Always -n- Forever

Pops & Grammy

2011-12-26T19:59:00.002-07:00

This year, 2011 has brought so much joy to us! We are now officially Grandparents to 3 beautiful babies! Joelle and Mike were blessed to have their sweet twin baby girls in May and Hilary and Brian had their handsome boy in June. Alia, Elsie and Legend have provided so much happiness to our family already and we love them all so much! As you can tell...our hands & hearts are full with these sweet grandbabies!

New Pictures from Samoa

2010-03-06T21:27:00.006-07:00

Elder Williams' Mission will end in about a month. He should be coming home next week but he's extended his mission. We are going to pick him up in April and we are so excited to see in person the islands and the people he loves so much! Here are some pictures he has recently sent home.

Earthquake and Tsunami

2009-10-14T16:05:00.003-06:00

Pictures of Missionary house on Savaii that was taken off it's foundation spun around and moved from the tsunami...with missionaries inside! They were all safe and unharmed.

Just when you think life is going pretty good...you get news of an 8.3 earthquake and tsunami hitting where your son is serving a mission! It was a tense few hours but once we got the news that all missionaries were safe and accounted for, our hearts could rest and we knew that all was well. A few days later we got a camera card with pictures of some of the damage that occurred in Savaii. The earthquake was just as intense but on the island where our son Elder Williams is serving but the tsunami wasn't as fierce and didn't cause the damage and fatalities as the other islands. It did destroy a Missionary home, the poor Elders were inside when it was lifted off of it's stilts and spun around and moved! Also a mission van was detroyed when it was taken by a wave and a water tower crashed on it. When the earthquake happened our son was notified that he should get all the missionaries and evacuate to the mountain and to stay there. He stayed overnight up in the mountains and when he came down he was able to call home and let us know that he was fine! It was wonderful to hear his voice! We feel very relieved that no missionaries were hurt during this but our hearts and prayers are still with the people of Samoa and Tonga, where the devastation and destruction took it's toll on villages and families.

End of Summer

2009-08-31T19:36:00.004-06:00

I cannot believe that the end of summer is already here. We've had a great summer and thought we would share just a few photos of what was meaningful to us. We had a short trip to Rexburg and Yellowstone with some friends this summer and also Joelle and I bottled 44 quarts of our salsa, we will do another batch in a few weeks. Henry and I love sitting outside most nights watching "our" hummingbirds. We've even named them. And our sweet lab Reno is always so fun to sit with! Life is great!!!

More Pictures of Samoa

2009-08-25T16:54:00.012-06:00

This I believe looks like the typical Missionary apartment and beds, send good sheets with you sons!

Missionary Fale behind the Church.

Recently I have been in contact with a couple of families whose sons have just got their calls to serve in the Apia Samoa Mission! How exciting. I've gone thru my pictures again and I'll post some of them here that may be helpful showing where Missionaries typically live and show off how absolutely beautiful the islands of Samoa are! The picture of the little white house with the blue foundation is what I would say is the typical accomodations of Missionaries in this mission.

I do have to say that the Missionaries are very well taken care of in Samoa. The people there are very humble and the give the best they have to the Missionaries. They are fed very well and watched after.

I'm so grateful to have a Missionary serving the Lord right now. It's has been and is continuing to be such a blessing to our family. I look forward to our emails from our missionary each and every Monday!

Latest Pictures from Samoa

2009-06-05T09:14:00.004-06:00

Here are some great pictures of Elder Williams. He had a couple of baptisms last week and here are the photos he sent home.

Some more pictures from Elder Williams

2009-05-20T15:45:00.004-06:00

Yesterday I got some more pictures from Elder Williams, serving in Samoa.

Elder Williams with good friend Miss Samoa Gwen Tuitanu

2009-04-28T08:52:00.001-06:00

Our kids went to school with Gwen and she is now Miss Samoa! It was neat for Elder Williams to see her there!

Elder Williams vs. Wild Boar

2009-04-28T08:51:00.002-06:00

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More Pictures from Samoa

2009-04-28T08:48:00.002-06:00

We get emails on Monday from Elder Williams. He emailed home some pictures....He is serving with Elder Gage. ELDER WILLIAMS LOVES SAMOA!

Elder Williams still in Pesenga

2009-04-22T13:16:00.004-06:00

Elder Williams has been out for over a year now! Incredible how time is flying by! He LOVES Samoa! He is still serving in Psesenga on Upulu in Western Samoa. He got a new companion, Elder Gage from Springville, Utah. They are both excited to serve together and are both hard working missionaries! I have been blessed to be corresponding with Elder Gage's Mom and we share alot in common along with both having sons serving in Samoa! She is a sweetie and it's been so much fun chatting with her! Both Mom's are so thrilled our boys are serving together! The photo above is Elder Williams with Elder Vea from Arizona and the other one is Elder Williams in front of the Apia Samoa Mission. We feel so blessed to have a Missionary serving the Lord!

