sabbath day

Fall, Fall, Fall. It's everywhere.  We had a yummy warm chicken curry for dinner.  Fall meals area always a little more cozy.  Which is yumm-o.

I love this chickita and her lovely fall walk.

Penny Jane in the beautiful fall leaves

We had a really good sacrament meeting today.  The Evans spoke and they both did a really good job.  Something Rachel said really caught my attention and is going to be a point of ponderization for me for quite a while I am sure.

She was talking about the use of the word holy.  We use it a lot.  Our temple has the words "holiness to the Lord" inscribed above the doors, we have the Holy Ghost, the Lord is know as the Holy One.  We think of "holy" as being sacred and certainly it is but the Hebrew word means:
become consecrated (2), become defiled (1), become holy (1), consecrate (43), consecrated (35), consecrates (7), consecration (2), declare holy.  
It gives a different connotation to our understanding.  A  house consecrated to God, where people who consecrate their lives to Him go to worship is full of meaning.  A member of the godhead who is consecrated to our aid, witness and guidance, WoW! A God who's efforts are consecrated to His children's welfare.  Again WoW.  We talk about keeping the Sabbath day holy.  Do we concecrate our day and the time and energy in it to serving and worshipping God?  I loved that idea and look forward to thinking about it in the days ahead.

Hannah and President Crawley

It was a long meeting day today.  First meeting was the Christmas party committee, of which I am chair.  We got a lot done and I'm excited for the big night.  Then ward council. Then the block of meetings.  Then a quick run home and eat and over to the stake center for stake choir practice (Dad), YW special number choir practice (Hannah) and Stake Standards Night (all). Hannah spoke and a YM in our stake.  She did an excellent job. Then there was the musical number by the girls, so beautiful.  Finally Pres. Crawley.  He was funny, and on point and did a good job too (although dad says Hannah did better:) )

We are blessed with some good stuff in our lives.

cats and pumpkins

And in conclusion Steve found a huge pumpkin and look at that cute boy and his little tiger kitten!! <3