For the beauty of the earth
For the glory of the skies,
For the love which from our birth
Over and around us lies.
Baby Sean
April 23, 2004
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Golden Anniversary came and went
April 23, 2004
2008 - August
It's home for now!
Not so long ago!
Most of the Clan
LIFE
We made 50 years in November 2012
Golden Anniversary came and went
April 23, 2004
Yellowstone last summer
2008 - August
Farmington Crossing
It's home for now!
2005 - our home in West Valley
Not so long ago!
About Me
- Alicia
- The past four years have brought enormous changes to my life. After living in West Valley for 39 years my husband and I moved to Farmington, Ut. I was working for Granite School District at the time and have spent 10 years working with children with special needs. I then changed my employment to work as an Assistant Property Manager for Community Solutions and Sales. My position covered 7 properties from North Salt Lake to Roy which both Garn and I were involved in. We lived with my brother and his wife, Mike and Charmaine, in Somerset in Farmington for nine months and then bought a townhome at Farmington Crossing in May of 2006. Changes have been constant since 2005 and employment opportunities have continued to come our way. Life is good.
Family
Our Family is a circle of strength and love.
With every union and every birth, the circle grows.
Every joy shared adds more love.
Every crisis faced together makes the circle stronger.
With every union and every birth, the circle grows.
Every joy shared adds more love.
Every crisis faced together makes the circle stronger.
Family Pic 2005
Most of the Clan
Chilcote Clan
It has been over two years since we left our home in Westshire to move to Farmington. This was our home for 31 years. We loved it dearly and raised our five children there. It occured to me today after reading an e-mail from a friend that I had not put our family in focus on my blog as to where they all fit in or all the changes that have happened in a short two and one-half years. I am hopeful that we will have a new family picture taken in the near future but until then - since there are no more weddings in the family this family picture will have to do. Chelsea (Bobbi's daughter) is not here and Sam (Justin's youngest son) was still waiting in Heaven. The the rest of us have made a few changes but this is the majority of the Chilcote Clan. Sean and Sharla have four Children, Sharissa, Brayden, Ashton and Rylee. Cheryl has four children, Nathan, Alyssa, Jonathan and Sean. Justin has three children (two shown) Alex and Jackson. Jason has two children, Olivia and Abigail. Aren't they a beautiful bunch? They are the light of my life!
These are the things that last
Favorite people,
Favorite Places,
Favorite Things
These are the things that last
Memories of the past -
These are the joys
Of a lifetime-
These are the things that last.
Favorite Places,
Favorite Things
These are the things that last
Memories of the past -
These are the joys
Of a lifetime-
These are the things that last.
Music and the Spoken Word
Cultivate an Attitude of Understanding
Delivered By: Lloyd D. Newell
For centuries, people have separated each other by setting up barriers and boundaries—the divisions we call “us” and “them.” In our interconnected society, we interact almost daily with people whose heritage, religion, skin color, gender, language, or choices are different from ours. The challenge lies in how we treat each other when we have little in common except our humanity.
Small children seem to be especially good at this. When you smile at a child, she smiles back. When you make a face, she giggles. When you wave good-bye, she waves too. Barriers disappear in this simple, satisfying exchange. Perhaps children haven’t yet learned to see those barriers. Or maybe they see more clearly what’s really important.
Anne Frank, a child herself and a victim of persecution because of her heritage, wrote that “we’re all searching for happiness; we’re all leading lives that are different and yet the same.” “I still believe,” she observed, “in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.”
Accepting one another—no matter our differences—is a measure of our character and our hearts. Acceptance is not about changing “us” or “them”; it’s about a friendly gesture, a smile, an appreciation for interesting company or new ideas. It is learning to accept others despite mistakes, weaknesses, or bad choices and still loving them for who they are. Acceptance comes more easily when we are at peace, confident of our own place, our beliefs and direction.
“Cultivate an attitude of understanding, and come to genuinely like people,” religious leader Thomas S. Monson has said. “I’ve rarely met a person that I didn’t want to get to know better. ... It doesn’t matter who they are.”
Delivered By: Lloyd D. Newell
For centuries, people have separated each other by setting up barriers and boundaries—the divisions we call “us” and “them.” In our interconnected society, we interact almost daily with people whose heritage, religion, skin color, gender, language, or choices are different from ours. The challenge lies in how we treat each other when we have little in common except our humanity.
Small children seem to be especially good at this. When you smile at a child, she smiles back. When you make a face, she giggles. When you wave good-bye, she waves too. Barriers disappear in this simple, satisfying exchange. Perhaps children haven’t yet learned to see those barriers. Or maybe they see more clearly what’s really important.
Anne Frank, a child herself and a victim of persecution because of her heritage, wrote that “we’re all searching for happiness; we’re all leading lives that are different and yet the same.” “I still believe,” she observed, “in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.”
Accepting one another—no matter our differences—is a measure of our character and our hearts. Acceptance is not about changing “us” or “them”; it’s about a friendly gesture, a smile, an appreciation for interesting company or new ideas. It is learning to accept others despite mistakes, weaknesses, or bad choices and still loving them for who they are. Acceptance comes more easily when we are at peace, confident of our own place, our beliefs and direction.
“Cultivate an attitude of understanding, and come to genuinely like people,” religious leader Thomas S. Monson has said. “I’ve rarely met a person that I didn’t want to get to know better. ... It doesn’t matter who they are.”
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