Reality

As many of you know I got a job driving people to and from medical appointments.  In my reality I would be picking up sweet senior citizens and driving them to the doctor.  But in the real world we live in I continue to be the oldest person in the car!  A number of my passengers look like they are 90, but their age is deceptive because of choices they made that have ruined their health or the drugs that have destroyed any semblance of well-being.  A number of times I have felt so sad and wondered what choices they made to bring them to such a dismal outcome.  That being said I have loved many of my passengers and have had a great time visiting with them and learning about what brought them to Arizona or what kept them here after one summer!  I have learned, as we are always told, to never judge a book by it's cover and when sharing a car with various personalities you understand how important that is.  I won't be specific about those who I am meeting but I can honestly say that every day I work is an adventure.  The positive experiences are worth the sad things that I occasionally see and I honestly am surprised how much I enjoy what I am doing.  What can I say--I love having a captive audience!

Dear grandchildren there are two things I want all of you to remember.  First, choices have consequences and second, whatever choice you make will never affect only you.  I am so proud of all of you and am pleased at seeing you growing into such amazing people.  Please keep working hard to stay on a path that will lead you back to a loving Heavenly Father and a Savior who made it possible to be better than we think we are.