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Jun 15, 2016

Feb 12, 2016

It has been really foggy in my neck of the woods lately. This morning it was clear when I drove #4 to the bus stop, but on my way back (a total drive time of 1 minute), the fog started to roll in. This is what it looked like an hour and a half later when I drove #5 and #6 down to school. See the sun just peaking out over the mountain?

I already shared this on my Instagram (@rachsgoodlife), but I'm going to share it here too.

Super foggy again at my house. Ironically this morning I read a talk by Cheryl C. Lant. It fits perfectly with the foggy weather. In her talk she poses the question: "What are my mists of darkness?" ----------------------------------
This caused me to think about my own mists of darkness. What are the things that are clouding my judgments, obstructing me from seeing and achieving my goals and visions, and what's blinding me from seeing the hand of God in my life? Do I let myself get lost in the mists of darkness Satan places over me? Do I let him discourage me? ----------------------------------
Just like mother nature's fog, if I'm patient and persevere, the Son ☀️ always comes and dispels the mists of darkness- ALWAYS.

Jan 12, 2016

Through the Eyes of a Teenager

#2 and #3 are both taking a photography class in school.

Yes the same class, the same hour, the same teacher, the same everything!

It's been fun to see the world through their eyes (or should I say photos?).

Who knew our weeds could look so cool?

And this angle of the sagebrush across the street - breathtaking with the blue sky and mountains behind it.

Speaking of angles, how about this one?

I think I'll appoint them both Official Collins' Family Photographers. They can be in charge of taking all the photos from now on.

Dec 7, 2015

I looked out the Window

and what did I see?

Two deer on a date eating my weeds!

I'm not sure what it is this year, but we've had so many deer at our house.

A few nights ago, as we were pulling into our house, we counted 11 deer having a Christmas party in our cul-de-sac.

Then the next night, we spotted a large group of deer walking down the street viewing everyone's Christmas lights.

Spiritual Thought:

"When times are difficult, we can make the choice to turn away from Him and struggle through our afflictions alone, or we can make the choice to to turn to Him and the Father's plan finding that we will suffer no manner of afflictions save it were swallowed up in the joy of Christ."

-Linda K. Burton