I love Sundays!

Sunday Favorites:

Going to church--playing piano for primary

Writing a letter to my wonderful missionary, Elder Matthew Parks

Going for a walk in the woods when the weather permits it

Taking a bunch of pictures

Listening to hymns

Planning out my week

Writing in my journal

Watching home videos

Reading blogs

Watching classic movies (The Sound of Music, Anne of Green Gables, Singin' in the Rain, Belles on their Toes, etc. Yes I have quite of collection of the old classics.)

Today I wrote a letter to Matthew-- part of it during Sharing Time in primary, and the other part while I was sitting on our unfinished deck, enjoying the beautiful weather. Writing letters outside is one of the greatest feelings. I could feel the spirit while I was writing, and being out in nature seemed to clear my mind from other unimportant things and allowed me to write what I felt was a uplifting, encouraging, and happy letter. The ideas of what to write about just kept flowing and it was amazing! I definitely recommend writing a letter outside next time, or just doing anything outside that you would normally do sitting in your house. It really makes a huge difference-- or at least it does to me.

I also went for a walk around our house, or in other words-- the woods, since that's what surrounds our house. We also have a creek that I took some pictures of as well.

This might not really go with the whole theme of Sunday, but I need to tell you what I got in the mail yesterday!! On my way out to go to work, I stopped at the mailbox and inside there was a pink bubble mailer address to me, from my Elder Parks. (Now comes the super happy feeling I felt inside), I got back in my car and took pictures of it, but I decided not to open it until I got home from work. Well, that wasn't the easiest thing since I worked a 7 hour shift, but I made it through, and when I got home and opened it, this is what was inside: a lovely letter, a huge Pokemon card, and a rear view mirror decoration that he had talked about making me for Christmas but didn't get it finished in time, so I guess he just saved it for V-day. On one side it has a picture of the SLC temple, and the other side has him with a scripture written underneath from Genesis 29:20--"And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her". It was absolutely perfect!

Ta-da! It's in my car now. 

Time to go to church-- I had to pose for a picture first. :)

I love Sunday outside time!

All comfy to write a letter to my favorite missionary. <3