Sunday, October 12, 2008

My, My
Well it comes down to this kids. We as parents want all of you to help us keep in touch with each other. The round robin e-mail didn't work so now we are talking your language. Please help your mother and I and write regularly in this medium. We both love you guys more than mere lines on a computer screen can state. e-mails and the intermittent phone calls are not enough to keep us all informed on how each of us are doing.
Enough sermonizing, just write and let us know what you are doing and feeling and hoping and dreaming.
Steve

What has changed you?

I just finished reading & critiquing an essay for an old California friend. She's in a beginning English class, taking some first steps for more education since High School. Her essay was a cause & effect essay talking about how the 60's changed 'us'. I started thinking about changes, and although there are influences daily that change me, there have been some watershed events.
1. Assassinations (JFK, Bobby Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., Anwar Sadat, Indira Gandhi)
2. Divorce
3. My dad's death at an early age (58)
4. My Gospel conversion (and reaffirmation)
5. Childbirth & being a mom
6. Meeting & marrying Steve
7. Moving to Utah

While you think you know why these are life-changing events, you might be surprised if you ask!
What are your life changing events, and why?