Two hundred and thirty days until we will receive our mission call. At least that is our dream and our goal. I have been writing on this blog for 135 days. Though my math is not perfect, it is about one third the distance to arrive at June 9 and our 40th anniversary. (Actually more than 1/3 of the way)
We started out saying that we would be out of the debt we absorbed through owning that bowling alley in Brigham. We would be healthy, more Spiritually prepared, less weight, more familiar with the scriptures, and better prepared.
Well, we are making progress on our financial goals, since we continue to live with our son Sam and his wife and kids. This will permit us to pay off our debt by June. Thanks Sam and Tessa. Bonnie is doing much to be physically fit to be ready to do whatever is required physically on our mission. I am not. I am trying to figure out how to resolve, eliminate another physical challenge to permit me to exercise and lose weight, and be in better shape.
I told Bonnie today that the apostle Paul had a thorn that he talked about. He mentioned in his writings that he had asked Father to relieve him from his "thorn" in his side thrice, but Father had not chosen to relieve him from that ?obstacle? I decided that no matter what, I would endure whatever thorn Father blesses me with, as long as I can serve a mission. No, that is incorrect. I will endure whatever "blessing" he gives me no matter what.
There was a time in my life when I was "blessed" with having many kidney stones. Every six months or so, I had another one. I endured went through all kinds of methods to rid one of kidney stones. I had about nine to twelve stones. That was what Father "blessed" me with in that portion of my life. Then he blessed me with dislocated shoulders, twice on one side and once on the other side. Then he blessed me with one of the two biceps that I have in each arm detaching. Then...
No, I am sorry for detailing those wonderful blessings. They taught me lessons and I am grateful for them. I am even (shudder) grateful for the one I have now, which prevents me from exercising or doing much in the way of losing weight or getting into better shape. But I still have a little less than 8 months to work on it, right?
I know that Father can do miracles, and it doesn't take him any time at all to do them, when/if He wants to do them. I have recorded in this blog dreams, even large ones that I know He can grant, if He desires to do so. I know He could relieve me from this thorn, IF He desires to do so.
Anyway, we are still on our way to realizing our dream by June 9, 2012. Don't know exactly how, what path to take to get there, but we shall overcome, and arrive there to see what He has in store for us.
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