We’re waiting for our youngest child, Thomas’s mission call. If not this week, it will be here next week. They usually come on Wed, or Thursday, so I ‘m thinking next week. He’ll be our 7th missionary. I predict he’ll be called to a Spanish Speaking South American Mission. Argentina? He’ll serve as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for two years, wherever he’s called.
NEWS FLASH! I CHECKED THE MAIL AND THE CALL IS HERE! WE’LL ASSEMBLE THE FAMILY (BY PHONE) AT 5:30 THIS EVENING. I’LL POST HERE THIS EVENING!
I’m waiting to hear from Susan Brower whether she’s decided to represent me and “The Pig Wife” as a literary agent. HOPING! She’s great!
I have a family history story due to the Oklahoman (newspaper, for you non-Okies) by the 19th.
Somebody hacked my computer. Wiped all my personal files. . .including the three unpublished novels and 60-70 short stories, all my public affairs templates and training materials. (I managed to restore it all except for the half-finished newspaper article mentioned above. I’ll have to start over on that one.) I have changed all stored passwords. Whew!) (I had backed almost everything up, but it feels like such a violation!)
Probably the same somebody used my credit card number to pay a dating and escort service in Montreal and two other similar charges. The other two were with a “Bi-racial” service. Hmmmmm. I’m having an interesting week!
But as I was doing a bit of research for the Family history story, (I’ll link to it when it’s published) I found this INTERESTING research! This needs to be known by every parent and grandparent in the world! It’s huge!
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/17/fashion/the-family-stories-that-bind-us-this-life.html?_r=2&
I realize that there are many things my dear old husband, (36 years on Sunday) and I did very well. But most of the traditions we created were motivated by him. He’s always loved to gather his children around him like a hen gathers her chickens under the wings. I did the daily stuff, like meals and holidays and birthdays, teaching them to work, etc. We both felt strongly that it was important to pray as a family first thing every morning, (often at 5:30 a.m, before Seminary for the teens) and last thing at night. We held our Family home evenings every Monday evening too. They weren’t fancy in the content, but they were absolutely consistent. We always had a special treat, and we did SOMETHING together.
Jeff has always been the outing and vacation planner. He also has made a tradition of taking the family visiting the sick, afflicted, needy, housebound, hospital bound people that he knows of. He doesn’t require an assignment or hold them (the needy) to any standard of behavior to receive his compassion.That might be the most important legacy he’ll leave to his children. His good example has rubbed off on all of us, I think.
What are your traditions? Please share and help the young’uns strengthen their families.
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