Author: Wil

Time and all Eternity

Jean was two weeks old when Papa got to see her. It was love at first sight. He could do no wrong and could always get her to stop crying and even laugh. Papa would play with Jean while I got the boys ready for bed. Then family prayer and then it was Jean’s turn. […]

Beautiful Trials

I was trying to clean up the mark on Jeannie’s face. It was not there normally – it is age I guess the back of the picture must have had some acid exposure. But she is still beautiful. Everything I tried made her look worse. So I will leave it as is. Jean Marie is […]

David & Wil

One of my favorite memories of David and I happens to be in the “boat” in San Angelo. We would sing hymns everywhere we went. Sometimes he didn’t remember all the words so I had to sing louder because I was holding the hymnal. Music has always been a passion in my life but I […]

I did already share Robert Franklin’s birth but one thought to add. After having a towel in my pants and sitting on one all the way to the hospital I rarely ever complained about sanitary pads again. I leaked water all the way there and through my exam.

Singing @ Work

Last night I helped at our chapel doing some clean up. It was an Elder’s Quorum activity and we had some food when the work was completed. This reminded me of a time I did service with David in California. I don’t remember if other members of the family went with us, I think is […]

Mine Kinder 1

My first Sonshine,William Kerry. I have already told the story of # 2 birth. So here is the story of #1 I was due the day after Christmas. By the 24 I was sure I would spend Christmas in the hospital. Then by the 27th I was convinced that I had a tumor and was […]

Pancakes Anyone?

When I was about 11 years old Mimi let me make pancakes by myself. This was not a good idea, I ended up adding 4 tablespoons of baking soda [or powder]. This resulted in 4 gallons of pancake batter. 4 gallons you exclaim! Yes. Because of our financial position at that time it was better […]