tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723124266752750306.post2544861694664593145..comments2023-07-26T03:02:44.055-07:00Comments on ANWA Founder & Friends: Your Life As A WholeMarsha Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389060049107102815noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723124266752750306.post-40072149474575262312007-03-23T22:33:00.000-07:002007-03-23T22:33:00.000-07:00Great post, Valerie! I used to ask myself what I w...Great post, Valerie! I used to ask myself what I wanted to be when I grew up...or at least when my kids grew up. Then one day, I woke up and realized I was hwat I wanted to be; a mother in Zion! Of course, I have many interests, but I find I experience greater success in all areas of my life when I take care of my family first.Kari Pikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13855609339118198399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723124266752750306.post-84167706004688434352007-03-23T14:48:00.000-07:002007-03-23T14:48:00.000-07:00What a great great experience! Is Glady's traveli...What a great great experience! Is Glady's traveling the US with this group? How do we get them in our neck of the woods?The Me I Want to Behttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707108710534713884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723124266752750306.post-72563831512514910342007-03-23T06:28:00.000-07:002007-03-23T06:28:00.000-07:00I played the piano too for a while and if you don'...I played the piano too for a while and if you don't think about it too much sometimes you can do better. <BR/> I would rave for months too, if I had an experience like that. WOW.<BR/>I'm glad you all enjoyed my writing. It makes it all worth the time.The Blessings of Family Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06849592185230836671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723124266752750306.post-83382080219808403572007-03-22T23:27:00.000-07:002007-03-22T23:27:00.000-07:00What a wonderful experience, Valerie. You not onl...What a wonderful experience, Valerie. You not only received the concert and its message, but you got the planning and behind the scenes preparation and all the work and prayer that went into the 'prologue', so to speak. Only then do you get 'the rest of the story.' And you told it very well. I could visualize the whole thing. Congratulations on a job well done.<BR/><BR/>My youngest daughter Karlene sat at the same table at a banquet with Gladys Knight, President and Sister Hinckley, and Karlene's sister-in-law who ramrodded the banquet. My daughter raved for months. But that was several years ago. Somehow, it endeared Gladys K. to me, even more.<BR/><BR/>And Liz, your piano experiences is like mine. Only I haven't got to the 'walk on water' stage yet. Maybe if I played once in a while . . . . Who knows?<BR/>AnnaAnna Arnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09882034663742937010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723124266752750306.post-13119166194642344932007-03-22T23:26:00.000-07:002007-03-22T23:26:00.000-07:00What a wonderful experience, Valerie. You not onl...What a wonderful experience, Valerie. You not only received the concert and its message, but you got the planning and behind the scenes preparation and all the work and prayer that went into the 'prologue', so to speak. Only then do you get 'the rest of the story.' And you told it very well. I could visualize the whole thing. Congratulations on a job well done.<BR/><BR/>My youngest daughter sat at the same table at a banquet with Gladys Knight, President and Sister Hinckley, and Karlene's sister-in-law who ramrodded the banquet. My daughter raved for months. But that was several years ago. Somehow, it endeared Gladys K. to me, even more.<BR/><BR/>And Liz, your piano experiences is like mine. Only I haven't got to the 'walk on water' stage yet. Maybe if I played once in a while . . . . Who knows?<BR/>AnnaAnna Arnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09882034663742937010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723124266752750306.post-28227557294430959512007-03-22T15:02:00.000-07:002007-03-22T15:02:00.000-07:00Yea, verily, yea, Valerie. Well said. Especially...Yea, verily, yea, Valerie. Well said. Especially from my gray-haired vantage point. <BR/><BR/>I'll tell you something else I've learned: nothing you study is ever in vain. I think about my piano lessons that my mother bartered sewing for. I wasn't a natural. Too inhibited, I think. I got so I could play a few hymns, and did bottom-of-the-barrel duty every now and then when there was no one else to play for meetings. But, I've really hit my stride playing for seminary. It's a bit like Peter walking on water--If I think about it I can't play. But if I trust in the spirit and believe, I can really pound out those hymns, and my seminary boys sing with gusto, all verses. I hope my mother knows.Liz Adairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08815648250166705199noreply@blogger.com