30 August 2010

. . . cure for what ails ya . . .

. . . i'm lucky enough to have
a sister-in-law who knows
chocolate is always the answer . . .
{well . . . sometimes it's diet coke, too!}
{whoa! time to dust!}
. . . even better when it comes on
the cutest little crystal hobnail cake plate . . .
. . . accompanied by
a freshly-baked loaf of whole wheat bread . . .
{photo unavailable}
. . . thank you, molly! . . .


27 August 2010

. . . remember me and smile . . .

. . . when i am gone away . . .


. . . i pray that i might leave . . .


. . . a few who mourn my passing ~ . . .


. . . but not for long . . .


. . . instead of tears and wounded hearts . . .


. . . i would that those who care . . .


. . . might find solace . . .


. . . in the remembrance . . .


. . . that i lived at all! . . .


. . . may i be known for lasting love . . .


. . . of wife, . . .


. . . children, . . .


. . . grandchildren . . .


. . . through whom i yet live! . . .


. . . may i be remembered for service to others, . . .


. . . to my community, . . .


. . . to its children, . . .


. . . to god, father of my spirit . . .


. . . i would be remembered for charity . . .


. . . i have not wished . . .


. . . to be a tinkling bell, . . .


. . . a sounding symbol, . . .


. . . i have loved life and living . . .


. . . i shall love what lies hereafter . . .


. . . may i be remembered . . .


. . . for those good deeds of mine . . .


. . . that showed concern for fellow men . . .


. . . may those who truly care . . .


. . . remember when i am gone away ~ . . .


. . . and smile . . .


~ written by jack davis ~

edit: "remember me and smile" is the title of my dad's autobiography.
it's awesome. so was he!



25 August 2010

. . . happiness is . . .

. . . seeing a familiar face at the mtc . . .
. . . happiness is also
getting a job teaching spanish there . . .
. . . congratulations, drewski! . . .
. . . i guess moving to provo
a few days earlier than planned
was worth it . . .


24 August 2010

. . . back to school . . .

. . . used to be the happiest day of the year! . . .
. . . these days ~ it's a little different . . .
. . . early this morning . . .
. . . drew was gone in a blur . . .
. . . literally . . .
. . . he couldn't even hold still
long enough for a picture . . .
. . . behold . . .
. . . this is how a boy loads up his car . . .
. . . for the ten-hour drive to his new home . . .
. . . well ~ for the next four months anyway . . .
. . . leaving empty spaces . . .
. . . and "treasures" . . .
. . . and a couple of items that didn't make the cut . . .
. . . and just like that . . .
. . . at 5:59 a.m. . . .
. . . he was going . . .
. . . going . . .
. . . gone . . .
{why can't byu be in mesa?}


17 August 2010

. . . good news/bad news/good news . . .

. . . the good news is . . .
. . . these beautiful flowers
were delivered today . . .
. . . thanks to the greatest friends and neighbors
a girl could ever hope for . . .

. . . the bad news is . . .
. . . my sweet dad passed away last night . . .

. . . the good news is . . .
. . . he would have loved the flowers . . .
. . . additional good news . . .
. . . i'm a little jealous
he got to have
an amazing reunion
with his son/my brother . . .
{not to mention his parents, sisters, and friends, too!}
. . . i know i'll see them both again someday . . .
. . . it's up to me to live worthy
of that great blessing . . .