Rich suggested that I make a list of my favorite things. So here goes ~ in no particular order
I took this picture from the boat on our Tahiti Cruise
The night sky ~ I love all the stars and constellations. I like to know what phase the moon is in and what planets are showing.
Rainbow spectrum ~ I love the spectrum of the rainbow. I love putting crayons in rainbow order, or my clothes in my closet.
Blue and white china ~ It just makes my heart happy!
Cross-country skiing ~ It's so peaceful and beautiful in the winter, I love the solitude of skiing on a winter day.
from the cabin
The seasons ~ I'm happy that I live in a place where there are four seasons, I love the change and I love each season.
from Lone Pine
Camp MIA Shalom ~ I love our YW camp. It is a sacred place to me and where I have felt the Spirit and had my testimony grow.
My garden ~ I love working in my yard. I love making it beautiful with flowers and trees and shrubs. These are my favorite colors red, yellow and blue and a gothic arch, too!
Music, especially The Messiah ~ I love most music, but I really love The Messiah by George Frideric Handel. I know it's an inspired piece of music. I love to listen to the radio and hear love songs that remind me of my own dear love, Rich! I wake up to instrumental hymn music. I love to play the piano, especially, Clementi sonatas, and the John Thompson 3rd grade book.
Art museums ~ I like to go to art museums. I found my favorite painting in the London National Gallery, it's called "Two Trinities." I like to go to the BYU art museum.
Hiking, bike riding ~ I just really like to be outdoors, and if I'm getting exercise, too, that's a bonus.
Gothic arches ~ I just love the shape of a gothic arch. I love that it points to heaven and God. My favorite gothic arch is the windows of the Kirtland Temple.
Forget-me-nots ~ AnnaRae taught me on a hike at Shalom that they remind us of the Savior, forget-me-not is another way of saying Always Remember Him. Of course, they are my favorite shade of periwinkle!
Red, yellow and blue ~ These are the Primary colors and I love them.
This pattern from Vera Bradley ~ it's called Hope Garden. It just makes me happy and I have file folders, journals, mouse pad, cosmetic bags, eyeglass cases, camera case in it.
This view of the earth ~ it seems familiar, like maybe we saw it this way before we came here.
The ocean and beaches ~ I love bare feet in the sand and the salty water to swim in. And I feel the awesomeness of God's creation.
Mount Timpanogos ~ I have had a love affair with this mountain since I first came to Utah in 1975 to go to BYU. I'm proud to say I've been to the top twice!
Temples ~ I have always loved the temple. My favorites are Provo, since I was married there (and check out those gothic arches!) and Mount Timpanogos, since it's named after my mountain and I get to serve there now.
This guy ~ The love of my life and my eternal companion!
Faith, Hope and Charity ~ These have been my quest and my goal, to be filled with these three princples. The colors correspond to my favorite colors!
Blue Hydrangeas ~ They are just so beautiful! And periwinkle!
These seven little people ~ my grandchildren!Last, but not least here are 12 of my favorite people ~
my kids
my parents
my BFF, Heather
I'd like to include this post and this post in my list of favorite things.
It's all good!
4 comments:
Thank you for sharing your favorite things! I feel good knowing I already knew most of those about you! Love you Janet!
this is a good list! you have a lot of great favorite things. Forget me nots are a new favorite for me because of Pres. Uchtdorf's talk in Relief Society conference.
I love this list! The pictures are a feast for the eyes and it is wonderful you recognize so well what brings you happiness and joy. It is an expression of gratitude and it beautifully describes you.
I LOVED this post! Thanks for sharing. It made me cry. You put it all so well and so many of the things you love are the ones I do as well, but I am unable to express myself as well as you. They were beautiful photos and I loved all the blue, too.
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