Contemplations

It was great being all together at Christmas! Rachel and I wanted to finish the Book of Mormon before the end of the year. Each night we would get different voices to read the last days of the Jaredites and Nephites. It is amazing how the actions of leaders can influence so many people - for good or ill. I've thought a lot about the great blessings or curse this land has and how we call down promises on our heads or reap the consequences of our actions.

Though we miss Andrew we have our ways of including him

Time can be measured sometimes by glancing at Sheila. She grows before our very eyes and is smarter, faster, and much more willing to please than her human counter parts. But she does have the adolescent "only me in the universe" attitude down pat.