Trail run

After the temple session on Thursday, Tony and I thought we would enjoy the beautiful weather and explore some trails in the Dishman Mica park. We looked at the map, planned out a route and took off running. After several miles and beautiful terrain, the trail ubruptly ended on 31st street. We were miles from our car and out of water. We problem solved in several ways. Tony said that as long as we were together, he didn't mind being lost. I asked a guy for directions. We turned on the GPS and followed direction from satellites above.

This happens to me all the time. I follow the well groomed and marked path, expecting an easy loop. Inevitably, I reach a dead end. I feel frustrated and afraid that I won't reach my goal destination. Like Tony, I should focus on the joy of just being with my family, even when things seem wrong. I should ask for advice from people who know the terrain, who have good perspective and experience. Especially, I need to rely on direction from above and continually ask for direction from Heavenly Father. The path will not be as well groomed. It will be steeper, harder to see and covered in branches, but I will make it to the goal. I can rely on The Savior


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Lightbulb battle

Every night When I tuck Maxwell into bed, I turn on the fan and shut out the closet light. I do this because I know that his body will get better sleep when it is cool and dark. I believe a good sleep is key to feeling well and happy.

Maxwell is afraid of the dark. Every night he wakes up and is frightened by shapes and shadows in his room. To allay his fear, he turns on lights, closet lights, flashlights or bathroom lights. His fear is of greater concern than his desire for a good sleep.

There is the battle; nightlight vs no nightlight. I shut the light off at his bedtime. He gets up and turns it on. I shut the lights off at my bedtime, he gets up and turns them on. Tony gets up in the middle of the night to shut off the lights. Max gets up and turns them on. I take out the light bulbs, Max steals bulbs from lamps around the house. I threaten loss of privileges, shut doors and spankings. Max ignores me and turns on the light.

I am frustrated and worried. Maxwell needs good sleep. I don't want fears to rule his life. His fears are causing him to be disobedient, sneaky and dishonest.

Heavenly Father feels the same way about me. He knows what I need and what circumstances will allow me to be at my best. But I am afraid. I don't trust him and won't give up my control, my insistence on a lightbulb. My fear is greater than my trust in God's awareness of me. I go a few nights in the dark, but at the first sign of a shadows or unrecognizable shapes and sounds, I panic and turn on the light.

What can I do to teach Max to trust that he will be safe in the dark and doesn't need a light. What can I do to stop insisting on control of the light switch and to know that Heavenly Father will keep me safe in the dark




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February News

Here are the Lundberg family February highlights:

Cooper James turns 16!  Within 24 hours of turning 16,  Cooper recieived his license, cleverly asked a friend to prom (she said yes!),  and got caught and punished for taking a car without permission.  It was a significant and memorable birthday.

Tony and Kelly enjoy a date with Kimberly and Dustin (and the 5th wheelin' brother Jeff) to see their sister in law Stacey in “Les Miserables.”  It was an awesome night!  We were super proud of Stacey.

Marcos is officially done with speech therapy at school and now corrects his friends on their /r/ sounds.

Wilson was accepted to Idaho State University.  He sure would like to play football for the former Whitman County coach, and plans to give it a try.

The Lundbergs participate in their annual Valentine cookie exchange and Chinese New Year Celebration.

Tony begins practice in his new clinic in Tekoa.  It has been a very busy, but positive change and many of his Garfield patients have followed him to his new location.

Max memorized a 46 line poem by Robert Louis Stevenson entitled, “Travel” to present  for the the Speech Contest.  He did not win the contest, but we were so proud of his hard work.  Plus, he learned a lot of cool words like, “palanquin,”  and “minaret.”  He did win the Valentine box contest with his awesome shark box!

Eliza finished her volleyball season strong.  Be sure to ask her about the giant fluffy Valentine owl she received from an admirer, because it is priceless to see her blush!

Kelly makes three important discoveries this month: an amazing recipe for Meyer Lemon Cookies (see attached), Amazon Pantry (ships groceries to your door!) and a deeper love for the Doctrine and Covenants (seminary miracle).