Thoughts and stories, by Pal

I found this on mormonchannel.org.  It has a lot of wisdom in it!. Why You've Been Setting Goals Wrong We’ve all set goals at the new year. We’ve all attempted to keep them. We’ve all failed. That might be a sign that you’re doing it wrong. It’s a ritual for a lot of us. Just as you’re packing away the Christmas decorations and drinking the last of the eggnog, you anticipate the new year and picture the possibilities. You dream of all the goals you could accomplish.  • Lose 30 pounds. • Run a marathon. • Start a business and make a million dollars. Setting goals? That’s easy. Achieving goals? That’s another story. Fast-forward a few weeks. You haven’t lost any weight. One of these days, when you finally have some free time, you’re going to start running. And you still can’t figure out what that new business is going to be. You’re too busy making PB&Js, paying the bills, and spot treating laundry. Elder M. Russell Ballard learned a lesson almost 20...

This last year has been quite eventful, as I have become to realize, each year is also!  I wish I had kept a more daily journal.  When we wrote our life stories at our Golden Wedding time, it seemed I didn't need to write more of the happenings of our lives.  It had already happened!  BUT THAT IS NOT TRUE!  Each year brings new joys, and problems. This year was no different.  Our children and us, left to right, Wayne M., Delsy, Anita, Allen, Wayne, me (Pal), McKay, Angie, Tacy, Pam, and Jeremy. Taken Sept. 20, 2014, at our birthday reunion. I don't remember details until about March, just Church callings, me accompanying musical numbers, and Wayne as a Temple Ordinance worker..  Our granddaughter Skye had been on a 12 week mini-mission, starting December 18th, 2013, and came home a week in March, went through the Temple, and had her official farewell to go to the Irvine, California mission.  We were up there a week at that time, and wer...