XLV

I hit a milestone last Saturday, and it didn't even hit me that it was coming up until I called my Great Auntie Marje on Friday.  

Friday was her 90th birthday, and I am her almost twin.  We used to celebrate our birthdays together when I was a little girl.  I always felt special, because she would send me a card on my birthday.  Just me, because we were nearly twins.  Anyways, I am now exactly 1/2 of her age...I think I have reached the middle...and then the questions started...what have I done?  What do I still want to do?  I sat in the temple on Saturday, and contemplated these questions.  I would like to live with more JOY.  I would like to focus on making this half of my life more focussed on living a Christ-like life, and loving myself and my neighbor better.  I want to do better at using my time more usefully, and I need to set some new goals.  I am excited for the next 1/2!

Liz has Talent

Liz is giving away this cool quilt...and it is HER OWN DESIGN!!!!!  If you would like to have a chance to win it, check it out.  You won't regret it.

Nauvoo...Again

So, Matt came home, and a few days later, Kipp and I took him to Nauvoo to see his grandparents.  We had a wonderful time!  We spent three days in Nauvoo, seeing the sites, enjoying the Spirit there, catching up with the grandparents, and attending the temple.  It was great to have him to ourselves, and to hear his mission story.  After Nauvoo, we spent the next three days in Missouri, doing more of the same.  We were joined there by our friends the Hudsons, who had traveled to Independence to pick up their son from his mission and see the sites.  Matt and Steve are good friends, so it was a great opportunity for them to reconnect with one another.  The weather was wonderful, in the 80's most of the time.  Autumn has not arrived there yet.