Last night as we sat watching television, Jon called to tell us that President Hinckley had passed away. We were so shocked. We knew he was so fragile and old. We logically knew that he wouldn't be here much longer, and yet when the time came, we were shocked. There had been no warnings of illness, or hospital visits. He was just suddenly gone.
We loved and continue to love our dear prophet so much. His kindness, humor, strength, and courage are ledgendary. If we all used him as a role model, think of where the church and world would be. His greatness is awe inspiring. I will forever be grateful that he was the prophet during part of my life.
Now a new prophet will be called. We will love and support him. His mission will be to continue what President Hinckley started, and go forward with the mission the Lord has for him. He will be in our prayers. I imagine that he knows what he is in for, and would rather not have the honor, but he will serve and do the will of our Father. There will be no panic, no wondering "what will we do". We know what will happen. The Lord is a God of order. He will lead and guide the Brethren. All will be well.
Isn't our church wonderful? Isn't it comforting to know that the Lord is in charge and He will call a prophet to be his spokesperson on earth? There is great peace in the knowledge we have. Great peace.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Friday, January 11, 2008
www.kdpanda.com
I finally finished my new website. It took hours of work, but I'm pleased with the results. Now I'm going to start putting some of my products on EBAY so that I can generate some income. There should be a link to my site there, so hopefully people will go and see what I have. I've never wanted to have anything to do with business before. But sometimes life throws you a curve, and you have to change direction and try new things. I need to be able to stay home, but I also need to generate income for our family. I hope that this allows me to accomplish both. So anyone who reads this, pass the word. I'm in business. (p.s. Thanks Matt for all your constructive criticism. It really helped push me in the right direction)
Saturday, January 5, 2008
January 5, 2007
Time seems to slip by so much quicker, the older I get. I turn around, and another month has gone by. Most of the time I don't mind, but occasionally I want to grab onto it and make it slow down. I feel that way when my famiy is around. I want to treasure every second, savor it, and make it last.
I look back on the past year, and the adventures we had. It seems like a lifetime ago that we were living in Oman, and preparing to come back to the U.S. I'm so grateful for the experience we had of living in the Middle-east, and seeing the culture upclose and personal. I'm expecially grateful we were able to do it in a save country.
The adding of a new grand-daughter was another highlight. She is so wonderful, and we are priviliaged to have her in our family.
We also had the oppertunity to go and pick up Jon from his mission in Jackson Mississippi. We loved seeing Vicksburg, Hattisburg, and Buloxi. Mississippi is a beautiful state. We also were able to visit with Valerie, Jody, Alexis, and Sienna in Conway Arkansas. We then went to Douglasville, Georgia and spent time with Dan, April, Alex, Trevor, and Nathan. Loved all the family time.
It has also been a very hard year. We almost lost Val during a treatment at the hospital. It was doctor error, and it took about 12 minutes of CPR to bring him back. He was in critical condition and in the ICU over night. It has been a difficult healing process, and discouraging because he seems to have some moderate brain damage. He struggles with decisions, problem solving and critical thinking skills. He also has memory glitches that randomly come and go. I think the hardest part is watching the frustration that he feels because he knows that he is different, and can't function the way he used to. I guess we need to accept the changes, and go forward from here. Most of the time we are doing this, but everyonce in awhile, the frustration sets in and we have a bad few days. It has been hard on everyone. But, as with all trials, we must trust in the Lord, and lean not to our own understanding. We must, absolutly must, have faith that all will be well. We will adjust to the new 'norm' and move forward boldly and explore our new existance.
We have set goals for this new year. We both need to lose weight. I think food became our comfort as we struggled with the past three months. But enough is enough and it is time to get better eating patterns, and cut back on our intake. We have also been challenged by our bishop to read the Book of Mormon. We are preceeding nicely already in this goal. We have also decided to read a good book every evening. We have begun with "Gethsemane". It is excellant. We are also going to try and exercise daily. That is a little harder. But with determination we will succeed.
We hope all our friends and family have a wonderful new year, full of good things, and righteous living.
I look back on the past year, and the adventures we had. It seems like a lifetime ago that we were living in Oman, and preparing to come back to the U.S. I'm so grateful for the experience we had of living in the Middle-east, and seeing the culture upclose and personal. I'm expecially grateful we were able to do it in a save country.
The adding of a new grand-daughter was another highlight. She is so wonderful, and we are priviliaged to have her in our family.
We also had the oppertunity to go and pick up Jon from his mission in Jackson Mississippi. We loved seeing Vicksburg, Hattisburg, and Buloxi. Mississippi is a beautiful state. We also were able to visit with Valerie, Jody, Alexis, and Sienna in Conway Arkansas. We then went to Douglasville, Georgia and spent time with Dan, April, Alex, Trevor, and Nathan. Loved all the family time.
It has also been a very hard year. We almost lost Val during a treatment at the hospital. It was doctor error, and it took about 12 minutes of CPR to bring him back. He was in critical condition and in the ICU over night. It has been a difficult healing process, and discouraging because he seems to have some moderate brain damage. He struggles with decisions, problem solving and critical thinking skills. He also has memory glitches that randomly come and go. I think the hardest part is watching the frustration that he feels because he knows that he is different, and can't function the way he used to. I guess we need to accept the changes, and go forward from here. Most of the time we are doing this, but everyonce in awhile, the frustration sets in and we have a bad few days. It has been hard on everyone. But, as with all trials, we must trust in the Lord, and lean not to our own understanding. We must, absolutly must, have faith that all will be well. We will adjust to the new 'norm' and move forward boldly and explore our new existance.
We have set goals for this new year. We both need to lose weight. I think food became our comfort as we struggled with the past three months. But enough is enough and it is time to get better eating patterns, and cut back on our intake. We have also been challenged by our bishop to read the Book of Mormon. We are preceeding nicely already in this goal. We have also decided to read a good book every evening. We have begun with "Gethsemane". It is excellant. We are also going to try and exercise daily. That is a little harder. But with determination we will succeed.
We hope all our friends and family have a wonderful new year, full of good things, and righteous living.
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