Sorry its been so long since I've been on.  I don't much use my laptop anymore, and I don't have it on my desktop.  Things here are good.  We just split our ward and I was called as assistant executive secretary to the bishopric, and Jenn was called as nursery worker and enrichment night committee. 
I have really appreciated the power of revelation during the last couple of weeks as we have been working to try and get the ward off the ground.  Meeting with the bishopric has really allowed me to see that this church is governed at every level by the savior.  People have come to mind either through the presidency or the bishopric and the Lord's will has been done.  Confirmation comes with such power that it is undeniable. 

Hope you are all doing well, and that you know we love you. 

Bitch secession....

Today's blog is simply a bitch secession! So if you don't want to listen to me bitch, I suggest you read NO FARTHER!!!!
I KNOW I live in Utah, and I KNOW it snows here, but can I just tell you HOW ready I am for winter to be OVER!!!!
I am trying to be patient, I am trying not to complain. The last few years Chet has mentioned a few times, how my complaining of the snow is not going to make it any less and NOT going to make it go away. I get that! So this year, I have made a concerted effort to try NOT to bitch and complain about the snow as much. And this year, compared to the last few....I have had WAY more reason. Still...I have held it ALLLL inside and not said the typical "I hate winter...I hate snow"...and the usual comments.
 Then Mother nature pulls a fast one, and starts to warm up....just a bit...which is what is expected...right? Well....don't let anyone fool you... I think Mother Nature has a warped sense of humor! Let's start to warm up for those who are hoping for warmer weather, and then yank the rug right out from under them!
Not only is is SNOWING like crazy today, but the WIND is blowing, like a long winded bitch with nothing to say but all the wind in which to keep blowing with!!! (heavy sigh)
I know that winter is necessary, but does it need to be so blasted LONG???? Really??? I swear! I wish we could move to someplace that was warmer more months out of the year than cold. Chet would never hear of it though....Must live by the mountains, which I get, if only we got to VISIT the mountain that we live by a bit more, it would make more sense. But NO.... we spend the time he is not working, working his EXTRA job to help us be able to afford more, and do more? Working our lives away, and then the time we have off we spend huddled inside because it is too blinking cold to go do ANYTHING!!!! This is just wrong to me!!! I HATE it!!!! Life is so short, and we are spending pour free time inside freezing to death and doing NOTHING because it is too cold to go out! Blah!!!! I am ready to move away! Too bad it would have to be alone if I did so! :(    Okay....rant is over....sorry....

Thinking of you all!

Hello family mine! I hope that you are all doing well. I really wish there was more on this blog about the goings on in all of your lives, since we rarely get to see each other, but I suppose it is enough that you know I love you and miss you all.
Nothing new or adventurous is happening at the Parker house, unless you think working out is adventurous ;) Which I find it enjoyable, but not much of an adventure.
I am still being a lunch lady, Megan is still married and living with her Mother in law, Ford is still delivering parts and enjoying it, but is also thinking about going to school. Chet is still doing air machines, but tractor work is on hold till spring :) So that is our life in a nutshell. :) Hope you are all doing great! Love the Parkers

Thanks for Thanksgiving

Lovely to see you all on Thursday! You are all one of my "Thankful for's". I hope the rest of the holiday season is lovely for you all. I read Jana's blog and I do have to agree that it is good that we aren't next-door-neighbors, but I wish we were closer so that getting together didn't have to be a production. Love you family of mine.

Just a little....

Just a little check in to let everyone know (not that anyone really cares), that I do still came back here to see if there has been any sort of contact from anyone but me. Shocking, but yet again....not even Mom and Dad have checked in.
Well, I wonder how you are all doing and I am excited to see you all at Thanksgiving. Hope you are all doing well. Love ya.

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