Dad's favorite things

 Going to try and put alot here that dad just absolutely loves!!  Also his picture.

Will take some time to fill this up but I am starting.......

First and foremost will say Dad loves the church.... has a very strong testimony of the church, our Savior Jesus Christ and of the prophet Joseph Smith restoring it to perfect order!!!

Self Devotion by David McCullough- saw tears in dads eyes when he was watching this 

Loves anything to do with the rocket launching

Loves Airplanes

Likes watching Sherlock Holmes.

ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE History of World War 2 .

Loves music sooo much.   Said he cannot imagine life without it.

A FEW MORE OF HIS FAVORITE MOVIES:

MAD MAD WORLD

AUNTIE MAIN

BAREFOOT IN THE PARK

Our Jenny

 Jenny moved to Ca. and we miss her so so much!!!!!  She gave us Plo and Dew to keep and love! 

She adopted two more sweet little kitties after she got settled.  Here she is with her two new babies.

  Jen's two cats...  Belly and  Fuffy.......so sweet!!  Here they are!!

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                               Dad and I love this picture of Jen Jen..her sweet smile......we love her sooo much that I had to put it in here also. 💖  

Kristen's Wedding...

 Kristen married the love of her life on Feb. 24th 20223

....this little gal has been a BIG part of her grandma and grandpa's life for many yrs. since I kept her as a little baby and right till she went to school while her mother and dad worked. 

What joy she has given our family!  Even my own children  adored her and it filled our home with so much love and happy fun days!

Being Thankful:

 Gathered at Donna's Air B&B this year for Thanksgiving and been feeling thankful this season and blessed to have had Joey by my side all these  62years....he has had to love me alot to go through all my problems with me.

 Marlo Thomas said it well.... What makes a marriage last!

 The main thing she said was the three L's." You have to listen and then you'll know what the other person is really thinking and going through. You have to be able to laugh together and then of course most important is to love each other, she said lust to be exact.  😊And without love, you don't have anything."  thought this is so very true....and I would have to add that sometimes you have to just let some things go. 

 

                

My Fall

 My first fall......

This happened awhile back trying to feed my cats out in the garage and tripping over my own feet if that makes sense. I hit the concrete which made things worse.

Anyway had pain for quite awhile and finally had to go see a doctor.   He gave me a shot in my leg so now I just have to wait and see if it works.  Glad to say my Vertigo  hasn't been much of a problem lately but being able to sleep at night has been a nightmare and an on going problem.

UGH!!

 

Sarah my sister....

                     My sister Sarah came to Forida with family cause they wanted to see the beaches and Sarah just wanted to visit us siblings and I was so happy to have her stay with me.  She taught me how to make a good cherry pie and passes along her good recipes to me. Cooking is what Sarah enjoys. She also passes along some puzzles for me to work. I really like that!  She came with her granddaughter , her husband and their daughter.   We visited Bump while she was here and hit a few thrift stores.  She is so sweet and I love her so very much for many reasons but one of the biggest reasons is that she introduced me to Joey.   She had me over to her house when I was just a young nineteen year old for a cookout cause she wanted me to meet this really nice kid.  That nice kid became my future husband. 😊 Thank you Sarah!!  Joey   was for sure the right one for me!! 💕 Forever grateful!!

prohets that were quoted

 Joseph Smith ...

I had seen a vision ..."I knew it and I knew that God knew it and I could not deny  it."

Brigham Young...

"A good man is a good man , whether in this church or out of it ." 

John Taylor ... 

"let us maintain our integrity, let us do good to all men and tell the truth always and treat everybody right."

Shall we rally around the Constitution of  the United States and protect it in its purity ?....Yes, we will save it when others forsake it."

Wilford Woodruff...

"Trust in God, Do your duty, Remember your prayers  have faith in the Lord and take hold and build up  Zion...All will be right ." 

Lorenzo Snow...

"Do not expect to become perfect at once. If you do you will be disappointed . Be better today than you 

were yesterday and better tomorrow than you are today."

As man now is God once was, as God now is, man may be."

Joseph F. Smith...

"The love of a mother comes nearer to being lke the love of  God than any other kind of love." 

"We are willing to receive all truth from whatever  source it may come , for truth will stand , truth will endure."

Heber J. Grant...

What the world needs today more than anything else is an implicit faith in God our Father and in His son Jesus Christ the Redeemer of the world."

Gerge Albert Smith...

"Yet none use their words more recklessly than the strong, who have not been sobered by the rebuffs and uncertainties of life."

