Valentines #7, 8, 9, 10, and 11!!

K Gonna keep this short cuz lets face it it's late 

and I just wanted to quickly update valentines 

before the computer potentially actually dies :( .  

(they always seem to blow up in my face 

or fall apart while I'm using them!!)

#7 

Late Night Snack!!

#8, #9

Totally confess that I missed a day so the next day he got two!!

 (lucky dude!)

#10

Bubbles -  (just incase you were confused!!) 

Strategically given to him on Sunday to stimulate 

some daddy time with him and the girls so 

I could sit down for about 10 minutes!!

#11

This  must be a major reflection on the weekend I was having

(Today was a MAJOR recovery day!!)

The Idea is the sucker is supposed to look like a super hero.

Um - is it just me or does he look like a 

villain/bank robber to anyone else??

oh and Yep that's a chocolate smear!! 

Charming I know . . . good thing he 

doesn't take things too seriously!

Anyway stay tuned for the last few days of valentines!!

I promise a post about bunk beds 

and January Date Night is on the way!!

Valentine #9 and The Ball (like Cinderella)

Valentine #9

Today's valentine - Fizz Candy

(I know its a little hard to read it says
Valentine You Make My Heart Burst!)

Which Shane promptly threw a couple in a cup
of Mountain Dew to see what would happen!!

He called it Science when he explained the
chemical reaction to Ms. A.
She was entertained for about 3 seconds.
He on the other hand was entertained much longer.


The Ball

Tomorrow is The Presidents Ball,
I know it sounds very Cinderella like.
For Valentines Day the stake throws a grand party
for the adults with the Lethbridge Big Band
where we can all get dressed up and go
DANCING!!

Which I love (and Shane loves more) but
it kinda reminds me of high school just a little.

I am torn as I should be ecstatic for a night out
without the kiddo's and some adult conversation.
But there is also this nagging in the back of my head.

A voice saying
"um . . . you are plain/average/forgettable."
"just stay home, you'll feel better."

Now I know exactly who is saying this and why.

The gospel of Jesus Christ is a gospel of peace and joy,
which comes from pushing us outside our comfort zone
where we would just 'feel better'.

From pushing myself past that little voice saying
"you are just a little nothing."

To realize that I am not the only one who has that voice.
I need to look beyond my voice.

I need to go, not for me but for that person who needs me.

ME!!
(not someone else)

Someone who needs me to be there to listen,
to take time, to sit and share,
to give them a hug.

To help them realize they are
NOT plain/average/ordinary
and most importantly,
they are
NOT just a little nothing.

Someone needs me to remind them
(and by reminding them I also remind myself)
that there is ONE person who believes we are
EVERYTHING.
That we are all that we believe, and hope
and dare to dream we can become.
We can do it all.


And our Savior Jesus Christ knows we can do it all
and so much more than we even dare to dream!!

So I will venture tomorrow night with my wonderful husband,
with that small hope that through me someone will remember
the Savior and sweeten their relationship with him.

And I will show that little voice in my head.

I will be an advocate for MY Savior,
by reaching beyond myself and towards someone else.

And for a moment someone will see the savior through me.
(I promise to return and report!)