Grandma Inks

2009-01-03T09:28:00.011-07:00

This past week we got that sad news that my Grandma Inks passed away in Oregon. Henry and I were able to fly to Portland and drive to Canby Oregon for her Memorial. Many of the family gathered together to pay tribute to this wonderful woman who I love and already miss so much!

I was able to see my Aunts and Uncles and cousins that I haven't seen in 30+ years!

The Memorial Service was wonderful and payed tribute to a lovely woman who lived a full and happy life and was married for 70 years. She was such a shining example to all of us of someone who loved the Lord and followed him all the days of her life!
I'll miss you Grandma!

Christmas: Temple Square

2008-12-20T08:14:00.005-07:00

We have an annual tradition to go downtown to Temple Square and see the Christmas lights and to hear the high school choirs sing! We love it! We always go with the Wood Family, our neighbors and our long time friends!

We had a crazy snow storm yesterday and on the way home from work I had to take a co-worker to the airport and it took me 3 HOURS to drive home and it is only a 30 minute drive! But we bundled up and went for our night downtown and it was so beautiful! It was COLD but the lights and the snow....Wow! We had a lot of fun. We had reservations to eat at the Roof Restaurant at the top of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building and it overlooks Temple Square and the Salt Lake Temple...the view is breathtaking! We took some pictures while we were downtown with all the Christmas decorations!

We value Marriage

2008-10-19T16:52:00.004-06:00

We have been married for 25 years and we know that marriage is a sacred covenant between a husband and a wife. We would like to invite you to go to this site and encourage you to make a stand for marriage.
http://www.preservingmarriage.org/

Whether you are asked to vote in favor of marriage and Prop 8 or just share your feelings with others make sure you stand for the right!

Thanks so much!

Henry & Becky Williams

Celebrating our 25th Wedding Anniversary

2008-07-28T13:15:00.006-06:00

We just got back from our trip to Mexico where we celebrated our 25th Wedding Anniversary. We went to the Excellence Riviera, it's an all inclusive Adults only, 5 Star resort. It was wonderful. We were there during Hurricane Dolly but it was only 1 day and the rest was picture perfect!

We felt very pampered there, the food was AWESOME, it was so much fun to just be there, relax alot, spend time on the beach and float on the lazy river in the evenings!!!!

We loved our 7 nights there but it's always good to be home.....I'm grateful for my sweetheart and the fun we always have together. I love being with him!!!

I was TAGGED....thanks Christie!

2008-05-05T09:32:00.002-06:00

I was tagged by Christie to brag about my huband so here it goes.....

What is his name?
Henry David Williams

How long have you been married?
It will be 25 years in August...WOW how time has flown!

Who eat's more?
Seriously....who cares! We both LOVE food!

Who said "I love you" FIRST?
He did. He told me "Ofa Atu" over the phone but wouldn't tell me what it mean't for a couple of days! (Cute huh???)

Who's taller?
He is taller

Who sings better?
We both don't sing good, but we love to sing!!!

Who is smarter?
Henry is very smart!

Who has the worst temper?
It's me....Henry doesn't even know what a temper is! He is so mild mannered and always so happy and positive!

Who does the laundry?
We both do

Who does the dishes?
I do the dishes! He will claim that he "helps" but it's only once in a while!

Who cooks dinner?
I cook. Henry's idea of cooking is Wendy's or ordering in Pizza!

Who drives?
We both do.

Who is more stubborn?
I am.

Who has more friends?
Everyone loves Henry

Who has more siblings?
Henry does....he has an AMAZING family and I love them.

Who wears the pants in the family?
He does. But it's a lava lava! ha

As you can see, I'm married to a wonderful man. I love him so much and I'm lucky to be his eternal companion!

Williams Family Photos

2008-03-29T20:31:00.007-06:00

We finally did it! We broke down and had our family photo taken. We did it just a few days before David left on his mission, but we did it!

2 Months and Counting

2008-03-29T18:46:00.003-06:00

It's almost exactly 2 months until Brian and Hilary will be married and sealed in the Salt Lake Temple. They can hardly wait. It's been hard on them because Hilary lives about 40 minutes north of our home so there has been ALOT of driving back and forth. They can't wait until the day that they can finally stay together! Brian constantly has a smile on his face and is happiest when his sweetie is sitting on the couch next to him and they are watching their favorite show, "America's Next Top Model". We recently had a family picture and because of our 2 additions to our family (Mike and Hilary) we really looked good!!! ha ha.
As parents we feel so blessed that our children have chosen such wonderful companions!

Waiting for our 1st Email

2008-03-27T09:17:00.000-06:00

Today we should get our 1st email from our son that is the MTC preparing to serve his mission to Samoa. I can hardly wait to hear from him. He's been gone for 2 weeks and I miss him terribly!

Back Again!

2008-03-27T09:11:00.000-06:00

I had my blog and then I was adding some stuff it it and got an error and WHAM the next day my blog was deleted. I don't know what happened but I had to start all over again.