Getting Started
This is the moment I have been waiting for - I'm blogging! I have wanted to get back to my once incredible journal writing, but this is even better. I'm glad my little sister Missy taught me about it. We can thank Google - since we both use gmail. I was at work typing an email when she started instant messaging me from England in the corner of my page. I was amazed. How did she know I was online? I knew the answer right away, but was still amazed at how fun it was to have my little sister talking to me from the corner of a computer page, like something out of Harry Potter. I live a blessed life in St. Louis, Missouri with my gorgeous wife, Lisa, and three little monkeys named Parker, Scott, and Thomas. I am an Orthodontist by day, and a monkey-trainer/monkey-toy by night. Tonight when I came home, Tommy jumped into my arms and started to squish my lips between his fingers as he told me about his day. He always squishes my lips - I try not to think about where his fingers have been during the day, as he isn't yet 4 years old. Before I forget, Tommy has said some interesting things lately during our scripture study. Last night, for instance, he interrupted Lisa with "I want to hear more about Daniel". We paused, as we were reading from the Book of Mormon. Scott helped him out by saying "The angels held their mouths shut!" Tommy agreed enthusiastically with "Yeah, and dey couldn't bite 'em!" Tommy has JUST started going to primary, and seems to be learning well. A few weeks earlier he had me in TEARS with his comments about Christ. He said "Mom, when is Jesus going to come?" We started talking about his return, when Tommy said "I want him to come now". Lisa adds that Scott has said the same type of thing. On that night, the Spirit in the room grew stronger for me as I realized how close these little sons of mine are to the time they were with God. A decade ago, ALL of them were with God. It seems so obvious, but it hit me with so much force that night that I sobbed. Angels around us and angels living with us. Tommy is known as 'angelface' by Lisa when he is smiling. Parker and I went to the movies the other night for his 'hour', of which I owed him two. We have 'National Treasure' at home, which we had just watched, so he was excited to see the sequel. Although I wasn't thrilled with the show itself, I loved having the experience with my little boy who is growing up too fast for me always. I loved that he held my hand from the van to the theater. I loved hearing his little comments throughout the show. It was appropriate that I had a coat pocket full of rolos that were wrapped in gold foil, as the show is about treasure.Still to come - Parker slips at school and hits his nose on a chair.