Friday, January 14, 2011
How do you center your banner on your blog?
Ok anyone who knows how to center the blog banner I really need help! I switched to the new template and now I can't fix it. I tried to reverse it back to the old template and now I can't even do that. So if anyone knows how to fix it please email me or something.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Thursday, January 6, 2011
2010
Things that happened in 2010...
January- Celebrated the new year, started a new semester of school, me at SLCC and Chad at the U
February- Celebrated valentines
March- Celebrated 2 years of marriage in Heber, UT, went to Moab with Platinum Protection
April- Enjoyed the spring weather
May- Finished classes and headed off to Houston, TX for 3 months for Chads work
June- Enjoyed Texas living and met a lot of great people, came back to UT for a Ali's Wedding
July- Celebrated the 4th of July with some great people from our office in Texas, Chads Sweet grandmother passed away
August-We came home from Texas and started school, Chad at the U, and me at SLCC
September- Celebrated Chewy's birthday
October- Celebrated my birthday, Chad ran the St. George Marathon, my dear, wonderful grandfather passed away
November- Celebrated Chads birthday
December- Chad and I finished school, and I received my associates at SLCC, Celebrated Christmas, went to Carlsbad, Ca, and rang in the new year with Chads family by playing games.
This year has already started with so many things happening, I am starting up at the U this semester and I am so excited and nervous. Life has been crazy trying to get ready for school for me. Besides schooling, Chads last remaining grandparent had been struggling and pasted away yesterday. He was such an amazing man and has left such a wonderful legacy on this earth. It has been a very crazy year for Chad and myself. We have had losses on both sides, struggles that have tested us, and pure joy that has lifted our hearts. We are so grateful for the gospel in our lives. We are so in love and love that we get to be with each other for eternity. We love our families so much and would be lost without them. We are so grateful for wonderful friends who still want to hang out with us even though we are kind of weird. We are so grateful for everything and we hope to continue to grow, learn, and love.
January- Celebrated the new year, started a new semester of school, me at SLCC and Chad at the U
February- Celebrated valentines
March- Celebrated 2 years of marriage in Heber, UT, went to Moab with Platinum Protection
April- Enjoyed the spring weather
May- Finished classes and headed off to Houston, TX for 3 months for Chads work
June- Enjoyed Texas living and met a lot of great people, came back to UT for a Ali's Wedding
July- Celebrated the 4th of July with some great people from our office in Texas, Chads Sweet grandmother passed away
August-We came home from Texas and started school, Chad at the U, and me at SLCC
September- Celebrated Chewy's birthday
October- Celebrated my birthday, Chad ran the St. George Marathon, my dear, wonderful grandfather passed away
November- Celebrated Chads birthday
December- Chad and I finished school, and I received my associates at SLCC, Celebrated Christmas, went to Carlsbad, Ca, and rang in the new year with Chads family by playing games.
This year has already started with so many things happening, I am starting up at the U this semester and I am so excited and nervous. Life has been crazy trying to get ready for school for me. Besides schooling, Chads last remaining grandparent had been struggling and pasted away yesterday. He was such an amazing man and has left such a wonderful legacy on this earth. It has been a very crazy year for Chad and myself. We have had losses on both sides, struggles that have tested us, and pure joy that has lifted our hearts. We are so grateful for the gospel in our lives. We are so in love and love that we get to be with each other for eternity. We love our families so much and would be lost without them. We are so grateful for wonderful friends who still want to hang out with us even though we are kind of weird. We are so grateful for everything and we hope to continue to grow, learn, and love.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Legend of the Candy Cane
Long ago there were two villages in a far-off land. One was in a valley, and one was on a mountain top. The people in the mountain village wanted to give each person in the valley a Christmas gift. So the mountain townspeople formed a committee to think of something special. Money was limited, and each gift had to be of equal value to each person. After much time and discussion a decision was finally reached. The town’s candy maker, an elderly gentleman who had loved Jesus for many years, came up with an idea – the candy cane. Now, you may be thinking, what is so special about a candy cane – and how can it ever be tied in with the real meaning of Christmas? Well, here is how – and why...
