Of Good Report

Today began a little earlier than most, especially for a Saturday.  We were awakened, or rather jolted out of bed by a phone call at 5:00 a.m.  When it rang Destry and I knew who would be on the other line, what we didn't know until we answered was which one of Taylor's ailments was the reason for this call.  Asthma.  Not surprising.  It's spring.  Pollen count is high.  He is hanging out outside and sleeping in a tent in the boonies an hour away. Taylor's scout troop is camping out near Mona.  Good cell service--yay!  Fortunately for us and most especially fortunately for Taylor,  Destry's brother JR Macdonald lives in Santaquin which is much closer to Mona than Saratoga Springs is  AND his sweet daughter, Allison, has a nebulizer.   So, Destry called  JR and asked him to take their nebulizer and pick up Taylor.  Hooray for family!  Destry immediately left to meet up with JR to bring Taylor home.   They w...

With Mother's Day just three days away and a recent service given me by my mother, I have been thinking about the love I have for my three moms.  The woman who gave me life, Shirley Renee Luce Smith; the woman who gave my husband life, Sherrie Lynn Horrocks Macdonald and the mother who came into my husband's life during his teenage years, Claudia Walkenhorst Crump have all had an influence on me.  I love them all.  They all continue to serve their families in ways both seen and unseen. Several weeks ago my sister-in-law, JuNette, asked if I wanted to attend BYU Women's Conference with her this year.  Heck ya!  Two days of uplifting, inspirational, motivating talks, fun talks with JuNette, mint brownies and no children...I didn't even need to look at the calendar.  I was going.  She suggested we stay in a hotel closer to BYU and, to be honest, it would be way more fun to have girl talk at night instead of making sure kids were in bed.  When ...

Eight years ago on May 4, I gave birth to a free-spirited strawberry blond girl.  I considered briefly not finding her gender at the scheduled ultrasound, but I couldn't wait.  I was thrilled to find out that I would be having a second daughter.  Emma would have a sister!  Estelle was an easy baby and easily transitioned into our family, but once she could walk things have never been the same!  She can be demanding, yet sensitive; curious, yet afraid; confident, yet shy and I am grateful for the eight great years I have spend with her so far! My pregnancy with her was the most difficult I had had.  I was nauseous for the whole nine months.  I was tired and so ready for her to arrive.  On the night of May 2, I had regular contractions until around 3:00 a.m.  In fact, I was seriously considering calling my mom to come to our home to stay with Spencer, Taylor and Emma, but they stopped.  I knew I had a doctor's appointment the next day, s...