Thoughts and stories, by Pal

Below is a tender story, of the 1918 Spanish Flu.  A Desire to Help During the 1918 Spanish Flu By  Daris Howard  · March 17, 2020 It was 1918, and Arden, the man Rachel had been dating, was off fighting in the Great War. Rachel worked hard on the farm and in her grandfather’s store as a clerk, but there were times she felt like she wasn’t doing enough to help. Then she started seeing those around her falling ill to what had been dubbed the Spanish flu and felt she just had to do something. Some families lost more than half of their family members, while some families were so ill, they couldn’t take care of each other. Rachel approached her parents about her concerns. “You know you could catch the flu, and it might take your life?” her father said. Rachel nodded. “But if I live unscathed, and didn’t do what I could to help, I doubt I could live with myself.” Her parents understood her feelings, and they agreed to help. Rachel’s...

I first posted these stories on December 3, 2013, and then again each year.  Timeless memories of Christmas past! This isn't a Christmas photo,but we all love "Jasper"!  We put him out every St. Patrick's Day, and I have him stored in my closet!  Fun memories!  I'm reposting a few special Christmas entries, I've used in the past.  I hope you enjoy them! MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2014 304. More Family Christmas Stories, first published Dec. 3, 2013, last year. This was posted last year on December 3, 2013, as blog # 24.  I hope you enjoy these family Christmas stories. There are several stories about Christmas in our family, and you may enjoy these: ----  (The photos are different from last year.) My mother, Ruth, was just 6 years old when her father passed away.   In the summer of 1914, her father, John Butler Allen, got a sliver in his eye.  Later a horse switched his tail and a long hair cut through his eye aga...

I first posted this on February 19th, 2014, and I will put an update or two with it.   I'm sorry -- I don't think I put the video in right. I'll have to have someone show me how, and do  it later. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2014 101. More fun family photos -- Miscellaneous glimpses of the past! I have many photos of the family over the years.  It is hard to choose which to publish, as they all are so precious and each one brings out many memories.  Everyone in each of our children's families has such a wonderful enduring place in our hearts.  This video was made in November, 2015.  Our nephew, Russell Wright, a bishop, asked Wayne to make a video about indexing, that he could show in his ward in Spanish Fork. When Wayne passed away he had done 685,070 names indexing, and 74,000 arbitrating! Adding a quote on February 22, 2018.  Elder Howard W. Hunter taught, “Throughou...

This blog of my mother's poems was the favorite for 2 or 3 years!  I posted it 4 years ago on Feb. 12, 2014, just about 3 months after I started this blog.   It was read more times than any at that time.        It came up on Facebook, and I want to share it again! My mother, Ruth Allen Miles, was a gifted soprano, teacher, mother, and also a poetess!   She wrote quite a few lovely poems, and I have a few of them.  I will include the poems I have in this blog.  She was born on May 10, 2908, and passed away on Feb. 10, 1999 -- just 3 months before she would have turned 91 years old!  She was gracious and refined up to the very last!            This is Mother, about 85 years old.  Her noble character shows in her face!      While Ruth was teaching at Salt Lake City, the winter of 1945-1946, and going to the U. Of U. she was summoned to her sister Adelia’s back in the sm...

I first posted these stories on December 3, 2013, and then again each year.  Timeless memories of Christmas past! This isn't a Christmas photo, but Wayne loved "Jasper", and I have him here in my bedroom as a sweet memory.   I'm reposting a few special Christmas entries, I've used in the past.  I hope you enjoy them! MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2014 304. More Family Christmas Stories, first published Dec. 3, 2013, last year. This was posted last year on December 3, 2013, as blog # 24.  I hope you enjoy these family Christmas stories. There are several stories about Christmas in our family, and you may enjoy these: ----  (The photos are different from last year.) My mother, Ruth, was just 6 years old when her father passed away.   In the summer of 1914, her father, John Butler Allen, got a sliver in his eye.  Later a horse switched his tail and a long hair cut through his eye again.  These accidents caused him gradua...