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Snake River Valley Sunset [Video]

Got the opportunity to head back up to Idaho this weekend for the Lovell Family Reunion. Not only was the company great, but the drive back to our hotel in Idaho Falls gave us this glimpse of heaven.

It reminded me of the many reasons why I love Idaho. We do hope to be able to return one day to Rexburg, the city we love so much.

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Fatherhood

This video came out about a week before our second child was born. It moves me every time. Our little boy has now been with us seven days and as I consider the past week, I don’t know that the Lord could make His love and intent for us to have joy more obvious than allowing us to experience parenthood. Words cannot describe the feelings I had on the day he was born, except to say how aware I was that there was a Father in Heaven who loved me, who loved my wife, who loved our two beautiful children and that He was sharing in the joy we were experiencing that day.

In the video the father makes a comment on how he wishes he could trust his Father better like his children trust him so much. Having the special moments, emotions and impressions from this past week so fresh on my mind, thats what I find myself wishing for.

Looking in the mirror I see a lot of opportunities for growth, a lot of weakness and shortcomings. But like my newborn son, I realize I am at the beginning of a journey. The depth and breadth of eternity is out there ahead, and so I trust that my Father will be there, helping me with each new milestone, each new step, just like I look on with joy to each new day with my wonderful family.

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The Gifts of the Three Wise Men

My daughter loves to watch a number of different PBS shows shortly after waking up. Something about breakfast and TV always seem to go together. On Sundays we try to avoid just watching anything, which led me searching out some of the recent Bible videos put out by the Church to see if they would hold her attention. I was impressed to what degree they did.

As we were watching a compilation of the different story-lines associated with the birth of Christ, we came to the segment with the three wise men coming to visit the Christ child presenting their gifts. The next piece in the story is naturally Joseph taking the family to Egypt to escape Herod’s wrath.

It then occurred to me that the gold, frankincense and murr were probably how the family was able to completely uproot to Egypt for many years. You’ll recall that when Jesus was taken to be presented at the temple, his parents brought doves because they could not afford a ram. Joseph likely depended on his trade for their entire substance, moving to a foreign land would make that difficult. The gifts of the wise men were not idle pleasantries of celebration or even just worship by faithful men. They served to anticipate the needs of Joseph, Mary and the infant Messiah when they needed it most.

The Wise Men Seek Jesus