Team Captain - Jessica

We are training as a family for a 50-mile relay from one lake to another in St. George in a month. Jessica is our Team Captain. Our team name is Fasto Bohunkus. Jessica has taken the job pretty seriously. She's had us watch an inspirational movie clip. She's made running assignments, tracking charts, and maps. She's made us commit to running our miles by asking each person, "Will you run 13 miles this week?" We each said yes, so we had to keep our word. She has given us a hard time (joked around with us) when we were a bit behind. She challenged our team to run to Salt Lake City this week in miles. But the most motivational part of her leadership has been her example. She ran long and hard before anyone else really took it serious. She ran when it was late and she was tired. She put in the miles while the rest of us did other things. That got my attention and respect. We couldn't let her do it alone. So we put in our miles too. In fact, Benjamin and I finished our last mile after 10:30pm on Saturday. It felt great to meet a goal as a family. The little kids ran like crazy and made up for some miles Jaremy didn't run. We made in to Salt Lake. Now we are working on running to St. George in the next 3.5 weeks. It's lots of fun! Jaremy was the first one out of the gate this morning. He got up before 5:30am and ran on the treadmill. The kids gave him a rough time about not running all his miles last week. It's so funny to watch them tease their dad. He is serious about it now! I can't let my team down. I've got to be able to run a bit faster so I'm not the flat tire. I'm so grateful Heavenly Father has given me this amazing team - my family.

Courageous

We watched a Christian movie this week that stressed the importance of fathers being men of God and leading their families spiritually. It was a great reminder to stand tall and walk with God. I'm grateful for any reminder to do this and any encouragement along the way. I'm also grateful that Jaremy does this so well. His family is his top priority. Every year he becomes a more powerful example, teacher, and leader to our family. Every year he seems to take it even more seriously. I'm so grateful Heavenly Father has blessed our family with a righteous priesthood holder who honors the covenants he has made.

Christmas Bath

On Sunday evening we listened to a beautiful Christmas concert by the Tabernacle Choir & Sissel. I gave Adelynn a bath in the kitchen sink with the lights dimmed & the sacred music playing in the background. I felt so blessed to be able to take care of my sweet baby and contemplate the Savior's birth at the same time. I'm so blessed! I love my sweet family!

Date Night

Jaremy's been gone for four days. Tonight he's back and taking me to the Indian Oven. I'm excited! My hair is curled and I'm looking forward to adult conversation and relaxation. I hope Jaremy is too! I'm so blessed to have a husband that puts his family first no matter what!

The last couple of days we have been watching President Obama's speech and the Republican Presidential Debate. I love politics! I'm definitely very conservative! I believe the private sector and individuals and families should do most of what government does now. Government is huge and ineffiecent and unaccountable to a large extent. We have lots of good nominees this year in the Republican party. I'm looking forward to all the excitement and battles. Principles and values and our future are at stake. It's so exciting! Heavenly Father has blessed us to live in this great land of freedom!