Monday, July 15, 2013

Monday, July 15, 2013

          It was nice to spend a day here in our apartment with low-key activities like doing laundry, catching up on a few emails, preparing for Home Evening, and studying.  Our shift this next week will be mornings so our days will start at 5:00 a.m.  Once we are up and going, it is my favorite schedule; but “mind over mattress” isn’t easy.  The anxiety created by just knowing we have to get up to an alarm makes it hard to sleep.  But the week goes by whether we are sleepy or wide awake and we just make the best of it.

          Late Sunday afternoon and into the early evening Glade and I walked around the temple grounds and enjoyed a beautiful setting.  The weather was perfect, the atmosphere was crystal clear, and it was so still we could hear individual sounds coming from way across the city—distinct voices, barking dogs, and bird songs.  We talked as we watched the lights come on all across the “bowl” of the city and up the hillsides. 

There were a couple of men in the Church, but it was locked and we waited to see if someone would come and open the door so I could get in to play the piano.  They never did notice us, but our time was well spent and we were renewed.  Maybe next week I can get to the piano.

Our “treat cupboard” is always bare so today I made Rice Krispie Treats for Glade.  We found one lone bag of “stuck together” marshmallows on our last shopping trip and a box of Rice Krispies.  How lucky could we get?  They actually turned out great.  The Home Evening treat was whole wheat waffles with bowls of fresh fruit, a jar of honey, natural peanut butter, and a spray can of whipped cream for toppings.  Pretty Yummy!!  It was a great treat dayJ

          Our Home Evening was a discussion of symbols that we felt helped bring our children to the temple which ultimately brings us all to Christ.  We are so blessed to have all of our children—that includes the spouses whom we also call our children—worthy and able to attend the temple.   We pray that everyone will remember the covenants made there, and recognize in that sacred setting away from temporal encumbrances and distractions what the most important things in this short life really are.  It is easy to get side-tracked by worldly acquisitions and the competition of social, economic, and academic status that can allow pride to wield its destroying influence.  The temple is a place of peace, and a house of learning.  We hope you find time to prepare and to attend.   Love to All - - -