"The eternal 'Why?' of a child!"

I thought it would be years, at least until I had my own kids, before I'd see the inquisitive eyes and hear the age-old question of "Why?". But it happened yesterday. Twice.
The first kid, I'll call him "Buttons", asked me the first time. I had commented on one rather thirsty kid during snack time, and had said something about water being good. "Why teacher?"
"Well, because it's good for your body. It keeps your insides working."
"But why teacher?" So I came up with a couple more explanations as to why water was good for us. Still he persisted. So I told him that it's because how Heavenly Father made us. "But why, teacher?"
"You'd have to ask Him." That got him.
Later, another kid, "Sparky", asked me the question a few times, but I can't remember what he asked me for. He wasn't as persistent as Buttons was. *whew*

"Why? Why? Why? The eternal 'Why?' of a child!"

"The Five People You Meet in Heaven" by Mitch Albom

My mother-in-law loaned it to me earlier this week, and I just finished reading it. It's a very good book! Despite the title, the book does not deal with five types of people one will meet in Heaven. Rather, it tells the story of a man named Eddie who dies while trying to save a little girl's life at the amusement park he's worked at for practically his entire life. Upon arriving on the other side, he meets five different people in succession, who have had something to do with his life and how he lived it. Each of these people have also gone through the exact same thing that he has, and are waiting for him so that they may tell him how their lives have also affected him, and impart knowledge on him. A very good read, in my book (no pun intended).

An interesting article on another's view

I came across this article on Beliefnet (see link sidebar) today and thought it might be interesting to others.
It's a Hindu's view of Christ and his divine gift of healing. Very cool.

After the "I do"'s...

We just came back from the reception. It was very nice. My new neice (who's three years older than I) is so cute, and she looks good with my nephew.
The décor was beautiful. There was a real working fountain in the church cultural hall (the gym), and a "tree-lined path" where the receiving line was. There were lights strung up all around, bigger than Christmas tree bulbs, but with softer light, and the tables had little satchels, one with a lavendar scent, and the other one with Jordan almonds. The food was delicious, and the cake was amazing (buttercream icing!). There were two kinds: chocolate and lemon. I was full and didn't feel like having cake, but we were sent home with a slice of each. I ended up having a bite of both when I got home. I wanted to eat the whole slice of chocolate! But I'll save it for later.
Anyway, fun to be had by all: love in the air, friends to see, cameras to smile at... and cake!

I do...

My oldest nephew and his sweetheart were sealed today. I didn't go because I opted to stay with my husband, who wasn't feeling too well (his back was acting up again). They're having a ring ceremony because her family members are not LDS, then the reception is after that. Good luck to the happy couple!

We have values after all!

The amendment banning gay marriage passed and the casino has been rejected! I just read it about ten minutes ago. ^_^ Turns out that this state knows what it's doing...

You know something's wrong with the world...

...when you have to define marriage as between one man and one woman. That was on our local ballot today, along with a proposition to build another casino in one area. I was asked to work the election for today, but I declined. I didn't feel very comfortable thinking about it. Of course, since I stayed home, nothing bad probably even happened. Oh well; that's just the way things work, I guess.
I'm hoping that the marriage amendment passes. Now don't get me wrong, I know people who are gay, and we are all brothers and sisters in God's eyes. But He's also said that marriage is ordained by Him, and it's strictly between one male and one female. The way I see it, if the amendment doesn't pass, it will only be a temporary "victory" for those for gay marriages (Divorce lawyers would love it, I think... more divorces = more money), but it will not be eternal.