Dear Family & Friends-
Let's jump right in...Martin has been
called as the new bishop of our ward. That could pretty much be all
that I write for this month because it has affected each and every
day so far. Of course, there has also been so many other day-to-day
things and even some very rare things happening this last month. It
was full, and fun, and...wonderful.
Martin's new calling has been really
great for our family. I did cry through the whole first Sunday,but
every Sunday since then we have had blessings heaped upon us and a
calm and peace that did NOT exist before. I was so happy to have
Martin's parents come over for his calling and ordination, they are
always so supportive and good to us. An unexpected, but wonderful,
blessing was the fact that MY parents were here with us that Sunday
also. They flew in the day before, and stayed with us before they
headed up to Idaho Falls for the funeral of my Grandma Beulah Miller
(my mom's mom). I can't even put into words how great it was for
them to be here with us. It was an answer to many prayers.
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| Mom and Grandpa Miller |
That following week was very full with
family coming and going. I love to see my house full and we tried to
make everyone comfortable. The night before the funeral, we had
Karryn & Roger w/Kassidy, Travvis & Katie w/Aaron and Jenna,
Brett & Keli w/Stetson and Porter, Jodee & Calvin w/Connor,
Braxtton, Brooklyn, and Ariizona, and that was added to our 6
already. We joked that it was probably warmer this time then it had
been at the reunion this spring when 3 families were out in tents.
We tried to keep our heater going so that our Texans wouldn't freeze.
I loved having everyone here and it was so impressive to me for
those who came from so far away and sacrificed so much to be here.
The funeral was very beautiful and fitting. It was simple and
peaceful. The importance of the gospel, resurrection and family was
so apparent and so undeniably true!  |
| "No, me not a Chicken Maggot!" |
I feel like I could end this letter
here and have all the high points covered. So, I think I will keep
the rest very simple and for information only. We had a wonderful
Primary Program, it went very smoothly and the kids did really great
at their parts and awesome at singing. I love my calling as Primary
Chorister!! Olivia turned 5, she had a rainbow/horse cake and Abby
decorated for 2 hours before her family party. We drove over to
Burley, Idaho for Pope Family pictures and TWO baby blessings.
Martin's sister has a really cute baby boy, Cutler Silcock that they
were blessing. Also, his brother blessed their darling, little,
Brayla Pope. We had double sacrament meetings that day and lots of
family-time, but it's never enough! Football ended in the first
round of State play-offs this year. That might mean we get to see
Martin a little bit in between meetings and before basketball starts.
Yay!! Halloween felt long and stretched out this year, the
celebrations started with parties for preschool the Thursday before
and then the ward trunk-or-treat Saturday. Then, they just kept
going through elementary parties Monday and a little bit of
trick-or-treating on Halloween night. Matt was a samurai/ninja, Abby
was a cheetah fairy, Olivia got an indian princess costume for her
birthday, so Thayne decided he would be a cowboy, cause, “Cowboys
chase Indians.” Martin and I even dressed up for the ward party and
we had a great time.
I think that covers all the big
stuff...I really can't believe how fast this year has gone. Bring it
on 2012!! We love you ALL!! The Pope's
