Just stay

I would normally pass this along thru my email, but thought it was so good I wanted to post it in my blog. I think the world needs more people like this and I hope I can be one of them.

A nurse took the tired, anxious serviceman to the bedside. 'Your son is here,' she said to the old man. She had to repeat the words several times before the patient's eyes opened. He was heavily sedated because of the pain of his heart attack, he dimly saw the young uniformed Marine standing outside the o xygen tent. He reached out his hand. The Marine wrapped his toughened fingers around the old man's limp ones, squeezing a message of love and encouragement. The nurse brought a chair so that the Marine could sit beside the bed. All through the night the young Marine sat there in the poorly lighted ward, holding the old man's hand and offering him words of love and strength. Occasionally, the nurse suggested that the Marine move away and rest awhile. He refused. Whenever the nurse came into the ward, the Marine was oblivious of her and of the night noises of the hospital - the clanking of the oxygen tank, the laughter of the night staff members exchanging greetings, the cries and moans of the other patients. Now and then she heard him say a few gentle words. The dying man said nothing, only held tightly to his son all through the night. Along towards dawn, the old man died. The Marine released the now lifeless hand he had been holding and went to tell the nurse. While she did what she had to do, he waited. Finally, she returned. She started to offer words of sympathy, but the Marine interrupted her. 'Who was that man?' he asked. The nurse was startled, 'He was your father,' she answered. 'No, he wasn't,' the Marine replied. 'I never saw him before in my life.' 'Then why didn't you say something when I took you to him?''I knew right away there had been a mistake, but I also knew he needed his son, and his son just wasn't here. When I realized that he was too sick to tell whether or not I was his son, knowing how much he needed me, I stayed.'

The next time someone needs you ... just be there. Stay.

WE ARE NOT HUMAN BEINGS GOING THROUGH A TEMPORARY SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE.
WE ARE SPIRITUAL BEINGS GOING THROUGH A TEMPORARY HUMAN EXPERIENCE.

Look what blew in to town

Okay, the wind has been blowing like crazy! Tumbleweeds are out all over the streets. It is as if we are being over taken by them! Someone please, send help! The one in our backyard has taken the playground area as his base camp and wont let the children go outside to play. How he got into our backyard nobody knows. It is frightening!

Fun day at the park

We spent three hours at a new park yesterday. It was a lot of fun. there was even a water splash zone for the kids. As soon as they turned it on all the kids ran over. My photos are not the best, but we all had a great time!

Waiting up for Dad

Joe has been traveling a lot lately for work. He has been to Florida three times already this year! California twice and countless times up north to our company. This has always been going on in our lives, and the kids love to stay up late to wait for dad to come back home. This photo was taken on one of those occasions just a few weeks ago. Joe's flight was delayed due to weather and the kids fell asleep in the theater waiting up for him. We ended up leaving them there for the night. They loved it!

Tag Your It! AGAIN!

20 years ago I . . .
1. I was 15 years old and going to high school!
2. Learning how to drive a stick shift
3. waiting to date!

10 years ago I . . .
1. was enjoying my new baby girl, Jessica
2. was sending Joey to preschool
3. Was building up our home Building Company

5 years ago I...
1. Moved into my third home in Syracuse, Utah
2. Celebrating Jacob's first birthday
3. Taking my first scrapbooking retreat with my three girlfriends!

3 years ago I . . .
1. Moved away from Syracuse, Utah to Kaysville, Utah
2. Sent Jessica to kindergarden!
3. Was 11 year old cub-scout leader

1 year ago I . . .
1. Was remodeling my new house in St. George, Utah
2. Was room Reader in Jessica's class
3. Was watching my mother-in-law go thru the temple for the first time
4. Started my exercise regiment

So far this year I . . .
1. Have kept up my exercising, on and off
2. Started digital scrapbooking
3. Am reading the Book Of Mormon in 97 days!

Yesterday I . . .
1. Had 3 hours of alone time! Watched all my TIVO!
2. Should of been doing laundry, but watched my TIVO
3. Found out Joey made the boys 8th Grade basketball team!

Tomorrow. . .
1. My husband fly's to California for work
2. I might take my three kids to go and see a movie
3. T.G.I.F
4. Still reading my scriptures

In the next year I shall...
1. Decorate my home
2. See my Niece perform at Disneyland
3. Fly in our new airplane
4. Finish my scripture challenge
5. Take another scrap-booking retreat with my girlfriends!

For any of you that have read this tag you have now been tagged and must copy and post this to an email or your blog with your own answers. Thanks to my friend Natalie who tagged me and for letting me get to know all of you that much more. Have a fun day!

Jacob's reading

Jacob came home today so excited to share the new book he checked out from the school library. As we sat down to read it, I always read the books to him, he surprised me and said he could read this book all by himself! Sure enough he did it. Every word. Here he is ready to read it again just before bed tonight. Can't you just see the excitement?

My little Guy

Here is my latest fun digi scrap-book I did this morning of Jacob.