In The Dark

I was reading at story about a girl who tried on her friends glasses for fun only to learn that the glasses actually made her see better. She hadn't even noticed her eyes were blurry. This reminded me of another story a friend of mine told me. She likes to do a bit of cleaning at night like mopping the floors and wiping down the counters,and other general tidy up type stuff. One night she went to bed thinking, "Yea, I did a pretty good job." In the morning when she got up, the sun was shining through the window onto her floors and counters. In this light she noticed that there were spots that she had missed. The morning light helped her see what she missed when she was working in the dark.

I think sometimes our lives are like that as well. I don't always notice when that I'm working out of focus or in the dark. Then God steps in and shows me what I've missed. Ways to improve my time with my husband or children. Spots that would make me an even better individual, mother, wife, friend or daughter if they were cleaned up a bit. Most of the time it's as simple as turning on the light. Like seeing just how beautiful my daughters smiles is even though she just spilled a glass of milk on the floor. Now I can hug her and smile instead of growl and stomp of to clean it up. I am so grateful for those times when my life is put into focus those Kairos moments.

Low Carb Tortillas

These were quite the find while at the grocery store. I have been buying these for the past couple weeks. I've only tried the low carb ones, but there are 8 in a package and each one has 12g of fiber. Yea! My first thought was, yea but can you actually eat them. They weren't dry or brittle at all, didn't have a problem wrapping them even when they are cold and they even taste good. I've been using them for sandwiches or breakfast burritos. Brilliant!!

Word of the Year . . . Kairos

About a week ago I was reading a blog that caught my attention. She was talking about Kronos and Kairos time. I was fascinated, so I had to do some research. What I found gave me a new favorite word for the year, as well as a goal.

There are two different types of time. Kronos and Kairos. Kronos time is what we live in and are often pestered by. It is tick-tock time. Kronos is the hard, slow passing time that we simply endure through. It is the time in which we make appointments and face deadlines. It tends to be more of a nemesis or taskmaster than a friend. We schedule our lives by it.

Kairos is God’s time. It is the perfect time, the qualitative time. Kairos is the right time, opportune time or seasonable time. Kairos cannot be measured. Kairos is the right moment of opportunity which requires proactivity to achieve success. Kairos is significant and decisive. These moments transcend Kronos, stirring emotions and realities to cause decisive action. It is time that if it is neglected, it cannot be recovered. Kairos moments alter destiny.

Kairos time are the little moments I am given each day, if I will just slow down and realize that God is in my life, he knows who I am and loves me and it is that Kairos moment that he has placed as a reminder.

Each day I will recognize and cherish each Kairos moment, give it a name, and acknowlege where it came from.

In the midst of the ordinary time (kronos), extraordinary time (kairos) happens.

Heritage

 

Last weekend Dennis took Jacob up to see his great-grandpa Marker. It was a nice father/son moment for both of them. Great-grandpa has had a series of strokes over the past few months and is not doing well. Jacob turned twelve this past weekend. He is the first grandson on both sides of our families to reach this special age and he is the first great-grandson to carry on the Marker name. He is such a special boy!

Big Day

 

 

Today has been such a big day for our family. Today Jacob was ordained a Deacon. Grandpa and Grandma Marker and Grandpa and Grandma Sorensen spent the afternoon with us. Dennis was also put in the Elder's Quorum presidency. Then tonight Dennis and I went with Afton to her baptism preview. We have moved into that other season. How is it that we got here so fast? I love seeing my children all grow and become real people. They are each so amazing to me.

Jacob's Bday

I have a 12 year old! Once I get over that I think it's going to be a great birthday!! Jacob wanted to have his party at the Peaks Ice Arena. He had a couple friends and his family there to celebrate his big day with ice skating, cake, hot cocoa and one of Jacob's favorite treats, churos.

Christmas Day

 

The children were up around 4am but went back to bed with some gentle coaching. They ended up sleeping until 7:45 when Bonnie went around and got everyone up. Everyone had a great morning!

The children all wore the new Christmas dresses and ties and looked so nice. Church started at 2:30pm so we had lots of time to play. We were all really involved with the musical program. Dennis played the organ, accompanied a duet and sang in a double quartet. We both sang in the ward choir and I played the piano for the double quartet and for the primary children. Grandpa and Grandma Sorensen came and saw our program and stayed to visit for a little while. It was a very nice day!