Dear Family
Sorry it has taken me a few days to get this in order. My thought today is on obedience. Why you say? The other day Mark was opening up to us and talking about spiritual things. This is always an interesting conversation. He is having a hard time wondering why he is here. I have told him that he chose to come. He can’t figure out why he would choose this life. Anyway in the course of our conversation he kept saying to us just say what you want to say. I’m not going to get mad about it. He has had some difficult things happen in his life and he just figures his life is over and there is nothing he can do to change that. He has made some mistakes that he doesn’t think he can ever forgive himself for let alone expect Heavenly Father to. My main point is this. We all chose to come to Earth and we knew what was expected of us. We knew it would not be easy, there would be challenges. We didn’t know what kind of challenges but that was ok because we wanted to learn and grow and become like Heavenly Father. If we choose to be obedient we will probably not have some of the challenges that we would get otherwise. And the ones we do have we will be able to endure and learn and grow from. Mark unfortunately has had to deal with a few challenges in life that he may have been able to get pass choosing obedience. Hopefully he will eventually learn and become very strong because of it. When we choose obedience we show our love for God. In John 14:21 it says He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father. Obedience no matter if we understand or not is well worth following. Life will bring more happiness when we choose to be obedient.
First I must say that I am a bit bothered by Steve and his announcement on the Family reunion. At this point am thinking how the HECK!!!!! Am I and my family going to make that trip. All the way over and up the United States with all the camping gear required. So with that being said I will see what happens when the time comes. I am not a rich person and so a trip like that for me is going to require GREAT!!!!! Sacrifice and I don’t know if there will be much support along the way. I can’t charge a thing and so that may create a problem.
Next I want you all to know that I am losing weight. I have lost a total of 15 pounds in about a week and half. I am excited about that. Hopefully by the end of school I will have lost 40 or more. I can’t explain how cause it would take to long but let me just say this. I am eating only 500 calories a day and none of those are sugar or bread stuff. It is all fruits, veggies and protein. Now I may blow it this week because Brad’s birthday is today and we are going out to dinner. That isn’t on the diet.
Mark is finally going to get his license on Friday and he is looking to take his GED test and he thinks he has a job lined up. We shall wait and see on that.
Brad turned 17. He about knocked a tooth out. He chipped it and made it loose and now has a brace on it until it tightens back in there. He is headed to Florida in about a week with a friend and his family. He loves that. The rest of us get to stay home during spring break and do mostly nothing fun.
Mackenzie is busy doing all the school work she hates. She gets straight A’s and doesn’t work to hard but she complains about school all the time. She isn’t a school person for sure.
Amy and Kelsie are doing well. Kelsie has 2 ma ma’s. I am the same as she can’t say grandma. Amy works at the cleaners still and is hoping to some day leave that place. She is looking to get into school again in the fall. Kelsie is getting bigger and is very busy. She is growing fast and of course is the smartest grandchild I know. I will let Amy fill you in on her life more at another time. I am hoping she will write a newsletter at some point.
Grant is still trying to get his pilots license. He flies whenever the weather is good. He is hoping come summer he will have the license and then thinks that I am going to go fly with him in the little 2 seater plane. He is also working with his brother to restore a 4 passenger plane and one day that may be flyable and that will be our plane to go in. That is about all. We are all looking forward to spring break and then school being out for the summer. This year has flown by. Brad will graduate next year and it doesn’t seem possible that he is that old. Hopefully there is a mission planned for him when the time comes. We talk as if he is going all the time but he isn’t so sure right now. He has big hopes for playing football someplace. Take care my dear family. I love you all. Till next month.
Love Sandra
Sorry it has taken me a few days to get this in order. My thought today is on obedience. Why you say? The other day Mark was opening up to us and talking about spiritual things. This is always an interesting conversation. He is having a hard time wondering why he is here. I have told him that he chose to come. He can’t figure out why he would choose this life. Anyway in the course of our conversation he kept saying to us just say what you want to say. I’m not going to get mad about it. He has had some difficult things happen in his life and he just figures his life is over and there is nothing he can do to change that. He has made some mistakes that he doesn’t think he can ever forgive himself for let alone expect Heavenly Father to. My main point is this. We all chose to come to Earth and we knew what was expected of us. We knew it would not be easy, there would be challenges. We didn’t know what kind of challenges but that was ok because we wanted to learn and grow and become like Heavenly Father. If we choose to be obedient we will probably not have some of the challenges that we would get otherwise. And the ones we do have we will be able to endure and learn and grow from. Mark unfortunately has had to deal with a few challenges in life that he may have been able to get pass choosing obedience. Hopefully he will eventually learn and become very strong because of it. When we choose obedience we show our love for God. In John 14:21 it says He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father. Obedience no matter if we understand or not is well worth following. Life will bring more happiness when we choose to be obedient.
First I must say that I am a bit bothered by Steve and his announcement on the Family reunion. At this point am thinking how the HECK!!!!! Am I and my family going to make that trip. All the way over and up the United States with all the camping gear required. So with that being said I will see what happens when the time comes. I am not a rich person and so a trip like that for me is going to require GREAT!!!!! Sacrifice and I don’t know if there will be much support along the way. I can’t charge a thing and so that may create a problem.
Next I want you all to know that I am losing weight. I have lost a total of 15 pounds in about a week and half. I am excited about that. Hopefully by the end of school I will have lost 40 or more. I can’t explain how cause it would take to long but let me just say this. I am eating only 500 calories a day and none of those are sugar or bread stuff. It is all fruits, veggies and protein. Now I may blow it this week because Brad’s birthday is today and we are going out to dinner. That isn’t on the diet.
Mark is finally going to get his license on Friday and he is looking to take his GED test and he thinks he has a job lined up. We shall wait and see on that.
Brad turned 17. He about knocked a tooth out. He chipped it and made it loose and now has a brace on it until it tightens back in there. He is headed to Florida in about a week with a friend and his family. He loves that. The rest of us get to stay home during spring break and do mostly nothing fun.
Mackenzie is busy doing all the school work she hates. She gets straight A’s and doesn’t work to hard but she complains about school all the time. She isn’t a school person for sure.
Amy and Kelsie are doing well. Kelsie has 2 ma ma’s. I am the same as she can’t say grandma. Amy works at the cleaners still and is hoping to some day leave that place. She is looking to get into school again in the fall. Kelsie is getting bigger and is very busy. She is growing fast and of course is the smartest grandchild I know. I will let Amy fill you in on her life more at another time. I am hoping she will write a newsletter at some point.
Grant is still trying to get his pilots license. He flies whenever the weather is good. He is hoping come summer he will have the license and then thinks that I am going to go fly with him in the little 2 seater plane. He is also working with his brother to restore a 4 passenger plane and one day that may be flyable and that will be our plane to go in. That is about all. We are all looking forward to spring break and then school being out for the summer. This year has flown by. Brad will graduate next year and it doesn’t seem possible that he is that old. Hopefully there is a mission planned for him when the time comes. We talk as if he is going all the time but he isn’t so sure right now. He has big hopes for playing football someplace. Take care my dear family. I love you all. Till next month.
Love Sandra
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