Life is a speeding train

December 29, 2013

What a rush! The excitement of life’s journey is almost too much to comprehend. The older I get (and few are older than me than my brother Glenn and my sister Betty) the more excited I get about this great journey we all traverse. I ran into Milt Baker in Home Depot and he was busily purchasing plumbing parts for a leaking toilet while I purchased electrical items for my basement remodel. The sight of these old men gathering goodies to complete construction projects must have been a real sight for the young and unenlightened. To those of us who have experienced many decades of joy in “doing”, work is part of the joy of life. I have seen many people give up on life, stop trying to do things and simply fade into the background as if they had never been here. For me, I choose to go on whacking at boards, installing carpet, looking for bargains I can craft into my latest project, and generally doing what I enjoy.

 The parts of life that really intrigue me; however, are the ones that we will take with us when we move through the veil to our next destination. I find it exciting beyond measure to try and understand the most simple of things that transpire automatically. For example, why do our hearts keep beating and beating even though we do nothing to make them do so? Why can we see stars that have long since flickered out and are so very far away as to make the light source from them appear in this part of the universe only eons after transmission? When we transverse the veil, the shades will be lifted from our eyes and we will exclaim, my what a work this is! So that is how it all fits together.

Then there are the wonderful gifts we see every day. I marvel that my incredible bride of 48 years has seen me through this wonderful epic. Man’s puny vision could not have crafted a more exciting, more fulfilling epic than that which I have had the pleasure of living. You want the mysteries of life? I’ll show you the mysteries of life. My children, my family, my friends, my religious convictions, my Savior, my understanding of life eternal are all part of the great eternal experiment God has provided for us. I never cease to be amazed at the magnificently created plan. I watch my children grow and learn; worry and fret; ponder and puzzle; joy and cherish and it simply confirms my understandings of life.

All this just to tell you all that life is good; that we have had a marvelous year; that Grandmother is completing her 21^st quilt for a grandchild turning eight and preparing for baptism; that we are warm and comfortable and finding success in the little things in life. Our desire is that each of you achieve the dreams of your heart, continue to ponder and wonder, and enjoy each moment of the next year to the very best of your ability.

God bless you all in your earthly work and may you have a wonderful new year.