Earning My "H": Our First Sunday

Previous Quotes:

"That it will never come again / Is what makes life so sweet" - Emily Dickinson

One of the most important contributions science has made to management dialogues around here in the past thirty years is to elevate the admission of uncertainty as a credible management stance." - Paul Shullery

"There are things we can only learn by having the weakest among us" - Gianna Jessen

"American's learn only from catastrophes and not from experience."
- Teddy Roosevelt in his autobiography

Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.
-Psalms 116:15

"The border should not be an issue in American life, but rather our window on the world. All our foolish beliefs are refuted there." - Charles Bowden in an article in ""High Country News" speaking about Free Trade, the Drug War, and Border Patrol.

"Often, when you open your mind to the impossible, you find the Truth" - Fringe episode

"The water you touch in a river is the last of that which has passed, and the first of that which is coming. Thus it is with time present". - Leonardo DaVinci

"Death is the moment when everything loses value but the truth." - The Red Wolf Conspiracy (a novel)

“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass… It’s about learning to dance in the rain.” Vivian Greene

The Serenity Prayer: God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change,Courage to change the things I can, and the Wisdom to know the difference.

"We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us." - Joseph Campbell

Give me a face that makes simplicity a grace - Ben Jonson

The brook would lose its song if we removed the rocks.—Wallace Stegner

Never does nature say one thing and wisdom another - Juvenal

"Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy,
which sustained him through temporary periods of joy."
- Butler Yeats

Monday, March 2, 2009

Our First Sunday

Well, we awoke a little later today, which was nice, but I still didn’t sleep great. It would appear that couples working here together is extremely rare since every single bed (at least everyone that’s larger than a twin) has a swale in it from only 1 person always sleeping on the outside edge. So, I continually fall into the hole in which Jeff blissfully sleeps. Anyway, it was a balmy 30 degrees today, as compared to the 19 degrees yesterday a.m.

For our Sunday service, we listened to the 1st installment of an Enduring Truth series that we found here in the lodge. It’s by Pastor Paul Sheppard whom Ben really likes. After that, we spent most of the morning getting setup so Bendigo can school tomorrow. I was quite frustrated when I got the printer totally unpacked & setup & then couldn’t find the cord to connect it to the laptop. So, no printing for awhile. Hopefully I can track that down quickly – I had to special order it in the 1st place so do NOT want to have to deal w/ that again!

This afternoon we took a walk down to the “Mormon Ranch” which is owned by the Forest Service now. We saw a large herd of elk (~80) on our walk and 2 golden eagles as well as numerous geese & birds. There was also 1 large wolf track but I didn’t get a picture before Jeff stepped on it.

After dinner I set up a puzzle table on which I can put together the puzzle I bought on our way here. It’s right by the wood stove in the lodge. It’s quite relaxing to sit there & puzzle over the puzzle.

Tomorrow (Monday) Tyler & Scott both fly out. Tyler isn’t expected back for a month, so it’ll just be us. But, we will get at least 1 visitor on Wednesday when Tammy’s husband comes in for a day or two to help Jeff fix the pickup. They have to drop the fuel tank & replace a fuel pump & filter & maybe o-rings.

I hope you aren’t finding the blog too boring. I’ll try & be more entertaining later – honestly, right now I’m just too tired at night! Not sure if it’s the mountain air, all the walking between buildings or what – actually, it’s mostly the not-so-swell bed swales!!