We must seek the loving kindness of God in all the breadth and open- air of common life."

David O. McKay ...

Freedom of choice is more to be treasured than any possession earth can give."

"What you think about when you don't have to think, shows what you really are." 

Joseph Fielding Smith ...

"there is no cure for the ills of the world except the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ."      

Harold B. Lee...

"Life is fragile handle with prayer...

"You cannot lift another soul until you are standing on higher ground than he is."  

"The most important work that you will ever do will be within the wall of our own homes."  

Spencer W. Kimball...

Love people not things. Use things, not people."

Do it!! Do it right. Do it right now."  

My life is like my shoes, worn out by service."

Ezra Taft Benson... 

"The Lord works from the inside out."

Some of the grestest battles will be fought within the chambers of 

our own soul."         

Howard W. Hunter...

"Try not to let what you don't have blind you to that which  you do  have."

"Our greatest concern should be for the success of others." 

Gordon B. Hinkley...

"If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything."

"That which comes easily departs easily, That which comes of struggle remains."

Thomas S.  Monson...

May we ever choose the harder right instead of the easier wrong . 

"Unless we lose ourselves in the service of others , there is little purpose to our own lives."

"Remember that when  you help another up a mountain, you are a little closer to the top yourself."

Russel M. Nelson, current Prophet...

Even if everyone is doing it , wrong is never right. Evil, error , and darkness will never be truth, even if popular."

"The joy we feel has little to do with the circumstances of our lives and everything to do with the focus of our lives. "

THE LORD WILL NOT COME TILL ALL HAVE HEARD THE GOSPEL . HAS TO BE TAUGHT TO ALL THE WORLD AND ALL NATIONS, ALL PEOPLE !  THE MISSIONARIES ARE NEARLY OVER THE WHOLE WORLD NOW , JUST A FEW MORE PLACES AND IT WILL COVER THE EARTH.

THEN THE END!  THE GOSPEL IS DELAYED ....HIS RETURE IS DELAYED BECAUSE HE DOESN'T WANT TO LOSE A SINGLE ONE OF  US.  ITS RACING TO ALL ALL OVER THE WORLD PREPARING PEOPLE FOR HIS ARRIVA.

             

The Play

Bay Street Players of Eustis.....Play called " Hands on a Hard Body"

This isn't what you think.....The thing is to put your hands on this new truck and whoever can do it for  the 

longest WINS the truck!!!!!!

Great Song

 This song is really sooo good!....titled 

"I Hope You Dance"  you gotta hear it!

                                  Lyrics

I hope you never lose your sense of wonder,
You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger,
May you never take one single breath for granted,
God forbid love ever leave you empty handed,
I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean,
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens,
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance,
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.

I hope you dance... I hope you dance...

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance,
Never settle for the path of least resistance,
Livin' might mean takin' chances, but they're worth takin',
Lovin' might be a mistake, but it's worth makin',
Don't let some Hell bent heart leave you bitter,
When you come close to sellin' out reconsider,
Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance,
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.

I hope you dance... I hope you dance.
I hope you dance... I hope you dance.
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along,
Tell me who wants to look back on their years
And wonder where those years have gone.)

I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean,
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens,
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance,
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.

Dance... I hope you dance.
I hope you dance... I hope you dance.
I hope you dance... I hope you dance.
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along,
Tell me who wants to look back on their years
And wonder where those years have gone.)

So good but don't forget this......

 Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along.

Tell me who wants to look back on their years 

and wonder where those  years have gone.......

I HOPE YOU DANCE!!!!

When  you  get the choice to dance or sit it out....

I Really Hope You Dance!! We did!!

        Bump                                      Dottie

 

A life-affirming song with an uplifting, timeless message, it's based on the narration of a mother expressing the wish that her children will step out and embrace life, and take a chance on love and faith.

Dad puts on a program for the family.....

This was a big night for dad and he has been working on getting this video together for a month. I mean he actually worked on this everyday for near a month.  We knew Angie was coming for a short visit and he was hoping to have all the kids here to watch his presentation .....a sentimental guy he put his whole heart and soul into this presentation!  He loved showing our kids and also the dogs we have had through the years and all the good times when they were young and then I look at his face and saw some tears.😢  He loves so much to look at the memories of  yesterday.   Yes he is a very sentimental guy for sure! As he looks at these videos I can only imagine the feelings and thoughts that are going round in his head for I see it in his eyes. We hope to have another viewing of alot more memories in the future and perhaps we then can get all the children here. 💗

The Bible

 Been reading some stories about the New and Old Testament and my understanding is so much better now!! Actually its a childs book but its so easy for me to understand!

