Whats making me happy right now...

This picture of Joel & I

(even though I gave him a bad hair cut lol)

beautiful pony's, and cherished memories....

poor, sweet (& sickly) baby girl!

Thats whats making my day!

Whats making yours?

The Important Things in Life

Ok, so anyone that knows me will know that this is a little off tack for me. I don't really like typing things out like this and making it public, it's not really my style, it's too impersonal...That being said, I have to come out and say it, I'm doing this to show gratitude. Not like the, "Hey look at what I did when I told someone thank you." kind of gratitude, I mean like the "Ok Lord, you were right, Thanks."

Anyway, so here I am. I have a bacterial infection, my wife is sick, and my daughter has a viral respiratory infection, yet in my heart there is only gratitude. Why? For Heavenly Messengers, for the Holy Ghost, and for the Power, the Authority to act for God given to men. I have been able to give blessing to my family, literally lay my hands on their heads, and have words imparted to me from the Holy Ghost, telling people things through me that I never would have known without heavenly assistance. I have seen diseases rebuked, ailments healed, and little children delivered from pain into the sweetest sleep through that power. It is literal, it is real, and more of a force that we can recognize and feel than anything that we consider "real" in this life. Take a look around you. What do you see? How many things are just machinery, cold, and lifeless? How many things in your house do you invest time in that have no life of their own, I.E. Books, Movies, Chores, Money, Sports, Scrapbooking? What for? Why do we give ourselves to these things with no life, when a Living God is here moving among us in power? Isn't it time we unplug and choose to be different? Machines, and other physical things, we can see, but THEY can't FEEL, they can't know us, but we ignore quite often the Being that is, or can be there with us always.....God. He feels, He knows us, He is the very best friend we can ever have, yet as the scriptures say, we sell Him for things of no worth. So this is me, Saying Thank you to God. He lives, He's real, he as servants on earth today that are more needed to be listened too than ever before. He is our lighthouse for those of us foundering in the sea of wickedness in this world, the thing that we can look to to guide us right. He will never leave us, forsake us or disappoint us. I'm ging to work go give up things that aren't the most important to me, and live in the now with my wife and beautiful daughter. Thanks Lord.

cootie

Took these pictures like two weeks ago and never uploaded them til now,

but isn't she getting so big!?

&

becoming such a chunk-er!

I took these after she got her two month old shots at five months.

I bought this headband for her at this cute boutique at Dana park while I was in mesa last and It was so big on her then she couldn't wear it but other day I pulled it out and low and behold it fit! So I was really excited & had to take pictures!

I think its darling!

I recently decided that I wanted to change how I ate to a more natural organic diet.

This week has been hard for me, because Joel and I have been sick and Adelynn is pretty sick with the congestive virus stuff that's going around. So I have not thought much about what I was eating I just ate because I was hungry and missed meals.

So... you know how that goes, I ate really crappy

junk, fast meals.

I am trying to make myself cook more, I really don't enjoy it much most days,

but you know its something you just gotta do or you end up eating badly

or spending a fortune on eating out.

Last week though was really good, I brought rice milk and organic soups and salads.

& I had never had them before really, I loved it!

I especially liked the vanilla rice milk,

its way better than regular old dairy milk!

Funny story...

Before I was pregnant I hated dairy milk I thought it tasted sour except for the chocolate milk, its alway been awesome. But now that I'm not pregnant any longer It tastes sour again.

Wierd.

so for me this rice milk stuff is really working out.

Anyway...

I just read this article on food consumption and factory farms, while I was watching Adee sleep at my side, (I have to keep a good eye on her while shes congested)

I really believe what was said by this man. Its a great article.

& not only this particular article but I watched Oprah the other day and she was talking about this stuff! I think she called it a 'food revolution'.

I really liked that.

& I also saw a commercial on abc that was all about "food revolution"

& teaching kids to eat better! you can check it out here

It sounds awesome, I am really excited about watching!

Anyway I'm not perfect, I mess up but I really want to have a lifestyle change here.

I don't want to have disease in my life that I could have prevented by eating better.