1. The candy cane is in the shape of a shepherd’s staff. Jesus is our Shepherd, and we are His flock. A sheep follows his own shepherd, knows his voice, trusts him and knows that he is totally safe with him. The sheep will follow no other shepherd than their own. In the same way, if we belong to Jesus, we are to follow only Him. (John 10:11; Psalm 23:1; Isaiah 40:11)
2. Turned over, the candy cane is a “J,” the first letter of Jesus’ name. (Luke 1:31) It is made of hard candy to remind us that Christ is the “rock” of our salvation.
3. The wide red stripes on the candy cane represent the blood Jesus shed on the cross for each one of us so that we can have eternal life through Him. He restores us and cleans us with His shed blood – the only thing that can wash away our sin. (Luke 22:20)
4. The white stripes on the candy cane represent Jesus’ virgin birth and His pure, sinless life. He is the only human being ever who never committed a single sin, even though He was tempted just as we are. (1 Peter 2:22)
5. The narrow red stripes on candy canes symbolize Jesus’ stripes, or scars, which He got when He was arrested and whipped. The Bible says we are healed (of sin) because He took those wounds. (Isaiah 53:5; 1 Peter 2:24)
6. The flavoring in the candy cane is peppermint, which is similar to hyssop. Hyssop is of the mint family and was used in Old Testament times for purification and sacrifice. (John 19:29; Psalm 51:7)
7. When we break our candy cane, it reminds us that Jesus’ body was broken for us. When we have communion, it is a reminder of what He did for us. (1 Corinthians 11:24)
8. AND, if we share our candy cane and give some to someone else because we love that person, we are sharing the love of Jesus. (1 John 4:7,8) God gave Himself to us when He sent Jesus to earth to save us. He loves us so much that He wants us to spend eternity with Him. We are assured of that when we accept Jesus into our hearts as our Savior. (John 1:12; John 3:3,16)
1. The candy cane is in the shape of a shepherd’s staff. Jesus is our Shepherd, and we are His flock. A sheep follows his own shepherd, knows his voice, trusts him and knows that he is totally safe with him. The sheep will follow no other shepherd than their own. In the same way, if we belong to Jesus, we are to follow only Him. (John 10:11; Psalm 23:1; Isaiah 40:11)
2. Turned over, the candy cane is a “J,” the first letter of Jesus’ name. (Luke 1:31) It is made of hard candy to remind us that Christ is the “rock” of our salvation.
3. The wide red stripes on the candy cane represent the blood Jesus shed on the cross for each one of us so that we can have eternal life through Him. He restores us and cleans us with His shed blood – the only thing that can wash away our sin. (Luke 22:20)
4. The white stripes on the candy cane represent Jesus’ virgin birth and His pure, sinless life. He is the only human being ever who never committed a single sin, even though He was tempted just as we are. (1 Peter 2:22)
5. The narrow red stripes on candy canes symbolize Jesus’ stripes, or scars, which He got when He was arrested and whipped. The Bible says we are healed (of sin) because He took those wounds. (Isaiah 53:5; 1 Peter 2:24)
6. The flavoring in the candy cane is peppermint, which is similar to hyssop. Hyssop is of the mint family and was used in Old Testament times for purification and sacrifice. (John 19:29; Psalm 51:7)
7. When we break our candy cane, it reminds us that Jesus’ body was broken for us. When we have communion, it is a reminder of what He did for us. (1 Corinthians 11:24)
8. AND, if we share our candy cane and give some to someone else because we love that person, we are sharing the love of Jesus. (1 John 4:7,8) God gave Himself to us when He sent Jesus to earth to save us. He loves us so much that He wants us to spend eternity with Him. We are assured of that when we accept Jesus into our hearts as our Savior. (John 1:12; John 3:3,16)
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