Happy New Year. This has been a year of joy and pain, frustration and success, happiness and sadness. Yes, you could say the same about every year. In fact, the one thing that you can be assured of is that events around us will be a mixed bag. It has been hard knowing that Jerry had a heart attack and suffered, and I was not able to be there to help out. When your a father and your know that your child is suffering you want to change it all. But that is when I know I have to trust in the Lord. He knows all things, and my view point is limited. One of Mary Louise's favorite scriptures comes to mind. It has become one of my favorites as well.

"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; Lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy path. Proverbs 3-5-6"

The way that we face these events will truly define the person we become. I have learned to face live and to count my blessings daily. When you get older it seems you have to focus more on those blessings. Sometimes they get harder to see, when your wife and children are gone life takes on a new meaning. I work each day to fill my mind with the scriptures as well as thoughts that will inspire me to keep me on the path I want to be on. Here is one that are food for thought.

“Life is a book, and you are its author. You determine its plot and pace and you-only you- turn its pages.” Beth Mende Conny

Wishing you all the best in this New Year and may God be with each of You!
Love, Grandpa Lindman