TODAY

Today I begin to 'cross the great deep’ of 2013. I was reminded recently of the dash between two dates. On a tombstone it represents your lifetime – what you did between your birthdate and your death date. So as I begin the dash through this new year of 2013, January – December, during which I can expect at times to be ‘as a whale in the midst of the sea; for the mountain waves shall dash upon [me]’, I will trust in the Lord to ‘bring [me] up again out of the depths of the sea’, as He has so many times in the past. In Ether 2:25 the Lord tells the brother of Jared that they cannot cross the great deep without light, and asks for his ideas for getting light. I believe the light of the Gospel, with its luminous stones of Prayer, Prophets, Scriptures, Service, and Personal Revelation will give me ‘light when [I am] swallowed up in the depths of the sea’. I give my heart wholly to the Lord, who has blessed me so generously with His Light and Love. Whatever fears hold me back from giving wholly, I pray they will be dissipated by the Light in my journey through this year.

CLOCK

September 6

I have worn the same style watch for 40 years. I just replace the band (like this one, that broke), the battery, or the watch itself (they don't do well being submerged). And this time, I found a silver one that cost less than a new band!

BRIGHT

September 6

As we approach the end of summer, the sun has moved more directly east and west, the way Salt Lake City streets are laid out. So driving in the early morning or late afternoon can be blindingly bright. I'm usually muttering under my breath about not being able to see, but today I stopped and took a picture! Ironic that too much light can make something harder to see...

MY MAILBOX

September 4

The  mailbox for my apartment building is ever-ready for Halloween. Everytime I get my mail I think 'I should bring a broom down here and clean this up!'  But the cobwebs added interest to this photo, so I'm glad I hadn't followed through. 

 

 



FAR AWAY

September 3

 

Most of my grandkids live fairly close to me , but these three - Nykenna, Sarah, and Corbin - live far away in Colorado. I went to visit them a few months ago for Nykenna's baptism.

 

 

FATHER

September 2

Casi is obviously pregnant, but no more excited about having a baby than Josh. He has sympathy pains all the time, lovingly painted furniture, walls, and floor - even a rug! - for Reef's room, and will probably even go through labor. I would say that makes him a father!

YOU, NOW

September 1

Josh and Casi and I went to the Openhouse of the Brigham City Temple. You can't tell in this photo, but his hair (at age 36) is well on its way to being as white as mine. He got the lucky silver gene!

Josh is a painter, Casi a decorator; they were both rightly impressed with the beautiful finish work throughout the temple.