Family in the Making...

I still haven't gotten wind of the fact that I'm married, but all in due time. We have thought of a few things that we want to do as we start a family together. The first is our menu board. We have different recipes for food and I put each item on a popsicle stick. Each week we're going to draw out what dishes we want to eat so we can make sure we have everything we need on our list when we go grocery shopping. On Fridays, we eat our favorite meals and are marked with a star. The nights we decide to eat out or visit our parents for dinner, we don't draw for those days.

It's last week's menu list cause of parties and such

Recently in our quest to find our ward, a man gave a talk about what Christmas means to him. He brought up a tradition that Nate and I want to try. We talk about what gifts we'll give and get around the Christmas season, but do we ever talk about what gift we can give back? Each Christmas Eve, we're going to write down what gift we want to give to Christ and stick it in a little gift box that sits out all year long. You don't have to share with others, for it's personal. And then as the next year occurs, each time you look at the box you are reminded about your gift to Christ. What can you give Christ?