"To Every Thing There is a Season"

This is another bright, sunny day! I love it when the sun shines on the snow outside. It reflects into the house with such a cheerful gleam. I can't help but smile all day long. Heavenly Father sure knew what he was doing when he made snow in the Midwest! If winter had to be brown for months can you imagine how boring it would be? I'll take snow any day. Well at least during the winter months. Come spring I'll be ready for the greens again! Summer will be full of the colors of the rainbow and then the fun begins!

I'm waiting for our son in Los Angeles to write today. Sometimes I don't get a letter until Wednesday though. He's been having a tough time with his new companion. Just like in any working relationship there are vast differences in personalities among missionaries. Our Elder (missionary) is looking forward to a change soon. His comp has one of those picky personalities and he can't please him no matter what he does. He told me last letter that, "If I can survive this companion being married will be a walk in the park! Only I'll get to choose who I marry!" Oh that made me laugh! You won't meet a more easy going guy. For him to be fed up it must be pretty bad. So, I told him he needs to lay it all on the table for the Elder and if that doesn't work he needs to take it to the Lord before he speaks to someone in charge for an immediate transfer. 

I'm anxious to hear how our son in Russia did on his travels to Siberia! He always paints a beautiful picture of the people and the countryside he passes. He is an amazing writer. Funny how I never knew just how well he did write until his mission. I always knew he was an amazing artist. But it's funny how you learn more about your children when they leave home. 

Our youngest is in Iowa for a honor's choir concert. His voice brings me to tears when he sings. His big brother in LA was the same. I know he's proud of his little brother continuing in his footsteps. 

I started thinking about where our kids will be in a year. I don't know why I hadn't thought of it, but we will have three of our sons attending the same University! Two will be in the music program and another in the arts. Amazing! Makes me want to move out west to be near them. But this is our home now. I have to resign myself to the knowledge that we'll be empty Nester's in a year and a half. 

I was watching women in our congregation on Sunday who have children ranging from 4 years old to 25. Amazing women! I often wish I still had younger children. It has been my greatest joy to raise four wonderful sons. I look forward to each stage in their lives. It's not going to be too many more years before I'm a grandma. Now that is going to be such a fantastic time in life. I just want to be an old fashioned grandma who adores those kids and the one they want to be around as often as they are allowed. 

So I guess after writing this today, I've realized that I need to look forward to the season in my life that is quickly approaching. I'm going to embrace it from now on and not fight it's arrival. Life is just too short and I'm determined to make the most of every moment. I pray you will too.

Quote of the day:

"To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven" (Eccl. 3:1 KJV)