tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58896437959812455092024-03-12T22:18:23.327-06:00Doug and Karen BarnesServing in the France, Paris Mission
June 6, 2016 - December 6, 2017Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889643795981245509.post-45904694111368127602017-06-01T07:41:00.000-06:002017-08-06T08:21:44.940-06:00Welcome to the K & D B&B!!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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With our K & D B&B officially opening for guests in Paris, France on March 6, 2017, we have enjoyed almost three months of continual bookings. Our delightful and distinguished guest list includes:<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Gordon and Jackie Lambert (March 6-21): although these adventurous travelers only used our B&B at the beginning and end of their time in Paris, they were a great beginning to our B&B experience and our time with them was treasured, indeed.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We received word that the huge construction fences around the temple would be down for about an hour, if we wanted to come see the temple unobstructed. We did! So the four of us jumped in the car and drove to the temple site. Seeing it for the first time was glorious--and who better to share it with than our dear brother- and sister-in-law?</td></tr>
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It's so fun to share some of the joys of our mission life with people we love!</h4>
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We were pleasantly surprised that these first guests to our B&B left an unsolicited review that would surely serve to encourage others to come!<br />
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"Dear Management of the K&D B&B--</blockquote>
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P.S. They even sent treats with us!" </blockquote>
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So we were open for business--more visitors and more fun! During the time the Lamberts were with us, we also welcomed the Smith family from Gilbert, AZ. Although our B&B is only designed to accommodate two visitors at a time, the Smiths were willing to sleep on the living room couch and on air mattresses on the living room floor. It was a PAH-TAY!!!!! and we loved every minute of it.<br />
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The day after the Lamberts and Smiths left, we quickly washed bedding and towels, tidied up a bit, and were happy to welcome Karen's dear friend Michele Carr to our humble B&B. She was very self-sufficient, having lived in France and then returning many times, so she took off to explore in the mornings after we left for the mission office and then we met up again for dinner in the evenings. Karen did take one afternoon off work at the bureau to join Michele at "Cookin' With Class"--French Pastries Cooking Class in Paris. Fun and yum!</blockquote>
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Two days after saying "Bon Voyage" to my wonderful friend, we welcomed our next guests: The Chris and Krista Wells family (including Gabriel, Eve, and Adelaide) from American Fork, Utah. How wonderful to have our kids and grandkids with us for two weeks!<br />
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In the English words of one of my favorite native French speakers: "They are well arrived!"</h4>
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Recover from jet lag? No way. </div>
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First stop: Disneyland Paris (Grandma was there but was taking the picture)</div>
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Next stop: La Tour Eiffel</span></h4>
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We went to the top--Krista and Gabe climbed the stairs as far as allowed and beat us to the bottom by doing the stairs again.<br />
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"OUR" wonderful missionaries whom we serve closely with in the office due to their assignments as assistants and "Versailles Elders"--a.k.a. our rays of sunshine on difficult days, our support system, our "Who-ya-gonna-call" team, and our heros. They are amazing young men and we love them dearly.<br />
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Like I said, they do anything and everything we "need" and do it with a smile.<br />
Bisous to Elder Griffith, Elder Richards, Elder Larsen, Elder Blosil and Elder Cummings.</td></tr>
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Soon after the Wells left us, we were glad more friends and family came to help us overcome our instant homesickness. Although some of them didn't stay at our B & B, we loved spending time with them and enjoying wonderful French food together.</div>
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Sylvia Contesse and her daughter Valerie Umiglia came to the B&B for a few days soon after the Wells left. Thank goodness they both speak perfect English and are willing to include me in their fun conversations. We had so much fun with them. Many years ago (50-ish), Doug wrote the music and Sylvia wrote the lyrics to ten or so primary songs that were later published in the old French Les Enfants Chantent,(The Children Sing). Two of their songs are in the 1997 Primary Children's Songbook. Check them out here: <a href="https://www.lds.org/music/library/childrens-songbook/now-we-would-pray?lang=eng&clang=fra">Doug and Sylvia's song about prayer</a>:<br />
