I had the day off from work today. The calm before the storm of people wanting their taxes done and want their money yesterday! I remember when I used to be one of them.
I did make good use of my time though. My very best friend, Monte, flew in from Alaska to Denver to visit her sister and the rest of her family and Dave and I drove to Denver to spend the afternoon and evening with them. It was so wonderful to spend the day just visiting and relaxing with Monte, Linda and Steve. The surprise came when Monte's neice, Heather and her husband, Joel and their two wonderful little boys came. We hadn't seen Heather for nearly ten years. It was wonderful to spend time with them too.
I guess my point to the above is that we will drive across the country to visit people and we have friends less than one hour from us and we don't take the time to visit. I hope that will change now. We need to hold dear the relationships we have made over the years. Life can be so short. Kids grow up so fast and we are not getting any younger.
I also got to talk to a very dear friend in Mechanicsburg, Pa today. I had not talked to her for about a year. During that year her daughter in law passed away. Karin had a double lung and a heart transplant about 14 months ago. She just was not getting any stronger with the transplant and had be put on a ventilator. Life that way for Karin just wasn't working. It was a hard year for Brandon (Karin's husband), and the families but God has amazing healing powers for families who lose loved ones. Faith is a great part of our lives and we know that with our belief in God that we can overcome anything in time. I still miss my friends in Pa so very much.
So much for my life today. A new day will come tomorrow. I love you all.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Friday, January 16, 2009
Where will I go from here!
I am a little nervous about this blog thing. I have never done it, but I certainly have seen some amazing things on blogs of people I care deeply about. So here goes and hope I make it to the end!
I am a 62 year old wife, mother and grandmother. I am a full time college student and also work for HR Block during tax season. I decided today to start this blog because I want to be able to put my thoughts on paper. I have learned lately that putting things in writing can give a whole different perspective to life as we see it.
Some of the things I have been thinking about lately is the direction my life has changed to in the past year. I joined the LDS church. What a wonderful day that was for me. My son baptized me and confirmed me the next day in Sacrament Meeting. I have truly found what I have been searching for the past 39 years. I first discovered the church in 1970 when we moved to Salt Lake City. I became overcome by a scene in the visitors center at Temple Square. I could never get the feeling out of my mind. Over the past 5 1/2 years I kept being put in a place of exposure to the church again and finally realized that the answers I kept looking for were right in front of me the whole time. My son and wonderful daughter in law set such examples for me. It was amazing to me what I could learn from my children. Although if you talk to my best friend, she would tell you that I became a Mormon in 1970 but just recently made it official. I have learned to spend time reading scriptures and doing visiting teaching with another friend from the church. I love the women we visit and I have learned so much from them also, even though they are much younger than I am. I truly love the Lord and know that there is a prophet on this earth that provides guidence and structure to our lives.
The other thing I look at is the transition I have made to being a college student. I was a nervous wreck when I started my classes. I was the oldest student in the class and I wondered what the heck I was doing when I first started college in July. I have now completed 6 classes. Five A's and one "B". The classes are a bit of a challenge for me, but I am determined to get through it and have a degree by Dec. 2009. What will I do with the HR degree--probably nothing, but I will have done something I have wanted to do since 1964. I am up for the challenge!
So-----Where will I go from here? Hopefully I will start my journal writing from this blog and take each new challenge I have and think seriously about how it will affect the lives of my loved ones and myself. I have a secret goal for myself that I am not ready to write about yet, but when the time is right I will not be able to stop myself from rejoicing in the idea of it. This is the end of my writing for today and we will see what comes of this. I love you all!
I am a 62 year old wife, mother and grandmother. I am a full time college student and also work for HR Block during tax season. I decided today to start this blog because I want to be able to put my thoughts on paper. I have learned lately that putting things in writing can give a whole different perspective to life as we see it.
Some of the things I have been thinking about lately is the direction my life has changed to in the past year. I joined the LDS church. What a wonderful day that was for me. My son baptized me and confirmed me the next day in Sacrament Meeting. I have truly found what I have been searching for the past 39 years. I first discovered the church in 1970 when we moved to Salt Lake City. I became overcome by a scene in the visitors center at Temple Square. I could never get the feeling out of my mind. Over the past 5 1/2 years I kept being put in a place of exposure to the church again and finally realized that the answers I kept looking for were right in front of me the whole time. My son and wonderful daughter in law set such examples for me. It was amazing to me what I could learn from my children. Although if you talk to my best friend, she would tell you that I became a Mormon in 1970 but just recently made it official. I have learned to spend time reading scriptures and doing visiting teaching with another friend from the church. I love the women we visit and I have learned so much from them also, even though they are much younger than I am. I truly love the Lord and know that there is a prophet on this earth that provides guidence and structure to our lives.
The other thing I look at is the transition I have made to being a college student. I was a nervous wreck when I started my classes. I was the oldest student in the class and I wondered what the heck I was doing when I first started college in July. I have now completed 6 classes. Five A's and one "B". The classes are a bit of a challenge for me, but I am determined to get through it and have a degree by Dec. 2009. What will I do with the HR degree--probably nothing, but I will have done something I have wanted to do since 1964. I am up for the challenge!
So-----Where will I go from here? Hopefully I will start my journal writing from this blog and take each new challenge I have and think seriously about how it will affect the lives of my loved ones and myself. I have a secret goal for myself that I am not ready to write about yet, but when the time is right I will not be able to stop myself from rejoicing in the idea of it. This is the end of my writing for today and we will see what comes of this. I love you all!
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