Thanks
for emailing the picture of you and your district after your soccer game. I love looking at your smiling
face. Send more pictures J As I write you I am listening to a song
Maren sang at Charlie’s baptism “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” she did such a beautiful job – she’ll
be signing it in Sacrament meeting in a couple of weeks again. I can’t believe that she’s going to be
a Junior next year. She’s such a
beautiful, smart, grounded young woman.
She’s got a heavy load of classes next year and will be in early morning
seminary. I’m a bit worried about
that – that’s hard, as I’m sure you remember. She’ll have 3 AP classes; Calculus, Physics, Art
History. She’s going to take the
regular American History so she doesn’t have to bother with the bad
teacher. This summer she’ll be
taking US Government and Health as well as working at This Is the Place
Heritage Park. She’s also teaching
piano to the three Moss girls, Sydney, Charlie, and Lina. I’m amazed at the capable children I
have been blessed with – you and
your sisters and brother are bound to do great things with all the talents and
blessing the Lord has given you.
We
had the Stake Olympics over the weekend.
The weather held out for the morning and then it started to rain just as
everything was finishing up. Emma
got a silver in the 200 and made it into the finals for the 100 where she
placed 4th or 5th.. She’s been running with OJH’s track and field team this
spring and has done well, considering this is the first time she’s really
competed in Track and Field. She
got invited to the Regional track meet to be on the relay 4x400 race, but can’t
go because it conflicts with Dance and there’s a recital coming up next
week. This past Saturday she (and
I) played a concerto at Federation.
It was very nerve racking (for me). Emma played flawlessly – I on the other had made several
mistakes. It’s a good thing they
don’t judge her based on my performance.
This Thursday she (we) have a piano recital. I haven’t done anything like that in a long time.
The
fireside for the Stake Olympics was great. A new couple moved into our ward a few months ago, named the
Frye’s. He is a world traveler and
adventurer. He has climbed Mount
Everest and has sailed around the world.
He is also a convert to the church. He gave his fireside on his adventures climbing Mount
Everest and it kept everyone on the edge of their seats (Did you ever read Into
Thin Air?). No such disaster
struck his group while climbing, but the stories and pictures were amazing and
a good analogy for goal setting and pushing oneself to try hard things and to
grow. It made me want to go home
and set a miraculous goal like running a marathon or something. (Of course, I DID do the spudman this
past summer – and that was miraculous for me). Actually, your Dad and I plan to be in a bike race in the
fall – we have the option of 20, 40, 60, 80, or 100 miles. I’d like to go for 100. We’ll see – so far it’s been raining a
lot this spring and I haven’t been on my bike for more the 20 miles.
This
past weekend Charlie built the AT-AT walker. It’s the biggest, baddest lego set he’s built yet. With over 1,000 pieces it took him
several hours. I was amazed at his
focus and determination. Sunday
morning he set his alarm for 6:00 a.m. and was up working on the lego machine
while we all slept. His focus
almost compares with your ability at that age to conquer the Red Alert computer
game.
I
guess the only other people (animals) I haven’t talked about in this letter and
Sydney and Oscar – they’re both so sweet and never get mad and always love me
and want to snuggle, or hug, or pet, or scratch, or play. Oscar’s sick of the rain and wants it
to be spring again. Sydney is
doing Indiana for her state report.
Pretty much nothing important ever happened in that state and noone
famous came from that state, but I have learned about that state tree and
flower.
I’m
sorry if my letters aren’t epistles full of insight – I’m living life, being a
Mom, doing the best I know how to teach my children what right and what’s
wrong. , how to love, serve, and have faith and how to be obedient. I love the gospel. I love how I feel when I’m living the
commandments and when I’m receptive to the promptings of the spirit. I try earnestly to follow the Holy
Ghost’s promptings and seek them in my family in my church calling and in my
life in general. I’m grateful for
my knowledge of my Savior and my understanding of my purpose on earth. I’m happy for all those people in Spain
that get to hear your similar testimony….regardless of where it takes them.
Have
a great day! Here’s to a lovely
spring and hopefully a summer that doesn’t come too soon!
Love,
MOM
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