There is a quote: "LIFE IS NOT ABOUT WAITING FOR THE STORMS TO PASS.... IT'S ABOUT LEARNING TO DANCE IN THE RAIN."
With 12 children and 5 adopted from Russia, we have had challenges and trials along with our joys. We have decided that we must
learn how to "dance in the rain." We must notice and acknowledge the joys and miracles in our lives.
They exist daily -- we just need to make sure we do not miss them!! This blog is to remind us of these miracles and joys!

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

JUNE 20-22, 2013: PIONEER TREK

SPRINGDALE ARKANSAS STAKE
PIONEER TREK
JUNE 20-22, 2013
We left our Richardson Reunion early, well actually at 9pm on Tuesday night, and drove straight through the night to get to Oklahoma in time to meet the youth of our stake for their first pioneer trek!  We were excited for our kids to participate!  That meant that we had to have 3 kids packed for trek in addition to our family packed for our trip to Utah -- this was after sending Dad, Mom and 6 kids to Girls' Camp or Scout Camp AND I, mom, had to be packed to go straight on to Arizona for a reunion for my siblings. Whew!  I was brain dead trying to wrap my mind around all those details!  
But we did it and it was all worth it!!!

 Austin
Maryann
 Sister Jean Ammons
Jeremiah
 President Wagstaff
 Ashley, Maryanne, Veronica, Lizzie

 Sister Heather Wagstaff

 Ashley, Sister Wagstaff, Mayanne




 Benjamin Richardson
 Jade and Rebecca Richardson
 Hannah
 Hannah & India

 Joseph
 Joshua
 Jade & Rebecca
Sister Lori Dobson
Chris and Cindy Howard
 Bishop and wife from Spanish Branch
 Howards
 Sister Smith -- Lifeguard
 
Jade and Rebecca take their stuff to their handcart

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