I have decided a time machine to see the future is not necessary. Apparently I will get there before I expected to anyway. This last year has flown by so fast.
When I was 19 I went to Nicaragua for my mission. I was there two years. When I held the papers from Church headquarters in my hands and opened them in the basement of Heritage Halls it seemed like it would last forever. When I stepped off the plane and into the heat and noise of Managua I felt like I had left time altogether.
Then I was on the plane, in my over-sized suit that I hadn't worn for two years, and in an instant I was married and graduating. We moved a few times, I went to a lot of powerpoint lectures and slept through them all while the little girl I carried on my shoulders clicked off the days until she is eight. No, now eight and a half. Do I hear 9. Crazy. Not to mention that we have had three other children. Insane.
Christmas is coming again and that means I will have had this blog for 4 years. I started it on a whim and to procrastinate working on homework. I planned to write about:
"Personal grumblings about work and school,
Questions about genetics and statistics,
Descriptions of my family life,
Itsy-Bitsy Emily Stories."
I didn't know if I would keep at this or if anyone would read it. I am grateful that I have written and that at least some people have read it.
Hello Future.
1 comment:
To quote John Lennon, "Life is what happens to you when you are busy making other plans." Remember to find joy in the moment, because that seems like all we have is a moment for each stage of life. Love you and all of your little ones. Wish I was there.
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