A Dusting of the Cobwebs: Valued Friendships....

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...

Mar 21, 2015

Valued Friendships....

I am often finding myself in Aww of some of the friends I have met while living here in Grantsville. Penny Prestwich is one of those Neighborhood Angles.

This year Penny had to have both of her knees replaced before the beginning of the new year, because her insurance coverage would not cover them afterward.

Teasingly I informed her that I was having my knee done also.
I had my surgery on my right knee Dec 29. I was doing pretty well, but had to go to rehab in Tooele, because Lynn was so sick that he was not able to care for me and himself at the same time.

I come home on Jan 14, and was so glad to be home. The next day Penny shows up at my home with a large box, Lynn carried it in for her. As she sat in a chair next to my bed, with both her knees scares showing, she informed me that I needed to feel pretty, and that always makes one feel better!

So she and La Dean, my other friend, went shopping. (Penny loves to go shopping!)
Penny began pulling out nightgowns and house-dresses and 2 pairs of Isotoner slippers from the box... and tells me that there is another box coming......

I so appreciate Penny and La Dean, I value their friendship highly.... Angels in our neighborhood are still here.

A Dusting of the Cobwebs