Our grandson, Tyler Stirling Calder, received his mission call this week. His mom, Julie, told us that his bishop had called and the call was on the way. It arrived on Wednesday and he elected to wait until Thursday at 5 pm to open it so that his siblings and grandparents could be present when he opened it. We talked about how the plan for the next two years had been set out by Heavenly Father, and he did not yet know where the plan would take him. It is the same with us, Heavenly Father has a plan, we don't know where it will take us but we do know that if we do our best to follow him we will be in the right place at the right time.
Tyler opened his call with all of us holding our breath. Video was taken and you can see and hear our surprise when he read "Montevideo Uruguay Mission" And he reports to the MTC in Argentina August 5. So many new things to take in - but we are proud of his decision to serve and know that he will be a wonderful missionary and be a blessing in the lives of the people of Uruguay.
I have increased my exercise and walking. I am walking outside now and enjoy that so much more than the treadmill. I am not as tired as I was in the early days of returning to walking following my mishap and appreciate the marvel of our bodies to heal themselves.
With spring the pace of our lives increase. We are planning a trip south to see our daughter, Mary Lou and her family, then to attend a special event with Felt's graduating class in Baton Rouge and visit some good friends. We decided to take a side trip to Branson MO before we go to Houston and have reservations for a couple of nights and tickets for three shows. We are looking forward to the experience. And to spending time with family and friends.
Summer will bring visits from family and the celebration of our 50th anniversary. So we have plenty to look forward to.
