I will follow God's plan for me

Yesterday our 6th great grandchild was born--Quin Gamaliel Brewster. He has lots of hair and weighed 9 pounds 4 oz. He and his parents are all doing well.

It touched my heart when Sheryl told me about Jessica singing a Primary song to her baby right after his birth. She's been singing and playing Primary songs to him all along. Sheryl said the 3 midwives (2 were in training) were all in tears. They said it was the best welcome they had ever seen. The song she sang was "I Will Follow God's Plan."

My life is a gift; my life has a plan.
My life has a purpose; in heaven it began.
My choice was to come to this lovely home on earth
And seek for God's light to direct me from birth.
I will follow God's plan for me, holding fast to his word and his love.
I will work, and I will pray; I will always walk in his way.
Then I will be happy on earth and in my home above.

When our kids are going through turbulent times in their teens, it's hard to imagine such a spiritual experience in their future. It makes me think we should be patient with our children and realize they all have great potential! I'm sure Heavenly Father has that kind of patience for each of us and sees our potential and looks forward to our return to Him.

Nativity Festival

This year's Nativity Festival was hampered by the weather. The attendance was greatly reduced, but the displays were very beautiful. It was like being in a woods. We were hosts, I played background music, and Ken entered his tiny little nativity he created. I'll show it first. There's a light for the star and the little campfire also is lit.

Close-up of Ken's creation. It was so small it was easy to miss!

A nativity in a matchbox.

My favorite--Swedish crystal

The central display, almost life-sized.

Bears

Laser cut paper

Dad's favorite--driftwood

Last of all, here's a nativity scene in our front yard. You can tell how much snow we got!