I've Done Something Write...

Along with this entry are some pictures… So much for them not cluttering the page, but I want to share them. The first is a picture of my father’s scar from his surgery. To add to the validity of what I have written I wanted to show what his chest looks like after a triple bypass. When we were in Arizona he has in good spirits and seemed to be healing well. This coming week he has another post-operative checkup and I’ll be sure to report once I know more. As of today, he is getting better at a phenomenal pace.

The other pics are of me and my kids. I got to talk briefly with them today on the phone and I can’t wait to see them again in a week and a half. Having them in Boise makes it so much easier to have them around. Having them around for that 10 days really helped me to heal a part of myself that had been dark for a long time. I saw a glimpse of a life where although they don’t live with me they are close to me and I to them; I saw us growing in the way that the Lord would have considering the circumstance. It feels good to heal…

Today in church I would have to say I didn’t feel a twinge of guilt. I felt like I was in the right place and felt that the things that I was doing in my life were the things that I needed to be doing. The lesson in priesthood today was about journal keeping and it was appalling to me how many of the people that were in that class actually keep a steady journal. It was discussed that you really have no idea what effect the record of your life will have on those that read from it later; I have to say that I pray that my efforts will bless my posterity. It seems that everything that we have from our ancestors is in one form or another a journal; everything from the actual journals, the scriptures, priesthood lesson manuals… they are all records from the past that testify of the blessings that come from a Christ centered life and the pitfalls that come when that way is neglected. I feel that if I wish to have any lasting influence on my family I need to keep the commandment to keep a journal with religious zeal. I want my influence and testimony live on, so I’ll record it. So to my loved ones that read these words, please learn from the mistakes that I have made and hold as true as possible to the way of the Lord. He loves you…


There are many other things I can write, but I will save them for the next entry. Toodles…