Five for Friday: Science Fair, Community Service Project

 

 

 

 

Braden's Science Fair

We did Day of Service last Saturday (Nov 17). We set up and decorated trees for the Boulder's community in Provo

November FHE: Compassion Or "Wake Up! And Do Something More"

 

Song:  “Have I Done Any Good in the World Today?”

·        Quote:  Compassion means to feel love and mercy toward another person. It means to have sympathy and desire to relieve the suffering of others. It means to show kindness and tenderness toward another. The Savior has asked us to do the things which He has done, to bear one another’s burdens, to comfort those who need comfort, to mourn with those who mourn, to feed the hungry, visit the sick, to succor the weak, lift up the hands which hang down, and to ‘teach one another the doctrine of the kingdom’ [D&C 88:77 (Church Website)

 

·       But with practice, each of us can become more like the Savior as we serve God’s children. To help us better love one another, I would like to suggest four words to remember: “First observe, then serve.”   (Linda Burton)

 

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·       Youtube video

 

·       Discussion

 

·       Activity:  Missionary letters

·       Closing Prayer

·       Treat:  Pumpkins, with eyes to “Observe”

Five for Friday: Recognition Night, Football, Halloween Fun



Congratualtions Mikaela!  We are so proud of you!

Chelsie made her own Little Red Riding Costume!

1. Recognition Night for Mikaela with Jenna
2. Jaycie's Pumpkin:  Mickey Mouse
3. Braden's Pumpkin:  the "Y"
4. Halloween costumes
5.  Football

Tuesday Treats: Repost Pumpkin Cookies

Okay this is what you'll need: 2 boxes of Spice cake mix, 1 big can of pumpkin and a bag of chocolate chips. Mix. Drop by spoonfuls on cookie sheet, bake at 350 for about 12 minutes.

Seriously that's it and they are so "fall-y " and Delicious


(cookiemadness.net)

Monday Musings: My favorite Halloween story

How being a Christian is like being a pumpkin: 


God picks you from the patch, brings you in, and washes all the dirt off you may have gotten from the other pumpkins.
Then he cuts the top off and scoops out all the yucky stuff.
He removes the seeds of doubt, hate, greed, etc.
Then He carves you a new smiling face and puts His light inside of you to shine for all the world to see."
(taken from DLTK. website)

Love that.  I think about it everytime we carve pumpkins.  My family thinks it's wierd but I love getting all the guck out.  Maybe, for me, subconsciously or consciously it's symbolic.

Today, was a fabulous day.  I cleaned, made cookies and listened to uplifting music.  One of the songs I listened to help me express  how the Savior can make me and my life better than I can.  I'll share:

 

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Five for Friday: Football and 1st place at Pinewood Derby!

Braden playing football



Braden won 1st place over all!  He was so excited!

 

 

Wednesday Book Review: Skeleton Hiccups

So Skeleton has the hiccups and his friend ghost tries to help him get rid of them.  Being a skeleton, however, offers challenges in his attempts to get rid of them.  Funny and clever.