WOW it has been almost a week.

I can't believe it has been almost a week since I posted. Something Amy E. posted on her blog made me want to expaind on. She was looking hot yesterday and everyone was comlmenting her on how she looked. Then she said that it was God helping her to feel good. Read her blog. I wrote back about how your Grandmother Jones taught me a valuable lesson. She was such a loving person and her faith in God knew no bounds. Nobody got anything past her but she loved her children to her death. She took very suttle ways to let her waywered children know they were out of line. Many time she would tell Uncle Ross while he was living with Aunt Beverly (not married yet) that she had put $10 into his missionary fund. Ross was not going on a mission but she never let him forget that. Now to the point of this blog. Grandmother loved to go to garage sales. She very seldom bought anything expensive. She would find something and ask me what I thought she paid for it. I would always say 50 cents becasuse she would not pay more. She would buy a sweater that had be hand knit and unravel it so she could get cheap yarn. She would always say some old grandma knitted this and no one cared about it. Refering to herself for always kniting somehting for others. When she would get one of her treasures she would always say God helped me find this today. I would respond in my self-righteous matter that God did not care what she paid for this treasure. But oh how wrong was I. I was reading in the D&C one day when I found this. And in nothing doth man offend God, or against none is his wrath kindled save those who confess not his hand in all things and obey not his commandments. D&C 59:21 When I read this I knew what my mother had been teaching me all these years. She gave credit to God in all things. She was thankful for everything. She was never a rich woman in terms of worldy weath but she was so rich in terms of eternal life. I am so grateful that she is my mother. I am looking forward to the day when I will see her again, as well as my father. My father was different than my mother. Very stern and very straight line. He was always reading. Always things of the church. and always the scriptures. Knowone knew the scriptures like him. Plus he loved to teach the Gospel to others. I wish I was half the man he was. If he had a fault it was that he could not express his love for others in words. I knew he loved me but did not say it until I was a junior in high school. But even that taught me something important. that is why I always tell you kids that I love you. I want you to know and hear from my lips those words. That love extends to your children also. And my love for Lilly and Jack is just as strong as it is for any of the other grandchildren. I love to see pictures of them, and it was such a joy when I was able to see them on video. When Sarah sang I want to be like Jesus I cried the whole time. Such a sweet innocent love did she have. Just like all of the other grandchildren. Thank you all for living the lives you live. I have to laugh for 200 comments Andrea got on her ipod blog. Amy I am so happy for your weight loss. Rebekah your cute posts on Nya, and 100 list. I learned things about you I did not known. George wow what menus. Jethro what a great teacher you are. Gideon working hard in college, and Nathan thank you for asking about the 2nd coming. I love you all.
Dad