Thoughts and stories, by Pal

These are great stories that appeared in LDS Living this past year of 2015.  You can click on the links and read more about them.  Some of them I have put in this blog throughout the year.   Today, on New Year's Day, 2016, life here in the Wayne and Paralee Eckman home is not normal, to say the least.  Wayne's health seems to be on the edge almost every day, and he is at this moment, at dialysis.  We hope he survives this year, but with heart, kidney, lungs, and cancer problems, we just pray the Lord's will to be done.   We have a daughter and a grandson now living with us.  How many of you out there have a family member living with you?  Life isn't easy for many of us, and our posterity.  We have a grandson coming home from his mission in Indonesia in August.  We have a son who is engaged, and will be married this year.  Life is continually changing!  Some days have many problems, and others are true joy!  This coming year will be full of politics, and a new Pres