Category: God’s Hand

I went to lunch with Dan Duckworth today. It was good to catch up. We talked about a number of tough things we are dealing with like Covid pneumonia and potentially recurring thyroid cancer. I felt the Spirit a number of times. It was a nice conversation. You really don’t know from looking at someone what they are going through. It’s easy to let the adversary convince you that everyone else’s life is perfect and void of struggles and while yours is crashing and burning. We discussed the need for faith and to push out fear, and always believe that a loving Father in Heaven and Savior are there to help us success as long as we turn to them.

My study in the Book of Mormon was in 1 Nephi and reinforced that the Lord will provide for and deliver us when we keep his commandments and do what he asks us to do.

Paula ordered some workout pants a month ago. They never came, so when Paula called Customer Service to enquirer, they just cancelled the order because it was lost, refunded her money, and told her to buy another pair. Fortunately, the style she wanted was still available. Today, both pairs arrived. She got two for one I guess.

Today was Nikki Smith’s home coming talk. She did a good job. I setup the nice camera for the livestream so I could record Nikki’s talk and the musical number. The livestream was tough cause the building internet connection keep dropping, but I recorded it and shared it later on ss4th.org.

As I was cleaning up the livestream equipment, Brian Kirkby came up to me and asked if I was still open to new job opportunities. I said yes and he told me his brother is a VP of Engineering at Nice InContact and they’re hiring director level people. This unexpected invite seemed like and answer to my prayers. I’ve been asking the Lord to help direct me in regards to work. I’m not saying this is my next job, but I think it’s a message that the Lord is going to help.

It was nice to have a Saturday that wasn’t busy. I was able to study the Book of Mormon and prepare for my sacrament meeting talk. I started later than normal and spent more time. I was also able to manage the kids so Paula could workout without interruption or distraction.

I did the Costco run. I ran into Michael and Julie Ward. They have 4 children ages 8 to 14. They seem to be doing well. It was fun to chat with them for a while. I was uplifted by them. They are great people and I’m grateful for their friendship.

Walker had two basketball games. Paula went to the first at 5p and I attended the second at 7p. The first game was painful and not many points were score. Walkers team still won, but they appeared rusty. The second game was much better. The team played better together and hit shots. At one point, they were up by 16. A second half lull allowed the competition to work its way back to within 4 points, but we pulled it out. It was fun to watch.

We finished the night watching the end of a Hallmark movie. It’s a Christmas time tradition that we are slow to let go in the new year. The story was heartwarming; that’s why we like them.

I wrote a script to part Tethr data. It worked and it felt good have created it myself. I also had another architecture meeting with an expanded group. It was fun to work on the problem together.

Willy’s Bball game went well. He played well with lots of assists, but few points. It’s going to be a fun year. Region play starts next week.

I wrote a script to part Tethr data. It worked and it felt good have created it myself. I also had another architecture meeting with an expanded group. It was fun to work on the problem together.

Willy’s Bball game went well. He played well with lots of assists, but few points. It’s going to be a fun year. Region play starts next week.

Willy played Herriman High School tonight. It was maybe a closer game than they anticipated, but Willy had a great game: 16 points, lots of boards, some assists, and a ton of battling. It was fun to watch. The team played quite well together.

I slept well last night. It took a little to get to bed, but I don’t remember waking up during the night. I was thrilled since the previous two nights were restless. Despite a good sleep, I felt a little something in the top of my lungs today. I long for it to be gone. My blood sugar must have dropped a bit cause I started to blur significantly about 10:30a. I had to go find some food before I normally do. I’ve been fine since, but still a little weird blurry. I’m grateful for the progress the Lord has blessed me with. I am exercising faith and patience as I wait for a full recovery… maybe tomorrow. 🙂

Work went pretty. I was able to participate in a pretty fun architectural discussion regarding the Tethr integration. It led to more questions than answers, but it was refreshing to be in a meeting with senior experienced people trying to solve a difficult problem.

Abby left for USU this morning. I’m excited for her, but we miss her every time she leaves. As an athlete at USU, Abby is subject to Covid testing whenever they feel it’s necessary. Today she had to get tested. If you test positive, you have to sit out for a couple weeks. I was a little nervous for Abby because I’ve been sick. She tested negative! I consider that a blessing from the Lord.

Walker had a basketball game at 9p tonight. He performed well. He’s getting pretty tall (~6′) and his hair is going really curly. He’s very skilled in basketball fundamentals and he’s disciplined to do things right. It makes him a huge asset to the team; you always know he’s going to get the right position and box out (for example). His team killed the other team. It was fun to see them do well.

After a long Christmas break, I went back to work today. Getting up when it was cold and dark was a challenge, but I did it and spent some good time in the Book of Mormon before 8a. I’ll get better at this.

My first meeting was with Michael Dabriel. He’s on my team and works from the UK. Since we last spoke his whole family got Covid and his granddad passed away. We had a long discussion about dealing with all that. I got a chance to share my faith and view on death. I hope it helped him. Maybe it will spark an interest in Michael to reach out to God. Only time will tell.

We got to watch Chloe’s JV basketball game at Westlake at 5:15p. She played well. Richard Spiker sat by us most of the time.

Paula and I attended the 7:40p endowment session at the Jordan River Temple. It was nice to be back. It was quiet and peaceful. I need to work at making attending weekly at habit again.

After a week with us, Molly had to go back home. It was sad. She is a beautiful person in so many ways and wonderful to have around. She has worked extremely hard to do well in her hair school program and the Lord is blessing her. She’s known for being one of the best. She has such a bright future. It’s fun to watch.

Health wise, today was my best day yet. I believe all the fasting for my vision to be restored helped to improve it and my energy was higher than its ever been.

I spent a few hours studying my scriptures and finished it off by going up Israel Canyon and praying while looking at the mountains across the lake. While praying, I felt the Holy Ghost witness to me the Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ love me. It went on for a few minutes; it was wonderful. I asked if there were things I still needed to repent of and nothing came to mind. It was fun to drive on the snowy roads too.

I spent more time this afternoon on my React Task app. It’s been very rewarding to exercise that learning muscle. It’s become a 2022 goal.

Thank you Lord for the best day yet. I hope tomorrow will be even better. Back to work.