Crunch Time

Monday already again. It was a very nice Mother's day. I heard from all of my children, what more could one ask for. I went to church with Mason and Marissa and then Mason had prepared spaghetti for dinner. It was very good, we had brownies too, and then Sr. Lonni and I watched our usual sunday nite TV. At sacrament one of the speakers was very impressionable. His story,
when he was about 9 years old, his mother was going to India and took his little sister, she asked him if he wanted to go he said no, she went off to India, and then abandonded the younger sister there when she was 11. First way not to be a good mom. His father remarried to a person who had a mean streak. When he was about 14 she tried to hit him and he caught her hand, she was very angry with him and they sent him to live with his step-grandparents (her parents). Second way not to be a good mom. His step parents took care of him until he graduated from highschool, he said it wasn't ideal either but he thinks of his step grandmom as his mom and calls her such. He recently gave her an 80th birthday. Then he met his wife's mom. She was and is so loving and kind to him. He said he is not so good to those young men coming around to date his daughter. He said he has the best wife and mother there is and she is so loving and kind not only to their children but many others too. He finally learned what it was to have a good mom,from his wife and mother-in-law. Some times life doesn't give us the best start, but hopefully someplace down the line, if we look for it, we can find the way to heal old wounds and move on to a better life. He did, and I was impressed.
I am so thankful for the gospel of Jesus Christ that brings us together and we share all of the experiences with eachother to strenghten us and uplift us.
Oh, I am going to Silver City on Thursday. I will leave about noon, stay all night with my sister on the way, put some flowers on mom's grave go to on home. On Saturday, Dianne is going to be baptised, and she has asked me to talk on the Holy Ghost. She is so precious. She told the bishop, "Do I have to be baptised by Immersion, I don't know Immersion and I would like my Grandpa to baptize me. So cute, so innocent. Of course she received some new information about immersion. I look forward to seeing my family, I am hoping we can get together for dinner Friday nite. Then on Sat. nite I will drive to Phoenix, and on Sunday, we will have a potluck with my family there. On Monday, drive back to SLC. A long hard trip, but I am looking forward to seeing my family.
Sam gets out of the hospital on the 17th. Please say extra prayers for the two of them, they seem to be doing OK, I'm sure they have their moments, I just have never seen them. And Baby Benjamin is so cute. On saturday I was able to do a lot of loose ends to get things done. Things are coming together finally. I am much slower that I used to be, it is pretty frustrating. OH well, thank heaven someone ususally comes around to help me. Life is good.
Love you all.