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and here: <a href="https://www.lds.org/music/library/childrens-songbook/it-is-today?lang=eng&clang=fra">Doug and Sylvia's song about Mother's Day</a></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">For it is the celebration of mothers.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I have known for a long time</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">That to prove my love to her,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I must be good every day--</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">And not just today.</span></div>
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Such sweet primary songs. It was wonderful for me to get to spend time with these beautiful, talented women and Doug's (now mine, too) dear friends.</div>
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A few weeks later Sylvia and Valerie were able to return for the Cultural Celebration and the Temple dedication. That same weekend (the B&B was overbooked, again), Brigitte Boutin and her daughter Sophie came as well. Doug baptized Brigitte's family when he was a young missionary in the early 1960's. Brigitte was only seven years old so he didn't baptize her, but they have stayed in touch. It was an incredible day to be with these French and Swiss pioneer women for the dedication of the long-awaited temple.<br />
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Doug with cousin Betty Demars who came to France with her husband Kent and two other couples. They took us to one of our favorite restaurants "Le Boeuf a la Mode" in Versailles. We enjoyed the evening so much and loved being a part of their friendship and shared travel adventures. </div>
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It's always a delight and an uplifting, spiritual experience when the Proctors are in town! We were so happy Scot and Maurine (<a href="http://ldsmag.com/paris-france-temple-what-we-do-for-love/">Meridian Magazine</a>) found time in their incredibly busy schedule to enjoy dinner with us at "Au Chien Qui Fume," (The Smoking Dog)--one of Doug's classic restaurants from 50 or so years ago. Scot and Maurine were here just before the temple open house to glean wonderful information on the building of the temple. Check out their week-long series of articles (one with Doug's gardening story <a href="http://ldsmag.com/paris-france-temple-what-we-do-for-love/">What We Do For Love</a>) at <a href="http://ldsmag.com/?sfid=40590&_sf_s=paris%20france%20temple">Paris France Temple</a><br />
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So, with the K & D B&B in full swing, the spring and summer flew by quickly. Many more amazing and much-loved guests arrived in May and June. Tune in soon for "Welcome to the K & D B&B Part Deux." </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com169 Route de Sartrouville, 78230 Le Pecq, France48.903206999999988 2.114368748.902880999999986 2.1137382 48.903532999999989 2.1149992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889643795981245509.post-4311166753975102762017-04-30T12:58:00.001-06:002017-05-07T06:09:04.892-06:00🎶🎶🎶 I love to see le temple de Paris France! 🎶🎶🎶<br />
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<span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">During a meeting in Paris in 1998, President Gordon B. Hinckley told some 2,400 Latter-day Saints, “The time will come … when we can construct somewhere in this area a house of the Lord, a sacred temple. …”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It's been a long time coming, miracles have happened and now the time is here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We have to say we cried tears of joy when we first saw this sign the day the construction fence came down:</span></div>
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The art glass throughout the temple is incredible and incredibly inspiring.</div>
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Perfect in every way.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doug's friend Sylvia Contesse from Lausanne where <br />
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"The Children Sing." Two of their songs are in the<br />
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The week before the temple opened for the public open house, we were blessed to be able to help take the 200+ young missionaries through the temple so they could see it for the first time. Here we are with President and Sister Babin. How we love them and the missionaries and all of their beautiful spirits. We are incredibly grateful for that experience.</h4>
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When the temple, talent, and timing came together and blessed our already blessed lives:</h2>
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During the first week of April in the afternoon before the open house for VIP's began, Elder Neil L. Anderson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles visited the temple. As he came out into the gardens, he expressed great concern that the gardens were not French. He said that they were unacceptable as they were and needed to be corrected by morning. (The gardens had small hedge-type plants around each one, some bulbs that were coming up but wouldn't bloom for quite some time and lots and lots of bark. French gardens are very symmetrical, colorful, and do NOT use bark.)</div>
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So an urgent call and emails went out to the ward and the missionaries to please come to the temple grounds at 7:00 p.m.--there was an emergency! I received the call, called Doug, and sprang into action (at least Doug did). Chris, Krista, and their three children were headed back to the apartment from Paris and were unreachable. The mission assistants wanted to go but didn't have transportation. So we decided that Doug would take the three assistants in our little car and head to the temple while I stayed at the apartment, fixed dinner, and spent the evening with the Wells, since we didn't have room in the car for all of us anyway, even without the assistants.</div>
