Our New Addition(s)

Growing up in a home with small dogs, I never saw myself getting a big dog. Shortly after little Daniel was born, my sweet childhood dog Princess died at the age of 17. She was a tiny little cockapoo. A few months later we ended up getting a Standard Poodle. To me she was quite a big dog but has proven to be a GREAT dog. She is patient and playful with the boys and really loves being part of the family. After Hurricane Ike, we knew there would be animals that needed a home and after some research, we adopted a Great Pyrenees/Golden Retriever mix. Her name is LUNA and she is literally is a gentle Giant of a doormat. In the first picture she is only 6.5 months old and a tad shorter than Chi Chi (the poodle) but weighing more. Boy has she grown in 3 months. She is a fun and playful member of the family. Thinking back to my small dog days, life sure would be different if the boys could not wrestle, lay on , and snuggle right next to their dogs. I have grown to appreciate and love big dogs. More breaking news, we will have another new addition in July!

Sunbeams and Missionary Work

Lendl is finally a Sunbeam! He woke up very excited to go to Primary and told us "no more nursery". I have been the nursery leader for a year and a half and was released this past Sunday. I sent 14 of my nursery kids into Primary and it was such a sweet reward to see all of them progress and move to the next class. I am so grateful that I had the chance to be Lendls teacher and am excited for him to take part in Primary. He has a husband and wife team for his Sunbeam teachers and we could not be happier. Lendl was excited to be with his brother in Primary. However, Daniel moved into the CTR 7 class, which was combined with CTR 8 since they are both small classes, and so now Daniel is in the Sr. Primary. So much for them being together. Daniel is the only boy in his class of about 8 kids. About a month before Christmas, Daniel came to us and told us that he wanted to give his teacher a Book of Mormon. Naturally we supported him but also felt nervous that such a simple act of faith and missionary work could turn into unwanted or undeserved persecution. Thursday night before Christmas break, we prepared her gifts by placing them all in a bag and little Daniel went into the office, grabbed a Book of Mormon and wrote "To: Mrs Glaze from Daniel" on the inside. He placed the Book of Mormon inside the bag with her other gifts and Friday he gave her her presents. As I felt nervous for him all day, I was also so proud of him for his testimony, his faith, his example, and his willingness to share the gospel of Jesus Christ. He felt happy with his missionary experience and I can only pray that the fire that burns inside of him will be contagious to all of us. He has spoken of being a missionary for many years and even told a General Authority that came for our Stake Conference that he wanted to serve a mission in China. I love raising two boys that are part of Gods Army in the Latter Days.