Last Step

We received an e-mail from the State on Wednesday letting us know that we needed to provide a few pieces of additional information, this was done almost immediately and on Thursday we got the e-mail letting us know that our application was processed and complete. The last step is a signature from the Judge. We are told this part of the process takes less then a week.

Timeline:

April 14th, 2014  -Started PS-MAPP classes
June 6th, 2014 - State home inspection (OLCR)
August 28th, 2014 - Application submitted
September 3rd, 2014 - Request for additional information
September 4th, 2014 - Confirmation of complete application

The Time That's Left

"The Time That's Left"

-Mark Schultz 

What will you do with the time that's left
Will you live it all with no regret?
Will they say that you loved till your final breath?
What will you do with the time that's left?

What will you do with the time that's past?
Oh and all the pain that seems to last?
Can you give it to Jesus and not look back?
What will you do with the time that's past?

What will He say when your time has come?
When He takes you into His arms of love?
With tears in His eyes will He say well done?
What will He say when your time has come?

What will you do with the time that's left?
Will you live it all with no regret
Will they say that you loved till your final breath?
What will you do with the time?

Waiting

Our application was submitted on Monday. Our licensing worker let us know that the State is averaging about three weeks right now, so we should get the call sometime mid September. It's a strange feeling to have it be so close after so long. I've started to have a hard time sleeping, I've heard that expecting Mothers sometimes "nest" in the last trimester. I think I am in that state now. At this point we have done almost all we can do and are just trying to stay busy until the time arrives.

"That I really lived"

“I don't want to drive up to the pearly gates in a shiny sports car, wearing beautifully, tailored clothes, my hair expertly coiffed, and with long, perfectly manicured fingernails.

I want to drive up in a station wagon that has mud on the wheels from taking kids to scout camp. I want to be there with a smudge of peanut butter on my shirt from making sandwiches for a sick neighbors children.

I want to be there with a little dirt under my fingernails from helping to weed someone's garden.

I want to be there with children's sticky kisses on my cheeks and the tears of a friend on my shoulder.
I want the Lord to know I was really here and that I really lived.” 
― Marjorie Pay Hinckley

Truth

“Home is where you are loved the most and act the worst.” 

― Marjorie Pay Hinckley

“There are some years in our lives that we would not want to 

live again. But even these years will pass away, and the lessons 

learned will be a future blessing.” 

― Marjorie Pay Hinckley

A Beautiful Adventure

“Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of 

arriving safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in 

broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly 

proclaiming, “Wow what a ride!” 

― Marjorie Pay Hinckley