The Gift

 President Nelson went to Occra Ghana and while there he met the King.  As with all his traveling he does he leaves a Book of Mormon.  In his travel to this country he told this story. 

The King of this country said  "Who Are You?"   Pres. Nelson said I am a ordained apostle of Jesus Christ! Then the King said what can you teach me about this Jesus Christ?  The Prophet handed him a Book of Mormon and said read this section 3rd Nephi and you will know of Jesus Christ.   The King said you come and give me this book , you could have given me diamonds and rubies and nothing more....but you gave me something even more precious,  this knowledge!  This is the Greatest Gift!!!.... the prophet knew this was the perfect gift to give him!

Good Advice

 Give me a mind that is not bored 

That does not whimper, whine or sigh .

Don't let me worrry over much

about that fussy thing called "I'

Lessons From The Geese

 May have posted this before but so worth reading again. 

                      LOVE THIS

In the fall when you see geese heading south for the winter flying along in the V formation you might be interested in knowing what science has discovered about why they fly that way,  It has been learned that as each bird flaps its wings  it creates uplife for the bird immediately following. By flying in V formation the whole flock adds at least 71% greater flying range than if each bird flew on its own.  Quite similar to people who are part of a team and share a common direction.  It pays to share leadership and take turns doing hard jobs .  The geese honk from behind to encourage those up front to keep their speed.  Word of support and inspiration help energize those on the front line.   

Helping them to keep pace in spite of the day to day pressure and fatigue.. it is important that our honking be encouraging , otherwise its just ---  well honking!

Finally when a goose gets sick or is wounded and falls out , two geese fall out of the formation and follow the injured one down to help and protect him.  They stay with him until he is either able to fly again or until he is dead. 

Then they launch out with another formation to catch up with their group. when one of us is down its up to the others to stand by us and in our time of trouble. 

They get where they are going quickly and easier because they are traveling on the trust of one another and lift each other up along the way. When ever a goose falls out of formation it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of trying to go it alone and quickly gets back into formation to take advantage of the power of the flock. 

If we have as much sense as a goose we will stay in formation and share information with those who are headed in the same wa y that we are going.

When the lead Goose gets tired, he rotates back in the wings and another Goose takes over.

You know if we have the sense of a Goose we will stand by each other when things get rough and we will stay  in formation with those who are headed really in same direction where we want to  go.   The next time you see a formation of Geese I hope you will remember this message:

IT IS INDEED A REWARD.... A CHALLENGE AND A PRIVILEGE TO BE PART OF A FAMILY AND A TEAM WHO LOVES YOU AND CARES ABOUT YOU!!

About Love

 What is Love? 

Is it Love or infatuation?

Love is friendship. It takes root and grows one day a time. Not to be rushed into.

Love is quiet understanding and mature acceptance of  each others imperfections. 

Love will help you grow beyond  thinking of YOU....

Love is to lift each other and to be warmed by his or her presence ....even when away , miles do not separate you.... Near or far you know they are your.

Love is patience, kind ...not forceful.

Love is trust...calm and secure and unthreatened. 

Love lifts you , makes  you a better person than before.

The Child

 Once upon time there was a child ready to be born.  The child asked God,   " They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow , but how am  I going to live there being so small and helpless?"

God replied ,  "Among the angels I will choose one for you.   Your angel will be waiting for you and will take care of  you."

The child further inquired,  But tell me , here in heaven I don't have to do anything but sing and smile to be happy."  

God said, "Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you everyday and you will feel your angel's love and be very happy. "

Then the child said but what will I call the Angel?  

You will simple call her Mother💞

SOME REALLY GOOD SONGS

SONGS.......

MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY

BLESS THIS HOUSE

I'll SING IN THE SUNSHINE

HOW LONELY LIFE CAN BE

PAPA, TELL ME ABOUT THE GOOD OLD DAYS

Bless the Beast and the Children

Church song in hymn book page 240 to add

The Clock of Life

The clock of life is wound but once and no man has the power ..... to tell just when the hands will stop at late or early  hour.    Now is the only time we own,  live, love, toil , and do good to others

Place no faith in tomorrow for the clock may then be still!    

Guess we need to enjoy the here and now for none of us can really say what tomorrow will bring!

             I love all of  you and may your days be long upon this earth!!

About the Church

 About the church....It will go forward in these last days, numbers may be few but the church will be all over the face of the whole earth and its temples .  As for all good things they may fad away because of evil... but there will always be those who will follow the Savior and try to keep his ways and teachings.  His teachings are simple but often not found easy for some.   Its really all about choices....good or bad.... right or wrong we have to pick. Its not so hard to understand really but its what we have to do to be ready to meet our Savior when we leave this earth or if we are here when he returns!!

So Funny

    

     THE SHAPE I AM IN

There's nothing the matter with me

I'm just as healthy as can be

I have arthritis in both knees

And when I talk, I talk with a wheeze

My pulse is weak and my blood is thin 

But I'm awfully well for the shape I'm in!

 

 All my teeth have had to come out,  

and my diet  I hate to think about

I'm overweight and I can't get thin,

But I'm awfully well for the shape I'm in.

 

 A arch support I need for my feet...

 Or I wouldn't be able to go out in the street.

Sleep is denied me night after night,

but every morning I find I'm all right.

My memory's failing, my head's in a spin...

But I am awfully well for the shape I'm in.

 

Old age is golden I have heard it said,

But sometimes I wonder as I go to bed 

With my ears in a drawer,, my teeth in a cup,

And my glasses on a shelf until I get up.

And when sleep dims my  eyes, I say to myself

Is there anything else I should lay on the shelf?

The reason I know my youth has been spent

Is my get- up and- go has got- up and went!

But really I don't mind when I think with a grin ,

 Of all the places my get- up has been.

