A few days later

So here it is a few days later, I have already fallen into the "not writing on my blog" trap again after one post where I said "It has been a while" Sigh.... Sometimes I don't write because I don't feel like I have anything to say. This is probably true most of the time.... I wonder if that is why Mormon only wrote a "100th" part of the story when he abridged the Book of Mormon. Was the rest of it just mindless drivel like my journals are? I really hope not, but, there has got to be some of what he left out that really has no point. Hopefully if that is the case it is because someone has already said it. Unfortunately I do not think that is the case with my writings. My writings have no point some times simply because they have no point. Like today, the only reason I am writing is so I don't have to say "well it has  been a while, again."
My mother-in-law has been staying with us this week. Yesterday she mentioned that she would like to hear me play and sing. I got the guitar out for the first time in a long time and sat down to play.  

It was nice to sit on the back deck in the middle of July, the weather was very pleasant, and sing and play. Barb took this picture and posted it on Facebook. There have been a lot of comments about it. This is something I enjoy but do not do enough of. I have not taken time for these little pleasures lately. I hope I can follow the council given by President Norquist when he set me apart for my calling in the bishopric to find balance between work, family, calling and time for myself. I have not figured that one out just yet. I am however going to spend the day tomorrow refereeing soccer, something else that I really enjoy. It has been a very nice week. There is a lot going on, but, this week for some reason, I have been able to slow down just a little bit. Tonight I get to go to a concert with Rachel. I don't think I have ever done anything like that with any of my kids. Barb is unable to go because her mom is here, I am excited to go with Rachel. We take her to Utah for school in a month. My how the time flies.