I just been reading where Jethro , that is Moses father in law and he said these words to Moses after he parted the Red Sea and made the people safe.  Moses was sooo busy "with people" and trying to help them solve their problems and  listening to many of them complain as they were traveling to the Promise Land ... listening to everyones problems or disagreements and complaining got to be alot!!!  Soon after Jethro said to Moses , this is too too much for one person to handle so what you need to do is pick a few good men that love and reapect God to help you with all these people!! Help them to solve their problems and  disagreements...never thought of it before but this was so good!! and Moses did just that, he picked some good men who loved the Lord to help him with the people and their decision making and problems and have them live according to God's laws.  This book I am reading is so good and gives me good insight into the way it really was back then .   I am Loving it !!  It has increased my understanding so much.💓  Thankful for all the good men of God who serve with our Prophet daily in the church today and are specially choosen who love the Lord and care about all of his people.  The lord did good sending us a prophet and the twelve that serve with him!

life

 Heard a story of a lady telling what a great family life she had come from, I kinda felt sad left out!

 I will say I did enjoy some of my childhood but only when I was with my brother for the most part.  Seems like he was there for me and we were together most of my childhood.

Now at 82 lots of time had passed and I take solitude in the fact that I have had a really good marriage , nothing like my mom or dads or even my sisters.  Guess you could say I saw alot growing up and was very careful when it came to choosing who I would marry! very careful! Joey has been that guy and he has taken care to provide well for our family and me , most days now are routine in these our later years. Kids are gone and life is pretty good!  Problems at times but nothing serious to speak of , lots more good things going on in our lives than not.  Don't get me wrong, I have had to work hard on my own personal problems which at this time many might not know or again maybe you do.  Even so I have tryed hard to have a upbeat personality.  My children, my family , plus people I worked with, my neighbors, all have added to my happiness.  I really want so much to be happy even with my insecurities. So in some things you could say I have struggled.  

No matter I do try to keep smiling!!😀

Some of my Life......

 We grew up poor, depression time and some people were ok and others like us were not.

You weren't given the attention of going to dentist when it was necessary so you lived with what happeded to you and not given much of anything but the necessitives. I remember being in so much pain before they pulled my tooth out.  It was that way with most all the kids except Frankie and Donna . Donna married young left home and got a job with a dentist and Frankie married a fairly rich guy who later got richer.  The rest of us no luck!  We were never taught to brush teeth or get check ups or any of that kind of thing.  Many nights I went to my mothers bed crying because of toothache.  Well one day my face was so swollen up and they rushed me to a dentist finally.  too late!   The lady was new and didn't know what to do.  She pulled the tooth and it sent poison into my face and  they had to take me to a hospital , they cut my face open and I carried that scare with me the rest of my life!!  Teenage years were plain awful!  I was made fun of and said who gave you the blackeye and they would laugh.  I wanted to be pretty like the other girls and my sisters. I only remember being in the hospital and  I must have been pretty young,  I remember I was in a crib of some kind. 

Having friends was hard! A girl named Joann was the only one I can remember who became a good friend even with my imperfections..  School was no fun for me. I actually hated it!!   I wait for the Lord to give me some answers. ....Like, Why Me??

My family.....

 Some pretty special photos I love............

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Clancy

In this movie the little girl tells this man that this is all you need to know about Jesus!!

She makes a book for the war victim that is having a hard time in life.  I am going to try to put that picture book she drew into this entry of my blog. This movie will touch  your heart! She called her book....

 "Everything you need to Know."

A strong belief

 Saw this great movie about a pastor in Brazil and his love of doing work for Jesus.   Told what he went through because he excepted religion. It was very special  and touched me deeply and here is what we believe.....

What does "The Church Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints"" think when it comes to being a good Christian?

 

Mormons as we are sometimes called, view other Christian churches as teaching much good truth, yes even doing good works, and yes we acknowledge their strong faith in Christ!  But we also maintain that all churches lack divine authority and direction to perform ordinances of the gospel because of the "Great Apostasy"!!!  Yes many say come here for its done this way.  Yes there were teachings back yrs. ago that came about but there was no direction. This young boy coming from a religious family and wanting a answer which church was the right one for him to join....this young curious boy Joseph went straight to the source and ask God the.....

 "Big Question".....which one??  With this sincere prayer the Father and His son appeared to the young boy Joseph and Jesus restored the authority and His church back to the earth in  

the order it had been before the dark days had taken over.