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Thursday, October 9, 2025

A Gift of Time for the Trickett Family Christmas Party!

It started at our home with everyone arriving to the party only to find Santa in his sleigh waiting to take pictures with everyone!

We enjoyed a day of competitive games like stacking the blocks in Santa's sleigh, the wrapping paper game, donuts on a string, balancing on a brick while balancing a ball on a painters palette... SO much fun and trivia questions too that went along with our previous months invitations to do the gift of time each week with our individual families...SO MUCH FUN!!!

We ate appetizers and treats, gave out prizes and watched a video of everyone's gathered and collected Google photos of all of the Gift's of Time that everyone participated in..and then we surprised everyone with our very favorite Gift of Time...the Snowed Inn with EVERYONE!!!!

Merry Christmas Trickett family, this was one for the books, and one NEVER to forget!

Personal Revelation by Divine Design

This morning started early as my alarm went off at 4:45am.

I spent some time in my scriptures and went to the gym where I was also able to "scripture-size".

When I returned home, Clint and I knelt in prayer together, but while we were kneeling I could hear little footsteps coming into our bedroom. They paused and waited until our prayer was through, and then Kesslyn appeared with tears in her eyes as she informed me that she just threw up. I felt so sad for her, got her some crackers and water, and tucked her back into my bed. No school for her today!

I went about my morning routine making breakfast and doing dishes when my doorbell rang...

Chloe Brown! What a beautiful and sweet surprise she was...

I hugged her and felt her body trembling as I invited her in where we sat together on the couch, sharing all of the deep thoughts and feelings of our hearts, most of them very special, spiritual, and sacred. I love Chloe and her beautiful old soul! We shared thoughts of personal revelation and testified to each other of how we have both felt and know of the Spirit's strong role in helping us to receive those special promptings that Heavenly Father wants us to receive and act on. My own testimony grew as I felt the Spirit confirm to me the truthfulness of the things that Chloe shared along with the things that I shared with her too.

I LOVE the gospel of Jesus Christ! I LOVE my Savior, and I know I have a best friend in the Holy Ghost who has led me along the path I needed to be on during this mortal journey. I cannot deny the true witness the Spirit has born to me, and I know that Heavenly Father is in charge, and that His plan is ALWAYS the best plan! The sooner I can align my will with His, the netter off I will be.

As I hugged Chloe and told her goodbye, I watched her walk away and told her I love her.

I closed the door and as I did so, the Spirit said, "Write this down."

So I did.

Was it a coincidence that Kesslyn was sick this morning and asleep in my bed at the normal time that we would have been rushing around the house getting ready for school, but instead was the exact time that Chloe felt so prompted to come and sit with me and talk right then??

I don't believe in coincidences, just truly divine design.