Friday, January 27, 2012
Monday, January 3, 2011
New Year
I know it has been quite a while since the last post. At least I know Kristi checks this blog once in a while. I just wanted to say how nice it was to have everyone at Mom and Dad's on the 23rd. It was especially great to see Kristi and Brian's family there. All we needed was Angie and Dave's family and we would have had 100%. Their moving to Chicago the same week was a pretty good excuse though.
Congratulations to Joe on his new Job. I know after I had been out of work for a long period of time, it was like a rejuvenation to finally get hired on at Progressive. Hopefully Joe will feel able to share some of his new experiences on this site so we can all enjoy his growth together.
Mom's chocolates were amazing as usual and we tore through them quickly. It's great to have Angie joining in on the dipping as well. Now we can have twice the supply!
The modifications to Dad's shower looks like they will work perfectly. Thanks to whoever came up with the ideas and got them implemented. I know anything we can do to help Dad preserve his independence and his dignity will go a long way.
Hope everyone is doing great, and enjoying getting back to school, work and all the rest.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Checking in
Just popping in to see wots up with the Utah clan. Not much I see. I know we are all busy people with out families and jobs but I find it so sad that we cannot even be "friendly" online with each other. I really miss that family feeling. :(
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Monday, August 2, 2010
Mom's Letter
I would like to talk about this letter mom emailed to everyone today. I am attaching it here in case you have not read it, but it concerns me greatly. I am extremely concerned about the negative environment she is in down there. The energy, anger and frustration in this letter seems very out of place from the discussions our family have had there the past several weeks. Where is she getting this negativity???
Here is what she said:
Life has a way of tripping up even the most patient
people, and it can come from the least expected place or person. Such is
the way we have to evaluate our lives and what we are doing to prepare ourselves
for the future experiences here on this
earth. There is no doubt in my
mind that the Lord has placed very intellegent people on the earth at this
time. There are so many things that are available to us that were truly
not even thought about when I was a little girl. I
think that life was much less complicated then than it is now, but this is our
time to be on earth and we each one have to make the best of it. The
one thing that is constant, is the family unit. The Lord
expects us to keep the family intact, but I really didn"t know just how
difficult this would be in my older years. The internet has opened
new ways to communicate with each other, but I'm not sure we are using it in a
good, positive way. Infact, it becomes too easy to tear down what it takes
a lifetime to build up. Your father and I tried to teach
you the basic principles of the Gospel...however, somewhere along the way the
simple teachings of love, forgiveness, charity etc. have escaped our adult
families interactions with each other. This is very hard to accept
on the part of parents. I do believe that our family is divided into
the haves and the have nots. Honest love for one another can be a
huge factor in having great family honesty and kindness to each other.
This element is lacking in our family. Talking about each other can be a
wonderful assest in a family, or it can be the bomb that destroys what should be
a happy, solid, trusting relationship with one another.
Believe me, life is too short to behave as though you are still siblings
fighting over who gets to sit by daddy in the motorhome. It is time to
accept each other as the brothers and sisters that you are.....children of our
Father in Heaven, sent here to prepare for an eternal life with
Him. God loves each of you, dad and mom loves each
of you...we love your families, but what you are doing to each other is
destroying our family. Satan is delighted to have you in his
pocket. It's time to truly think about the words and accusations that are
so easily thrown out to undeserving sibilings. Our time is short....do
something about it....be the men and women of God who can simply be the brother
or sister who is filled with love for each other. No unkind act or word
should escape your lips. Search your own heart to see how you can create
the family we must and can become!!!!! No one can say they are not
guilty of some of the things I have said in this letter. Seven sons and
daughters, with their spouses, can make a huge difference in the lives of 32
beautiful children. Remember, you are teaching them everyday by your
individual actions and words. Please let the Lord guide you and help
this family to be whole ..not the have and the have nots, but everyone accepting
each other as children of God who are here to make a difference in our eternal
salvation.
Written with love to each of you....Mom
Here is what she said:
Life has a way of tripping up even the most patient
people, and it can come from the least expected place or person. Such is
the way we have to evaluate our lives and what we are doing to prepare ourselves
for the future experiences here on this
earth. There is no doubt in my
mind that the Lord has placed very intellegent people on the earth at this
time. There are so many things that are available to us that were truly
not even thought about when I was a little girl. I
think that life was much less complicated then than it is now, but this is our
time to be on earth and we each one have to make the best of it. The
one thing that is constant, is the family unit. The Lord
expects us to keep the family intact, but I really didn"t know just how
difficult this would be in my older years. The internet has opened
new ways to communicate with each other, but I'm not sure we are using it in a
good, positive way. Infact, it becomes too easy to tear down what it takes
a lifetime to build up. Your father and I tried to teach
you the basic principles of the Gospel...however, somewhere along the way the
simple teachings of love, forgiveness, charity etc. have escaped our adult
families interactions with each other. This is very hard to accept
on the part of parents. I do believe that our family is divided into
the haves and the have nots. Honest love for one another can be a
huge factor in having great family honesty and kindness to each other.
This element is lacking in our family. Talking about each other can be a
wonderful assest in a family, or it can be the bomb that destroys what should be
a happy, solid, trusting relationship with one another.
Believe me, life is too short to behave as though you are still siblings
fighting over who gets to sit by daddy in the motorhome. It is time to
accept each other as the brothers and sisters that you are.....children of our
Father in Heaven, sent here to prepare for an eternal life with
Him. God loves each of you, dad and mom loves each
of you...we love your families, but what you are doing to each other is
destroying our family. Satan is delighted to have you in his
pocket. It's time to truly think about the words and accusations that are
so easily thrown out to undeserving sibilings. Our time is short....do
something about it....be the men and women of God who can simply be the brother
or sister who is filled with love for each other. No unkind act or word
should escape your lips. Search your own heart to see how you can create
the family we must and can become!!!!! No one can say they are not
guilty of some of the things I have said in this letter. Seven sons and
daughters, with their spouses, can make a huge difference in the lives of 32
beautiful children. Remember, you are teaching them everyday by your
individual actions and words. Please let the Lord guide you and help
this family to be whole ..not the have and the have nots, but everyone accepting
each other as children of God who are here to make a difference in our eternal
salvation.
Written with love to each of you....Mom
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