Il Divo sing Amazing Grace at the Colosseum April 10, 2009

Wow.  We were struck by the power of this favorite song again.  “It has been estimated that about 500,000 people and over a million wild animals died in the Colosseum games” reference.

What a story of death, and yet we sing of life…click the picture for the link!

NOTE: they sadly changed the lyrics in a very bad way…Singing “when we’ve been here ten thousand years” instead of “when we’ve been there ten thousand years” at min 3.00.  Such a change sadly empties the song of one if its most powerful phrases.

You Know You’re a Seminary Student When . . . April 10, 2009

(I’ve been keeping a sort of list . . . here are a few . . . enjoy!)

You know You’re a Seminary Student when . . .

* You warn your wife about the “big bill” coming in for next week – you’ve added coffee to the shopping list.

* 65 degrees farenhuit seems warm to you.

* You are excited when someone at the grocery store gives you their shopping cart and you get to keep the quarter!

* There is industrial plastic on your windows, taped on with double-sided tape.

* You let your wife cut your hair, even though she is completely inexperienced and has never taken a hairdressing class in her life.

* Your “desk” is a table you got on sale at IKEA and your “shelf” is made up of books and some random boards you could afford in a past life.

Good memories, for sure!!

And here is seminary student numero ono, my beloved husband himself & a few shots of what makes up his life:

(Above photo credits: Louise)

Sierra . . . finds her way into every post.

Firsts April 7, 2009

I found toys under the couch and a curl on the back of Sierra’s head.