The Swenson Page: July 2008

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Cupid

I recently found out Ma and Pa have a song of their own from back in the day of courtship. It's called "The Sweetheart Tree" and I put it on the blog.

The first camping trip of the year is over and already we are looking forward to the one in August. we had a lot of fun. We took Jack, Buck, Josie, Molly and Jazz. Jazz and Molly soon decided they were not interested in horse rides. Molly feigned a leg problem and Jazz thought running beside the horses was too much work. Sean and Kevin took Caid, Lindsay, and Tanner on a snipe hunt. they came home empty handed. Maybe next hunt will be more profitable. Sean showed his talent in dutch ovens while Garth was on the grill. The biggest hit as usual was roasting marshmallows among the kids. All the kids got to ride including Mallory, Emma and Mason. Sean, JoAnn and Family were the only ones that stayed over we hope more will in August. We are happy everyone came up when they could. We had fun!

The Interview With God

I dreamed I had an interview with God.
“So you would like to interview me?” God asked.
“If you have the time” I said.
God smiled. “My time is eternity.” “What questions do you have in mind for me?”
“What surprises you most about humankind?”
God answered… “That they get bored with childhood, they rush to grow up, and then long to be children again.”
“That they lose their health to make money… and then lose their money to restore their health.”
“That by thinking anxiously about the future, they forget the present, such that they live in neither the present nor the future.”
“That they live as if they will never die, and die as though they had never lived.”
God’s hand took mine and we were silent for a while.
And then I asked… “As a parent, what are some of life’s lessons you want your children to learn?
“To learn they cannot make anyone love them. All they can do is let themselves be loved.”
“To learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others.”
"To learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness.”
"To learn that it only takes a few seconds to open profound wounds in those they love, and it can take many years to heal them.”
“To learn that a rich person is not one who has the most, but is one who needs the least.”
“To learn that there are people who love them dearly but simply have not yet learned how to express or show their feelings.”
“To learn that two people can look at the same thing and see it differently.”
“To learn that it is not enough that they forgive one another, but they must also forgive themselves.”
“Thank you for your time,” I said humbly.
“Is there anything else you would like your children to know?”

God smiled and said, “Just know that I am here… always.”

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