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When Doug returned home at 1:00 a.m., what a story he had to tell! When he arrived at the temple, there were three big black vans pulled up and people were unloading flowers of every color and combination and setting them on the ground. The temple project manager Ramon (who must have been devastated at hearing that any part of this temple was "unacceptable"), ran up to Doug as he arrived and asked if he had any experience with flowers. Doug, who has always kept a beautiful home garden and sold flats and flats of annuals to many friends and family every Mother's Day weekend for 28 years, said, "Well, I don't have a degree or anything but I do know a little about planting flowers."</div>
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Ramon gathered everyone together, pulled Doug up beside him and said "Listen to him. He's in charge." So there he was--in charge of the temple gardens! He swung into action, designing symmetrical gardens in his mind and then telling everyone where to plant each flower. The children who were there would run to him and he would say, "Bring me two of these, or three of those" or whatever he needed and they would run and get what he needed and run back to him. </div>
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So by 1:00 a.m., all the bark had been dug out of the gardens (mostly by hand), underground watering pipes held down by huge metal brackets had been pulled up, repositioned to allow for flowers to be planted where they needed to be in order to achieve the envisioned symmetry then put back down, and hundreds of flowers planted--they worked until there were no more flowers to plant. Many were saying how grateful they were to be a part of this "gardening miracle." </div>
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Doug came home exhausted but on fire. As he fell into bed (after taking several ibuprofen), he told me he couldn't tell me the whole unbelievable story now, but he did say that he felt that he had probably made the most valuable contribution of his mission here just from his experience that night. Upon later reflection, he talked about how excited he was to be in Paris when the temple was dedicated and how he hoped he might be able to contribute to the temple dedication--probably using his musical talents. But that didn't happen. Instead, the Lord found use for him in a very different, but no less meaningful and wonderful, way. I'm grateful the Lord works with willing hearts in mysterious, marvelous ways.</div>
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Oh, and by the way, the next morning, Elder Anderson exclaimed that the gardens were "100% better." He was thrilled with the change and the beauty.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A side view of the temple at night--I don't know if it is more magnificent at night or during the day; but, I do love seeing the light come through the stained glass windows at night.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The temple is located just a stone's throw away from the Palace of Versailles. Because of zoning laws in the area around the Palace, the height restrictions for the temple did not allow for a steeple or Angel Moroni statue. But imagine our joy when this Christus was placed in the outside garden--Paris is the only temple in the world to have a Christus outside the visitor's center. It's a wonderful testament to the world that we are, indeed, Christians.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(Thanks to our friend Valerie Umilgia for most of these beautiful pictures.)</span></div>
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For Doug and me, 2016 can be summed up in one word: MIRACLES! Yes, we believe in miracles.<br />
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As 2015 ended with a wonderful Christmas season filled with celebration, laughs, hugs, joy, tears, music, food, traditions, wonder, and mostly love for and from our collective 15 children and 27 grandchildren<br />
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we looked forward with some trepidation, but mostly with great excitement to whatever 2016 would bring. Little did we know what was in store.<br />
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In October 2015 we had submitted our application to go on a mission for the LDS Church. We were willing to go anywhere in the world, but with Doug having served a mission as a young man in the French East mission 50+ years previously, we thought it would be amazing and wonderful to go to France. Our hopes were dashed, however, in late October when we received an email from the current mission president in the France Paris mission that the mission had the maximum number of senior couples serving, with more coming in the spring, and that we would not be able to serve in that mission. Also, because of still some puzzling circumstances and events, we learned of another mission we would not be serving in. So we could cross two places off our list of possibilities. What we did know is that six of our friends from our congregation who were being called as missionaries were called to Colorado, Washington state, and California. With all that information, we concluded we would probably be called to Wyoming or Idaho.<br />
