Faith

It is 3 o'clock in the morning and I am sitting here at the computer watching the monsterous greens, yellows and reds on the little map of central Florida swirling towards the words ORLANDO. They are still a bit south of those words and so I am sure it is still clear sky's in Orange City where Alex now lives. But I know it WILL, within a few hours, engulf the words and cover the whole area that Alex now calls home. I knew this would happen, sometime within the 2 years he is going to be gone, I just hoped it wouldn't be so soon. Last year the hurricanes were few and far between, the year before that, there hardly seemed to be a break for the poor people in Florida.

Having a son living in the area makes me think of all the people who live there and who are having to adjust their lives to deal with this monster that is bearing down on them. I pray for them. I know SOMEONE else's son or daughter is serving in the very spot that the hurricane is now... I pray for them. I know, that after it has safely passed Orange City, it will be headed towards the north, and though Alex will be safe, someone else's child will be affected by the storm. I will add my faith and prayers for all those nameless people, and those whose names I know, to those of the other family members who are sitting at the computer watching the swirling greens, yellows and reds over the state of Florida.

Summer Projects

Working on our basement. Laying Tile!
These are armenian cucumbers! Guess we let them grow too big! :oS

A Picture from Florida....

2 actually... sorry the top one is crooked... I don't have a very good photo editor..... :(

Elder Nelson's Address... for now

Elder Alex Nelson
750 Delray Dr.
Orange City, FL 32763

We went to Tim's niece Cynthia's wedding this weekend everyone was asking for his address, so here it is. Please DO write to him. He would LOVE to hear from you!

Help Please!!!

It is funny how some days I can't think of anything to write and so days go by with no new postings. But today I had a thought and needed to ask your help.

I want to get a Greenie Package together for Alex (Elder Nelson). I have some ideas, a green tie (though he has too many ties now), green soap from bath and body, green silly string, bubbles in a green bottle. Someone from our missionary moms site also suggested a thing that you get wet and it activates a cooling gel and you can wear it around your neck to keep cool.

So if you have any other ideas, please leave a comment with your suggestion, or email me. tanlan61@msn.com. I am only now beginning to collect ideas and will be searching for these things everywhere I go. I may not be able to find everything, so the more suggestions you give me, the better!

Thanks for your help. Love ya!

The Lastest Pics from Elder Nelson

Even though he has been in Florida for 2 weeks, we just got these in themail last week. I hope to get some from FL soon.

The harder I try, the behinder I get!

It has been a while since I have written anything, but life is good. Tim and I have been working on the basement. That was our assignment from Alex and we only have 2 years to accomplish it. If you know us at all, you know we are not the speediest at home rennovation. Tim took about 5 years to put our tile in our kitchen. Now we are looking at a bathroom/with tile, a family room/with dropped ceiling and a closet/with bi-fold doors. Also a hall and food storage door. In my dreams, we carpet the whole upstairs (including the bedrooms upstairs), put wood in the front room, and paint all the walls. But that probably won't happen for another 12 years.



In refrence to my title, I just sent out 2 wedding cards w/gift cards for weddings that took place in April and June. Sad huh? Well, I hope it really is the thought that counts.



Alex is doing well. He is struggling with the heat and humidity, but he gets a car every other week, so he isn't out in the weather constantly on those weeks. They have had 8-9 investigators come to church every week. He is still adjusting to mission life but seems to be doing well. He said he will be sending pics of Florida. I am anxious for that!



Other than that.....