mY BabY MaKeS mE prOuD

If you were to ask me 5 years ago what I wanted in a husband I would have said exactly this ...somebody who is smart,attractive,funny,caring,giving,understanding,dedicated,faithful and a hard worker. Well I got exactly that in marrying Greg and so much more. I have always admired how hard of a worker he is and how dedicated to his job he is.He hardly ever misses work,he goes in early and stays late if he has to and he gets the job done.

His usual work schedule is from 8-6 but he has to train somebody so for the next couple weeks his schedule has changed to 12-10 Mon -Fri. We both hate this schedule and will be so happy when it is over. I hate seeing my husband come home dead tired and only getting to see him an hour a night before we go to bed. He is always burnt out and it wears on him.

 Last Friday Greg's boss offered him 5th row jazz tickets for how hard he has been working and the fact that he had to give up his regular schedule to work 12-10. We were both so excited and I was so proud of my baby. It was only for the pre-season game but still we had a blast and were just so happy that he is getting rewarded for his hard work and dedication. I know I say this a lot but I truly have an amazing man who loves me ,who takes care of me, who works hard for our family and who brings out the best in me. I love you Gregory Burke you make me so so proud.

PraYeR tIME

Prayer has always been very important in our home especially family prayer. When Greg & I were dating we made a promise that every night we would have prayer together. He was living in Philadelphia at the time for the summer and our relationship consisted of talking 24/7 on the phone and at night we would read scriptures together over the phone and put our phones on speaker to have prayer. We did this EVERY night so it became a good habit that we carried into our marriage.We may have our weaknesses and are not perfect lds people but we strive to be and have never gone a night without prayer. Three years ago we welcomed our new baby boy Jax in to our little family and I have been in love from day one.Have you ever heard people say how smart yorkies are? IT'S TRUE. The first night we brought Jax home Greg and I were having prayer together and Jax was on the floor playing with a toy he was so tiny and our bed was so high but he made the huge jump and to our surprise came and cuddled with us for prayer.

Over the years Jax has always cuddled with us while having prayer but lately we have started to notice he actually prays with us. That's right he prays with us ..call me crazy or think I'm lying but it is the truth. He actually tucks his head down and looks like he is bowing his head in reverence and does not make a move. Greg & him will be playing right before hand and as soon as Greg and I fold our arms,bow our heads, and hold hands Jax is right there in the middle of us tucking his head down and staying as still as he can. It is thee cutest thing I have ever seen. People think I am crazy when I tell this story but it is the truth. It for sure has to do with the habit of us having prayer every night but I believe Jax is so smart and he understands exactly what is going on. We love him so much and he truly is such a wonderful blessing to Greg and I.

Oh hOw I LoVe FaLL

This year Greg ,Jax & I will be doing family pics but we decided to take a drive and check out the leaves! and of course capture a couple pictures.There are also some halloween pics and such.Sorry such a samll post! Decided to keep it simple today

CoMinG sOoN

I would just like to add another update in regards to my  post titled Monster from my past! I have had a lot of great responses and thanks to my good friend Ashlee who has also been victimized by Brandon Sloper and my blog post I recently had a reporter from Desseret News contact me and interview me on a story she is writing. The story is mainly focused on Domestic Violence going on in our schools and what are schools are actually doing to stop this and  how they are protecting  the students and educating their teachers & staff on domestic violence.

 I shared my story with her and told her what exactly went on.I hope I helped enough to get the message across to schools on how important it is to be educated and protect their students. It breaks my heart to think what happened to me is happening to other young girls or young men. Let me remind you when the news broke at my school of what had happened to me the school did not suspend Brandon. My mom and I went to the princable and the school officer and they both acted like they did not care and had a hard time believing me . I felt very unsafe so I dropped out because I was so afraid. Shortly after  the news broke of what happened  one of my really good friends I had known since kindergarten Curtis went and said something to Brandon after he found out I dropped out of school. Brandon got so mad he actually threw Curtis through  the school window and yet Brandon was still allowed to walk the halls of Clearfield High. I tried going back their my sophomore year but seeing him caused panic attacks and  because of my p.t.s.d I transferred to a private school and it was thee best decision I ever made.Clearfield High did not provide me with protection or could care less how violent Brandon was,even when I was there my sophomore year and I was with him the our teachers heard the rumors of what he was doing to me and still did not bother to ask me about it instead they looked at me funny almost like I was the monster ,the bad guy,the girl who was crazy. Something needs to be done & I am so excited for this article to come out  & hopefully make a difference. I will for sure let you know when the story comes out!