Miller Mania by definition:

My blog's name I thought was very appropriote for my life. Here's the definition for "mania":
1. "excitement manifested by mental and physical hyperactivity, disorganization of behavior, and elevation of mood"
2. "excessive or unreasonable enthusiasm"
Sounds about right, huh?

Friday, October 3, 2008

A Fun Night

Last night I was invited to go to a Bentonville High School girls volleyball game & be honored as Jamie Haworth's favorite teacher. This is a kid that I taught & coached when she was in 8th grade. She is a GREAT kid & I really would adopt her if I could. She invited me to come last year too. When I told her how sweet it was of her to have me come for 2 years her respose was "Coach Miller, it's not like my favorite teacher is going to change over the course of one year!" Isn't she sweet?! I told her "Well, it changed from your 7th grade year to your 8th grade year."
I guess I'm better at brainwashing my students than I thought!
Anyway, it was a great reminder of why the teaching profession can be so rewarding. I do miss teaching & coaching, but being at home with my girls is far more important to me.
The girls had a good time running around at the game. They went up & down the stairs, played on the seats, & even cheered on the girls by yelling "Go team, go!" It was really cute. Keeley even sat up on the railing like she was a big kid. I just can't believe how big she is getting.

This is Keeley sitting on the rail next to a kid she'd been playing with.
She was so funny because she kept looking back at me to make sure it was ok that she was sitting there. And when she's turn around to look at me she had the BIGGEST smile on her face!
Here is Lillie yelling "Go team go!"
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I Believe in Christ

As I reflect on all that I have been blessed with I am overwhelmed with gratitude & love for the Lord. I have been blessed with a wonderful family. Two girls who are full of love & life. A husband who works so hard to support our family, & still finds the energy to be a fantastic father. A comfortable home with all the necessities of life. I have been blessed to have been born in the USA where I have so many freedoms, including the freedom to worship as I choose. I have been blessed with goodly parents who love the Lord & have always been a steadfast example of faith & following Jesus Christ's example. I have been blessed to know that I am a child of God & can return to live with him someday if I but follow Christ's example & keep the covenants I have made with my Father in Heaven. I know that Jesus Christ came to the earth & was the perfect example of how we should live our lives in order to become more like our Heavenly Father. I know that God loves me, & all who walk the earth, so much that He allowed Christ to suffer for the sins of the world so that we can all repent (as often as is needed) & be cleansed of our sins. I know that Christ died on the cross & was resurrected so that all mankind may be resurrected as well.
I know that the Lord loves us so much that he restored the fullness of his gospel to the earth through a prophet named Joseph Smith. I know that the Lord has given us the Book of Mormon as another testament of Christ or another witness of Christ in addition to the Bible. I have read the Book of Mormon & have prayed to know of the truthfulness of it. I received this confirmation via the Holy Spirit. I know that it is true. I know that Joseph Smith was a prophet. I know that the Lord wants to communicate with us & that He does so through a living prophet, Thomas S. Monson.
I know that our God is a loving God & that as our Heavenly Father he wants us to be eternally happy by allowing families to be together forever - not just here on the earth. Isn't that wonderful! He has made this possible through the sacred sealing ordinance. I have been blessed to have been sealed, married, to my eternal companion for time & all eternity, not just until death do us part. What a comfort this is to me! I can have my family with me forever if we obey the Lord's commandments & do His will! What could make heaven better than being with your family?I am so thankful for my knowledge of all of these things. I believe in Christ; I know that my redeemer lives; and I know that I am a child of God & that He loves me.