If you haven’t read “What’s in a Name (Part 1)”, follow the link below. https://thewinderfamily.wordpress.com/2018/10/11/whats-in-a-name/ “Are we Mormons? Are we LDS? Are we FLDS?” A common question/complaint/misunderstanding that we’ve seen floating around since our public debut has been what our relationship is to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and the group known as the FLDS. After the premier of the show, we saw in a few places that people were pretty bent out of shape that we referred to ourselves as Mormons and discussed our background in the LDS church. I remember seeing one comment where a lady who I’m sure is very sweet and
Experiencing life openly This has been a very interesting experience for us. Choosing to open up our (not-so-popular) lifestyle for viewers to see. It’s been a little bit nerve-racking, but all in all, we feel like this experience has been a good one for us. Farm days and family time Yesterday we spent the day checking on cows, getting stuck in the mud, pruning our orchard, and making a wonderfully satisfying dutch oven dinner over a campfire of all our pruned limbs. As we sat there, all I could think about is how grateful I am for our family, and for the life that we live. Not only did
“Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” Matthew 5: 14-16 Accepting opportunities to grow This scripture was weighing very heavily on our minds this past spring as we considered accepting an opportunity that we never imagined would come to us. It took many months of prayer and consideration
For our monthly Sunday thought, I wanted to share a hymn that I delight in, every time Colton plays it on the piano. It is called ‘Lord, Dismiss us with thy Blessing’. For me, the significance of this song is not only connected to the lyrics, but to the sound of the notes being played, that resonate throughout the house. The feeling behind hearing the piano playing through our evenings together. This last week I was sitting in the kitchen, on and off helping Tami cook, and Colton started playing the piano in the other room. I remember thinking how wonderful it is that my husband and sister-wife play