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Spring has finally sprung in Palmer!! And with spring has come new beginnings. The best of witch was Lily's baptism this last weekend. I can't believe that she is getting so big. As I sat and listened to the opening song of her baptism I just started to cry, I was so touched by the spirit of how important this step is in our lives. It really struck me that my 8 year old Lily was so excited for her baptism and had such pure faith in what she was about to do. I looked over at her as the song finished and I saw Lily as her heavenly father sees her with all of her wonderful potential, and I think for the first time in my 31years I understood the eternal magnitude of such a simple act. I also recognized the work of the atonement in my life and how grateful I am for my parents and for my baptism when I was 8. even though the path afterwards was not always straight the foundation was laid and I was able to find my way back.I hope as a mother that I can continue to guide her and help fan her testimony. I know that no matter what choices she makes as she grows up the foundation that is being lade now will be there for her if and when she needs it.

It was so cool to then go the next day to little Thomas Love's blessing, and sit in one of the 3 and half pues that the Oborn family took up. There was all but 3 of the grandchildren there and of course not all the brothers and sisters could make it. But it was a true testament of what a foundation in the gospel will produce. It was amazing to see size of our family and I had to ponder at how much of a chapel we would fill up if we had all the Oborn clans together.

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So, I am suppose to be doing school work or book keeping for Ray or cleaning my house or something I am totaly forgetting I am sure. But I find my self reading about every ones fun and fantastic lives and thinking, how blessed we all are for having such great families. I loved the conference talk this weekend about mothers and how important our role as moms are. there was also a great talk about faith and how we some times don't see the hand of the lord until we walk through that door of what ever the challenge might be with faith in our heavenly father. Watching Megan and Ben to day have there baby ( or at least hearing about it) , Elizabeth and Allen making a life changing desition to join the military ( newly pregnant) Tammy and Todd walking with such courage during this pregnancy, Dolly with a boy on a mission, Amy and Jake on an epic adventure. Mandy creating a new business; it is so great to have such awesome examples of mothers and women who walk with such faith in there heavenly father, in my life as you all are. It is really cool to see how even though we all have very different challenges, husbands and talents, that we are all raising some really great families of Zion.
I don't know if that makes any scense, But I am thinking of all of you today,being very greatful that I have the gosple in my life and that you are all my friends.

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It will be so fun to see and hear what every one is doing.

Life has been crazy around here over the last couple of years. I have been studding to be a midwife serving out of hospital births at home and in birth centers. So I have been really busy with book work and going to births.( Usually in the middle of the night) Ray and the kids have been so great supporting me in all the crazy hours I have had to keep.It has really be a dream come true. If every thing goes according to plain I will have my license at the end of Sept begging of OCT. Wish me luck.

Grandpa mac came to stay with us last summer we enjoyed our time with him. He also came up over Christmas and with the help of Grandpa O Ray and Mac bought a 5 plex that has been a pretty good experience and investment so far. Ray has also been busy with his own business. Thanks Dad for working so hard for us.

The kids have had a great time this winter we started homeschool, had grandpa mac up and got really good at snowboarding down our hill. We also got to go to Disneyland with a lot of the cousins that was a great fun.