 I get up each morning and dust off my wits,

Pick up the paper and read the obits. 

If my name is missing,

 I'm therefore not dead, 

So I eat a good breakfast and jump back into bed. 

 The moral of this as the tale unfolds,

Is that for you and me , who are growing old....

It is better t I o say "I'm fine" with a grin,

Than to let people know the shape we are in.

😀😄😄  haha!!

LIFE

 Anyone who imagines that life is total  bliss are going to be somewhat disappointed 

Most putts don't drop...

Most beef is tough 

Alot of us thinking life is unfair... are going to waste alot of time running around shouting that he has been robbed.   

Most children grow up to be just people

Most successful marriages require a high degree of mutual tolerance

Most jobs are more often dull than otherwise....

DELAYS

SIDETRACKS

SOME SMOKE

SOME DUST

SOME JOLTS

 and occasionally your see something of beauty  and  perhaps even a occasional burst of  cheerfulness.....

  Just be grateful for the RIDE!!  HAVE A GREAT RIDE TODAY EVERYONE!!🌞

Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley

Quote by Pres. Hinckley of the 

"Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints."

 

"The Church is true , it will weather every storm that beats against it. It will outlast every critic who rises to mock it.  It was established by God our Eternal Father for the blessing of His sons and daughters of all generations. It carries the name of Him who stands as its head, even the Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world.  It is governed and moves by  the power of the priesthood.  It sends forth to the world another witness of the divinity of the Lord.  

Be true Be loyal  to the great things of God which have been revealed in this dispensation." wrote this in 1985

Thomas Jefferson

  This man has done alot to help Americans to fall in love with their country and learn its history.  He helped to pen this quote:            

 We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness."

Gift of Time

Today I write on the subject of  time 

and think about just how much time do I have left?

I am  thinking this is the winding down years of dad and mine and its sad that we don't have all our children near so could spend time with them and the grandchildren. Now you  may be reading this after we have passed on so you may not realize how important the gift of time is until its near over.  We don't give much thought to TIME but always wanting so much more of it!!  Just read these thoughts

                                                                           Time

Time is a precious gift and how we spend it is up to you and me. Some of our time is cut short leaving others to hurt while others our filled to the very top. We know no  time limit .....we are in the dark as to how we will spend it....or when our time will  run out....as with a bank account we know and see the amount spent and what we have left ... thus we plan our expenditures and able to save for that rainy day in effect.

With life there is no way to know what is left .....Some would say thats good, others not so sure. We have been lucky thus far with theh  Time God so generously gives us....when young you may have felt you wasted some time but now older you want to spend it wisely.     

We all spend our days different, we have bedtime, summertime' worktime, traveltimes , funtimes and on and on . 

Thank you for spending some of your precious gift of time reading my blog....💓

Saying's of the family.....

 We all say things mostly out of habit:

Bump....You say something and he will say ".Exactly"

Joe.....I don't want people telling  me how to live my life and I don't tell others how to live theirs. 

Sarah .....calls everyone "Sweetie."

Donna....

Dad.....

Staying Focused

  Lesson in church today was one that everyone needs to hear. 

It was all about being distracted by all that goes on in the world. 

It really does happen!     So try to focus on the good as much as you can.

Life will always have stuff out there that fight for our attention, 

The thing is to focus on all that is good.... there will always be good and bad pulling to get our attention!  Stay focused!!

 

 

 

 

 

Donna and Dottie 20th Century Pioneers

I call  us that because on our trip to Indiana we felt that way, ha!  Going down Pennyrail Parkway it felt like a new way and we felt we were in the Twilight Zone...,it was so  dark and such a long road. Yikes!  But we were laughing.    After making this trip we were so  tired and finally got to Vincennes and the first place we stopped at they had one bed and it was 200 dollars so we decided to look farther. another was full.  So we went to different area but the location was hard to get  to and we made a couple turns and then saw a red light behind us.  The Officer was very nice and we told him we had just got here and was looking for a hotel  and he said you ladies don't want to stay there cause we been called there alot over problems but across street is a better one he said. He said follow me  and we said thanks and he took us across street  to nicer place. He left us and Donna went inside and they said they were full. Uge!  So we ask the boy if we could just park in the parking lot and get some shut eye, he said sure and even gave us a extra pillow cause I bought  mine but Donna needed one. We slept in car and when woke Donna went back inside to use the bathroom and he said breakfast was over and we could help ourselves to what was left in containers cause they just throw it away anyway. He was sooo sweet and had a nice smile and so after we ate we headed over to Joe's . Details of trip ......

Thurs. left home at 7:30am

Friday stopped to visit a friend of Donna's

Got into Vin. ....slept in car

Woke up went to Joe ...rested up and later in evening Joe took us out to our favorite pizza place...Bod's

Sat. went to Dollar Tree for cleaning supplies for our yearly  cleaning at Joe's , And we hit our favorite thrift store there.

Back to Joe's and later to Wendy's  for supper

Sunday .....church and talked with cousin Richard Rodgers....both Donna and I gave our testimonies

Back to Joe's  where we changed clothes and went out to Roscoe's 

After visiting Roscoe we went t o see Sarah in Sullivan Ind. and spent night there.

Monday we went to Parade and to see fireworks that evening .... took Joe with us and after took and went back to Sarah's

Tues. Visited Olive in Washington Ind. and after made a visit to Ozeta and later another thrift store  ha!

Wed. we with with Kim , Sarah's daughter to a couple stores in Sullivan....

Supper that evening with Kenny and Penny .....He cooks and it was sooo good!!!

Richard Rodgers came by that evening to talk to Donna about a gun that Harley gave him

Thurs. back to Joe's and got up early next day to head home.  

Nice to have seen everyone, had a great time but traveling and driving is very  tiresome!!