Family By Divine Design:: Focus Change

27 September 2013

Focus Change

When I began this blog six years ago, it was mostly a way to update family and friends with our family happenings - primarily with photos. At the time we had dial-up internet and it took FOREVER to email photos, but blogging multiple photos was relatively quick. Occasionally I would post some of my thoughts about life and the gospel, and I was surprised to find that those posts received the most comments. Mostly the feedback made me feel like my viewpoint was helpful to people and that made me feel good.

In the past year I've made some changes to the blog to make my information more safe while also making it so that I didn't need to be afraid of my blog reaching a larger audience. This change was prompted by a message a brother in our ward gave about using technology to share the gospel. He encouraged us to set up profiles at mormon.org. Those profiles give you the option of linking a facebook account, and/or a blog. The facebook account was out of the question, but I felt that if I altered the blog a bit it could be a tool for good. But other than making it less personal so it wouldn't be a safety risk if more people saw it, I haven't changed much about how I blogged.

However, I've decided that I'm ready to make a change. I hope to be able to blog regularly about things that matter to me. For some time now I have harbored a secret wish to be an inspiring 'Mormon blogger,' and a sister in my ward encouraged me to go for it! I always do better when I have a plan and a schedule. I now hope to post two-three days a week with the following themes: Monday Musings (may or may not be spiritual in nature), Wonderful Wednesdays (definitely spiritual in nature, because the gospel is wonderful to me), and Fun Fridays (this is where I'll share family happenings/pictures). Stay tuned - and feel free to share the things you find worthwhile sharing!

For today's 'Fun Friday' edition: I got my hairs cut yesterday. I like it. :)

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David's Bio

I grew up in southeastern Idaho moving at age one from the center of our town to the outskirts. This home had approximately ten acres and much of my youth was spent outdoors both playing and working with my grandparents on their farms. I enjoyed sports throughout my life and was active in wrestling and football throughout junior high and high school. My junior and senior years at high school a sweet young girl even convinced me to join the ballroom dance team. I graduated from high school and attended BYU where I earned my Bachelors degree in Biology in April 2007. Having been raised in the gospel it has always been an influence in my life.

Rachael's Bio

I lived in south central Idaho on a two-acre property in a three-story home until the fourth grade. We moved to Idaho's capitol where we lived until I was in eighth grade when we moved to south eastern Idaho. This move affected my life greatly. It helped me to gain and solidify my testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ as well as helped me decide how accurately I was going to live the gospel. This is also where I met David who was to become my best friend and husband. After graduating from high school in 2001 I attended BYU for four and a half years and graduated with a B.A. in Modern Dance, shortly before giving birth to our first child. Through all of my experiences my faith in the Lord, Jesus Christ and my dedication to living His gospel with integrity has increased. My greatest desire is that I will be able to help my children live and love the gospel.

Our Love Story

Rachael and David met first in their ward after Rachael moved in at the age of fourteen. Rachael's family had just moved across town to a home more suited to their needs than the original duplex. Both of their families were active in the church and Rachael and David both served in leadership positions of their respective YM/YW groups. With that constant exposure to each other was added the fact that they went to the same high school and were in the same graduating class. They found each other to be attractive and dated each other quite a bit near the end of their senior year and the summer afterward. After his freshman year at BYU David went on a mission to Russia - Rachael wrote him about every month and a half, just as an "interested" friend. Rachael was at home working for the summer when David returned from his mission and immediately felt that she wanted to date him again, so she asked him to go see the Phantom of the Opera in Salt lake City; thereafter followed about six months of courtship before they were married in Logan, Utah. Now they're both "the luckiest."