Dear
family and friends, dear ones far and near
Come
listen to my story (If you would like to hear):
This
year began and ended in a state with lots of snow—
Yes,
here I am writing from Colorado.
More
snow indeed than I had in V-A,
And
more of many other things soon came my way.
Early
on found me in my ward’s primary
But
now with my own class, of 4-5 year olds, extraordinary
My
French work, too, continued, but in a different way.
Yes,
to preschoolers I taught lots of new words to say
But
soon came the time when other goals arose
And
I had another opp to teach college English prose
The
things you always ask
But
of more than this my life entails
So
now I’ll these unmask
I’ve
26 nephews and nieces now alive,
With
ten of them near home,
But
for Easter we had here 20.5
Yes,
we were far from being alone
With
that and other visits, I’ve had
Lots of fun being the favorite auntie,
In
fact we had so much fun when clad
As
princesses for my bday party!
In
June I got to be niece again as well
When
I rode out to Utah to stay for a spell
In
Orem I saw Grandma W., Aunt Gayle, Uncle Al
And
cousins, their kids, and a few old pals
Then
on down to Ferron to share Adam’s baptism day
I
did also do some hiking, and yes, even played.
And so the year has passed with many things sublime
Though
I had my troubles too, just some from time to time
But
these, the Lord Jesus has made me pass more happily
Through
His servants in the Church, friends, good doctors, and my family,
Now,
I hope the rhythm of this poem hasn’t lulled you all to sleep
Or
worse, driven you off the deep
But
since you’re apparently still here, I’ll wish you all the peace
My
Savior brings to me,
In
this season of happiness, joy, and good memories.
Love,
Heidi
Q.
