{Look its JUNE}

 This beautiful view from my parents house a couple of weeks ago on a stormy night got me thinking all kinds of symbolism ......because our greatest source of peace is right in the middle of the swirling winds and rain, thunder & lighting and it stands alone and strong. 

Just as we have to do, and must do.

How is it even June already!! Feels like the new school  year just started a few days ago and now they are into their last 3 weeks! Crazy and I still have no grass, no porch, no mud room, no basement, no husband {*not literally} .....BUT I have a house and kids and a great husband who works super hard for us and looks out for another 300 people in our ward!  That's kinda busy!

 Patience never has been my strong point either ha ha;) 

All in time I know:) SO we have been super busy running here and there and I've been subbing a fair bit and with kids in various sports and such its been a busy spring! Summer can't come soon enough and then that's super busy too! FIGURING out that's just life it just starts fast forwarding and all along it we grow the kids grow, and we create memories and learning lessons all along the paths we take. 

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What's Up:

Been to waterton a couple times already M wanted to hike for his birthday so I took some of his friends up and we did a hike and went to wieners of waterton easy party and everyone had a blast!

  Took the kids to the hoodoos not far from here at writing on stone provincial park it was super fun!

 M loved his new bike for his birthday and I love that surprised face he was so happy!

 Mothers Day was in there too look at my babies getting so big! ahhh! not ready for that!!

 And this boy has been seriously growing up finally decided he was going to learn to ride his bike at  7!! Never would or wanted to but took off now he's such a joy!!

 This boy! M Man! I love this kid too! He is so independent, hard working and loving and fun! I got to spend the day with just him last week we had a great day!

 Lots of sports days and track and field days too the past few weeks! Proud of these kids for giving it there all!

 In all that my early mornings keep me going its harder to get up lately but its always worth it! They  are beautiful and life saving for me time to think and appreciate the many blessings I do have and forget the little things that don't matter!

 .....And little ms. cut her finger and got stitches last week making dinner lesson learned knives are sharp! She is growing up beautiful strong feisty but  really becoming a young women ups and downs and strong opinions teenagers in the house:) Love them!

 These kids just bring me complete joy! They make me laugh, cry and shake my head but I am so so blessed to have each one forever great kids!

 Got to see four of my five siblings just missing my other brother..... last Saturday as my sister and brother in law were able to adopt and seal this cute boy to their family forever! Such miracles these babies are!!

BECAUSE I haven't done a 

ME THINKS

in ages here goes...

I've been thinking a lot about choices our youth, our children and us as adults make that effect so many people around us and generations to come and sometimes to be honest it is so scary to see what some are choosing.

If they and we only knew and understood that this life is just a test and in the eternal realm of things its short and determines our future beyond the here and now.

someone once said "the trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never crossing the goal line."

We have to prepare for the future, we have to teach our children now,

we have to be better examples! we have to limit our time wasted and get on our knees at our children's level to understand them and so they know we care understand and love them. Childhood only happens once. 

Many years ago now I wrote this entry after watching K walk into kindergarten for the first time with a backpack on that was about as big as he was I cried and hoped I'd done enough so far to help him make it...

{and it goes for each of my children} but its how I feel...

“This life is yours. Take the power to choose what you want to do and do it well. Take the power to love what you want in life and love it honestly. Take the power to walk in the forest and be a part of nature. Take the power to control your own life. No one else can do it for you. Take the power to make your life happy.”

I Love this quote 

"We all want what is best for our kids and we teach them best we know how to. I know the first five years are the very most important and we've tried hard to teach him all that is important and to have respect and to show him how much we love, appreciate, support and value him, and want him to be happy. Before we sent him out into the world, now I guess its his turn to learn. Hopefully we've taught him well to make wise choices and to be an example.

...but today the moment I watched him walk ahead of me to school where he will spend the next twelve years of his life, I was overcome with the love I have for this boy that I hope and pray he makes wise choices, is happy and healthy and loves life and lives it to the fullest. That he won't get hurt to often and that he won't have to many hardships in life. That he will have success and love and live the gospel. 

I love my kids so so much! 

What a job we have to raise the next generation are we doing the best we can? 

We have been given some of the greatest gifts on this earth 

what are we doing with them?

That's the question - I think about that a lot.

 president monson:

"There is no tomorrow to remember if we don't do something today, and to live most fully today, we must do that which is of greatest importance. Let us not procrastinate those things which matter most." Now.

one day, each of us will run out of tomorrows. Let us not put off what is most important. Live in the present.

Your treasure map is now in place:

Learn from the past, prepare for the future, live in the present.

no matter what stage of life you are in....

Have an awesome week!!