Handmade Baby Announcements

Handmade Baby Announcements

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My sweetest gift!!!

My favorite picture of Hill !! This is who she is !!!







I love that my daughter loves that I love all of these children and her friends, she has never been jealous of them !!! Thank You Hill for the joy you are to me and for letting me be who I am without reservations !!! Love MOM

These are my little jewels.

This is a group shot, taken on my cell by Mason !!! Ben, Dion, Grant and Ethan !!! Buddies for life !!! I love these babies !!!














This is Jack Jack and he calls me "Mister Scott" instead of "Sister", I love it and want to rememeber it always!!!










This is Ethan in a picture taken by another Sunbeam on my cell phone. He taught them all how to take pictures on it, he figured it out on his own!!! Boy the things he's going to do in the future !!!










This is Grant, he is the Grandson of two of my favorite people in the world. Both of his Grandmothers have saved me in a time of trial !!! I held his mother for her mother when she was a baby !!! I love how he will draw me a picture and bring me cookies just because !!!










This is a visiting Tanner grandchild, Mason and Ethan !! again in a photoshoot on my cell !!!! Aren't they beautiful !!!!

I always thought I would have 20 children. My entire life I only really ached to be a mother. Every other goal was secondary and negotiable. But the 20 children was not to be. I prayed for years for a child and I was blessed with her when I had been married almost 10 years. But he did give me the best daughter ever (You may think it is your daughter, but it's really mine !! hahaha) But over the years I have had the privilege to be the Primary teacher to hundreds of children. I have loved each and every one of them !! So I have never felt I missed anything.

All of those children have been taught the "Rule" !! I taught them that once they had been in my class they had to hug me for life, and their spouses have to hug me, their children and their grandchildren... at this point they would always say, "Sister Scott" you won't be a live then and roll their eyes !! I truly love them and most still give me my hugs willingly !!!

But I have been the Sunbeam teacher for the last 18 months, it's totally different as they will not remember I was their teacher in a few years. I love them, there just aren't words to describe how much. Each one is a jewel.

Today I was released as the Sunbeam teacher and called as the 2nd Counselor in the Relief Society. It is with much sadness I leave my little jewels, I am praying they remember I will love them forever. Mister Scott signing off....

To my daughters all...

Women are like apples on a tree. The best ones are at the top of the tree. Most men don't want to reach for the good ones because they are afraid of falling and getting hurt. Instead, they sometimes take the apples from the ground that aren't as good but easier to reach. The apples at the top think there is something wrong with them, when in reality, they're amazing. They just have to wait for the right man to come along, the one who is brave enough to climb all the way to the top of the tree !!!

Please know you are special each and every one of you to your Father in Heaven and to me !!!

I received a new calling...

I will be blogging about my experiences as a Ward Missionary for the next 6 weeks. It is a very short time to be a missionary, but I will see how well I would do on a mission when I retire... I will be giving up worldly things for 6 weeks, I hope I do it well. I am excited and in need of this, the Lord will lead me to where I need to be the next 6 weeks. I was not released from Sunbeams so I will continue to be their teacher also !!

How to stay young, according someone young ...

Being alone gives you lots of time to think, which may or may not be a good thing. But because I'm alone a lot I do think about growing old alone ... I am not going to be an old lady, some of you may say too late... But I am going to be the best traveled most up to date granny any one ever had... If I have to be alone then it is going to be the best darn time of my life !! So I thought I would post this article I found written by a young person, but it made sense so I thought I'd share ... Don't be afraid of new things step outside your comfort zone !!! I will be, come join me in the journey !!!



People fret all the time about getting old. They are frightened about losing their hair; they are afraid about losing touch with the times. For people caught up chasing eternal youth, there is no greater fear than withering into the lean and slipper’d pantaloon.


But let’s face it. There’s no denying it. Age is inevitable. Like an infant, we’ll end our lives full circle. But while our closing scene may darken, sans eyes and teeth, there is no reason that the decades before that can’t be lived to the fullest. So even with the current average life expectancy of 66 years (80 if you’re lucky and living out of poverty), there is plenty of time to forget self pity and instead live to be one damn cool old person.


This is my motivation for writing this post. Age is a state of mind and a creature of habit. There are plenty of ways to escape senile oblivion and love your life well into your 80s, 90s, or whenever your curtains finally close. Here’s a few.



Be curious.


The most inspiring and exciting elderly people I know have one undeniable trait. They are insatiably curious. They are intrigued by the world around them, and they have never stopped trying to figure out how it works. They are eager to try new things, and they are reflective about their knowledge. While Socrates maintains that a wise man knows that he knows nothing, the most lively old people I know are those who know nothing, and learn anyways.


Conversate.


My grandmother used to say, “Michelle, find yourself someone that you can have a conversation with. You know that it is love when you are old and wrinkled, you can’t dance or move an inch, but you can sit with them for hours and talk about the world.” True words — you are as old as the spark of your conversation. Find people in your life that are excited by ideas. Share your philosophies. Let your conversations be immortal, while your flesh is not.


Learn a new language every decade.


Go to the grave speaking eight or more languages. I figure, it takes 10 years to really learn a new language, considering you got to spend a few years getting the grammar and the basics, and then a few more years in the country talking with native speakers. But if you calculate that you’re living for at least 70-80 years, you could easily die with quite a few languages under your belt, not to mention all that extra travel abroad. In this day and age, it’s easier and cheaper to learn a language than ever before. Dive right in — be it your second, third, or eighth new language, you can realistically master another one in ten years or less.


