Books + Kittens

This week was filled with more trips to the library, LOTS of reading, crafting, and trying to use my time productively. I've also started turning Jake into a fellow bookworm, so every night this week we've been enjoying reading our books together in bed before we fall asleep. It's nice enjoying the quiet and our stories together and just being together. I'm sure it's something we'll miss a lot when life becomes more hectic!

On Tuesday when Jake got home from work, we went for a walk since the weather was really nice. We stopped at a place called Four Paws; a cat rescue, and they were actually open for once! Normally they close earlier in the day, but for some reason on Tuesday they were open late. Even though Jake is allergic to cats, we went inside and played with the cats and kittens for about half an hour. It was a lot of fun being around animals again, and seeing Jake interacting with cats was VERY entertaining. Cats seem to be able to tell when you're allergic to them or when you hate them, and Jake has both of those qualities. Cats were literally crawling all over him after only a few minutes of standing in the doorway, so of course I had to take some pictures. It cracked me up.

Jake had the day off on Friday, and we were planning on taking advantage of the nice weather and going on a picnic at a nearby park, but of course that was the one day this week that it was extremely cold, and even snowed and hailed for a little while. So we stayed inside and read a lot, and watched some movies together.

Today (Sunday) Jake and I stayed home from church, because Jake's had a bad sore throat the past few days and got very little sleep Saturday night. We're fairly sure that he has strep throat, but hoping that it's just a virus...prayers on his behalf would be REALLY appreciated!

This Week's Spiritual Thought

This week, Jake and I finished reading the book of Alma in the Book of Mormon. In one of the final chapters, war is still being discussed, as well as Moroni's response: "And he did raise the standard of liberty in whatsoever place he did enter, and gained whatsoever force he could in all his march towards the land of Gideon." (Alma 62:4) While this standard of liberty is referring to a physical flag of sorts, it made me think about the fact that we today should be carrying our own "standard of liberty," or our testimony of the Church, everywhere we go so that everyone we encounter can see it. Our actions and the way we carry ourselves can be a testimony to those we come into contact with, and it reminded me of a quote from President Uchtdorf: "Preach the gospel at all times and if necessary, use words."