A Dusting of the Cobwebs: Dragonfly...

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...

Oct 13, 2015

Dragonfly...

Today I went to Home Depot in Tooele to get a wire brush and some exterior paint. Our back door frame, paint, is mostly gone. Its been ten years since it was painted. Winter will soon be here, I needed to take care of it.

After getting my supply's, I was on my way out of the store. In the foyer where the shopping carts are kept, I noticed a large Dragonfly trying hard to find its way out. It was trapped inside in the corner of huge large windows. If I could catch him I could set him free.

Each time I tried he managed to get away from me. Flying up and down the windows. On the third try that was close, I managed to cup my hands around him and very gently, trying hard not to crush his delicate wings. Taking him in my hands I headed for the door. I walked a little ways away from the door because I didn't want him to fly back into the store.

Opening my hands I thought he would rush out as fast as he could fly....but I was surprised to see he sat on my finger....rubbing his head. I noticed that he lost both of his antennas, bumping into the glass windows. He must have been very tired for he was in no hurry to leave my hand.

As I carried him toward my car, I thought perhaps he would like to be on a tree branch as there were a few trees in the parking lot. As I tried to put him on a branch of the tree, he quickly few away.
Free at last...

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A Dusting of the Cobwebs