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So on January 22, 2017, the mailman brought the envelope, we called our families and we invited them to join us at Doug's office in person or by Skype or telephone as we opened our call. Imagine our surprise when we read:<br />
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I do believe being called to France was a miracle. And then actually being able to go with things settled at home, involved many, many miracles.<br />
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Our call packet included SO many pages of instruction and information. We had already filled out the medical part but it asked again about up-to-date testing for routine prevention. I had had a mammogram six months before and so had said on my medical form that all my testing was up to date, which it was. However, I found myself thinking, "a mammogram now would be covered, since I have new insurance and I won't be able to have one for another year and a half, so I guess I'll go ahead and just have one now." I couldn't have told you at that moment that that thought was inspired. But, as it turned out, it probably saved my life and I believe having that thought and making that decision was another miracle.<br />
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It was all truly a miracle and I will be forever grateful. We had to report the new information to Missionary Medical and I was a little nervous about that (I didn't want to tell them). A few days later I got a phone call saying that we could go ahead and leave for France on time. (I found out after we were in France that the protocol for someone in my situation was to allow them to go on a mission but that the assignment should be changed to a mission in the United States--I figure Idaho or Wyoming was calling to me, but was so grateful that France won!)<br />
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Next came preparing to leave the house and Doug's business. Both were major concerns. Through a series of ups and downs, we were able to rent the house to a wonderful, clean, caring, responsible couple and also find a solution for Doug's business travel agency due to a chance meeting between two old friends at a funeral and a subsequent call to Doug, who was on the ski slopes. No need for details but we felt the Lord's loving hands in these details and many others as we prepared to leave in June.<br />
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My Mom suffered from Alzheimer's Disease for nine years and it was so hard to think of leaving her. Although she didn't know me or seem to know that I was there with her, I KNEW and I didn't know how I could leave her--it was such a hard decision. But I knew my sisters would take care of things and going on a mission was the right thing to do. Thankfully, our prayers were answered and Dad came and took her home just a little more than two weeks before our mission. Another wonderful miracle and great blessing for all of us--especially Mom.</div>
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Now that we are here in France, we have witnessed daily miracles--some big and others small, but so important. I've wrestled for the past six months with what to include on my blog as far as things that are spiritual, sacred, and meaningful to me and to Doug. It's a hard thing. I want to share, but realize that some things are not meant to be shared. I know there are people who don't understand my belief in miracles. That's okay. I know what I know is true for me--I know my heart and I know my truth. So, without a lot of detail, I want to share just a few everyday experiences that are miracles to us in the office and to me and Doug personally:</div>
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<li>A missionary called to say they have someone interested in learning more but their native language is Armenian. They wondered if we knew how to find Armenian-speaking missionaries she could Skype with. We didn't. Just then, four missionaries came in the office for some obscure purpose and heard our discussion. One of them said, "My friend just arrived in the Arcadia, CA mission and is assigned to speak Armenian" (which happens to be the only Armenian-speaking mission in the United States). What a coincidence! NOT!</li>
<li>The gift of tongues is real--whether it's computer commands, Excel, or French. Remarkable.</li>
<li>So often thoughts pop in our minds that save the day--be it work that needs to be done, a problem that needs to be solved, or a word, gesture, or hug that needs to be given. Out of the blue but critically important.</li>
<li>I received an email from a woman that started, "I know this is a long shot and probably impossible, but I wonder if you could help me find two young women who were riding the bus in Luxembourg and spoke to me." She explained how she has been having some severe trials lately and wasn't interested in their message but when they asked if they could pray for her, for some reason she said, "Yes." She said no one had ever prayed for her before and she quit praying herself years ago. She wanted to thank them and tell them how much it meant to her and she was trying to find them--it was very important to her. Somehow her search led to my inbox. A long shot or impossible? Not at all--we only have one companionship in Luxembourg and they are sisters.</li>
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<li>The greatest miracles we see are the changes in people's lives as they develop a relationship with Jesus Christ and embrace His Gospel. The worth of souls is, indeed, great in the sight of God.</li>
