It has been a busy two weeks. I didn’t post anything last week. I don’t think it was because I didn’t have anything to post, I just didn’t get to the computer. A poor excuse, but an excuse. This will be a random post with a little bit of everything. First of all I had to take a picture of Neal snuggled under the Hawaiian quilt that Lynda Ann made for Neal for Christmas. She took the material from the table decorations at his 70th birthday party and made him a quilt. He loves it and it will be well used. It is either over him on the bed or over him if he is sitting in his chair.
After we had cleaned up Christmas and put everything away I decided that I wanted to change the furniture in the front room, so we switched things around just a bit. It isn’t my favorite way to have the furniture but it is different and I needed a change. We also brought Neal’s plant back downstairs and changed out the cabinet.
I had to take a picture of my Christmas Cactus. I was sure it wouldn’t bloom this year. It just didn’t seem healthy and there were so many times that I would grab one of Neal’s glasses thinking it had a little bit of water in it and dump it in the cactus only to realize that it was left over milk! I was sure I had killed it. Not so, it bloomed in spite of me! I don’t know, maybe milk is good for plants! NOT
Last night we went out to dinner with some friends. We met at Market Street and Neal saw this wood statue and wanted to have his picture taken with it. He thought it looked like him. What do you think? I don’t see it.
Our ward conferences have being. My speaking schedule was actually kind of funny. I had to prepare a talk on “Finding a Refuge in Gospel Principles” (for ward conferences that began today). I was also supposed to speak in a sacrament meeting this morning with a member of the High Council. I turned that assignment over to my second counselor when I found out that Neal was speaking in another sacrament meeting at the same time. Then to top the whole thing off I get a call from the Stake President telling me that the visiting authority to our stake conference wants me to speak in the main session! Seriously? So, that would be three talks that I would have been scrambling to prepare.
I gave my talk at our first ward conference this morning and am in the process of preparing my talk for Stake Conference. I’m speaking on “I Am A Child of God”. I’ve asked Maren, Mindy, Jamie and Lynda Ann to asked their kids this question. “How do you know that you are a child of God?” I probably won’t be able to use all their responses in my talk because of time but I thought it would be fun to record what they said.
Peyton said, “Because He is always there for me.”
Jordyn Lyn said, “Because he has given me the ability to dance.”
Lexi said, “Because I am able to be nice and a good friend.”
Abby said, “He treats us with extreme love and he cares so much about you. He gives you trials to make you better. Like your parents, He gives you a second chance and He cares for you like your own parents care for you.”
Hayley said, “Well, Gam, it’s like going in to my bedroom that is usually dark and cold and feeling warm knowing He is there. It’s like you don’t need to know how, you just know you are warm.”
Andrew said, “I am a child of God and I know that because I don’t remember but I know that I once lived with Heavenly Father and everybody is a child of God and I love him and he loves me so that is how I know I am a Child of God.”
Maddie said, “I know I am a child of God because all of my trials have helped me grow. I know He loves me because of the blessings I have received.”
Thanks dear grandchildren for responding. I haven’t heard back from Maren yet but when I do, I will post their responses as well.
So, that has been my life for the last little while. I like having to prepare talks. I have to pray and study and it helps keep me aligned with the Gospel of Jesus Christ – which I will add that I KNOW is true and I LOVE it!
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