Move (Part 1).

For the love of life, exercise. I know, you’ve heard it all before, but really, even just 20-30 minutes a couple days a week will make you feel younger and more energetic. Plus you’ll probably eat healthier and look better, too. Don’t think the only way to work out is to sweat for hours in a gym. Get out a map and explore your neighborhood on foot or bike. Go for runches (runs during lunch). If you’re not down with a solitary jog, join a walking club or take dance lessons. But above all, don’t spend your life wishing the bum imprint on your computer chair were bigger.


Cut down/cut out meat.

Listen to some experts. Eating heaps of meat is unhealthy on plenty counts: it hurts your wallet, your environment, your water, your air, your heart, your blood pressure, and many other things near & dear. This might seem like a PE class revivial, but when the most frequent causes of death in the developed world are heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and high blood pressure, it’s worth taking a moment to evaluate what you shovel into your mouth everyday. If dietary choice alone can save you from the top five killers, do something about it!


Move (Part 2).


Change locations. Often. This can take several forms, but the point is that new habits spark thoughts and keep your brain alert. Walk on the opposite side of the street than you usually do. Shift your desk to look out a different window. Think about getting another apartment or moving to a different city or country. As a recent college grad, I pledge to the fact that the more you move your home, the more streamlined you’ll become. Clutter weighs you down — both mentally and physically. Pack your life into a few boxes, but keep your memory rich and full.


Expand your comfort zone.


While this point has been alluded to above, it bears repeating. People seem “old” when they are closed to new ideas and challenges; they become stubborn and stagnate in tired habits. My grandfather, now in his eighties, decided to build a solar collector on his roof and an internal wireless network in his home. These are both pretty complex and new technologies, which can be intimidating, especially if you’re not born with a laptop in your hand. But by taking on these projects, my grandfather taught me to invite the unknown, to embrace what is intimidating and to do the things that scare me. So maybe if you make that into a habit, you won’t be afraid of getting old and dying anymore.

We must never forget, we must take a stand

The first basic principle is agency. The central issue in that premortal council was: Shall the children of God have untrammeled agency to choose the course they should follow, whether good or evil, or shall they be coerced and forced to be obedient? Christ and all who followed Him stood for the former proposition—freedom of choice; Satan stood for the latter—coercion and force.

The war that began in heaven over this issue is not yet over. The conflict continues on the battlefield of mortality. And one of Lucifer’s primary strategies has been to restrict our agency through the power of earthly governments.

Look back in retrospect on almost six thousand years of human history! Freedom’s moments have been infrequent and exceptional. We must appreciate that we live in one of history’s most exceptional moments—in a nation and a time of unprecedented freedom. Freedom as we know it has been experienced by perhaps less than 1 percent of the human family.

The second basic principle concerns the function and proper role of government. These are the principles that, in my opinion, proclaim the proper role of government in the domestic affairs of the nation:

“I believe that governments were instituted by God for the benefit of man; and that He holds men accountable for their acts in relation to them. …

“[I] believe that no government can exist in peace, except such laws are framed and held inviolate as will secure to each individual the free exercise of conscience, the right and control of property, and the protection of life. …

“[I] believe that all men are bound to sustain and uphold the respective governments in which they reside, while protected in their inherent and inalienable rights by the laws of such governments.” (D&C 134:1–2, 5.)

In other words, the most important single function of government is to secure the rights and freedoms of individual citizens.

The third important principle pertains to the source of basic human rights. Rights are either God-given as part of the divine plan, or they are granted by government as part of the political plan.

If we accept the premise that human rights are granted by government, then we must be willing to accept the corollary that they can be denied by government. I, for one, shall never accept that premise. We must ever keep in mind the inspired words of Thomas Jefferson, as found in the Declaration of Independence:

“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights; that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”

The fourth basic principle we must understand is thatpeople are superior to the governments they form. Since God created people with certain inalienable rights, and they, in turn, created government to help secure and safeguard those rights, it follows that the people are superior to the creature they created.

The fifth and final principle that is basic to our understanding of the Constitution is that governments should have only limited powers. The important thing to keep in mind is that the people who have created their government can give to that government only such powers as they, themselves, have in the first place. Obviously, they cannot give that which they do not possess.

By deriving its just powers from the governed, government becomes primarily a mechanism for defense against bodily harm, theft, and involuntary servitude. It cannot claim the power to redistribute money or property nor to force reluctant citizens to perform acts of charity against their will. Government is created by the people. The creature cannot exceed the creator.



In a revelation to the Prophet Joseph Smith, the Savior declared, “I established the Constitution of this land, by the hands of wise men whom I raised up unto this very purpose.” (D&C 101:80.) These were not ordinary men, but men chosen and held in reserve by the Lord for this very purpose.

Ezra Taft Benson

America the Beautiful !!!

"I testify to you that God's hand has been in our destiny. I testify that freedom as we know it today is being threatened as never before in our history. I further witness that this land—the Americas—must be protected, its Constitution upheld, for this is a land foreordained to be the Zion of our God. He expects us as members of the Church and bearers of His priesthood to do all we can to preserve our liberty."

--Ezra Taft Benson