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Our Christmas this year was wonderful in very different ways than any Christmas we have ever experienced. At age 67, one wouldn't think this would be my first Christmas away from home, but it was. How we missed our children and grandkids! We are so grateful for FaceTime, Skype, and telephones. Although there were some hard moments, we made it through with few tears and lots of smiles.</div>
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We started our celebration early in December by attending <i>42nd Street</i> in Paris with our friends the Todds. The theater was beautiful, the show was great (and in English!), and the company was extraordinary.</div>
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The weekend before Christmas weekend, we went to brunch on the Champs Elysees with three other missionary couples--it was a delicious, somewhat extravagant treat. After brunch we went to the markets, saw the windows at Galleries Lafayette and Printemps (what a show in every department store window) and had chestnuts that had been roasted on an open fire while Jack Frost nipped at our noses. Wonderful!</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The week before Christmas was filled with the mission's Christmas conferences--200+ missionaries spread over three days. Bishop <span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588);">Gérald Caussé</span> (presiding bishop of the LDS Church) spoke each day; beautiful musical numbers performed by extremely talented missionaries; ham and turkey dinner served; letters and presents from home, caroling, pictures, and so much joy in the season it was hard to imagine or contain.</span> </div>
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We spent Christmas Eve at the Todd's with the Bendios and Monsons, before we all hurried home to Skype or FaceTime with our families.<br />
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Rather than spend several thousand words (a picture is worth a thousand words, right?), I'll opt for the easy way and post a few pictures to answer that oft-asked question. Draw your own conclusions:<br />
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The Friday morning ritual when Doug arrives at the office and greets the lovely Cecilia, a convert of ten+ years who makes us smile and keeps our office looking good.</div>
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Then there are the P-days (preparation day) in Paris--why stay home cleaning, doing laundry, shopping, etc. when you could go to Paris?</div>
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This Saturday we were asked to help with the children while the adults enjoyed celebrating the 50th anniversary of the church building in Versailles. Doug made it fun and easy--for ALL of us! VOILA!<br />
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Last weekend we took Friday off and went to see the Chateaux de La Loire river valley for three days with our friends Doug and Pauline Todd. Absolutely amazing!<br />
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We saw seven castles, including Leonardo Da Vinci's home where he spent the last three years of his life. Pictures tell the story best, so here you go:<br />
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I was especially enamored of Leonardo da Vinci's chateau. He spent the last three years of his life here 500 years ago when the king of France invited him to move here from Italy. IBM undertook a project to convert his drawings and plans into actual models: a drawbridge, parachute, airplane, helicopter, car, and catapult are a few of his inventions. Roaming through his study and seeing his drawings, paintings, and quotes on the walls felt like being in sacred space to me. <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ycFeZ-2xRjs/WAzQM4R3nLI/AAAAAAAAAzg/6gfgxXKSoiEP99Rx8J3DahSLzWL9J_jjwCEw/s1600/IMG_0587.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ycFeZ-2xRjs/WAzQM4R3nLI/AAAAAAAAAzg/6gfgxXKSoiEP99Rx8J3DahSLzWL9J_jjwCEw/s320/IMG_0587.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
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It makes me wonder if anyone is ever satisfied with what they accomplished in their life.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889643795981245509.post-49093594182077117652016-10-08T10:51:00.000-06:002016-10-08T13:30:46.707-06:00Things we are enjoying getting accustomed to (and others...uhmm, not so much). PART 2So, PART 2--the things I have not really enjoyed getting accustomed to. It was with a grateful heart that I posted my last post; and, believe me, I am beyond grateful for the blessing of being here. And this post, by no means, contradicts any of that. It's just that sometimes I need to vent my frustration--mostly at not being able to speak or understand French. I take full responsibility for that, of course. And I understand more French every day--I wish I could say that about my speaking ability.<br />
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One of the hardest things for me is shopping and cooking. I mean, look at this:<br />
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Even with limited French, anyone can see that the package on the left translates to "Cream Fresh" or fresh cream. The package on the right is clearly "Powdered Sugar." Right? WRONG! The Creme Fraiche is actually sour cream and the powdered sugar is good old regular granulated sugar. Who would know? Just when something looks like it makes sense, it doesn't.<br />
