Hank has been on a National Guard duty, and assignment in Georgia, across the world and over the North Pole. It is his full time employment and has been for the last twenty-one years. He goes all over the world at different times. I know he likes to do this on occasion, but he is ALWAYS glad to be back home again. I don't blame it for that. People that know us from years past comment to me when I see then that they see him on TV making Public Affairs announcements for the Utah Army National Guard.
His trip was extended a week and I know that was not easy for him either. He said in his blog comments, that "you hurry up and wait with the Army," and some of the wait is often mechanical dysfunction of the chartered aircraft for these trips. You would think they would keep up these kinds of things a bit more efficiently. I am just grateful for my prayers that are answered when he does get back home, safely and soundly. A mother's prayers are given a lot of influence like beams of light in heaven, I hear.
Mother's Prayers Going Up to Heaven
One of the things that I like to do is to send him personal emails while he is away, an when I do know he is out of the area for any length of time. It makes those contact with him and me more meaningful. I am such a sentimental person, that I hope my posterity will glean much from my writings over the years of my life. I enjoy taking the time to write things down. It isn't just now of late, but I have attempted to make written records of my thoughts, experiences and verse. Some have rhymed and other are more or less prose.
It was great to see Hank with his family again on Sunday. He is a busy, husband, father and bishop. He works full time to provide for his wife and children, like all of my sons do and do it very well, I must say.
K10
While I was there, K10 was sitting with me on the sofa in the family room. She brought me some books to read to her. I no sooner finished one, and she would hop down off the sofa and run to get another one. She would say something like, "I will be right back, don't go away." She would hop back on as I read another story after another. She was so cute with her big blue eyes and blond curls.
We had a nice meal and had a short span of time to visit before Hank was off to an Eagle Scout Court of Honor. He and K2 went, K2 was in uniform for his first Eagle's nest since he received his award earlier this year. He is now preparing for his mission departure January 20, 2010 to go into the Missionary Training Center to learn Malagasky for his assignment in Madagascar. I don't know how to spell the rest of the name of his mission, but be assured it is the only mission for that country.
What a special blessing to be able to visit with my children and grandchildren and break bread with them each week on Sundays.
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