DAY 50 --- Only Seven Weeks

As we sit and ponder, questioning why it is taking so long for the Stake President to call us in, we of course strive to figure out what the delay is.  Of course, that is a worthless exercise, but I would assume you would understand why we are doing it.

Because of the economy, because of our lack of financial backing, because of Father's wishes to teach us financial lessons, because of many reasons I do not know at present, we are not able to serve a mission with just our income.  Thus we have asked our family to assist us, and our bishop said that our ward would also help.  One of our thought-out reason may be because the Stake President is questioning if our bishop's ward taking on that responsibility is out of line?  Another possible reasons is because the Stake President has only 16 wards to take care of.  Another reason is I am being taught the lesson of patience again.

No matter the reason, we are still waiting for our Stake Presidents interview before our papers get sent down town.  We will strive to be patient and wait patiently until we can talk with him.  Our availability date is July 15, after our two new grand sons enter mortality.  Our future call could change that, sooner or later, who knows.

Bonnie's brother finally received his call after seven and one half weeks of waiting.  There were many obstacles, but they seem too be all resolved at present and they are excited.  I guess for us to wait seven and one half weeks would be a challenge, but we could, would do it.

Everything is so complex, yet simple and beautiful.  It is so complex when we strive to understand it through mortal eyes, mortal understanding.  It is so complicated since so many items enter into the formula.  However, if we just exercise a tiny bit of faith, that of a mustard seed, we can see it differently.  We see it, knowing that Father does know what He is doing, and especially the reasons for the timing.  It is beautiful for there are Divine reasons why things happen, when they happen, and of course seeing it through "hindsight" we can see the beauties and give thanks that He is indeed in charge.

Fifty days.  When I started writing this blog, I hardly imagined that we could be within 50 days of our goal, that being June 9, our 40th year of being wed.  A bit over seven weeks.  They will be the longest seven weeks, yet the shortest.