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So, I've obviously bought the opposite products than I was hoping for more than I care to admit. I've also cleaned the toilet with oven cleaner (it did quite a nice job, actually) and made other similar faux pas. Take rice for instance. I've cooked rice all my life with great success. Here there was a package of rice in the cupboard and it said that the rice cooks in 10 minutes. I've never used converted rice before, but figured that's what I had here. So I looked on the back of the package to look for readable (for me) clues that would tell me how much water to use for the rice. While 1 liter of water seemed like a lot for a little package of rice, I confirmed with Doug that it did, indeed, say to use 1 liter of water. So I did. An hour later, the water was absorbed and I had the biggest pan of thick white paste that would have made a great advertisement for Elmer's Glue. What a mess. I dug the package out of the garbage can and showed it to Doug to prove that I had "read" it correctly. The joke was again on me--I really was supposed to use 1 liter of water but that was just to bring to a boil before dropping the whole little brown bag (bag and all) into the boiling water, cooking for ten minutes, removing the bag, cutting it open and pouring out perfectly cooked rice. Again, who knew?<br />
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Sometimes I think I just need to go to an xylem--at least there we can solve water. What the heck? I apparently don't even understand English any more.<br />
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A few other things that I really am miraculously getting accustomed to (and actually enjoying the process) are these:<br />
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<li>The hot and cold water faucets are on opposite sides than I'm used to--usually. If there is a pattern on when the hot is on the left and the cold on the right, I can't figure it out. To add to the guessing game, one turns on by twisting away from you and the other by twisting toward you. It's always a guess--no consistency for the hot turning one way and the cold the other. Seems so inconvenient, wasteful, and time consuming to me. I'll let you know if I find a pattern--I'm sure you'll sleep better knowing, and I know I will.</li>
<li>Restaurants don't open for dinner until 7:00 p.m. Being "senior citizens," we would really like to have our supper in the early evening, please. Also, the French like to dine for a couple of hours so the waiters, waitresses, and cooks, really take their time. Sometimes we've waited 30 minutes to receive our check after asking for it.</li>
<li>A great thing about restaurants is that there is no tipping. Nice. A frustrating thing about restaurants is that you don't get ice in your water or butter for your baguette.</li>
<li>One of the first words I learned in French from Rosetta Stone (pre-mission) was "cheval." It means horse. I'm so grateful I learned that word, even though at the time I thought it silly to learn the word for horse. BUT, as I was looking for meat at the grocery store, I was glad to realize that the section of meat I was in was "cheval." That was a close call--getting granulated sugar when I wanted powdered is far better than getting horse meat when I wanted beef.</li>
<li>Speaking of grocery shopping, we love going to the outdoor markets for fruits and vegetables. But what really is frustrating to me is that you aren't allowed to touch it! The vendors pick out your items for you. They do a good job, I have to admit, but I'd just like to give that mango or peach a little soft touch test myself, if you know what I mean.</li>
<li>French manicures: they don't exist in France. In fact, I have yet to see a French woman here with her fingernails even painted. Just doesn't happen. By the way, I've never seen a French braid either.</li>
<li>It's illegal to do your laundry before 8 a.m. or after 10 p.m. as you "might disturb the neighbors." The washing machine takes 3 hours for one small load and the dryer almost an hour--so with working from 8 or so until 7, 8 or 9 or so, and also obeying the mission rule to never leave your apartment with the washer or dryer running, what are we to do? </li>
<li>Going even 1 km per hour over the speed limit can be very expensive--we luckily haven't personally been picked up on the invisible radar, but many, many of our missionaries have. Seriously, there's no 7-10 mph grace given to anyone here. </li>
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So really, just a few minor inconveniences that sometimes on especially stressful days seem bigger than they are. Deep breath, let it out slowly. After all, when in France...</div>
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And now that I've vented and with my frustrations waning, that's exactly what I am doing my best to do.</div>
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Like amazing gelato--we're definitely enjoying getting accustomed to that! They put all the flavors you would like in one cone. We chose raspberry, lime-basil, mango, stracciatella (chocolate chip), chocolate amorino, vanilla bourbon, noisette (hazelnut), and strawberry.</h2>
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And, unbelievably, they scoop it so each scoop forms a petal of a beautiful rose in the cone vase:</h3>
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Just simply unbelievable in taste AND presentation. The French are truly pastry and bread artists.<br />
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Even unknowingly walking down little streets in little villages holds wondrous surprises:<br />
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Our days here are far from what we imagined "normal" would be--but
once in a while we do have a day that seems more normal than is usually
the case. So here is a snapshot of a fairly normal day:<br />
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usually arrive at work around 8:15-8:30 (sometimes as early as 7:30
