was laying down and alerted me that she was unlikely to survive the night. I held her for over half an hour as she struggled to breath and finally she…
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Family Kanban
I had shared the idea of a kanban board for the family with Laura and explained that it would be fully compatible with the organization she wanted to establish in the family but until now I had not started it because Laura want ready. As we were having a discussion she disagreed with my assessment…
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Goodbye Pumpkin Spice
I forgot to record yesterday that Pumpkin Spice died. I had thought that Chocolate Eclaire looked weaker of the two of them but I realize that Pumpkin was more sedentary. Yesterday while Mariah was cleaning her room she saw that Pumpkin was having difficulty breathing or moving. Eventually Pumpkin stopped breathing. Mariah told me later…
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Coming together
The plans we set in motion seven months ago are finally coming to fruition. The sixth bedroom is done. The basement is getting carpeted – finishing tomorrow – so that we can begin living in the whole house. And we had our piano delivered today so that for family scriptures tonight we sat singing hymns.…
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A day together
For the first time in a very long time we had the whole family together. We were celebrating Mariah’s birthday and Enoch was with us plus I had talked to Lily about visiting Ezra sometime so we arranged to bring him with us. He didn’t get to stay overnight but he went with the rest…
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Labor day
Laura wanted to go kayaking today but I had determined that I had too much work to do today. By 6:30 this morning I was unloading the trailer. By the time I woke everyone up (Emma and Noah were already awake) at 8:45 I had unloaded the trailer, designed a shelving system for the garage,…
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Biking family
Yesterday after dinner Noah wanted to try riding his bike without training wheels. First try he took right off and ride down the street. I spent the rest of the evening running after him to help him get started after he stopped. He loved it but we decided to put the training wheels back on…
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Goodbye Willow (and Sugar)
Soon after I came upstairs in the morning Marsha said she had to show me something in the garage. My first thought was to wonder if Jasper has escaped into Andy’s truck bed. Instead, as I should have known after the stress of yesterday, she showed me that Willow had died in the night. She…
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Goodbye Ellis
In the middle of work today Mariah called but I couldn’t take her call. When I texted to ask what she needed she said she would tell me when I got home. I immediately began to worry about the guinea pigs. Ellis has been in pain for a couple of weeks and had been losing…