A Dusting of the Cobwebs: I Learned Everything I need to know about Life from a Snowman!

A Dusting of the Cobwebs....

welcome to my blog!
...allow me a brief introduction...

In a reacent conversation with my daughter, her questions were why I, and her Dad were so quiet about our lifes? Meaning writing or telling about our own personal historys.

I didn't think there was anything important to write about. As I was just a normal person, getting up in the morning and getting the day started, getting kids off to school, or meeting schedules of the whole family, cleaning house, and landry. Keeping little ones busy, and changing diapers, comming home fixing dinner, helping with homework, putting kids to bed, watch some news, go to bed. And then do it all over again the next day. Then some days was teaching lessons in Primary, RS, MIA, Sundayschool, cub scouts, or helping at schools, ect. Family home evening, Visiting teaching, and even some Home teaching and being the family schaefer. most of the time we had one car, 6 kids, one working husband. Oh yes, the multi years of music lessons, and baseball teams, coaching, and even one major jumproap champion, for one daughter.

We had trials too. some were very hard, just thinking about a single memory of losing our son, brings tears. But we are told that this life is to meet trials, and how we handle them will be for our own eternal growth.

A very wise Stake President, President Alred, once said "We are here to be schooled in the principles of eternity. We will work by the sweat of our brow, to work our way through this life... But remember we are here to be schooled in the principles of eternity."

So, I welcome you to my blog. Please feel free to stay and go as you please, and wander where you wish. And, as always, feel comfortable in sharing those stories that you may feel are just "an every day" thing as well...

Dec 11, 2007

I Learned Everything I need to know about Life from a Snowman!

It's OK to be a little flaky once in a while.
Too much sun can be bad for your health.
There's no stopping you once you're on a roll.
Just like snowflakes, everyone is unique.
It's OK to be little bottom heavy.
You can weather any storm.
Wearing white year-round is perfectly acceptable.
It's OK to have an occasional meltdown.
You know you've made it when they write a song about you.
You can always lose that holiday weight next summer.
If Life (or mother-nature) dumps on you, view it as an
opportunity to become a bigger individual.
The key to Life, is to be a jolly, happy soul.

Merry Christmas!

4 comments:

Pendragon Inman said...: that was very very cute :) and i really like the picture you found too... i'm going to print it off and hang it up in my office for the winter. thanks for sharing :); December 11, 2007 at 11:15 AM
April said...: Too cute!!! I love that picture. Where'd you find it? Acutally i love all the pictures you post on here.

How are you doing? We had our first snow last week, then today it's up near 60! Crazy!; December 12, 2007 at 9:53 AM
Pendragon Inman said...: i'm missing you today :(; December 14, 2007 at 1:16 PM
April said...: Merry Christmas!!! I hope to hear from you again soon! Enjoy your holidays, and I hope the New Year brings you love and peace and joy!; December 21, 2007 at 8:41 PM