Just....

Just taking a moment to send you all out a simple hello. I love you all! Hope things are going well! Can't wait for Thanksgiving!

Dear Family

I just wanted to share a special experience I had last week.  I had the special honor of ordaining a Brother in our Ward an Elder.  I was assigned to home teach he and his family about five years ago.  When I started to visit them, they were completely inactive though very receptive to my visits.  For a while I just got to know them and became familiar with their challenges and concerns.

Well, a few months ago they started to come back to church.  They have a daughter from her previous marriage and her Dad won't give his permission for her to be baptized.  That was holding them back because they didn't want to feel like they were leaving her out.  The young women's group, including my wonderful Jennah, reached out to Sydney and welcomed her in.  That helped a lot, along with a promise that the Lord made through me that if they would become fully active in the Gospel that the situation with Sydney and her Dad would resolve itself.

I can tell you that if I never have an experience like this again in all my future years as a home teacher, this one will be enough.  I feel like Ammon who wanted to boasted in the Lord, and I didn't have to remove any arms to feel that way.  The wonderful thing is that I didn't do anything, I just participated and what a splendid partnership we can have with the Lord.  He does the work, gets the glory, and we get the happiness.  Isn't that great!  I hope we can all embrace the beauty and joy that is the Gospel we are so richly blessed to participate in.

I love you all!!

Dave

Nothing new here I see. If you want to read anything more from me, I posted on my own bolg.

Just a note...

This is just a note to let everyone know, I am still here and I am still coming to the blog to see if anyone else is or has posted. So far not since David's last little note. I am still working on Megan's open house. Still set for August 10th in our back yard. I still have NO idea what I am doing or how to plan a wedding. Christi said she would be happy to help, but figuring out what Megan wants is where we are hung up at the moment. Not to mention the fact that the newly weds are planning on moving out on the 3rd of May. Which means in my mind the planning is only going to become harder as our time together is going to be less. I guess I need to just put this ALL on Megan and tell her to figure out what she wants and to let me know what I can do to help. I am just afraid that nothing will get taken care of if I take that approach. Any how.....Life at the Parker house is just continuing to roll along as usual. Love to you all. Jana & Family

Missing you all. I love you all tons.

Dave

Mom & Dad

I TOTALLY love this picture of Mom & Dad! I took it tonight when Chet and I had the opportunity to go to dinner with them.
I have to say that I have been blessed to be able to see a side of them that I have not seem in a long time. I makes my heart happy to see it!
Mom & Dad, you are so cute together! It is fun to watch what I knew use to be there, but that had somehow gone missing! Thank you for all the effort you have both put into yourselves, each other and your marriage! That is what makes a forever family. Thank you for the example you have tried to be and are for us as couples and families! I love you both! ♥

Ok, not sure which picture is first. One picture is of Chet and I and with Megan and Justin. One picture is of Ford with Megan and Justin, and the other picture is of Ford's girl friend Jessica and Megan and Justin. Clear as mud? I thought so. Best I can give you :)