What you see on social media are the highlights of life.
But a truly good life is not based on the highlights alone.
It’s established in life’s everyday moments — the moments that no one else sees.
Theses moments seem mundane and unimportant to us,
but making good choices in these times is the only way to live the good life.
The choice is yours.
Good morning, Becca. What are you working on here this morning so diligently?
Homework, so I don't need to do it afterwards.
Read these Kanjis please.
I'm the teacher today. You're the teacher today? Anna sensei?
Yea for Daddy!
Oh! This is not plugged in!
Here, go like this. Joey — did you come over to try our piano?
Yeah, I think that's why.
Oh, very good. OK. He just loves our piano.
So Ruth, when's the baking channel start?
Well... between baking at the coffee shop, studying in Shinjuku, having 4 kids at home...
Daddy! ...and little boys
And little boys- hey!
I like apple juice! You like apple juice? Oh, OK.
Maybe you can get somebody to sponsor you with Apple juice. Yeah really.
This is our normal life. It’s full of comings and goings, school and work and now in 2020, lots of additional considerations.
This year feels like for every step you take forward, you have to take two steps back!
I've lived here in Japan for six years without proper rain boots. Well, no more!
Here's my purchases today: some rain boots and some rain pants.
I am tired of being soaked every time I go out in the rain!
So how do you live a good life in the midst of all of this crazyness?
Joshua's trying on my rain boots. What did you say? You think it fits?
Yeah, I do. Hmm, I'm not so sure.
Sarah, welcome home from school! How was it?
Good. Good?
[Joshua hiccups]
What did you do today?
Hi camera! Well....
Well, I've been on lunch duty.
You were on kyushokutoban? What does that mean?
You help everyone eat lunch?
No.... She helps serve the food.
Was that fun? Yeah.
Good! Now you're going to play some Minecraft with Big J, huh?
A little after-school fun.
Oh yeah!
So, you got school done, then right to the Coffee Shop...
Yep, after the coffee shop, Sarah
Back home to be a mommy.
That's right! Starting supper already.
I'm just going to go pick up the girls so they don't have to walk all the way home in the rain.
Well, I found my ladies! And you're not too terribly wet — you did a good job not getting wet, huh?
Did such a great job. Now, I'm going to change my socks!
You're going to change your socks?
What a rainy day! I looked outside and saw that it was raining so much and I was like "I better go get the girls."
Uncle Paul has a boo boo on his finger.
Uncle Paul!
He decided to try to be a kid and went down a slide too fast and fell on his finger.
Playing in the rain. Oh, ow!
So, did you come over comfort food since you... ....Yeah, I hurt my finger.
It's starting to swell. It's not bad yet, thankfully. Hopefully it won't get bad.
Get some ice on it. Ah! Get all better! Take the pain!
We're making plans for camping. Oh yeah!
Some day, when it stops raining again.
I need to keep this book?
No. If you pick this one — you can pick anyone that you want.
Like, pretend I'm you.
"I pick this one! Oh, I'm going to keep it!"
Hey camera! Aghhhhhhhh!
OK, let's play the game, Joshua.
Pick only one! OK
Keep it!
Help Becca and Anna put away all the toys.
Let's clean up before dinner.
Oh! Looks who's working over here.
I need help. You're doing some homework, need some help?
It smells good in here, Zoot.
This is the yummiest food ever!
Rice and chicken tonight. Yum!
Hey! Let's see a smile. There, that was a good change.
[TV] The championship is on the line. Charity has come so far.
[TV show] But Jackie Wood is halfway down the mountain as well and is so close to catching up.
Sarah! This is intense!
Hey dude, Sarah is watching right now. Leave her alone!
She wants to see who's going to win!
(Gasps) Oh my goodness Charity! Go on!
Oh my goodness!
She just can't do it!
They're out of gas. They've used all their muscles
Ruth, do you have a favorite?
She's at the ending, my favorite's winning!
Please win! Go go!
Go little lady! Go, go, you can do it!
She's not giving up. She's not.
My girl's slowing down — don't slow down honey child!
This is nerve wracking! Oh my goodness. Oh my goodness!!
She's got it! She's winning! AHHHHH!
Our everyday life is busy with work and school, but we still make time to be together as a family.
Things like having dinner together,
Watching a favorite show, helping each other with homework,
Playing games and doing family devotions together are exercises that continually build the quality of life for any family.
The verse of the day!
That's right! The verse of the day!
Work at living in peace with everyone, and work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord.
So "work at living in peace with everyone" — so what's that? Not fighting, right? Is it being nice?
Being nice!
As nice as you can, huh? Yeah. As nice as you can.
And work at living a holy life, what does that mean? What do you think Anna?
Um, a holy life is like believing in God... That's part of it.
OK! So this is about peace.
Don't be angry, don't fight and stuff.
So this is a picture that she wanted to start a fight, but she stopped it, so they were best friends.
Awww!
This girl - this girl started [the fight] and she was like "Oh, I do not like it..."
Look, her heart is broken.
So her heart got broken.
So please do not fight with your friends!
And please be happy and be peaceful.
And this is obeying your mommy and — mommy and your daddy.
So this mom told her to pick up the dish that was right here
And then she obeyed the moment she heart that.
And then she went running to get the plate
and while she was taking it the mom came and said "Thank you, honey!"
I see. And this is OK.
And this! She was watching television (Sarah laughs)
And then she got too distracted,
So she couldn't hear her mom's voice... Oh that happened to us.
No! She did hear her mom's voice but she was like "But..."
So, the mom said "I told you to do that."
But the kid says "But I don't want to do it."
And that's not acceptable because if you are holy, like this side, you're going to hear God's voice.
So this is OK. This is — done!
Very good lesson, very good.
Anna sensei is a pretty good teacher, I think!
All the homework is done, now we're playing some Minecraft, huh?
What are we building today?
A Nintendo Switch Doggie.
A Nintendo Switch Doggie?
It looks like you took over my chair Sarah! Yeah.
(Grandma) So are you learning to do your characters in Japanese?
Yeah! What's it called in Japanese? What are you learning?
It's Hiragana, right?
Yeah.
I can't see it — it's just going all wiggly wiggly.
Oh! Look at that puppy dog!
(Grandma) Is that your truck?
Bedtime, let's head down!
I don't want to.
I know you don't want to but it's still bedtime.
I love you.
Can you go...?
Can I have a kiss right here?
OK
Can I have a kiss right here?
Go pee please! Can I have a kiss right here?
Sure, you can hug and kiss. OK look at me!
I want you to go pee real quick. I'm going to get you your juice, OK?
AHHHHHHHHHHHH
That worked. Can I have a kiss right here?