Thought for the Day


"Oh, it is wonderful to know that our Heavenly Father loves us - even with all our flaws! His love is such that even should we give up on ourselves, He never will. We see ourselves in terms of yesterday and today. Our Heavenly Father sees us in terms of forever. Although we might settle for less, Heavenly Father won't, for He sees us as the glorious beings we are capable of becoming."

- Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Elijah and Jake








As most of you know, our Ward was split a few months ago. We were put into a brand new Ward and in the shuffle, Elijah and Jake weren't up to date on their Scout Awards. This was our first pack meeting as the new Pack so they received quite a few awards. Elijah has since moved on to Boy Scouts but he received the rest of his stuff for Cub Scouts. Except for his Arrow of Light. He will be getting that in a few months. I guess the Pack Leader is trying to get the higher-up Arrow of Light people to come and do the ceremony. I will post pictures when that happens. :)
You know, growing up my mom had 5 kids to work on different things with. Scouts, Personal Progress, Faith in God, Duty to God..... it is really tough to make sure you aren't cutting corners on their goals and advancements. It has gotten a little bit easier with Elizabeth because she will take the initiative and do things, but with the boys it's harder.
I guess I need to say that I am proud of US, as a family, for achieving these fun milestones. :)

2 comments:

sharonverdine said...

Way to go Eli and Jake !!!!!
Keep up the good work.

Suzi said...

It is hard to keep up on all the different things they have to do, BUT what a feeling for them and for us as moms when the acheive that goal! It's something I need to help my boys work on more!