We wish you a Merry Christmas!

^^My boys' love for snow is just about as strong as my love for it. It just makes me so happy when it snows♥^^


^^Making gingerbread cookies with my boys was so fun! And so messy! They loved it!! I'm so lucky that I get to do these kinds of things with them.^^


^^Our house looked so perfectly Christmassy on Christmas Day! The fresh snow made me so happy!^^


^^Sledding on Christmas Day! It was so perfect. Crew loved it. I never want to live anywhere else than Liberty Lake.^^


^^T'was the night before Christmas. Getting all the presents under the tree while it softly snowed outside is so much fun. Christmas really is the best time of the year♥^^


^^I realized as I was making this pie the day before Christmas Eve that I've never made a pumpkin pie in my entire life 😬 And I can't even take credit for this one because my mom puréed the pumpkin when she was here in October and she also made me pie crust and left it all in the freezer for me. Lucky me! It turned out perfectly 👌🏻^^


^^Crew, basically running these days. He is so fast!^^


^^My house decorated at Christmas is probably my favorite ever! I never want to take it down!!^^


^^This one makes me laugh! Logan was not sure what to think of Santa. He would not smile but he wasn't really scared to sit on his lap!^^


^^Oh Crew, I love you so much ♥^^


^^It was our first time putting up Christmas lights on our house and Steve did such a great job! His dad helped him. I loved it so much! Next year, I want to wrap light around the sky pencil holly trees on each side of our steps ♥^^

A Savior is Born

Merry Christmas! As time goes on, my life seems to go by faster and faster. But at the same time, things seem to become clearer and clearer for me. At this time of year as I reflect on the birth of my Savior, I can't help but have my heart swell up with love for Him.

The past couple years I've had a few experiences in my life where I feel like my relationship with my Savior has been strengthened. Now more than ever before I know that He lives! He is real and He is really there, listening and answering my prayers. My mind has always known this, but my heart has just now finally caught up.

As I've gotten older, it's become more clear to me that life isn't about how many times you go to the temple, or if you read your scriptures for an hour or more a day. Those are great things but if you do them and your heart isn't changed, then really it was just a waste of time. No, it's not about checking off all the conference talks once you've read them, or visiting teaching. It's about a change of heart, where your will is aligned with God's will. You have faith in Him and His timing. It's a choice to have faith in Him and to do the things that will bring you closer to Him.

These things are so easy to say but doing them and actually feeling it in your heart is a different story. It's something that has finally clicked for me but even with that, it does not mean that I don't have to keep putting effort into feeling it. I love my Savior and I will never be able to put into words what He means to me. I hope that one day my children will be able to gain a testimony of their Savior too ♥

Merry Merry Christmas ♥