My House Debra

I like to try and keep up with things happening in our Country and around the world and stay informed. Sometimes it is difficult to keep a positive and optimistic attitude when you see all the conflict that is going on everywhere. I find myself praying more frequently for peace to come to this earth. Here is a quote that came through my little nuggets of thought today. I couldn't help but think, "at this rate we may still have a long time waiting", but I know the Lord will have His hand in it and so I hope I can at least be a person of peace.


"The price of peace is righteousness. Men and nations may loudly proclaim, 'Peace, peace,' but there shall be no peace until individuals nurture in their souls those principles of personal purity, integrity, and character which foster the development of peace. Peace cannot be imposed. It must come from the lives and hearts of men. There is no other way."
Ezra Taft Benson

I must have some of the best and most special friends in the World. Just want to express my love and gratitude to all of you. Sincerely, DEB

Time for Fall Planting. I took out all of the petunias and the garden looked so bare. I'll be putting in the pansies soon. Hope they grow fast.

Just returned home from a fun week in AZ... We were able to spend time in PV where we stayed the evening with Brent and Kathy Motierth. We were able to see Pam and her family and Brendon and his little family as well. We also had the fun surprise of seeing Reed and Beck Cooley who came over and shared dinner with us. Brent and Kathy were so hospitable. The next day we ate lunch with Alice and Dave and had a good visit with them. Of course we had a lot of work to do besides but the visits made it really fun and memorable. When we got to gilbert we shared a wonderful meal with Mark and Gretchen, saw my sister Wanda and her friend Bernie, enjoyed lunch with Gary and Corrine, and of course had wonderful time staying with Audrey and Andy and our little grand daughter Lauren. It was a great trip and we got a lot done besides.

Seth and I have built a few homes in our life. Our first was in Snowflake, then two in Prescott Valley, and now we're here in Utah where we have renovated a couple more. Our house in PV was the biggest we had built for ourselves and it had a walk out basement. For some reason we have always felt like the next house would be our last one and so we built it to be the place we would live till we died. When we recently spent a night with Kathy and Brent in our home in Prescott Valley, it really tugged at my heart-strings. The trees have all grown so tall and the backyard is perfect now for just relaxing and enjoying family. The garden boxes that Seth built with pecky cedar are a'brim with vegetables and everything just looked wonderful and homey. So many memories there. I couldn't help but feel nostalgic and a bit wishful that I could just turn back the time and slip right back into our home as though I could turn the clock back. That isn't possible so we just move on and look for the next adventure. I think I'm getting too old for starting over.