This was a week of giving service to many, many people. I didn't realize that I could do so much in one week to help others, but it felt extremely fulfilling each time I did something to help another person. Horace Mann said, "Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves." When we give of ourselves, we find ourselves.  My Dad reached out to me recently, concerned that I was bored or dwindling away into nothingness after Scott left and I was released from serving in the young women's organization at church. I told him that there was so much for me to do and that there was no time to be bored!  On any given day, I can choose from the following: (not including any household chores or errands) Craft projects for my grandchildren (i.e. Jack's quiet book) Family history (researching, organizing, digitizing, etc.) Write letters to my older cousins who don't use the internet much (or at all) Work on the menu for Girls Camp this summer and add more details to t...

Welp . . . Scott left this week to begin the last phase of his military career. Everything is going swimmingly so far, thank goodness. Can you tell how he was feeling as he packed up? I wasn't quite sure. Monday: Piles and piles everywhere . . . all needing to be organized and packed. His goal was to fit everything into 3 large pieces of luggage (a duffel, a rolling bag, and a garment bag).  Success! It was a SNUG fit, and the zipper struggled to close on his army duffel bag, but thankfully it's a very strong zipper. The camo duffel weighed in at 65 lbs. by the time he was done. He did all of his packing on Monday, which turned out to be very helpful on Tuesday, since he was much more relaxed on his last day. I had been working on Jack's quiet book steadily on Monday and Tuesday, and since I was in the sewing frame of mind, Scott asked if I could sew on his CW3 rank to his hat. He instructed me that I would need to cut off some of the excess fabric around the edges, then f...