"I listen to my family members tell me about their:
MONEY problems
RELATIONSHIP troubles
JOB situations
HEALTH issues
and it leaves me exhausted, filled with grief knowing there is absolutely NOTHING I can do to help them.
So, my only solution is to pray and then go visit someone whose sorrows are greater than my own."
Great wisdom coming from the lady around the corner.
5.08.2013
5.06.2013
Marvelous Monday at the Mission
His name is Adam; he's polite, pleasant, friendly, teachable, and looking for a job.
He came in to the LDS Employment Center with another young person.
I spent some time with him telling him how to tweak his resume, suggesting some jobs, looking for some jobs. His resume was impressive. He told me a little about himself. He's looking for a summer job between semesters at college, where he maintains a perfect 4.0. He's married.
The person he was with was his cousin.
And, then I discovered they graduated from Hurricane High School a year after our oldest grandson. And, THEN I discovered he was in the Fisher's ward.
It was at this point in the conversation that he asked me this question, which made me burst out laughing...
"Are you the one who taught Mrs. Fisher how to cook?"
Oh, my dear Adam, I so wish that were true, but I am afraid not! She learned it on her own in that - and every other department - requiring skill.
Then, the cousin and Adam both chimed in about what a fabulous cook Mrs. Fisher is! "Her cupcakes at the ward auction were AMAZING! "
I then proceeded to show them my blog of the dinner we had on Sunday night. They were not surprised by it's amazingness.
What a fun, fun, fun afternoon at the Employment Center.
(BTW, there are 6 missionaries on Monday afternoon....how did I get to be so blessed to help Adam?)
Now, I just hope that wonderful, delightful Adam gets the job!
He came in to the LDS Employment Center with another young person.
I spent some time with him telling him how to tweak his resume, suggesting some jobs, looking for some jobs. His resume was impressive. He told me a little about himself. He's looking for a summer job between semesters at college, where he maintains a perfect 4.0. He's married.
The person he was with was his cousin.
And, then I discovered they graduated from Hurricane High School a year after our oldest grandson. And, THEN I discovered he was in the Fisher's ward.
It was at this point in the conversation that he asked me this question, which made me burst out laughing...
"Are you the one who taught Mrs. Fisher how to cook?"
Oh, my dear Adam, I so wish that were true, but I am afraid not! She learned it on her own in that - and every other department - requiring skill.
Then, the cousin and Adam both chimed in about what a fabulous cook Mrs. Fisher is! "Her cupcakes at the ward auction were AMAZING! "
I then proceeded to show them my blog of the dinner we had on Sunday night. They were not surprised by it's amazingness.
What a fun, fun, fun afternoon at the Employment Center.
(BTW, there are 6 missionaries on Monday afternoon....how did I get to be so blessed to help Adam?)
Now, I just hope that wonderful, delightful Adam gets the job!
An Early Mother's Day Delight
Can you come to dinner, she asked.
Oh, yes...we'll be there.
So glad we could make it.
Oh, yes...we'll be there.
So glad we could make it.
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| Slaving away and putting the finishing touches on for a delicious meal. |
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| Home-made noodles - made with three DUCK eggs |
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| Chicken fettucine; Stockton flavored the chicken and it was absolutely perfectly flavored - Jenni had soaked it in brine first, however. Grilled vegetables; so flavorful and tasty. Garlic breadsticks that were to DIE for... so soft and light. |
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| Well, of course, there should be Hubert's Lemonade at a Fisher/Hackworth gathering, right?!?!? |
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| Too pretty to cut into and eat! But, I'm glad she did...oh, so delicioso! |
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| Jared - he's going to be doing some heavy-duty window washing, soon, very soon. |
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| New glasses and PINK lipstick; a stunning combo on a stunning girl! Ah, everything was just PERFECTION! |
5.05.2013
Playing Around Again with Hipstomatic
What are these pictures of, you may ask, they are taken south of St George at the gypsum mine.....which look do you like best?
It makes me wonder about the photos we see...are any of them ever real?
Are all photos doctored these days?
5.02.2013
5.01.2013
Change - the Challenge
Recently L told me something in confidence.
She said that she is very nice to neighbors, friends, strangers.
But, she is often not nice to those closest to her.
"I don't understand why I behave the way I do," she said. "But, sometimes I get so angry at my husband and my sons. I don't want to be angry at them. They deserve my BEST, but that is not what they get. It makes me sad, but I seem powerless to change when I get in the heat of the moment."
She continued.
"My journal entries are filled with me being angry at my family. Oh, I want to change!"
Oh, dear L, I do understand that desire...to change...to do better....to BE better.
Easy to say.
Hard to do.
She said that she is very nice to neighbors, friends, strangers.
But, she is often not nice to those closest to her.
"I don't understand why I behave the way I do," she said. "But, sometimes I get so angry at my husband and my sons. I don't want to be angry at them. They deserve my BEST, but that is not what they get. It makes me sad, but I seem powerless to change when I get in the heat of the moment."
She continued.
"My journal entries are filled with me being angry at my family. Oh, I want to change!"
Oh, dear L, I do understand that desire...to change...to do better....to BE better.
Easy to say.
Hard to do.
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