Spring and an Update

I'm sitting here this morning looking out our little office window, reflecting on how quickly life seems to change.  Just a few weeks ago we were playing in the snow and shoveling our walk and now I'm looking at the buds starting to form on our huge walnut tree.  (The closest one isn't the walnut, I have no idea what that one is. The walnut is the one behind the unknown tree!)  How is it that this all happens so fast? Seriously we had a nice big snow storm that dropped several inches at our house and then after a few days it was gone because it was followed by a huge rain storm that melted all the snow. 

As soon as that rain was gone I was outside with Emma when I saw these beautiful little flowers all over our front lawn.  Spring is my favorite! The places we've lived, Spring is for only a few short weeks.  I'm anxious to see what it's like here.  The opportunity for new growth and new birth excites me.  It brings hope and encouragement with it.  There is a sense that if flowers can bloom again after such cold once existed, I can too!  

Things are going well, or as well as can be expected.  Emma and I have, for better or worse, settled into a routine for homeschool.  We both terribly miss our support group back in San Diego but we've recently found a LDS homeschooling group and will start doing once a month activities with them at the temple performing baptisms for the dead. The Louisville temple has it set up so that certain days each week baptisms are open walk-ins and they provide all the Priesthood needed.  We're excited and nervous to get started with them.  Emma otherwise is well. We were blessed to move into a ward with several Beehives and she's made friends with them all.  She spoke in church this past Sunday and did great for her first time.  I couldn't be happier with how she's gone out of her way to make friends!  

Brent's job is going ok.  Changes early on with his supervisor quitting were unexpected but it seems like he is starting to get the swing of things.  It might be awhile longer before he feels like he's settled however. He's been called as a ward missionary and I think he likes it.  He has to teach in Sunday School now and again and has to assign teachers so at the moment it doesn't seem like a lot but we've had the missionaries over for dinner and have basically an open invitation for helping them with their needs. 

I have been called into Primary as the 2nd counselor and I'm really excited to be serving again.  The sisters I serve with are amazing and have welcomed me in with open loving arms.  Actually it seems as though most of the ward have welcomed us with open arms and put us to work.  It is so nice to feel like we are needed.  Two Sundays ago I was asked by a member of the Relief Society presidency if I would give a short message about our inner beauty before the Women's broadcast coming up.  She said she felt that I was the one who needed to do it.  I was touched beyond words by her proclamation.  Then our Primary Pres. pipped in and said that she completely agreed and that I was awesome and could do anything.  Talk about making a girl feel special!!!