15 March

Well here it is Sunday again. It is the 15th of March already boy the time is flying really fast. We were called by our supervisor on Wednesday to see if we would start working 5 days a week in Elberton. We were happy to do it. We will miss serving in the temple 2 times a week but we know we were called to serve as imaging missionaries. So we will serve. We are trying I to decide whether to move out there or not. Do we want to put the miles on the car or stay close to Atlanta with our friends we have made in the apartment. There are two things to look at. We could go and expand our horizon by moving, meet new see new places, or at least some of the new place. Elberton is a very small town, the big thing to see is the new grocery called Ingles. Not to much of anything else. Pretty country, but very small town. It is a two hour drive one way, we work about 7 hours and then it is home again. Oh what to do what to do!!!
The weather has been cold and rainy but we are not complaining as they really need the water. We went from 80 to 45. But the trees are being stubborn and are continuing to bud. Pretty pinks, reds and whites all over the hills.(or valleys) It is going to be beautiful when it is truly spring.
I have been sewing made a little quilt and now am going to start a couple of baby blankets to crochet around. Hope I can remember how to do the edge.
I read to Paul daily as we are driving. We have read several books and now are reading about Abraham Lincolns wives family and the civil war. She had 14 brothers and sisters and half were for the south and the other were for the north. It has been interesting. It makes the time go quickly.
As always we are busy and blessed. All is going well here and at home. We have been out over 6 months now and it is flying. Still we think about home and all that is going on there.
We are pretty isolated here and just going about the same routine. Paul makes a comment once a while "it seems like we have done this before" remember ground hog day. You keep going until you get it right. Hopefully we will get it right.
My friend at Relief Society gave me a great thought which has made me really consider all things. "Live in such a way, that those who know you but don't know Christ, will want to know Christ because they know you." So I leave that thought with each of you for the day and the week. Love to all

SNOW IN GEORGIA

yes You eyes are not deceiving you this is snow!!!! And it is March 1st. This is an unusual happening down here. The kids were so excited coming out of church. It started at about 12:00 and it is still coming down!!

This picture is looking out of our window from our apartment and the house across the parking lot. It is so cool!!! Like being back home in Utah. Wait a minute I thought that I was getting away from this stuff. It makes me a little homesick. However, the forecast if for sunny weather beginning next week so that I will like better. I guess they do not have equipment down here to cope with the snow so the kids are praying for school to be closed tomorrow, maybe they will get their wish or not.

We have another of our favorite Temple missionary couples that will be leaving us tomorrow. This was from their farewell dinner. It is Brother and Sister Hopkins they are from Firth Idaho. They have been here working in the temple for the past 18 months. They are very excited to go home but also sad to leave all of us and their temple work. They are great people and have been such an example for us we really have grown to love them but I am sure that their family will be anxious to have them back.

Life is good here we have been so busy I don't have time to do very much extra. Paul is still working in the temple on Saturday but I need to have another day off so I use that day to clean, wash, iron and get groceries. (Is that a day off????) Actually this past week we took Thursday off and went to see the Body Works in downtown Atlanta. They had actual human bodies on display to show how the body worked and all about it. It made me know beyond a doubt that there is a God and he has done so much for us. How else besides a God could our bodies have worked like they do? Someone had to create us and this world for us. I am thankful every day for his love and our blessings. Now is the time for us to be better prepared for the 2nd coming. We must always study and pray so that we are ready for this time. I realize every day how short our time is here on the earth. We may think that it is so busy and we will be around forever. But life passes in an instant. One day we have all of our family with us and they are young and going going, and the next they have families of their own. What a better life can we ask for. I am so thankful for the time I have had here. For the blessings I enjoy each day. Just take time and look around and enjoy!!!!

>Life is a gift. I wrote down a couple thoughts from an email or something I want to share:

Old age is like a bank account, you withdraw in later life what you deposited along the way.

These are simple guidelines to life:

1. Free you heart from hate

2. Free your mind from worry

3. Live SIMPLE

4. Give more

5. Expect Less

Oh I wish I had this engraved in my mind. It is the simple things that are the most important.
Have a good week everyone!!
March 1