Today was a very special day. Arlin and Cindy were going to the Temple and took me along. It was a great trip. It is so peaceful in the Temple and once you enter, you feel like all the troubles of the world have disappeared. I love that feeling. The Spirit of the Lord is so strong there you feel so close to Him who gave his life for all of us. I feel a special help from the Lord while there while meditating upon the problems I encounter in daily life. I came away with a feeling of greater strength and a more positive attitude about solutions and what I need to do to bring them about.
Garth and Julie were there also. We were able to have lunch there in the Temple with them. That was a special treat.
Garth leaves for WA DC next week. Julie will not be going along. The Army told him she could not be present at the ceremony. Garth told them he didn't want to go along if he couldn't take his wife and they said "You are going!- You are the Platoon Sergeant!" So he is going.
I have a cousin back there who retired from the Army as a Lt. Colonel and is now in the CIA. We have made contact with him and hopefully they will be in contact with each other while there.
It was a nice trip today but I am glad to be back home again.
Uncle Ralph
June 25th - As most of you know, Ralph had a complete hip replacement over a week ago and is mending pretty well we think. The first surgery was not healing right - it was crooked so they decided to finally do this surgery. He should be much better off once it is completely healed.
It was quite an ordeal for him
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As most of you know, my brother Ralph was in a horrible car accident yesterday morning (Sat Apr 19th) Actually it was about 1 o'clock in the morning. He was on his paper route and driving along about 60 miles an hour he said when a car came over the hill and was in his lane. He had no time to do anything; the car just hit him head on.
We are all feeling fortunate that Ralph is still with us. He was hurt quite badly with several broken bones. However, he didn't lose consciousness, which means a lot and he is trying to keep his spirits up which means a lot.
Neil kindly drove mom and I to the hospital in Tacoma yesterday and we stayed there and visited with his family until he was out of surgery and then out of the recovery room. We did get to visit with him for a while in his room. He is in a lot of pain but they have changed his pain medication now and it is helping him.
Here is his address if you would like to send him a card which I know he would enjoy receiving.
Ralph R. Dahlberg Room 516 J Wing
Tacoma General Hospital
315 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
PO BX 5299
Tacoma, WA . 98415
Time Goes by
This past Friday night I rode with Neil and Maddy to the Elma Football Field to watch two of our grandsons play soccer.
Jesse Burbidge (Cindy & Arlin's) played for the Elma soccer team and did a great job. Dalton Newell (Eldon & Candy's) played for Tumwater. He did a great job also but was limited on the time he could play as he was plagued with a nosebleed.
It brought back a lot of memories of past football games. Eldon, Gordon, Garth, Aaron, Josh and Dan all played football for Elma. They loved it with a passion. I loved going to the games and rooting for the boys.
How quickly time passes. It seemed so strange to be there at the football field watching my children's children play. I don't get to go very often but enjoy it when I do.
Jesse is Captain of his team and will graduate from high school this year so he doesn't have too many games left to play.
It was good to sit with the family and enjoy their company.
