Easter

Today is Easter! Yesterday we went to the egg hunt for the city of Lincoln. The kids had fun and Ethan won a special Easter basket that had a ball chalk and candy in it. Then we Senufo Jess and Chads and colored eggs and played life. We had a great day and it was a lot of fun.

This morning Steve and Marrisa came over for breakfast. We had waffles/buttermilk syrup (homemade) fruit and bacon. Yum! Then we went to church. I cried at least 3 times. The spirit was strong. I am so grateful for Christ and his sacrifice. I am grateful for the Atonement and what it means in my life. I know he knows my pain and heartache. I know he died hat we may live again, and I know he loves us. On the way home we were asking the kids what they learned at church and Brodey said , "well just about Jesus and a movie" so we asked what the movie was about and he said " well Mary didn't want Jesus to be Stanky any more". It took us a minute to figure of that he was talking about when Mary went to the tomb to take spices ! so funny what you pick up when your 3!
Halli said she felt the spirit and cried :)

Later we had dinner and flew kites at the park. Ethan loved the kites. He flew his the whole time.
I loved this day. It was a perfect Easter.

Luv, Keri

Promptings

Shortly after my Moms (La Vena Darlene Jones) Mom ( Tina ) passed away I talked with her in a dream. In this dream she sat down with me and asked me to do her temple work. I remember telling Corey about it. Well it has been about 12 years, I still have not forgotten that dream and I have been feelings promptings to do my family history. I think it mostly has been spurred by the fact that my grandpa is in a nursing home and very elderly, and my mother is in long term care as well. I do have an aunt Elaine, my moms sister who is alive and has a lot of information on my moms family. I do not know anything about. I would like to take a trip to southern California to visit her and gather information to start uncovering my family tree. I tried to do some genealogy on my mothers side and Realized I do not know when my mom was born. What my Grandmothers maiden name was, and I really need to know these things. I need to go and get this information before it is lost. I have been ignited with a spark that does not seem to rest. I called my Aunt Elaine and talk with her just a bit and expressed my interest and she said she would look through papers and help me. I am really excited to know more about my family on my mothers side.

My Children

are a Blessing.
They keep me on my toes.
They are the reason I wake each morning.
They fill my heart with joy...just by smiling.
I am so proud of the wonderful spirits they are.
My perfect day is a day spent having fun with them.
I love to hear them laugh.
To hold them when they cry.
To comfort them when they're scared.
I hope that my love will be with them always.
That they will always know that my whole life and everything I doIs for them.
They have filled a hole in my heart, just by being them.
Each day is an adventure.
No matter how hard.
No matter how long.
No matter the sacrifice.
I will love unconditionally forever and never regret a moment.
My blessing.
My children.

Halli's first flower from a boy.

Today Thursday March 31st. My kids did a dance performance for their school. It was so great and both of the kids were super stars and in the front row the whole time. After the dance Halli got a rose from a boy in her class, I can't believe it~! She is not going to be my little baby forever. She is in 5th grade! so cute. She is growing up so fast. I am so proud of her and who she is becoming.

I've Been Thinking

I used to write in my journal all the time. That was when I was young and in Highschool and things I wrote about were not nearly as important as the things I should be writing about now. Like my my children and the little things that I do not want to forget. I feel so mortal lately like all of this is slipping through my fingers, or like I could be gone tomorrow in a freak accident. I want my thoughts feeling and life to be written down. At first the blog for me was more social. But now I am viewing it as my personal journal and a way for me to keep these memories I have forever. You can take blogs and put the content into a book and I am hoping to do that with this blog. My new I phone can post while I am on the go, so this is perfect! I also went private, so that not everyone can see what I write. This gives me the ability to write whatever I want without even worrying who will see it. I hope to be able to open up and share a little more.