Burnett Family

Another explosive diaper! While I scrub her clothes clean in the adjacent sink, Savannah soaks in the other. "Look at me mom, I am so pretty!"

Another beautiful pictire of Savvy. Awww! We love Savvy Baby. Here she is hanging out on the floor at Grandma and Grandpa Burnett's house in Haines City. Of course she enjoys it over here, the floors are clean!

Jonas 6 years old. It is hard to be the baby ....... boy that is. He wishes he was THE baby, but what can be done? Here he dances with Madeline before family scripture and prayer. It's pretty much a family tradition, we eat dinner, and as we clean most of the kids fade off to the family room where they turn on the radio before scripture and prayer. It is a sweet life!

At 10 years old, Micah is the oldest. And what a fine young man he is! We sure do love you Micah Shawn! Hey, try and smile a little. Boys can show emotion too! This picture is really of his shirt, which he loves. Now he has one like his cousins, the Longs.

Trenton, our 8 year old that was baptized in June. He is our handsome little sweetheart. A very good babysitter too. (Only while I'm still at home, but in another room). Here he is holding Savannah while I get dinner made. Thank you Trenton!

Little, pretty Madeline. At 2 years old she is princess at our house. We sure love her (even her brothers, but don't make them confess this!).

Savannah

Well, my little baby is growing up. Cah you believe she already gets on all fours and rocks back and forth!?! Why do babies grow so quickly? I mourn her growth. Here she is at 6 months trying to crawl.

9/11

This past Friday was the 8th anniversary of terrorist attacks against Americans. Almost 3,000 people died that day, and many more were left with a feeling of awful sadness, and a deep desire to get those who had attacked us, and to defend ourselves. I feel it still.

So, I made posters, 4 altogether. "What about WTC7?" "Google 9/11. Ask Questions." (I made 2 of these). And, "Investigate 9/11."

Micah got home, I already had all 5 of the kids loaded in the van, along with water canteens and chairs for each, and we drove to Mt. Carmel and SR 60. (Basically the intersection adjacent to our neighborhood entrance). We parked in the Home Depot parking lot, gathered up all the courage we could, tied Savannah up in the baby Sleepywrap, unloaded, and went to the sidewalk.

We stood there and held up our signs for about twenty minutes, until the rain started to drop in large fat droplets. That was stress. It's like we marked ourselves with an outward sign with what those who already know us know. It was very hard, and probably one of the bravest things Micah and I have ever done.

I still feel those sad angry feelings of 9/11. Only now, I feel like for the first time since 9/11 I actually did the right thing on that anniversary day. I have no illusions that the American people will ever wake up and come to a realization of our awful situation (Ether 8:24), although I do have hope. I have accepted the fact that the terrorists that attacked us that day will "get away" with it. No one wants to believe something that would cause them to mourn exceedingly, even if it gives them knowledge (Mosiah 28:18). But one day, we will know all the secret acts of the rebellious (D&C 1:3), and I will stand before the Lord, and I'll remember the day I stood on the side of the road and held up signs that now label me as a "kook". Though I believe, and feel to know that I am right, that the official 9/11 story is a lie, I know that many I love disagree. The point is, when I felt the truth of my conviction, I would not be lukewarm in my actions (Revelation 3:15 & 16). Even in the face of public ostracism.

It was hard to do, but I am so glad I did it!

Excellent Documentaries about 9/11: In Their Own Words, Press For The Truth, The Obama Deception, and my absolute favorite one Truth Rising with Luke Rudowski the founder of the original WeAreChange movement. Watch them all, you can borrow them from me, or just watch one, but don't be afraid to ask questions!

Thyroidism

Maybe this is what my problem is? Hypothyroidism, or a slow thyroid. Advice: get good sleep (go to bed by 10 duh!), eat right (no more cookies), exercise and get sunlight. Also, vitamins, especially vitamin B complex, D-3, iodine(such as kelp) and as always vitamin C the "wonder pill". Did the Lord know what He was talking about when He gave us a Word of Wisdom? And did He say for the weakest saints referring to our siritual or physical health?

Movie Review: The Lake House

Movie Review

The Lake House is my favorite movie. It came out in 2006, and it was one of the rare movies that Micah and I saw together in the movie theaters.

When Micah and I first met, it was at the Tampa stake center at a youth conference. We still have the song that we danced to the last night as a special memory, something that "makes" us, a pivotal moment in history, our history, that changed my life forever. In a way, The Lake House is like our song.

In May of 2006, Micah and I had a terrible fight, the final "breaking straw" in a long line of ups and downs in the fighting drama of our marriage. For a short, and pain staggering time, we separated. We loved each other very much still, and had a strong desire to make our marriage work. Somehow, in the short four weeks that we lived apart from one another, we made enough significant changes in our individual lives to finally learn how to twain be one flesh.

We decided to date again. Not just going out when we could. Not getting a babysitter, really dating. Letter writing, softening our hearts, yearning for and needing one another. So, on a Friday night, very much pregnant with our fourth child, on a for real date with the husband I had almost lost, we got pizza and a movie. A chic flick, a movie I picked out and wanted to see. We saw The Lake House. A movie about waiting it out through the hard times, being patient, about true love and long suffering.

So we stayed up late tonight and watched The Lake House again. It always seems like the right thing to do whenever I'm sad, or feeling sorry for myself. After getting sick again, and feeling like I'm going through some kind of depression or something, Micah made chocolate chip cookies and told me to turn it on; our movie. I did. The next time you're feeling down why don't you turn it on too?

Disclaimer: There is some mild foul language; but most offensive of all is the taking of the Lord's name in vain in this movie. A very sad truth, and it is done twice.