ANGELS AMOUNG US

The other day, I was leaving WalMart after doing some shopping. I was parked kind of far from the store on one side but you know WalMart-it was still crowded. I stopped at the back of the car to open the trunk and put in my bags. In the middle of putting in my bags, I suddenly reached from one end of the cart to the other and grabbed my purse. There was no thought or prompting that came to me-I just did it. I looked up and saw a young man walking in my direction. I proceeded to finish my loading and get into my car. He proceeded to walk past me. It wasn't until I got into my car (and locked it!) that I was promted that he was going to take my purse. The Lord had not prompted me in what to do; He moved my body to take action. I sat in my car for awhile, saying a prayer of gratitude and realizing that as often as I pray for safety and protection-that I take it for granted. I think that when the time comes and we are made aware of the many times the Lord took care of us-we will be amazed and humbled. I am much more careful now to thoughtfully ask for safety and protection and to say 'thank you' even when I didn't see it happen right before my eyes.

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OK!!!!!!! I know that I don't "blog " very often but guess what? It is not because I don't have anything to say----it is because I have too much to say. Admittedly, I am older than most of the blogs I read and you really don't need to hear "been there, done that and it doesn't get better". But since I do enjoy reading all the blogs and I really appreciate the way that it ties us together and gets us involved in each others lives-I WILL DO BETTER! Thanks, Tracie for giving me a kick in the pants and since I have given a few kick in the pants lately, I decided to take this one with grace and actually take the advice given.

I will start out by saying the other thing I need to do better at is picture taking. I took my camera to Utah and Idaho this last trip. We visited Ethan and Marisa, Bill and Mary and family, Scharman's family, Mom Scharman and spent almost a whole week with Mom, Chris and Lee, Richard and Verlinda, Jeff and Bonnie, Greg and Aunt Kathleen and do I have a single picture? The answer is an obvious-NO! Thank heavens, Verlinda's camera was near by to document the purging of Mom's house. I also had my camera in my purse this Sunday as we visited Lexa and Megan's wards for the Sacrament Mtg. program and then all had dinner together. Do you see any pictures?

Part of my problem could be that I have hundres of picture that have not found a place and the project seems overwhelming to me. (Thanks, Megan for giving me a push and a shove.) Progress will show when you see the next blog and if it has a picture with it.