Graydon's Birthday tomorrow! And a great message....

Tomorrow Graydon will be 21. I can scarcely believe it. I was teasing him that I needed to get him an appointment for his TB test since he is home from his mission. He said, "Mom, I don't have TB....then a long pause....well - maybe I do...it wouldn't be surprising....it would be just one more thing!" He was teasing me. He is doing so well. Really jumping in and taking responsibility for this huge change in his life called Diabetes. I am so proud of him. But he will be 21. No cake - just some sugar-free sorbet if possible and a nice gift. I ordered his gifts and one was canceled and re-ordered...and am not even sure when it is coming.  One is backordered - maybe here in 10 days...the other should be here by Thursday. Good thing he doesn't care about this stuff. He has a doctor's visit in Idaho Falls on Thursday.

38 reports left. Whew. Getting close. 39 days to finish. I did 7 reports today and then walked Marley up the canyon. I went a little toooooooo far and almost didn't make it back. Of course, I wasn't planning to stay so had no water and forgot my whistle. I've got to get a little emergency pack for these things. I had to stop and elevate my leg a few times...but Marley waited for me. Why is it that going down is so painful???

The canyon was so beautiful. The leaves are turning and came floating down on my head as I walked underneath. Marley played in the creek several times and enjoyed herself.

I am reading "Daughters in My Kingdom." Here is some quotes I really liked: page 99-100
President Packer promised those who serve in Relief Society...."Your every need shall be fulfilled, now, and in the eternities; every neglect will be erased; every abuse will be corrected. All of this can come to you, and come quickly, when you devote yourself to Relief Society."

"Service in the Relief Society magnifies and sanctifies each individual sister. Your membership in Relief Society should be ever with you." (p. 99)

Then President Monson states:
"...I have in mind the charity that manifests itself when we are tolerant of others and lenient toward their actions, the kind of charity that forgives, the kind of charity that is patient."
"I have in mind the charity that impels us to be sympathetic, compassionate, and merciful, not only in times of sickness, and affliction and distress, but also in times of weakness or error on the part of others."

How splendid is that? Charity really is loving someone else in spite of how they treat us - which may be the result of total twitiness or just a nasty day.

My friend Vicki Call once said in a lesson, "Lord, help me to be tolerant of those who sin differently than I do." That is sobering and brings the judgment back home to roost (so to speak).

More to work on - more ways to be more like the Savior. I have great examples to follow.

Aren't we lucky to belong to one of the largest women organizations in the world? One that builds and improves lives - not denigrating and judging. We are so blessed.