Happiness

Over a month ago, we had a big dust storm in the Valley. I didn't get a video of it, but someone on youtube did! Check it out! It perfectly captured that warm Saturday when the sky turned red and the dust storm moved across the sky in a period of 5 minutes! This is my blog. My name is Megan Abbott.

As I type the kids are huddled in a mass of orange and pink floating pool noodles. Arms and legs, entwined, feet and hands splashing white splays of water. Shrieks of glee and squeals of HELP! escape once in a while. I know they are playing, but those shrieks of "help" cause me to be a bit nervous. You see, I am a new pool owner. We are renting, so actually I am a new pool renter. I am new to this whole pool business. Before we moved our Church Relief Society had a meeting on Safety and the police officers sternly spoke of how to watch children in the pool. I was nervous. And I still am just a little. I sit on the back porch, on our unfinished pine picnic table and read or go online and watch. Sometimes I join them in their splashes and games. Sometimes I retreat to the cooled air behind a somewhat closed sliding door and watch from there. It's these summer and schools days blended together than make me wonder. Doesn't school mean wearing corduroy and new jeans and fe...

Ethan, in a part of our yard. I subbed in a sweet preschool class for children with speech issues yesterday and will be there again today and maybe Thursday. It was fun but hard since I could not understand what most of the children were saying or some of the children wouldn't speak at all. One student failed the hearing test they gave that day and he won't be tested again for another 30 days! I wanted to write a quick latest update. Recently: -We had some friends from our foster class over for dinner. They have had a 15 month old boy in their home for about 6 weeks now and it was so sweet to see how happy, even though tired, they were. It was kinda crazy with a toddler running around the house, but it increased my desire to foster. We're thinking October possibly. -Most of our boxes are finally unpacked. We're still working on setting up shelves in the Garage and getting some bookshelves for our office/Guest room, but it's so nice to be settled. We sure don't w...

Dear Readers, I just wanted to thank you- you my dear readers- for reading. Thank you for putting up with all of my mistakes and faults. Thank you for reading, even though it's not that interesting at times. And thank you, most of all, for caring. I love you. I appreciate you. And I thank you! Love, Megan

"We are not a museum of Perfect Saints, but a laboratory of Progressing Saints." Elder Bednar. I love that quote! This is my blog. My name is Megan Abbott. *Also, I read this talk this morning- The Purifying Power of Gethsemane by McKonkie- and was touched again by the strength and power of it's sweet message. **I'm also going to start doing more Family History now that the kids are back in school. If you have any new leads, let me know!

Liz Lemon Swindle Art Work at the Mesa Temple You have to excuse me for posting on here so much lately. You see, the mornings have been still and quiet, the dryer whirring in the background, lending the perfect atmosphere to a little bit of writing. And today I've been thinking about Faith. (If you feel like skipping this bit of wordage, please feel free.) And how we have to put ourselves into action to produce the kind of Faith that works wonders. That works Miracles actually. There are so many great examples in the scriptures of people who had GREAT faith- Noah and his arc building goodness, Moses and his willingness to give up a comfortable, stable life and lead his people to freedom, Abraham's faith to do whatever was needed to be done, Joseph Smith who time and time again choose goodness instead of hate, my Mother who was baptized and left her beautiful land in the East to come to the West and be with the Saints there, my Husband, who chose to marry me instead of run off i...

Jonah and a BIG Bubble. A few years ago, Josh's Mom gave one of the kids this Bubble Machine for his birthday. It's been a hit ever since and when my Mom asked me for a few photos (and maybe a video) of this machine, I was happy to oblige! Asher trying to eat the bubble, silly kid! The machine was running really well that morning! This is my blog. My name is Megan Abbott.