Watch out world

Watch out world … here comes CC.

Starting the deck

Tanner is very excited to start building a deck behind our current house. I wish I could say the same.

Some fun pictures of Cedar. 

Tanner's Prayers

My last post was about Tanner's faith in prayer, but I have to comment again on the subject because the quality of his prayers continues to amaze me.  I remember when I was young Mom and Dad had to time our prayers trying to force us to pray longer and hopefully more sincerely.  They were repetitive, not very thought out, and very short.

There is some repetition in Tanner's prayers ... hey he's five.  But he always adds some special nuggets of thought and sincerity.  A couple of examples ... We didn't have family home evening last night (Monday) and told Tanner that we would have it tonight (Tuesday).  This morning he said the prayer to bless our breakfast and he asked Heavenly Father to bless us to have a good Family Home Evening tonight.  I was impressed that he remembered (because I sure didn't) and was already asking for the blessing.

Then, "... and bless daddy so that he can make lots of money at work today."  Oh ... how I love my Tanner.  I asked him afterward about that specific request, and he said, "so we can pay for the house and more toys".

Last year I faced losing my job and had been searching for several months before I found another that didn't have an expiration date.  I really enjoy my new job, and I know, in part, I got it because of the faith and prayers of a little boy.

Faith of a child

There are several instances in the scriptures where we are told to be like a little child.  One of the reasons is because of their simple, pure faith.  Case in point:

A while back Tanner was a little sick with a cold, and in his nightly prayer he asked Heavenly Father to help him get better.  After his prayer I asked him if he believed that Heavenly Father would make him better. His reply ... "Of course he will".  There's something to say about his body language as well in his reply because it read ... "Duh dad, what do you think ... of course he will!"  Attitude aside it made me think.  I knew Heavenly Father had the ability to make him better, but I wasn't totally sure Tanner would wake up 100% healthy.  My faith was definitely not as simple and pure as Tanner's.  It was so obvious to him that his prayer would be answered that even questioning it was just silly.  Well Tanner did wake up the next day all better and I knew Heavenly Father had answered his prayer.

I'm sure I will see more of that attitude as Tanner gets older.  I hope I see a lot more of that  faith in prayer from him as well.  It was a good example for me.  Thanks Tanner.

Everybody Loves Ryon???

Hi ... I am Ryon and this is my blog. Most of you that read this already know me and my family so I won't bore with an autobiography, personal history, or even a short intro.

Annie's mom, Kaylene, came up with the name for this blog, and I liked it. We love the show "Everybody Loves Raymond" and since it's a show all about Ray ... with a lot of supporting people ... I thought that fit. This blog is all about me ... with a lot supporting people (my family, friends, coworkers and weird people I may encounter on the street) ... and that's the way I like it. So whether everyone loves Ryon really isn't the point.

So what is the point? Uh ... I really don't know. I'm actually not sure what I'll write about. Something probably. I just like having a place to capture random thoughts, ideas, stories, personal achievements, good jokes, spiritual experiences, and anything else I feel like writing about.

So this is the first, of hopefully many, blog post on my new "Everybody Loves Ryon" blog. Enjoy!