The beauty of the area that I live in sometimes takes my breath away. I have to stop and thank my Heavenly Father for leading me to this place in my life than I can enjoy my family and the wonder of his creation.

My family in Missouri cannot understand how I could love it here as much as I do. The beauty of this land probably is an aquired taste. I do miss Fall in the Ozark "Mountains"(that is what they are called, but I don't consider them mountains anymore) and the colors that appear there. I have the oppurtunity to spend a lot of time in the great outdoors and we do a fair amount of camping. I hope that I can instill in my children a love for this land and not let them take it for granted.

I am always asked if I miss Missouri and I always answer the same way, "Not even a little bit." I will always love this area of the Intermountain West.