I just want to "run and not be weary, Walk and not be faint"

I love the word of wisdom, because its just that, wisdom! knowledge!

on how to best take care of this beautiful body you were given.

&

Nobodys perfect. Nobody eats amazing all the time, but I think its good to be more aware of what you eat and what you use...

Anyways, this is me getting off my soapbox....

over and out.

long time coming

So I've found it very difficult lately to sit down and write

anything about whats been going on in my personal life.

I've had allot on my mind though.

Its just been sort of brewing for the last couple of weeks...

SO Joel and I finally figured out what we want to do for school and when and where we want to go and we have a real plan. I'm changing how I'm eating & living to a more organic natural living kind of lifestyle. It makes me feel good to know that I am giving my body a chance to be all it can be, and that I am giving the environment a chance also.

I am starting figure out what I really want to be in life...

• I know with out a doubt in my mind, that I want to be with Joel forever. He is everything I want and need. & I can't live with out him. ♥
• I know being a mother is so fun and so amazing. Its a big responsibility and can be frustrating and stressful but its so worth it all. I love my little cootie girl so much. She's everything.
  
• I know that I brought my first set of pencils in, I don't even know how long the other night, I can't wait to get going on a new picture. Its been too long.

• I know that I am hoping to take some riding lessons this summer I can't wait to get back into the saddle!

• I know that I am looking forward, for the first time, to when I can go back to school.

From the song by Switchfoot

" This is your life"

' This is your life, are you who you want to be?'

I am finally starting to listening to my heart again and its telling me all of those things.

Follow your heart. Be who you are. Be true.

PS. I happened upon the above picture in my documents.

That was actually taken last spring break at Disney land.

It's made me so happy this week!

What makes you happy?

Right out side my window

This is the world according to Autumn's upstairs bedroom window....

Have a Beautiful & safe

Thursday everyone!

sweet child of mine

Out of all the cute pictures I took yesterday....

This one has got to be the cutest!

yakima

I have been so terrible lately about updating and keeping up with my pictures!

It seems like every time I have a minute,

(when adelynn is content)

I remember something else that needs doing around the house

or errands that need to be run, so this is obv put on the back burner, as it should,

but I miss writing on here!

So here's my fabulous new post!

Here are some fun pictures I took of a trip I took to Yakima last Thursday.

Yakima is about an hour away.

Heather wanted to go, so I told her I would come along,

& sheesh was it a beautiful day!

I had a great time!

Thanks Heather!!

Love it heather!

This spells freedom to me... the open road straight out of town!

Freaking adorable houses!

Thanks for looking!

:)

liahona

I love what was said this month by President Thomas S. Monson, its the first presidencies message

"Your Personal Liahona"

“Your patriarchal blessing is yours and yours alone. It may be brief or lengthy, simple or profound. Length and language do not a patriarchal blessing make.

It is the Spirit that conveys the true meaning.

Your blessing is not to be folded neatly and tucked away.

It is not to be framed or published.

Rather, it is to be read.

It is to be loved. It is to be followed.

Your patriarchal blessing will see you through the darkest night.

It will guide you through life’s dangers.… Your patriarchal blessing is to you, a personal Liahona to chart your course and guide your way. …

“Patience may be required as we watch, wait, and work for a promised blessing to be fulfilled.”

Another quote I love from this month message is

"Learn Lessons of the Past"

“In the search for our best selves, several questions will guide our thinking:

Am I what I want to be?

Am I closer to the Savior today than I was yesterday?

Will I be closer yet tomorrow?

Do I have the courage to change for the better? …

“The years have come and the years have gone, but the need for a testimony of the gospel continues paramount.

"As we move toward the future, we must not neglect the lessons of the past.”

I know that on my quest each day to be a better person (sometimes I fail horribly) I try to look at what lessons I have learned in the past, such as my past mistakes,

What did I learn from it?

I don't want them to be a broken record.

So I look back so I can move forward.

Never dwell on your mistakes, just know that each trial or struggle we went through made us who we are. Take those mistakes & reach for something higher.

another quote I love is this...

