13 April 2024

So much going on. Those of us in The Hermitage are celebrating Holy Week. Today, Palm Sunday. We are ALL emotional. NOT just Disciple. We are emotional for many reasons. Easter coming is part of it. Love is part of it. Sacrifice is part of it. Faith. Beliefs. Miracles. ALL of this and SO much more.

This is the 21st anniversary of a call NO mother ever wants to receive. It was a Sunday morning. LONG story. LONG days followed. MUCH came from it. We were all strengthened in our faith, beliefs, power of priesthood blessings, power for prayers, and seeing God's hand in our lives. Then miracles and blessings. When one is told that their child's (he was almost 27) lifeless body was found on a major freeway, and the EMT's called the coroner, one freaks out and NOTHING is ever the same. And here we are 21 years later, knowing that each of us is known to God personally.

There has been a geese couple at the pool all week. They are gone now. But they have been fun for Ornithologist to watch.

Gardner AND the rest of us have been overwhelmed by ALL of the roses. She even picked some and brought them in. There are strawberries too!

Disciple had a wonderful day at the Temple, then participated in Sisters in Service. There are several projects going, and now a new one. She decided to do the new one. Flannel hearts for new mothers of NICU babies. They get two hearts. They put one close to their heart, on their skin. Then it is put in with the baby in the isolette. That way the baby knows the mothers own smell. The heart is exchanged back and forth to comfort the baby. Disciple LOVES hearts, so this was something she was excited to do.

We had a visitor at The Hermitage for the weekend. Thankful for that.

We are ready for Redistribution time. Have a blessed Holy Week. Easter, THE most important day ever. We are SO blessed.