“Gracias, danke, merci—whatever language is spoken, ‘thank you’ frequently expressed will cheer your spirit, broaden your friendships, and lift your lives to a higher pathway as you journey toward perfection. There is a simplicity—even a sincerity—when ‘thank you’ is spoken.”
~President Thomas S. Monson
We decided sometime last year that we would take some time for ourselves and visit Disneyland, thanks to a local resort and vacation, our desire to return to the beautiful Southern California coast was realized.
This is our first day in Sunny Cali and we had the opportunity to visit historic Hollywood and then travel down California’s Highway 1 to Huntington Beach.
If I could be any superhero, and this is a really tough call for me, I’d probably be Batman. Mostly because that’s the most plausible. I mean realistically, I could get a really cool utility belt, talk in a deeper voice and drive really fast cars. I draw the line at the skin tight suit, that’s gotta go.
Seriously though, everyone wants to be a superhero. It’s fun to escape for a while and pretend we had superhuman powers or no fears and the courage to take on the world.
‘What Is This Thing That Men Call Death’
By President Gordon B. Hinckley
What is this thing that men call death,
This quiet passing in the night?
‘Tis not the end, but genesis
Of better worlds and greater light.
O God, touch thou my aching heart,
And calm my troubled, haunting fears.
Let hope and faith, transcendent, pure,
Give strength and peace beyond my tears.
There is no death, but only change,
With recompense for vict’ry won.
The gift of him who loved all men,
The Son of God, the Holy One.
Hi everybody, this is my first time writing on Dad’s blog.
In school these last two weeks we have been learning about colors. Each day we have worn a different color and then done activities with that color. Dad asked me last night what my favorite color was and I told him that I liked all [...]
“You cannot catch a child’s spirit by running after it; you must stand still and for love it will soon itself return.”
~Arthur Miller
I love cars! I attribute this love to my Dad’s passion for cars. And, as any good Dad, I have passed the tradition down to my son, he can tell you the difference between a Mustang and a Corvette. My work is done! So every now and again I’ll see a car that I just love, and it happened just the other day.
Okay, it’s been too long since I last posted here, but it’s nigh time! I find that sometimes I just don’t know what to put here sometimes, when I do have thoughts, they are fleeting. But I’ve got a good idea and will post later today.
