David Journal

Tag: Savannah

  • Savannah to Brazil

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    Today Savannah got word of when she would finally fly to Brazil. She will be flying out on November 11th. She wanted to be there before Christmas and she got her wish.

  • Father’s Day Surprise

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    For probably the first time in 20 years I was truly surprised this Father’s Day. Laura and the girls (probably Savannah and Mariah) got me balloons with confetti in them and an ice cream cake for Father’s Day. I didn’t have any hint that they had anything when they came out not long after church…

  • Poof

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    I couldn’t let I be forgotten that we briefly had a feral bird for a pet. This morning the kids called my attention to the cats looking at a bird. When I came to see i was surprised that the cats were looking at a bird standing on the deck only inches from them. Kylo…

  • Good things happening

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    We’ve been waiting for weeks for Savannah to hear back from Utah State University about whether the was accepted into the Music Therapy program. After her last interview she felt good and based on what they told her there I really felt like she was a great example of the kind of student they would…

  • Choose you this day

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    Laura told me that she had begun to feel unsettled about Alyssa’s queer identity and gay pride and then she thought about the contrast with Savannah preparing for a mission and she had the thought that she could not serve both masters – that she needed to choose whether she would follow the path of…

  • Savannah called to serve

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    Savannah was shocked this morning to get the notice that her mission calling was already made. We quickly arranged for a gathering at 7 tonight for her to open the call. She has been called to serve in the Brazil São Paulo South mission speaking Portuguese (naturally) and reporting to the Brazil MTC on June…

  • Norma passing

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    I learned earlier this week that Norma’s family was visiting for their last goodbyes as her body was no longer processing food (as of the 20th I understand). Thus I have been expecting to hear of her passing ever since. The word came this morning that she passed at 2AM. Grandpa has apparently said that…

  • Alter the Management

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    I’ve been brainstorming today about what changes would fundamentally change the equation for me and the family. Here are things I have identified: Make an unbreakable habit of daily prayer (how?) Fast with purpose Attend the temple regularly Regular family scripture study (is that even possible for us?) Increase income by $1000/month Get a job…

  • Aggie approved

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    Savannah received an acceptance letter from Utah State University today. That wasn’t a surprise but it is a confirmation such that she need not wonder anymore if she will have a place to go to school after graduation. Hopefully she is also accepted to BYU but the best news that we would like to receive…

  • What a day

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    Hopefully I’ll come back and flesh this out but I at least wanted to record the outline of what happened today. I worked from home in the early part of the day and Laura sent to see her psychologist with a mission to learn how to improve while honoring her limitations. She came back after…