Easter Week

 



Alas, no blogger am I, but I do have thoughts posted in random places.  And I posted this one on FB today.  I know that My Redeemer Lives and I love Him and his glorious Gospel and His Perfect Example.  And on this Day during this, what we believe to be, this very Holy Week:

“Then shall the arm of the Lord fall upon the nations” of the Gentiles. And then shall the Lord set his foot upon this mount, and it shall cleave in twain, and the earth shall tremble.”

Then shall the Jews look upon me and say: What are these wounds in thine hands and in thy feet?

Then shall they know that I am the Lord; for I will say unto them: These wounds are the wounds with which I was wounded in the house of my friends. I am he who was lifted up. I am Jesus that was crucified. I am the Son of God.

And then shall they weep.

It's 2:20 AM

And I haven't been here in such a long time. Like I'm scared to visit an old friend. I will. But off to bed for now.

What Can You Learn From A Little Weiner (dog)?

Hmmmmm... based on that first pic, I have learned that I should enjoy a really good nap in my favorite space once in a while and not care how comfortable I get even if anyone's looking.....

And I have also learned from the "Cookie" how to love and love and never stay mad and be so, so excited about anyone coming in my front door and how it's really good to get right next to someone so you can suck up their body heat and where to find the sun shining in so you can bask in it and ask for whatever smells good in the kitchen. How's that?

Great Weekend....

We were there...

...for this.

And it was the most lovely of January days...

1/23/2009 and the weekend events that followed

were just as delightful. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Olsen,

aka, Jake and Arli. How is it that in the blink of

an eye she went from little girl to young woman?

Wasn't it just yesterday we were at the Conyngham

Pool and taking 8 Sherksnas and Thorne children

home to jump on the trampoline?

Righteous Dudette and Dudes

Love these kids - Love them, love them. Here is one of my favorite girls - Miss Alison, now aka Sister Turberville . She is with Elder Gibbons, who I do not know personally, but he is a good buddy of my son's.

Sister Turberville, Elder Gibbons, CA....

And they sit atop a picture of Elder Adamo, who is also known to us as Chief Rising Fire. Also... near and dear to our hearts.

All 3 and many more just like them are serving missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Why? Ahhhhh, because they are good, good souls who feel that now

is the time in their lives to seek those whose tender hearts and minds are ready

to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Heavens Blessings upon their heads. :)

Elder Adamo, Russia..............

Want to know what they know?

visit here:

http://www.mormon.org/mormonorg/eng/?gclid=CK2op8Hz9pgCFQquGgodTTQxnAgclid=CK2op8Hz9pgCFQquGgodTTQxnA

We Love You HEAPS, Grammy...

Harvey's Lake, PA

Helen, aka, Grammy

We, as a family, have been pulled in many directions - as most families are these days. Particularly in the direction of a beloved (only 65 yrs old...)Grammy whose battle with cancer has come to it's insidious and destructive end. That is where my time has been rather than keeping a daily blog. I think I will be lucky to get a bi-weekly post up, but it's a start, right?

The Grammy who rocked all four of my babies, arms never tiring, slipped beyond the grave this past Thursday, September 11. She fought to remain with her loved ones every step of the way. I admire the courage she had and the absolute capacity to hide her very personal and intense struggle with this disease. The lymphoma invaded her body 6 years ago and claimed her on a most beautiful September day...

Sweet Kristen said good-bye the night before but couldn't bear to go back as Grammy exited this mortal life. Kait and Kerry couldn't bear the thought of her leaving without them at her side and they each held a hand and sang her sweet songs as she journeyed from this terrestrial realm to the other side of our earthly veil. Beloved grandson Will is mourning alone out at school in Provo. A very sad young man and my heart aches for him - for all of them as they say good-bye to another grandparent in the course of a year and a half. They lost their maternal grandfather, my Dad, in Feb of 2007. Then the loss of their Great Grammy Sherksnas in September of 2007 - and now Grammy. Lucky, lucky children and young adults who have the knowledge of how much they were loved by their grandparents. Truly loved.

They will forever remember and be able to sing to their own children the famous "Grammy Rock-A-Bye Song". They will most likely get moist-eyed or tear-up as they hear the very familiar, "You Are My Sunshine" - an especially good bull's-eye-of-a-guess, seeing as they could could tear-up at the sound of the refrain even before Grammy's passing...

They will never forget their Slovak/Ukranian roots on that Grammy's side as they indulge in the familiar comfort foods of her house:

Halupke, Halushke, Goulash, Grammy's Chicken Soup, Grammy's Mashed Potatoes, the best Norhteast PA Keilbasa in the whole world, and Nut Roll at Easter, Prune Christmas Cookies (Did you say, "Prune"??? - well, yes I did and they are the BEST...)

...just to name a few .....

They will have a lifetime of treasured memories first bestowed by Great-Grammy, then by Grammy - of summers at the Lake. That would be Harvey's Lake, the largest natural lake in PA. So many pictures of kids jumping off docks and into that lake.

I think it's time to go look for pictures... because these musings could take up the next 10 pages.

And, if you have a minute or two, watch this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YMLmlHfehQ&feature=related

Day 1 Launch this baby...

Well, here goes :) :) :). I was SO inspired by the blogging of Stephanie Nielson, that I decided to put some action behind my thoughts and create a page for those thoughts and other mother ramblings. Thank you for indulging as this can be a very self-consuming thing. I hope to create a journal in doing the above - something that I have long needed to do and have been so remiss in taking action on.

Please visit Stephanie's link and keep her, her husband and very young and tender family in your prayers. My thanks to my Friend, Lorri, for sending her pages to me. Let us all be inspired to create that which is good and beautiful in our lives each day.