Thankful

We have not posted something in a while so I thought since Thanksgiving was over and Christmas is closely coming, I would reflect on the many things I am grateful for. First, a great husband he is the light of my life and my best friend I love him so very much. He has taught me many great things and has such enormous patience with me, I see all the hard work he does for us and the many things he has accomplished. I know he will be great at anything he sets his mind too because he is so positive and has such a great personality, what can I say he is AWESOME and I am so lucky to be his wife. I pray everyday for him and thank my Heavenly Father for blessing me with a great companion for eternity. Second, family I am so grateful for and love each and every one of. I am so blessed to have great parents and great in-laws that are so loving and they would support and help us anytime we need. Third, the gospel and the love our Heavenly Father has for me and my family, I can not imagine what my life would be without it gives me peace and faith in the trails we face and I know we are being blessed everyday. There is so many other things I am grateful for and I could go on and on. My heart is full of gratitude for the many things I enjoy and have. I have to take a minute and look at the many things I have and look at the trials we face and have to say to myself things could be alot worse. I love the saying "Come what may and Love it" I have been trying to live my life this way and just love what comes at us and have faith that things will work out the way it is supposed to be.

As the holidays are near take a minute and reflect on the many blessings and things you are grateful for. There are so many other things I am grateful for, I can not find the words to describe the gratitude I have. I hope the upcoming holidays are enjoyable for everyone!!!!

A Summer Classic…WIFFLE BALL:)

The other day, a good buddy of mine called and wanted to get some wiffle ball in before it got too dark. I still hadn’t fixed dinner yet so I thought this would be fun, they could play and eat with us. Game time was set, the field was prepped, and the food waited. If any of you have played wiffle ball with me you know everything is put on hold until the game is finished. This was the case.

The game was pretty intense at moments. I will admit I was crushed by the Wiffle Ball King…Matt Smith. The kid simply crushed the ball with a poetic stroke of his pretty yellow bat. Below is a taste of the events, you can also see the whole video at http://www.youtube.com/user/willdog26forlife sorry about the quality of the video, it was supposed to be published in HD but it made it smaller, except for the 2nd inning. I didn’t have to edit that one so it was never changed from the original format. Anyways, the night went on, after the game we enjoyed a nice traditional Teriyaki on Rice meal. It was superb! Then we had some serious Singstar action on the PS3…sorry no photos or videos, the camera was dead from all our fun from earlier. Rest assured though there will be a time when all that goodness is recorded and posted for the world as we know it to see.

Good times all around. Hope you enjoyed this addition to the Harris Family Fun blog. Post your comments, we love to hear from you, and stay in touch!

Days of Summer

The days of summer have come and gone it seems. Not so long ago we were facing the ridicoulus rain in June, the hot days of July, and now as August rolls to a close we look back and reflect on what we have accomplished.

This summer has been action packed for us. Between my problems at work to not working all the way to Melissa's medical condition, we have survived. The lastest news in our family was that of an uncle of Melissa's who was just diagnosed with Rectal Cancer. Both he and his wife are in our thoughts and prayers.

What have we learned from this summer? To live life and enjoy every moment we have. I have decided to start to document and format videos of our life. Over the years as my memory weakens, I have concluded that when a picture or video is captured of the moment at hand, it easier to recall the events. With this in mind, we are going to strive to document our lives and formalling record them in journals. I challenge those of you close to us to do the same.

Here are couple pictures from this past summer. You can also check out our videos at my youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/willdog26forlife

A June thunderstorm above our house, thought it might turn into a tornado:)

Wish we could have done this more this summer!!!

Anyone for a game...

This is the photo post card for "the dog days of summer"

Kitzmiller Campout 2009

Every year the Kitzmillers get together on an annual family campout. This tradition started in Heise, then we traveled for a week long adventure to the Oregon Coast, and this year we found ourselves in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho. Each year one of the children and their family is responsible for the planning of the trip. This year Russ and Mindy did an awesome job as the camp ground was right next to the river, the swimming pool was close by, and there was plenty of room for all of us and our toys. This year, Grandma and Grandpa brought their 4-wheelers, we had two tents, 2 Trailors, and 1 Motorhome. Here are a couple pictures from the adventure. Everyone enjoyed riding the slides at the pool and just hanging out around Grandma and Grandpa's RV. This year we were graced with the first ever Dance off...Congrats to the winners...EVERYONE!!!

You can check out a 10 minute video highlighting some of the fun...you will see Willy getting flipped off 3 times, Melissa getting nervous about Chubbs swimming in the river, how to make homemade ice-cream, and of course the highlights of the Dance Off!!! Follow the link below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roAdqAwNxuY

Can you believe this almost 7 years ago!!!

I love Baseball!!!

Baseball Fever!!!

The video was taken yesterday while we were playing in Providence, Utah against the Utah State Aggies in the Northern Utah League. I was going as fast as I could and still almost didn't make it. Listen to Melissa as I round first...and then the other guys started chanting Manny, becuase of my Manny Pants!!!

Enjoy

General Conference is upon us again. What an amazing blessing this has been to us in our household. As we watched conference sessions yesterday and as we sit and watch this morning, we are a blessed people to have such strong leadership on the Earth. "We Thank Thee O God for a Prophet" rings more profound in my heart today. In these difficult times of economic strife and hardship how blessed are we that we have been taught for years to be prepared for this day and days to come. I want to reflect with all of you a talk I just gave in our home ward. It was based off a talk given by John Bytheway years ago. The talk is entitled, "5 Scriptures That Will Help You Get Through Anything."

First, all of us need to first look for the answers we need in books where the answers do not change. So many of us have been involved in a resale of a text book at the end of the semester, once or twice. What usually happens to us? We get stiffed on the value of the text book, right!? We pay $75 and get back $3! Why does this happen? The information found in the text is now outdated and not relevant to future courses, namely because the answers will change in the next year, rendering the information held within useless. Where can we find answers that will not change? Your right, in the Scriptures and in the words of our Latter-day Prophets.

Here are the scriptures in order: Study these one by one:

1. 1 Nephi 11:16-17 "We do not know all things but we do KNOW that God loves us"
2. Moses 7:26-33 "God weeps on our behalf"
3. Alma 14:9-13 "Your work is not finished, no matter how difficult it may be"
4. Alma 7:11-12 "The Atonement does not just cover sins but pains and afflictions"
5. D&C 101:32-36 "Build a foundation and Endure to the End, Blessings await"

Elder Scott added in the Nov 1995 Ensign: “When you face adversity, you can be led to ask many questions. Some serve a useful purpose; others do not. To ask, Why does this have to happen to me? Why do I have to suffer this, now? What have I done to cause this? will lead you into blind alleys. It really does no good to ask questions that reflect opposition to the will of God. Rather ask, What am I to do? What am I to learn from this experience? What am I to change? Whom am I to help? How can I remember my many blessings in times of trial? Willing sacrifice of deeply held personal desires in favor of the will of God is very hard to do. Yet, when you pray with real conviction, “Please let me know Thy will” and “May Thy will be done,” you are in the strongest position to receive the maximum help from your loving Father.

This life is an experience in profound trust—trust in Jesus Christ, trust in His teachings, trust in your capacity as led by the Holy Spirit to obey those teachings for happiness now and for a purposeful, supremely happy eternal existence. 

In the spirit of conference I wanted to share this everyone on our blog. It has helped me to refocus I hope it does the same with each of you.