32 YEARS AGO TODAY!!!

Thirty-two years ago today, Paul and I got engaged. We were the best of friends and now over three decades later, we are still the best of friends.

I have hunted for a few pictures of us over the years. We did not bring many to Switzerland with us, but I found these and have had them on the fridge. In looking them over we see we have become older, added wrinkles, grey hair and some extra pounds. Tonight, we will do as we always have. We will sit on our couch and he will ask me to marry him. How could I ever say no to my best friend?!

A Day of Reflection, In Memory of the 1994 Rwanda Genocide

Laura and I took part in the International Day Of Reflection On The 1994 Genocide In Rwanda. The event took place at the Palais Des Nations (U.N.) One of the outstanding speakers was a young genocide survivor Annick Kayitesi.

She told of being 11 years old and seeing her family murdered with machetes right in front of her. One other family member survived, a younger sister, who had taken many machete blows to her body. Annick worked to rescue her sister and hide until they could escape. Now Annick is a wife and mother of two. She has a college education and she works hard to insure education for the children of Rwanda.

London, England 2012

We had a beautiful, fun, wonderful time touring London. We can not wait to go back. Enjoy some of our pictures.

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A Smaller World=Pure Joy

Yesterday, Paul and I invited 5 LDS Sister Missionaries over for a quick dinner on the spur of the moment. It was in between sessions of General Conference and one thing we love to do is offer missionaries a change of pace with a home-cooked "American" meal, as "American" as you can get using Swiss/French ingredients that is. Now here is where the "Small World" comes in: One of the Sister Missionaries who happened to be at our church building this morning, but serving miles away in France was Sister Kate Harline. Kate's mom (Paula Kelly) and I were best friends in High School. It was fun to have her eat at our table and take pictures of her to send right home to her family. We live all of the way over on the other side of the earth, in Switzerland, but yesterday the world got a little smaller. What a delight it was to spend some time with the fruits of a dear friend from High School and participate in making the world a little smaller. I think the best words to describe it are, "Pure Joy".