Happy Thanksgiving!

Today, I went and had Thanksgiving Dinner with Ovi, Stephanie, Lauren, Gabriella and all their Romanian Family. They are friends of a friend, so I had never met them before. They were really nice.

How Amazing!

This Sabbath, I went to the visitors lunch after church. I sat next to a couple ladies, then one of the ladies daughters came and joined us. She was called Suzanne too. Then another visitor called Deborah came and sat next to me. She went to Southern, just like me, then finished at AUC...just like me. She told me that she lived in the center of three houses next to the gym, so I told her that I lived in the brown house. She was very surprised and said that she lived there before moving into the house. We knew so many of the same people. Later in conversation, I remembered another person that she might have known. She told me that she had dated that person and the he had asked her to marry him (but she didn't). She was a widow at the time as her husband had died at the young age of 26.

I told her that last Sabbath I had gone to a conservative group for one service and a contemporary group for the second service. At the contemporary group, they had a room with artifacts from Ethiopia. She said that the week before she had met a friend there and her friend had shown her around the room because the friend grew up in Gimbie, Ethiopia. I asked her name as my family lived in Gimbie. She said that her friends name was Wogensh. Now it was my turn to be surprised as we had someone that came to our house to help that had the same name. Deborah said that Wogensh was 47 and told her that she used to help the missionary families. That would have made Wogensh about 14 when she worked for us. Later that night, I told my parents the story and asked how old Wogensh would have been when she worked for us. She said, "About 14". I'll be sending Deborah a couple of pictures of Wogensh from years ago to see if it's the same girl.

The Most Beautiful Rainbow

As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will. You will have your heart broken probably more than once and it's harder every time. You'll break hearts too, so remember how it felt when yours was broken. You'll fight with your best friend. You'll blame a new love for things an old one did. You'll cry because time is passing too fast, and you'll eventually lose someone you love. So take too many pictures, laugh too much, and love like you've never been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. Don't be afraid that your life will end, be afraid that it will never begin. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.

Happy Sabbath

Today I went to three services from conservative to liberal. Then I stayed in the valley for the afternoon meeting. On the way home, I drove over the mountains. In some places, the road is built on stilts on the side of the mountain, so I was glad there was no earthquake while I was driving!

As I didn't get home until this evening, I rented a video called, "The Ultimate Gift". It's a story of a man who had to learn twelve tasks to get his inheritance from his deceased grandfather. During the process he discoverer the real meaning of wealth.

What a Difference a Week Makes

After work, I stopped by my house to check on the progress. The tile is finished and the carpets are down. The granite and appliances are in the kitchen (minus the microwave) and the holes are drilled in the cabinets for the knobs. There was a toilet sitting in the dining room, so I'm hoping the plumbing isn't completed yet! Outside, the desert landscaping is almost complete and they finally have the shutters on the front. It's exciting to see so much completed in one week.

I am really enjoying my new job. It was closing week at work this week, but things went well.