"Come unto Him"

“Remember that you do not walk alone. … As you walk through life, always walk toward the light, and the shadows of life will fall behind you. …

“As I [have] turned to the scriptures for inspiration, a particular word [has] stood out time and time again. The word [is] ‘come.’ The Lord said, ‘Come unto me.’ He said, ‘Come learn of me.’ He also said, ‘Come, follow me.’ I like that word, come.

My plea is that we would come to the Lord.”

How simple.

I too love that word.

srsly as I was reading that,

I was thinking about how I could portray an example to my readers (whoever you are)

of how we can "come" unto the lord.

&

The first thing that popped into my mind was something as simple as,

listening to a little music each day that is uplifting.

I know that I love me some Carrie Underwood most days, but I always try to take a break when I'm around the house & put something a little more quiet on & more spiritual.

let me suggest my favorite cds, they come in a pair and they are amazing.

little by little... step by step...

" For behold, thus saith the Lord God: I will give unto the children of men line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little;

and blessed are those who hearken unto my precepts, and lend an ear unto my counsel,

for they shall learn wisdom;

for unto him that receiveth I will give more;

and from them that shall say,

'We have enough,'

from them shall be taken away even that which they have. "

2 nephi 28:30

I love the whole first presidency's message I just want to cut and paste the whole thing, but I'm only going to relate to you what I got out of it.

You can go here to read more.

I highly suggest it.

a lovey dovey day

Joel surprised me with these beauties and my favorite CD of the moment...

♥

GORGEOUS!

then it was off to the next surprise...

We went and saw "dear john"

It was allot better than I expected.

I had read the book several times & loved it.
I think they did the book justice,

It was a very romantic movie!

Then it was on to another surprise, which turned out to be dinner!





This place was seriously beautiful and so nice!

We had filet Mignon and trout.

Yummy.

Who knew Richland had such a cool restaurant?

pages turned, bridges burned, lessons learned

I've had my eyes opened today...

It wasen't about anything I did not already know

but

I realized

that I am such a chicken.

& I have a tendency to be passive.

lameness.

I'm trying to get over it.

What is not lame is this song that I just can't stop listening to,

its by

Carrie Underwood

"lessons learned"

Now maybe I'm talked about it before, but to me the song does not get old b/c

I can relate to it.

Everyword.

&

today its the only thing that seems to really speak to me.

So go Listen & enjoy

b/c its real and straight up.

love it.

You know what else I love?

This little darling!

check it out!

A few new things around my house!

I'm pretty thrilled about the camera but I love my cute little chandelier and I made the pom poms for Adelynns room they are just so fun and add some character to the room.

PS. Her room really isn't that brown, its just the way I tweaked the picture lol its actually like a pink!

New pictures!

What no parenting book will ever tell you | Mormon Mommy Blogs

This is a great article I would recomend to anyone who is unsure about this subject.
Everything that is said is truth! & I love it. Thanks mormonmommy!
What no parenting book will ever tell you Mormon Mommy Blogs

beautiful

Dear Adelynn,


You are four months old to the day.
You have grown so much in such a short period of time it amazes your father and I.
How beautiful you are with your big blue eyes and dark brown hair!
Sweetie, do you remember when you were born, when you first came out and they gave me to you, how you looked right up at me with those big blue eyes?
You are so, so strong. I am so proud!
Did You know are exactly how I pictured my Daughter to look when I was young?
You are such a dream come true!
Do you realize know how nice it is to wake up each morning with you next to me?

Its been about a month of sleeping through the night, how great that has been for both of us!

Adelynn honey, do you know how wonderful your smile makes me feel when you first see me each day? I don't think I could possibly express it to you.

Every little thing you do is special, and monumental and amazing in my eyes.

I am blessed every second that you are with me; with your father and I.

we love you so much baby girl.

Here's to a wonderful four months!

love always,

Mommy ♥

Blessing Day

Was a beautiful Day....

Full of warm fuzzy feelings...







Lots of smiles...





And great company...

Adelynn Janae Fauver looked sweet ( and sleepy) & all her family and friends

(not including the Glidewell side )

all came to share in her

special moment

♥