Christmas Inspiration

Last week on our way to see the Christmas music house in Draper, we took a detour. 

The picture is fuzzy. 

Aaaand we weren't prepared with warm clothes. 

But it was a pretty cool sight to see literally every twig on this tree wrapped in lights. 

 Christmassy events have started to fill in our schedules.

My office has a tradition of volunteering at Candy Cane Corner each year.

 It's a small store full of donated items like clothing, toys, shoes, socks, gloves, books and the list goes on.

All seems right in the world when I look at the piles and piles of donations that people drop off to help others who may not have a Christmas otherwise.


We spent the afternoon organizing the donations throughout the store so people can easily pick and choose gifts for their families as they browse the store.

It was a little kick in the butt to remind me that Aar and I have so much.....

And that we need to take time to help others.

Sure we pay our tithing.

And Fast offering.

But there are other ways we can help too.



Yesterday the sweetest lady bore her testimony in Sacrament Meeting.

I don't know much about her, except for what she had shared.

She is from Africa, has 4 small children, and is trying to save up money for her husband to join them here in Utah.

I have seen here working as a clerk and Walmart, and she said they changed her shift to the graveyard. She's been having a hard time paying for everything, and just when she saved enough money for her husband to come to America, her sister stole the money and used it on herself.


She mentioned she has a hard time getting out of bed and moving on. But she trusts that God has a plan for her and will keep moving forward.

There weren't many dry eyes in the congregation.

She is such an inspiration and reminds me that I can do hard things.