David Journal

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  • Due diligence

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    Having finally made our due diligence request for the house on Monday (essentially asking for the additional price of the stone work) today started with the news that they were going to counter with giving us our non-cash requests but not any cash concessions. Julie told them that would be a nonstarter (I think she…

  • Shooting straight

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    Laura is frustrated with me right now because of many perceived mistakes etc which she can’t leave behind. She says she wants an apology but truthfully no apology will ease her mind much. The truth is she needs to learn to cast her burden at the feet of the Lord and be healed. Looking forward…

  • Stone quote

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    We finally got a quote on the stone work for the house. Thankfully it was less than we feared so even if we can get no concessions (which would be unreasonable) we can close this deal with some money to help us get the household set up fresh again. If we get fair concessions we…

  • Our side of the tapestry

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    A woman spoke today in the ward we visited and mentioned that we don’t see the front (eternal) side of the tapestry of our lives. I like that imagery. I’m not sure what poem this woman was quoting but it speaks of a weaving where God sees the upper side but men see the back…

  • Small world

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    I forgot to mention this yesterday but when I was at work one of the security guards yesterday turned to me and said, “you studied at BYU didn’t you?” I confirmed that and then he said, “your brother served his mission in Peru, right?” Again I confirmed at which point he told me that he…

  • Jasper-dini

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    When I checked on the hamsters this morning I found that Jasper had escaped again. Thankfully there’s no way for him to leave the condo since the air vents are in the ceiling. I found him hiding behind buckets in the pantry and then insisted that the girls put him in a cage with a…

  • A Sad Connection

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    I feel sometimes like Moroni in his letter to Pahoran when thinking about the help that we have not received at important times from the ward in Bouniful.

  • Goodbye Willow (and Sugar)

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    Soon after I came upstairs in the morning Marsha said she had to show me something in the garage. My first thought was to wonder if Jasper has escaped into Andy’s truck bed. Instead, as I should have known after the stress of yesterday, she showed me that Willow had died in the night. She…

  • Jasper returns

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    Before we sold the house Isaac dropped Jasper in the garage and he stayed hidden for several days before we found him when cleaning out for our house inspection. Within a couple of days Jasper got out of his cage (we can’t be sure how) and has been missing every since. (Apparently Savannah had seen…

  • Goodbye Elliot

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    Sometime in the middle of the morning Savannah asked me to come downstairs and there she showed me Elliot who was hardly moving, obviously bloated, and looking very fragile. We both agreed that there was not likely anything to be done for him except try to make him comfortable and pray for him. I told…