A Dusting of the Cobwebs....
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...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...
Mailboxs...
01/15/2009
I have a 'Dayminder' that I use for my year calendar. I like the weekly Academic Planner because it starts in the month of August instead of January.
In the back of the book, are a few pages for address, and phone numbers.
Each year I carefully record the current address, and phone numbers of each of my family. I am surprised at how many pages are filled at the end of the year, by their moving to different houses, or changing phone numbers.
Sometimes I imagine that there are flying mailboxes flying at me, like the letters in the Harry Potter movie.
So far this year, starting after August, I have a new address for Jodie. And a new address for David. Coming soon will be a new address for Pauli and James. And I hear that sometime in the summer, perhaps a new address for Jennifer and Mike.
I think the Phone numbers have stayed the same....
My book looks like a rainbow as I write each in a different color. Last year I ended up with pages of rainbows.
Life can be very interesting.....and colorful.
After all Rainbows are very beautiful.
(Draft written by mom but never posted 💗)
01/15/2009
2 comments:
well wom, i hope I don't have to add a differant color in your pages for quite awhile! :)
Love you!
well, i certainly help keep your pages full. a new address/phone-number (or 2) at least every year :)
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