A Few of my Favorite Things

Blessings of 2011:

Aaron
Affirmations
Ariel's Blog ourdailylegacy.blogspot.com
Awesome notes app on my ipad
Laurel's back-to-school party at the cabin
Ben's kisses
Berneice and Micki
The Blendtec
Books and Halloween rides with Abe
Byron Katie workshop with Rae
Carol Tuttle books
Craig
Craig's job
Craig's new calling
Fei Fei joining the family
Fleming family fellowship
Food and health discoveries with Rachel
Good health
Grandma Vella 100th Birthday Celebration
Green smoothies
Hannah's travels (especially Ireland)
Hannah's family photography
Hannah's graduation from IHA

Hisso's Hope of America Award
IPad
Homecoming in St. George
Jacob's mission
Laurel's friends
Laurel's 2011 scripture reading record
Bonneville Stake Laurel High Adventure Trip
Marshall's new home at 2522 Forest Glen Rd.
Maryland visit, painting the Beautiful Library
Masquerade dinner at 1246
Mi Young Sing, Laurel's new ceramics teacher
Micah's Evergreen job
Miraculous healing of Muktar
Mom's recovery
Nachos Libre with Andrew
Newgrange and Knowth passage tombs in Ireland
Oceanside Grumpy Birthday party
The Orchid House at Koele
Oregon Galli reunion, especially meeting Logan
Pete and Paula's wedding
Processes with Hannah
Safety
Salt Lake looking like Switzerland
Service in the YW Resource Room
Sharing Aaron's birth with Rachel and Micah
Sky Mountain Mother's Retreat with Patty and Nan
St. George Townhouse
Thanksgiving in Georgia with Grandma
Tinctures
Trek
Uncle Bob and his family
Wasatch Camerata
YW Calling and Release


D&C 59:21

My Mother

Lark, our
Angel, serves tirelessly.
Uninhibited and unrestrained she
Runs with wings
Extended to
Lighten every load and fill
Every
Void of the
Afflicted and
Needy that
Surround her.  But the
Gift that
Amazes me most is the
Love and
Life she shares daily with her most
Intimate relations.

Light

In honor of Hannahah, I share some photos of her. She is most beautiful. In her honor, I also offer more light from one of her favorite leaders, and one of mine, F. Enzio Busche, formerly of the First Quorum of the Seventy. Don't let the screen scare you. (For some reason, that is the screen that shows on Youtube, though it is not the beginning.) Hannah is on the path Elder Busche describes. I hope we all are. I love you, my Hannah.

Hannah is an Activist

An Innovator

A Creator

A Singer

A Romantic

An Adventurer

A Feeler

A Thinker

A Helper

A Friend

A Cousin


A Granddaughter

An Aunt



A Sister


A Daughter

A Treasure

Hannah means "Full of Grace"

Andrew

I looked at my journal, and what did I see? A birthday tribute to Andrew from me:
4/4/11
Happy Birthday, dear Andrew. I guess that newly returned missionary is older now. We met him nearly six years ago, and today he is what we always expected, in fact what everyone who knows him expected--a successful professional, a devoted father and husband,

a true friend, especially to anyone in need of encouragement or hope, a grateful son who stays close to his parents and siblings,
a creative soul with the love and energy to change the world every day, which he does.
We love him. Actually, we adore him, and thank the Lord for the light which streamed through onto our family when he opened the door and walked in. We pray for his safety and health, two things which may need a little extra attention.

Happy Birthday Andrew.

Love Always,
Mama G

The Top Ten of 2010

The other night during FHE, Dad and Laurel and I sat down and composed this list of blessings from last year. What would you like to add? Does it surprise you what the Lord hath done?

2010 Top Ten Forty-Something Blessings in the Galli Family

1. The birth of Ben

2. Ariel’s gracious childbearing

3. Hannah’s new school and skills

4. Micah’s Job

5. Andrew’s Job

6. Andrew’s Graduation

7. Micah’s Graduation

8. Rachel’s pregnancy

9. Rachel’s school

10. Laurel’s friends

11. Book to Helga

12. Dad’s teaching at BYU

13. Laurel and Dadda’s trip to Spain

14. Laurel’s trip to Sweden

15. Mom’s YW calling

16. House Reorganizing

17. Foosball Table

18. Mom’s ipad

19. San Francisco trip M&D

20. San Diego trip M&D

21. Hannah’s photography, new lens

22. Kit’s return

23. Jake’s return

24. Our square foot garden

25. Dad’s Sunday School and YM callings

26. Laurel’s guitar playing

27. Ariel’s joyful mothering and great texts

28. MORE amazing photos from Hannah

29. Abraham’s (2 year-old) reading, writing and drawing

30. Andrew’s Elder’s Quorum calling

31. Rachel and Micah’s mission

32. Grandpa Pete’s Visit for Thanksgiving

33. Amy’s Wedding

34. Liz’s Wedding

35. Jane’s mission

36. Mom’s miraculous arrival before Ben’s birth

37. Mom & Dad’s bedroom comfy fireplace, chair and lamp

38. Laurel and Mom’s SW Utah and AZ road trip

39. Laurel’s first dates

40. Visits from Friends and Relations

41. Mom’s temple attendance

42.More Yoga!

43. Good, filtered water

44. Laurel’s Patriarchal Blessing

45. Hannah’s temple attendance

46. X-pac and other favorite Herbs and tinctures

47. Michael's return

Too many good times to mention!