Thankful Thursday

 Since we are homeschooling in the middle of a pandemic, I have this fear that every single post is going to be exactly the same.  Not much varies from day to day.  At least that's what I am tempted to think.  In reality, there are many things that I could write every single day.  My mind is full of thoughts.  I never stop thinking.  It is so nice to have a place to unload these thoughts in order to free up more space in my mind.

I woke up feeling a lot better today.  I wish that I could put my finger on the trick to making myself feel better.  This is has been going on for years.  Some days I just wake up feeling off and I have no idea how to snap out of it.  The negative feelings are just so strong and overwhelming.  It's hard to imagine myself feeling normal again.  Yet...those feelings don't last forever.  I somehow felt normal today and was able to laugh and smile and not get annoyed at every little thing.  I was able to see and focus on the positive.

We talked about The Pride Cycle for Come Follow Me today.  I learned this particular cycle from the BYU professors that we watch each week.  It's the best version of the pride cycle that I've seen, particularly because it discusses the Telestial, Terrestial, and the Celestial cycles.


The Lake Hughes fire is 47% contained.  They predict that it won't be fully contained until September 2nd.  Not quite sure how they can predict something like that.  The air is smokey...but we still played outside today.  We just had to get out, even if the air wasn't really fresh.  The sun was peeking through the smoke and it looked neon.












William has been obsessed with Playmobile Ghostbusters lately.  I love seeing him play!




Bryce got 100% on his math test today!  I was so proud of him!  I think he was a little shocked, ha ha.



Daddy's Home Office...the garage!




Popsicles at 8:30 in the morning?  I'm a horrible Mom, ha ha.








Our finished prayer rocks!



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