a.m. and occasionally as late as 9:00 a.m.). Doug and I share an office
at the bureau:<br />
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is working really hard as the mission comptable (accountant) and doing
great at learning Excel to accomplish his duties. He's becoming a wiz on
the computer (if he could just find that darn carriage throw he keeps
asking me about)</td></tr>
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is the mission secretaire and, in addition to the more common
secretarial duties, is responsible for the legality for our 200
missionaries plus their arrivals and departures</td></tr>
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days in the office are very busy and very long, usually 10 hours on a
good day and up to 15 hours at times. We love working with the other
couples--we don't know what we would do without them. We have a
devotional each morning where we take turns choosing a hymn, sung in
French of course (I never could have imagined that I'd be part of a
French-singing quartet!), giving a spiritual thought and a prayer to
begin the day. The brightest spots of our days are interacting with the
young missionaries (mostly the assistants and the Versailles elders,
although other missionaries often drop by) and President and Soeur
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The eight of us by height. (Yes, he's 7'5")</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With the assistants (Elder Pieksma and Elder Stephenson). We love these two!</td></tr>
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week (every six weeks) is always exciting--new missionaries come in on
Tuesday (29 missionaries arrived this week!), transfers are on
Wednesday, and departures are on Thursday each transfer week. It's crazy
busy but there is so much joy in that process! New missionaries in our
mission are called "Bleus" (instead of "Greenies") and we are always
uplifted by the Bleu Fire when they arrive. Transfers are exciting as
the Bleus get to meet their trainers and head off to their new areas.
Departures are bittersweet, for sure. We get attached to these young
missionaries quickly and it's hard to see them go. But witnessing their
growth and the joy in their countenances as they finish their mission is
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If we are able to leave work by 7:00 or 8:00, we often go to the store, which is always an experience.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think I'll pass on this one.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pudding, on the other hand--YUM! How can we choose?</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And choices on both sides of the long aisle!</td></tr>
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We often have ham sandwiches for lunch--such delicious ham and cheese here and add that to a fresh baguette (and sometimes a sliced, hard-boiled egg) and it is our favorite lunch. But, for a change, how about some flunch?<br />
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Some days when we are just too tired to make dinner, we walk up to our local cowboy restaurant:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mmmm. Good old home cooking, sort of.</td></tr>
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When we work really late and drive home blurry eyed, we're always glad the French let us know where we aren't.<br />
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<i> Are we really here? Or is it just a wondrous dream?</i></div>
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The Barnes and The Seine--incoyable!</h3>
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In fourth grade I learned a song about The Seine: Oh, the cool and winding river, gently wends its way along. On a lovely summer morning, it sings this happy song: Elle chante, chante, chante, chante, chante le jour et la nuit. Car la Seine est une amante et son amant c'est Paris!<br />
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Even in my fourth grade dreams I couldn't have imagined that I would ever be here sharing this dream with someone I love.<br />
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When we moved into our new apartment, we were thrilled to learn that our short path along the Seine to the mission office was named "Barnes Way." Could the sign be a sign???<br />
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Probably not, but we always KNEW we were meant to be here! And we are so thankful we are.<br />
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So we are finally settled in our new apartment! We're just thrilled to be here and to be so comfortable for the next 17 months. In the picture below, our apartment is the one on the second floor with the flowerbox on the railing.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">We christened our new apartment with a going-away get together for two departing missionary couples--the Wilsons and the Graffs. The Todds, Vandivers, Monsons, and Barnes wished them <i>"Bon Voyage." </i></span><br />
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Our nine-year-old grandson Elliot Peters came last weekend
with his other grandpa John Peters and spent a few days with us. What a joy! We
met them in Versailles, went through the Palace (including the Hall of Mirrors)
and the gardens (where we watched beautiful fountain shows accompanied by Baroque
music throughout the grounds). We took a break for lunch at a sidewalk café,
where I once again enjoyed French onion soup (I’m learning that it is really
called “Soupe à l’Oignon Gratinée”—I can spot it on any menu anywhere now—my
French is definitely improving, as needed, anyway). Elliot loved the French “frites”
