I need some new catchy greetings--Hello, Hi and Howdy can only take me so far....
FIRST OF ALL......INEZ og Calle. Me gusta su babino. SO CUTE!!! OH my gosh!! Hamster face!! I love her!! I am SO looking forward to coming back ASAP. You have NO idea. It's kind of ridiculous. I miss Denmark so much. Now, 10 times more, knowing that I have a niece. Haha!! TILLLYKKEEEE!! WEeeeEEEeEE!! I am so proud of you both! Best parents ever. Eya is probably the coolest Scandinavian ever already.
AND BRITTNEY!!! You are an intern for FOX!!! (got your linkedin thing...) YAYAYYYAYAYAY!!! I am SO SO SO proud of you!! I love you so much!!! You'll have to tell me all the juicy news!! I am seriously so proud of you! You're following those dreams!! Keep on doing that Britt!!! Love you!!
So, this week had some quirks. There was a man watching some of the cheesy "Family. Isn't it about...time?" commercials with 3-D glasses. Made my week. Doesn't take much. Oh visitors centers.
We had a bit of a bummer this week. Bummer turned adventure. Scooter (the new name for Sister Douglas's wheelchair) got a flat! But that can't ruin a day. It definitely made a few hours interesting. We borrowed another wheelchair from the visitor's center and packed into one of the cars. We headed over to-where else?--Bingham Cyclery. People. I entered and grinned. Back to Northern California. People there liked the outdoors, they loved nature, they loved their canteens, and bike bells. What a day. We spruced up Scooter real quick. Fresh tires for spring! Yea!! Just in time for General Conference.
I really don't have too many crazy things to talk about. Just how I'm pretty grateful. I'm really learning how to let people serve. Go figure. I come on a mission expecting 18 months of self-less service...and BAM. I think that my definition of self-less service has gotten a bit of a face-lift. (I love face-lifts) I really realizing that empowering other people to act for themselves is SO much more helpful than simply doing something for them. I think that's one of my Achilles heals--I always try to help. But my version of "help" is not always very helpful. I'm really learning that being a support, a resource and a guide is the most helpful thing I can do--rather than bulldoze my way around situations. Whew! It's like untying shoes with cold fingers. Delicate and sometimes a little painful...but always worth it.
Unselfish SERVICE.---Great video all about that. 2 minutes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXNoRDDoXSQ&tracker=False
That's much how it's been as a missionary. If people really want to know if our unique message is true or not, the most helpful thing is to let people experience things on their own. Study. Pray. Attend church. Receive that personal revelation. All on their own.
I assume that's much like parenting too. Oh my gosh...Bella will be a MOM soon! Hooray for puppies!!!
Well...love you all to bits!! Take care! I'm off to the grocery store and Jimmy John's. Never been there before. But hey--here goes nothing.
LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!! YAY FOR SPRING!!!
-Sister Springtime Fan Harmer
