Category: Journal
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Healing
After a crazy day of running from thing to thing as I was taking care of the kids today (with a short break before school got out where I took Ezra and Emma to visit Laura) the day conclude with Laura going to ward temple night. Afterward she came here after bedtime and the two…
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Anxious again
Today was another anxious day for Laura. She choose to spend more time alone and working on some personal things. Time may tell if that was the right decision or not. I found out that the post office supposedly tried to deliver Laura’s ring on Monday but couldn’t get anyone who could sign for it.…
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In the presentation
Laura has a discussion today with Becca, Marsha, and Noreen. She came away with new thoughts regarding having a nanny for the kids and knew that she needed to acquaint me with the insights from that discussion. When I got home from work born was he and she decided to do me in. She told…
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Brass tacks
On day 14 of our new world (the one that started with Laura acting on the conclusion that she was holding the family back) finally arrived at some concrete plans to deal with a significant portion of the care and support needs that we have identified to preserve Laura’s long-term help and well-being. I have…
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More meetings
After a good set of church meetings and many people inquiring about Laura and stuffing us well I had a long day of shutting kids back and forth to Grandma’s house to see Laura. I also took time to meet with Becca, David, and Marsha there so that Becca could share things that she has…
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Timely Responses
I think Max Driggs is right that the Lord doesn’t answer in His due time – He answers as we petition but we don’t always recognize the answer quickly or we may be unaware of the preparatory work that precedes the answer that we eventually will recognize.
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New normal
I woke up that to discover a thick blanket of snow on the ground. While I was still inside with the kids Angie Larsen cleared our driveway with her snowblower. When I went out at 11:30 there was another 3 or 4 inches on the ground. I got out the snowblower to redo it and…
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A long day
Today was as long day for everyone. I was home from work and Laura and I used the time to do some shopping. We had Ezra as Emma and we learned a valuable lesson. As they constantly had things to talk about and questions to ask her energy plummeted. I know the feeling although she…
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The eye of faith
Marsha wrote up the various ideas of how to ease Laura’s burden long-term – the things we discussed at the family meeting – and she went over it with Laura and me after work today. That prompted further discussion between Laura and I after she left which eventually figured on the idea of sending Alyssa…
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Day one
Laura is settling in to life on the issue. She was able to connect with a few people and get the tasks fine that she needed, like filling prescriptions and visiting the psychiatrist. Apparently she also spent a good deal of time talking to mom, including another recitation about how all our problems as a…