The Sisters

The Sister Missionaries visit us quite a bit.  Larry has made Missionary Work his new hobby.  He works hard at finding people for the Sisters to visit.  He tries making the mission fun for the sisters.  The sisters like and trust Larry and ask him for help when they need it.  He got a text from Sister Frazier late on Friday night asking him for a Priesthood Blessing.  She has gotten to a point of not feeling needed or useful.  Sound Familiar?  We all hit that point every now and then right?  Satan uses the same old tactics with us all because they continue to work.  Anyway tonight I felt impressed that the Sisters needed a Sunshine Bag.  (I still have a few made up)  It did make them both smile!

I'm impressed with all the missionaries do.  They work hard and you know it isn't easy.  I am really thankful for the sister missionaries that like spending time at Trichelle's house and for the things they teach my grands.  The work they do and the time they spend does make a difference even if they don't see it.  They are doing exactly what the Lord wants them to do.

I'm thankful that we are able to enjoy the missionaries in our home.  They have great spirits and encourage good works.  I enjoy playing games with them every once in awhile too when they have extra time.  Sister Frazier loves games.  It's fun sharing others kids like we have done with ours.

We Have a Runner!

Jared had a track meet this morning and since Larry wasn't working we decided to go to it.  It was past Smith Field so it was going to be a day long deal.  Jared was excited and anxious.  Today he was running a relay race and was the third receiver.  His race was way late in the day.  We had been there for hours. The first runner out was fast but had a terrible pass.  He practically stopped before passing the baton.  I'm not sure if it's because the second runner didn't start running or what but I do know it was terrible and put the second runner way behind the other teams.  Jared missed his pass....he took off and was out of the passing lane before he got the baton.  Larry and I felt so bad for him and we talked about learning from the experience.  Now he will know exactly what arrow to step back from and what arrows to stay between.  I made sure Jared knew that his pass wasn't the only bad one...it just wasn't a good day for the entire team!  The fourth receiver was the only one that didn't mess up. haha  It was fun watching the other events and Larry and I enjoyed ourselves.

Jared enjoys being involved in track.  He is a fast runner and for the most part only has to worry about improving himself.  He likes doing the long jump too.  He competes in different events at different meets but he enjoys it all.

Before going home, Larry went to help Kevin with the playground that Santa brought the girls.  Julie's brothers and Braxton were there helping when we got there.  Jaydan came before we left.  It was a big project and we couldn't stay long because we had a reception we needed to go to.  Larry was still a big help....they all were.  Julie text me a picture later that night and it was almost done!  If the little ones only knew all that parents go through to make their life enjoyable and fun.