http://mr.smith.smithfam.us (sometimes) Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:37:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2009/10/23/lords-tender-mercies/ http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2009/10/23/lords-tender-mercies/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:28:47 +0000 Mr. Smith http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/?p=199 Mrs. Smith wrote an entry about tender mercies of the Lord and I feel to document one such experience I had yesterday – the same day as Mrs. Smith’s, in fact.  I actually had two “tender mercy” instances yesterday, and will share the first. Background: Everyone knows it’s bad to look at the sun directly, right? [...]]]> http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2009/10/23/lords-tender-mercies/feed/ 1 http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2009/08/05/chicken-warden/ http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2009/08/05/chicken-warden/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 04:35:25 +0000 Mr. Smith http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/?p=198 Doodle – our middle child – is officially the chickens’ warden.  Anytime they’re out of their coop they tend to wander into the garden (not that I blame them, really) and need to be herded elsewhere.  “Doodle, the chickens are in the garden.”  “OK, Dad, I’ll get them out” is his cheerful reply before dashing [...]]]> http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2009/08/05/chicken-warden/feed/ 0 http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2009/08/01/highland-fling/ http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2009/08/01/highland-fling/#comments Sun, 02 Aug 2009 03:35:42 +0000 Mr. Smith http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/?p=197 Today was the City of Highland’s annual “fling” (celebration of the City’s founding).  We went last year and decided to attend this year with Mrs. Smith’s parents again. We first went to the SLC airport to pick up Opa (Grandpa), Mrs. Smith’s father.  Although the morning was a bit rocky – the kids would not listen [...]]]> http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2009/08/01/highland-fling/feed/ 0 http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2009/07/24/at-the-grandparents/ http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2009/07/24/at-the-grandparents/#comments Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:22:11 +0000 Mr. Smith http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/?p=196 We’re at Mrs. Smith’s grandparents’ farm this week.  They live in a small town in Idaho (Payette) and have an orchard.  Usually there are lots of fruits to be picked but, unfortunately, there’s little fruit this year because of late frosts, excessive magpies, and such.  It’s kind of weird because we usually help pick cherries, [...]]]> http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2009/07/24/at-the-grandparents/feed/ 0 http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2009/07/08/cutest-family-ever/ http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2009/07/08/cutest-family-ever/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:22:27 +0000 Mr. Smith http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/?p=195 The normal daily routine (Mon-Fri, anyway) is that the kids/wife wake up just a bit before I head out the door for work.  We read scriptures, pray, and they each get a hug/kiss before I leave.  Then as I’m walking away, Cinderalla and/or Doodle often wave at the window, come outside and wave/yell, and sometimes [...]]]> http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2009/07/08/cutest-family-ever/feed/ 2 http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2009/07/08/040506-070809-where-were-you/ http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2009/07/08/040506-070809-where-were-you/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:12:42 +0000 Mr. Smith http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/?p=194 I don’t know about the rest of you, but I actually got to witness the unfolding events this morning during a historical time. Specifically, at 04:05:06, 07/08/09 this morning (a date/time combination not to occur for another 1,000 years) I was awake, experiencing the second-long moment. Of course, I was changing a child’s diaper at the [...]]]> http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2009/07/08/040506-070809-where-were-you/feed/ 0 http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2009/04/16/utah-tea-time/ http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2009/04/16/utah-tea-time/#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:49:24 +0000 Mr. Smith http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/?p=190 Yesterday was April 15th – the notorious income tax day throughout the United States.  The day when the unconstitutional - aka illegal – income tax is rammed down our collective throats federally and, for most Americans, at the state level, too (though States’ Constitutions differ and such an income tax may be legal, dependent on your [...]]]> http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2009/04/16/utah-tea-time/feed/ 0 http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2009/04/16/starburst-flavored-jelly-beans/ http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2009/04/16/starburst-flavored-jelly-beans/#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:36:38 +0000 Mr. Smith http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/?p=188 OK, so I tend to be the type of person that grabs a (small) handful of candies and pops them into the mouth at the same time.  I don’t have a well developed sense of taste – which I’m sure is because I have fewer taste buds than average, and not because of my eating [...]]]> http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2009/04/16/starburst-flavored-jelly-beans/feed/ 0 http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2009/03/23/draper-temple-dedication/ http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2009/03/23/draper-temple-dedication/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:58:52 +0000 Mr. Smith http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/?p=186 In my post immediately prior I touched on an aspect of the gospel, the edict to be fruitful.  The command applies to all irrespective of religion, ethnicity, nationality, socio-economic standing, et cetera.  All are commanded alike to be fruitful.  The percentage yield is directly proportional to one’s obedience to God’s commandments: the greater the obedience, [...]]]> http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2009/03/23/draper-temple-dedication/feed/ 1 http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2009/03/23/children-that-will-not-sleep/ http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2009/03/23/children-that-will-not-sleep/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:49:18 +0000 Mr. Smith http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/?p=184 Why – why will my youngest child, Mr. Eagle, not sleep? I understand there is a difference, from the Lord’s perspective, between “disciplining” and “pruning.”  The former is the result of sin, the ever-increasing discipline of the Lord intended to invite the individual unto repentance – to become fruitful instead of barren.  The latter is intended [...]]]> http://mr.smith.smithfam.us/2009/03/23/children-that-will-not-sleep/feed/ 1