Wednesday, March 4, 2020

New Cell Phones

Mom and the girls went to Inkom. The girls caught the bus to go back to Marsh Valley. Dad went to work at Idaho State University.

Angie had volleyball practice in Inkom. Lilli and Mom waited for Dad to get off work. Angie's friend, Lainee Morrison, rode to McCammon with us. Her mother picked her up at Flying J in McCammon. She lives in Lava.

The iPhone 7s arrived today for Dad, Mom, and Angie. As soon as the numbers port over from the old carrier, they will be used. Also, one of the old lines will stay on a a "landline" which will allow the home phones to be used.

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Life Goes On

Events today strengthened our family's love for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

The day started when Dad took the girls to school. Mom stayed home. In the evening, the girls went to Youth Activities while Mom and Dad visited with President Kurttis Smith of the Arimo Stake presidency. After visiting with the stake president, Dad picked up the girls from the church.

Monday, March 2, 2020

Monday and a Win

It was back to work/school for the family. Deb went to work at Inkom Elementary, I went to Idaho State, and the girls went to Marsh Valley Middle School (Lilli) and Marsh Valley High School (Angie).

Idaho State defeated Weber State in Ogden tonight. We watched it on Pluto TV. It was a great win for a year that has been a big struggle.

Sunday, March 1, 2020

Reviving the Blog

This Blog has laid dormant for almost two years. The last several posts were book reviews or movie reviews. It is time to start documenting the doings and goings of the Gambles Family. Hopefully, more frequent posts will be forthcoming!

We attended Fast and Testimony Meeting at the Downey 2nd Ward. It was a good meeting. After which, we attended Sunday School then came home.

We did our family Gospel study focusing on the Come Follow Me lesson of 2 Nephi 26-30 where we learned of the Holy Ghost testifying of Jesus Christ, flaxen cords that can actually turn into chains, and that learning "line upon line" is a tender mercy that our Heavenly Gives to us so we can become more like him. Mom told us of the two times that she remembers when the Holy Ghost prompted her to action: to serve her mission and to move back to Idaho after the passing of her father. Dad relayed two times when the Holy Ghost prompted him: while on his mission, gaining confirmation that Jesus is the Christ and that message needs to be shared with the world and also the time when he was told to marry his sweetheart. We then spent the rest of the day taking advantage of the day of rest! This evening we read 3 Nephi 15 as part of our weekly scripture reading.

Thursday, June 7, 2018

Unbroken

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and RedemptionUnbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I had read many stories about the men who have survived the evils of combat. However, this is the first time I read about a prisoner of war enduring their stay at a POW camp. This book kept my attention from the beginning to the end. The details that showed the horror of being a prisoner was vividly portrayed. In the end, the book became more about forgiveness then about the horrors of war.

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Friday, May 11, 2018

The Whistler

The Whistler (The Whistler, #1)The Whistler by John Grisham
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Admittedly, I have only read a few books of John Grisham. I may have seen more movies based on his books than I have read his books. At any rate, each book that I have read have been good. He draws me into the main character, and, although I know they are fictitious, I care deeply what happens to them. Such is the case with this book. During the reading, I was saddened by devastating events; laughed when something funny happen, and, at the end of the book, cheered when the villains go their just desserts. I highly recommend this. I found it a very entertaining read.

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Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Book (Actually Book on CD) Review

Killing Patton: The Strange Death of World War II's Most Audacious GeneralKilling Patton: The Strange Death of World War II's Most Audacious General by Bill O'Reilly
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Very interesting story telling. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. In fact, as Bill O'Reilly read the book, I replayed the scenes from the movie "Patton" starring George C. Scott. I love history, and this book is up there as one of the best.

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