Thursday, July 1, 2010

THE Mom & Dad


This is my Mom and Dad...


They are really amazing people and do really amazing things for others.
My Dad is THE hardest working man I have EVER known. While growing up, I watched my Dad's work ethic and he still amazes me and everyone else with how hard he works and does not complain about it. Through his example, I have learned to work hard myself and I will always be grateful to him for his example.
My Mom, who is a Mother of 8 has taught me, through her example, of how to be a good housewife, and mother. She is an amazing Mom and I am so grateful that I have been blessed to have watched her while growing up, so that I have the knowledge of how to be a good mom to my own children.
My parents are both recently retired, finally have no children or hobo's living in their basement and have made the decision to leave all us crazy, obnoxious and loud 8 children, daughter in laws, son in laws, grandchildren, Hobo's, Russians, and friends to serve an LDS mission. I will miss talking on the phone to my Mom every day, complaining about my problems to her. It will be very strange to have them gone and I don't even know what to expect. I will be sad, I will miss them like crazy, I might even go crazy as times.
BUT.. that being said, they are serving the Lord and this is not about ME! It's about a much higher being who has called them to serve and they WILL serve and they WILL be wonderful, amazing missionaries and might even bring more Russians home to live in their basement, maybe even one to marry the other one...
SO, they will be leaving October 18th, for 18 months to....

DONETSK, UKRAINE



I really don't know much about Ukraine and I don't think they do either, but I am sure they will learn quickly and any person who has the pleasure of working with my Mom and Dad in Ukraine sure will be lucky.
I love you Mom and Dad, and I will miss you so much! I am grateful for your amazing example and you will be amazing missionaries.

6 comments:

Carly said...

So exciting! My cousin served there....if they are looking for someone to get some info from about it, let me know.

Robert and Lindsay said...

wow your parents are amazing people! wish them luck for me!

Kim & Clay said...

Holy cow! That is so cool. And I agree - your parents are amazing.

Karlee Turner said...

That's awesome! How exciting for them! I'm pretty sure I could be classified in the "hobo" category since we spent many school days in your basement :)

Liz said...

The key word there Karlee is school "days", not school nights or weekends.. Yup during school we spent many hours in my basement.. sleeping! Oh remember when we LOVED those naps in the middle of the day? Good times, good times..

Danna said...

I still cry about it far too often. It's all about me!