A Dusting of the Cobwebs: New Stake Presidency...

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...

Aug 4, 2016

New Stake Presidency...

Feb 14, 2016

Our Stake President, Stephen Collings, and his wife Tracy, have been called as a Mission President over the Uganda Kampala Mission.

We had Stake Conference today, I have been wondering who was going to be our new Stake President.

I had a feeling all month that my bishop, as young as he is would qualify for being there. I have been praying that Bishop McBride would not be called, for I so needed his help, and right now it is very hard with all the changes that have fallen on my shoulders in the last two months, to loose the one person who seems to know all the crazy things in finances, and my life, I have to do since Lynn's passing.

When the time came, it was announced that Jason Killian is the new Stake President... I know him and I know he will be great...a young man, but has a deep heart. Troy May is first counselor, and Ryan McBride is the second counselor.... My heart sank, I knew it... I cried inside, and felt so alone.

Bishop McBride was asked to speak, he is so spiritual and humble. I was happy for him, but still very sad for me. Then Pres. Killian spoke, as I listened to him speak I felt a warmth and a feeling that everything was going to be ok. I don't know how, but I know the Lord knows how I feel.

Latter in the afternoon, the doorbell rang. As I answered it, a man and his daughter were there and he was caring a flower arrangement from Stake Conference. He said it was for me for Valentine day, from the Stake President....I asked the old or new? and he said the new one.

The Flower arrangement was one of the most beautiful I have seen, and stands about four feet high. I admired it during all Saturday evening session as I sat on the front row with Kim Gamoushio and her husband. (who sang a duet that evening) The Flowers were right in front of me.

Today is also Valentines Day. I received a beautiful Valentine card from Terry and Cathy Walker, Lynn's brother. Pauli and James gave me some beautiful white roses that had the most delicate pink trim running on the edges of the peddles. Launie sent me a text, wishing Happy Valentines day.

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A Dusting of the Cobwebs