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
Friday, July 23, 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
Friday, May 7, 2010
Monday, May 3, 2010
Just an Update
Hi All,
I've been reading your posts but have been super busy so I haven't commented on them. It sounds like things are well for most everyone. We are good here and Clyde and Coco are doing well at being house broken (although I think it's me whose housebroken, I have to remember to take them out or they gently remind me with a smelly gift).
The kids are super well, Lauren just got here report card back and this is her third quarter to recieve all A's (three A's and four A+'s). Yes, they have A+'s but I don't know how that works in the GPA as they don't start computing that until 9th grade. Harrison recieved all M's and E's - yes I know your asking what's that, it's Meets and Excedes Expectations. It's suppose to be a more "sensitive" way to grade the kids (whatever, in life if you fail no ones going to give you an "N" for needs improvement).
BTW, Our travel is changing this summer, we were planning on coming out there towards the end of the summer but it looks like that may not happen. We are putting in a patio and it's blowing our budget so vacation dollars get hacked into. We are bummed not to be there but we may send Lauren...we are however very happy that we will be able to BBQ somewhere else besides the garage as everytime we do we set off the fire alarm. :)
We are hoping to see Dave and Julie in June and would welcome anyother visitors that would like to come - free room and board if you can make it here!
Hope all is well with you and I love hearing from you all!
I've been reading your posts but have been super busy so I haven't commented on them. It sounds like things are well for most everyone. We are good here and Clyde and Coco are doing well at being house broken (although I think it's me whose housebroken, I have to remember to take them out or they gently remind me with a smelly gift).
The kids are super well, Lauren just got here report card back and this is her third quarter to recieve all A's (three A's and four A+'s). Yes, they have A+'s but I don't know how that works in the GPA as they don't start computing that until 9th grade. Harrison recieved all M's and E's - yes I know your asking what's that, it's Meets and Excedes Expectations. It's suppose to be a more "sensitive" way to grade the kids (whatever, in life if you fail no ones going to give you an "N" for needs improvement).
BTW, Our travel is changing this summer, we were planning on coming out there towards the end of the summer but it looks like that may not happen. We are putting in a patio and it's blowing our budget so vacation dollars get hacked into. We are bummed not to be there but we may send Lauren...we are however very happy that we will be able to BBQ somewhere else besides the garage as everytime we do we set off the fire alarm. :)
We are hoping to see Dave and Julie in June and would welcome anyother visitors that would like to come - free room and board if you can make it here!
Hope all is well with you and I love hearing from you all!
Monday, April 26, 2010
Cade's Baptism
Hey everyone -
Cade is getting baptized on May 8th at 1:45. (you will get an invitation in the mail) He wants all of his cousins to sing "Baptism" at his baptism. If you get a minute will you ask them and maybe review the song once or twice before that day....thanks so much.
A little of what is going on in our lives.....Taylor went to prom on Saturday, he had a great time and his date was darling. He is running for Junior class officer and will find out on Tuesday if he makes it. He is studying quite a bit for his AP tests and throws golf in between the snow and studying. Madi is playing a ton of soccer 4 to 5 days a week and loves it. Cade is getting baptized and is playing baseball, between him and Madi , there is a lot of games to watch.
Dave is still traveling quite a bit, last week he was in Boise and Denver, and this week he is in Montana and Portland. Next week - back to North Carolina. The kids and I are going back in June and are excited to see what is like back there and to spend some time with Angie and her family. Hope is welll with all of you. Have a great week!!!
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