Jeremy sharing his thoughts.

Stacy is good at sharing our families thoughts and lives so I thought I would put my own out there for once:)

Lately I have done a lot of reflecting on life per an assignment I am doing in college. I have always been a ponderer and deep thinker. I have looked back at my life since being married to analyze it. Coming into my marriage Stacy and I had many naysayers and negatism. One thing her and I learned quickly and I am very grateful for this is the power of prayer. Her and I decided while we were dating that wouldn’t let outside people change our minds and that we would consult the Lord on everything and follow his counsel. This is something I have been taught to do my whole life and I really have seen the fruits from it. James 1:5 really put that into perspective for me. If any of you lack wisdom let him ask of God who giveth to all men liberally and upbraideth not and it shall be given him. The best counsel ever. Stacy and I while dating and under heavy fire prayed as a couple and both of us knew by the gifts of the spirit we were meant to be together. We have proved many people wrong as we are coming up on 8 years of marriage, it hasn’t always been easy but the good things in life never are. We have grown through all our trials together and feel more connected and more in love then the moment we met again. Stacy and I then prayed about buying our first home and once we found it we had critics again but we knew it was meant to be our first home. Two years later an even bigger choice came on our plate. We were in eastern Idaho with my parents who had just got jobs up there visiting. We wanted to see where they would be living. When we came home from that trip we both had an impression to pray as we both felt that is where we should be heading as well. Sure enough we sold our home after being on the market for only a week to a family in our ward who had been praying for something to become available in the ward. What a great blessing for us and them. We bought for 78 and sold for 96 in a two year period…wow. Then we were criticized for moving to eastern Idaho but still we followed the Lords counsel and it was a miracle. Tucker was born dead and because we followed the Lord he blessed us by having on hand that day the top Children’s specialist in the state. His life was saved and he is a true blessing to our family. Stacy and I then prayed again to move back to western Idaho and had the prompting to move to Payette. There we met some amazing people and have had great bonds from it. Jackie is one of those people who Stacy has that bond with. A year later Stacy and I decided it was time to upgrade our vehicle. At the time gas prices were very high but we both new that it wouldn’t last. As we prayed and began shopping we found a vehicle we really liked and fully upgraded Denali that seats 8. At the time we only had three kids so we weren’t sure why we had such an impression to buy that car but followed those promptings. Once again we had critics but we got a phenomenol price and even had offers from dealers and people to buy it for more then we paid but turned them down. We ended up added two more amazing kids to our family and the vehicle has been top notch for us and we have had many friends and family use it because of how useful it is for hauling as well. Recently Stacy and I prayed about whether or not we should buy before graduating from college. In the past we decided renting was a better option and I am glad because we were blessed. The housing market crashed and prices our CHEAP right now. We followed the promptings of the spirit once again and through patience and many many trials we found an amazing home at an amazing price like our vehicle and house before that. Follow the Lords counsel and pray often about everything he is there to help you as long as your willing to listen.


Another thing I have been pondering is jobs and money. Some people think that is what life is all about. I have never been that way. Don’t get me wrong I love the greatest and newest technology, haha…but those things are not important compared to your children and being a family. I have been truly blessed. I have parents who taught me to be a person who could work in many fields and not ever be tied to one thing. I didn’t understand it when I was young but I do now. I can if needed work any many different fields. I have had jobs making 25-30 dollars and hour and walked away because they stopped me from being a good father and husband. Working heavy hours away from your family is not good for a young family. I could never take a job where I was gone and only could see my family on the weekend. I would rather be poor and see them every day. I never want my kids to say to me that they wished I was around more when they were young. Recently I got offered a job again in the sales world working for a company that targets the HR departments of big companies. I was offered around 20 dollars an hour to go to that job. Immediately I turned it down because I knew that the Lord already has a plan in motion for me. He is blessing Stacy and mine personal business to provide for our family until I graduate.

This brings me to the final thing I was pondering. How amazing my wife is and how great of a team we are. When we first met we were both kind of over board on certain things. Her she was over conservative and me I always looked for the best deals but was very compulsive and spent a lot. We taught each other great lessons. She taught me how to budget better and save and I taught her that life is short and it is okay to splurge and enjoy life within your budget. Since they we have both became very good and researching, praying and being patient when it has came to buying things for our family. I have truly been blessed in life and I am grateful to the Lord for that and for following his counsel. It hasn’t always been easy and we had a lot of challenges and critics along the way but by turning a cheek to those things and doing what is right we have made a good life for ourselves. I am just striving to be a better father and husband. I love my family with all my heart and I want to cherish every moment of my kids childhood even if it means living on a tight budget and being so called poor. It is worth it, anyone can live on any amount of money if the budget and stay within there means. Even if it is 1500 a month it is possible.

I also want to thank my parents who have taught me so much. They are two of a very small group of people who have been very supportive to Stacy and I and never negative about anything and always willing to jump in and help with us and the kids. They are great grandparents as well. I love you both more then you can know. I also am grateful for my siblings, who are both amazing people who I love as well. My brother and I have always had a special bond. I just hope he stays around to see our kids grow together through high school and help each other with there sporting events and life activities. Other then Jason no one truly knows our special bonds or will the understand it. I pray each day that things will work well for him here so he doest follow a five year plan and move away. I think my family would lose out on many blessings from not having him around as he is a great uncle and one of my best friends.

Finally I want to say how grateful I am for having such a great wife. Stacy I love you and you’re an amazing wife and mother. She has the best motor I have ever seen. I am biased but I got the best of Don and Sue’s children. See is so caring, unselfish, loving and hardworking. She loves a lot of the same things in life that I do. Not many women enjoy sports but she is one and I am grateful for that. I love her with all my heart and there is not a day that goes by that I don’t think about how lucky I am. I also love my kids. They are amazing and we have been blessed with truly great children. I only hope I can teach them the correct things and be that example to them that I need to be all the time with out being to preachy or to easy but finding that balance. In closing I want to leave with all that read this my testimony. I KNOW the Savior lives and loves us all and that he literally bled from each poor in his body so that our sins could be forgiven and that if we follow him and his teachings from the scriptures that we will be blessed and one day return to him and live with him in our Father’s mansions above and spend eternity with our loved ones. What an amazing blessing that is. I leave that with you in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.


Sorry for the huge rant but I wanted to share my life reflections with everyone.