A Dusting of the Cobwebs: A Mother's busy day...

A Dusting of the Cobwebs....

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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...

Jul 16, 2017

A Mother's busy day...

July 16 2017 Sunday

What a super busy day for Pauli....
Being Sunday I decided to go to church with Pauli and James in Tooele, at their new ward.
Today Pauli and James, had been assigned to give a talk from our recent General Conference.

As part of Pauli's talk she also included playing Abide with Me; Tis Eventide, on her harp, it was so beautiful.

After Sacrament meeting we went to the Bishop office where James was set apart to be the Executive Secretary to the Bishop.

Pauli took her harp home to protect it. Came back to church as it is her week to teach in Relief Society. The lesson was on the Priesthood. Pauli also played the opening and closing songs in Relief Society.

I was so touched by all the testimonies of how the sisters experienced the power of the Priesthood in their lives.....at all different times of life. And to remember that Father in Heaven has blessed us to be able to use his power to help us here as we need him.

Also was the tearful reminder that not all families have a Priesthood holder in their home, and how they long for it, and feel empty without it.

I think we don't realize how really blessed we are....

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Launie also has a new calling today as Family History Specialist in her ward, in Prescott Arizona.

It is raining real hard where she lives right now, her yard is flooded and its coming into her house...the pictures she sent to me looked terrible...
Her house sits low and the water runs off the road and onto her land.....not good...

A Dusting of the Cobwebs