What Really Matters, According to Me

Today I thought of my brother who fought in Desert Storm 1991. He spent more than 20 years in the United States armed forces. He found my wonderful sister in law in Germany while he was stationed there in the 1980's. I thought of him and his sacrifices and those of his family during times when their husband and father was gone from home for months, even nearly a year at a time. How grateful I am to him and those like him who serve this country and stand for those principles upon which it was founded. Tonight, as I sat in my room folding laundry, I was half-heartedly watching the news. There was a story about what is presently happening in California. It seems the California Supreme Court will decide tomorrow whether or not to uphold or overturn Proposition 8 which defines marriage in California to be between one man and one woman. Of course, it is well known that San Francisco, California is the homosexual capitol of the nation, if not the world. I know the word 'gay' is th...

I almost let the day slip away. In twenty minutes, Mother's Day 2009 will be gone... and I almost didn't take the opportunity to reflect on this moment in time. I am sad I didn't get a picture this year. So, I'm posting the picture from Mother's Day 2008... Oh, well. I was reading a pamphlet I received in 1987, not long after I joined the LDS Church. Entitled "To the Mothers in Zion" it contains the words of President Ezra Taft Benson, now deceased, but who was the Prophet at that time. The words of President Benson, in a very large way, molded my life. Looking back at the stage of my life at that time, knowing how the talk affected my heart, and seeing how my life has unfolded now 22 years later... it has been a good experience for me to have re-read the pamphlet. I wonder how many other women I know have read it. I wonder if it spoke to them the same way? Last year, our Bishopric gave all the mothers a booklet entitled "Blessings upon the Hands of W...

This really is just a plea for help. Some of you who read my blog might be able to help my kid... or you may know some strong young guys who might be able to help my kid... Philip is putting his Eagle Project together and has it scheduled for May 16th. He needs people in work clothes with machetes, weed eaters and such to help clean the "Harwood Negro Cemetery" in Harwood, Texas. It'll be from 8 in the morning until noon. Email him at philipwindham_eaglescoutproject@yahoo.com Thanks.