Opening Doors

Had to share this little experience that brought a smile to my face.  As I've mentioned before, for the msot part down here, the ladies are treated as exactly that, a lady.



 As I washed my hands in a public restroom I saw a Mum struggling to enter with her little boy who could not have been older than 4.  He had his hands full but was attempting to hold the door open for his Mama. 

She politely asked him to go on ahead of her and he shook his head no saying, "Papa said I always have to hold the door open for girls... you go." 

The Mama asked him to obey and to please go ahead that it was ok since his hands were full.  He again protested, "Noooo that's not what Papa said you go Mama you go."

 It was absolutely adorable to see how firmly he stuck to his chivalrous behaviour.  Another glimpse of beauty through the deeds of children.

Never know what the day will bring

Today during our lovely service day Stefan received a phone call from Bethel.  He has been asked to serve temporary in January!  We are so excited for him!  What a privilege!  He having this opportunity, his fiancee serving where the need is great in Honduras, and Tony recently appointed an Elder, I feel overwhelmed with excitement and am so proud of them all!  As they work hard in Jehovah's service it is always amazing to see what happens next.  Jehovah has such a beautiful organization and what a joy it is to be a part of it!

Thoughts Update

One of our first commenters in answer to my question:


    "I am of course most thankful for the sign language DVDs in sooo many different sign languages world wide! Can't even get my head around the fact that we now have Revelation in ASL!
    The family book is still one of my favs!
    I remember attending some sort of meeting at a school with my grandparents when I was a kid, long before I was a JW. Maybe it was a assembly but don't think so. Any way they had all of the young folks including my little brother & I walk up to receive the newly released youth book. I read it off & on during my worldly youth but remember knowing from what I read that I was not living as I should be. This little gem had a lot to do with me finally realizing this was indeed the truth that I wanted to be part of." -Elizabeth



Please keep them coming!  For some reason some have problems posting comments not sure why but if so feel free to email it to me instead :)

Thoughts

This past weekend our parents headed up to Albuquerque and Santa Fe for an anniversary/public discourse trip.  It has been so long since us 4 youngin's have been together alone I had quite forgotten how strange it feels.  It is always amusing to hear the boys playing their music first thing in the morning, ahh the rebellion of it all ;)  Eventually it even gets to me though (yes I know Stefan I'm getting old :) ) But we really had a lovely weekend with just us kids. The boys have grown and are growing into such fine young men and sometimes I sit back and wonder at the fact that it doesn't seem that long ago that we were all lil munchkins running around throwing snow in the air. 

Speaking of snow.... Although I know how beautiful it must be I would like to say that if I could life flight all of you from the North down here to our amazing 70 degree and sun sun sun weather I would.  I feel almost selfish living in such an amazing climate. Don't get me wrong it will get colder and colder and I am starting to crave a bit of rain..but January is coming and then soon there after we shall get our rain...I hope...  But please send us photos of your winter wonderland so we can share them with all down here. 

Last night at meeting our school overseer brought out that we have had the BE book since 2001....I choked back the shock and realized that the book came out almost 10 years ago!  Jehovah's organization is progressing so rapidly that I often lose track of time.  I remember when they announced the release of that book and our school overseer in Youngstown East was beaming from ear to ear with excitement.  MAN I do feel old!  I was thinking how nice it would be to share some of those moments of truth expansion with our friends.  So if you have any lovely experiences that you remember of releases or new thoughts brought out in our publications that you would like to share and how they've impacted you please comment or send me an email :)

Well all the fam is back together now and I must tell you that although everyone needs time apart it is always a joy when you are together again!  Something so empty and melancholy when people are missing.  29 years since our family's beginning.....so proud of you Mum and Pops for all of your hard work and dedication to a beautiful marriage and family which I consider it a privilege to be a part of!

Nostalgia

The other day I came into work and found taped above my desk a yellowed scrap piece of paper.  Written in the careful exacting writing of a child in grade school.  And guess what it said, "Hi Dad my name is Meagan".  My Pops came across this little scrap he had saved from our old office in Ohio and has kept it all these years.

 Although it is slightly embarassing to look at the ridiculous things we have done as children it is also a reminder that at one time we were naive, young, and full of new ideas.  My Mum and Dad have always been sentimental, and this has been something I have struggled with understanding over the years as I tend to be more tied to the memories than actual physical things that remind me of the memory.  But now as I get older, (yeah I know I'm not old yet but we all are aging)  I am starting to understand this more and more and find myself holding on to more things than I ever used to.  I think it has to do with living in this system of things, knowing that life in this world is short and we try to hold on to what we can till we can reach the time when we will no longer have to worry about holding on to everything as we will have forever.

Sentimentality is a beautiful attribute and I thank Jehovah for giving me such beautiful parents that have taught us the importance of family, of loving life, and loving the Truth.