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We returned home, parked at the apartment, walked to the
neighborhood patisserie, each chose a treat, checked out the apartment with
special attention to see if the black and white cat that comes in through our
second-story window was visiting, had dinner at the downstairs crĂŞperie, and
then played games. Elliot beat us all soundly. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elliot preferred calling it the <i>"Creep-erie"</i></td></tr>
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The next morning we had breakfast, went to church in
Versailles followed by a trip to the construction site of the Paris temple
where we peeked through gaps in the fence and enjoyed seeing its progress, then
came home for more games, a pork chop dinner prepared by Grandpa Doug, still more
games, and then went through the trauma of saying goodbye, once more. </div>
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We loved having time with them. We wish Marsha (the other
grandma) could have joined us—it would have been perfect if she had. We’re so
grateful to John for providing this opportunity to Elliot and all of us. We’d
love to have more visitors at any time! Just let us know.</div>
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We took the train into the Latin Quarter (left bank of the
Seine) and then walked to the Ils de la Cite to visit Notre Dame cathedral,
which was begun in 1163 in the Reign of Louis VII. I had my picture taken there
with Great (great, great, great…?) Grandpa Charlemagne; well, at least a statue
of him and his horse. My dad was always so proud to be a descendant of Charlemagne
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Louis. The Crown itself cost more than the cost of building the chapel to house
it and other relics brought to Paris. We then walked (finding ourselves in the
midst of a huge LGBT Pride Day parade!) by the Louvre and through the Tuileries
Gardens to the Place de la Concorde (the largest square in Paris) where we
took the metro up to Montmartre and climbed hundreds of steps to reach Sacred
Heart church and the artists’ square. There I got my first official bowl of my
much anticipated French Onion Soup. Delicious! The day was filled with wondrous
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I should mention that the highlight of Doug’s day in Paris was
being stopped by a French couple who asked HIM for directions, which he
administered with complete fluency, confidence and accuracy—he definitely fits in here
as a Frenchman. People are constantly telling me how impeccable his French is
and, after speaking with him, the French themselves are often amazed that he was
not born and raised in France. As for me and my French, I’m getting really good
at standing by him and looking engaged while proudly nodding and smiling, quite
often at the appropriate times.</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> We've asked these questions to each other several times the past few
weeks. But, without exception, after a few laughs and even fewer tears, we know
the answers and are assured that this is the right time and place for us to be
here. We are grateful for the opportunity to live and serve in France. At first
I kept pinching myself and finding that doing so didn’t wake me up from a
marvelous dream. Definitely a dream come true. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> I have to confess that there were also a few days when I wanted to
click my heels and end up back in Midway, at least for a few hours. How we miss
everyone! And to say the learning curve is steep doesn’t begin to describe how
overwhelmed we both have been with taking over the tasks assigned to us. Doug
is the financial secretary for the whole mission—such a huge responsibility and
one that weighs heavily on his shoulders. Learning and functioning in Excel has
been extremely difficult (he sometimes still asks me, for instance, where the
“carriage throw” on the keyboard is). I think we’ve moved him from the 19<sup>th</sup>
century into the beginning of the 20<sup>th</sup>, but we have a long way to
go. What a trooper he is to take this all on without a strong financial or
computer background. He’s amazing. We’ve found that the “gift of tongues”
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> As for me, I’m the mission secretary. Although I’d like to think I have
the background and skills to make my job easier, there is SO much to learn that
is specific to the mission and the missionaries that it is very easy to become
overwhelmed and feel incredibly inadequate. Multi-tasking has taken on a whole
new meaning. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our days are long and
exhausting but we are surrounded by very good and supportive senior couples who
are in the same boat we are—or they were once, anyway. Right now there are eight of
us taking care of the needs of the office. In 10 days there will just be four
of us doing it all. I can’t even think about what that means right now. We used
to joke that the church must be true or the young missionaries would have destroyed
it years ago. I think the joke is on us: the church must be true or the senior
couples would have destroyed it by now! I can’t imagine any large organization
surviving and functioning by accepting 60-80-year-old volunteers and having
them take over the finances, housing, cars, train tickets, arrivals and
departures, and legality for every missionary in France (one of my jobs) and all other
office and support duties without them having background or training to do so.
Amazing! The young elders and sisters are the bright spots in our days—we love
these 186 new grandchildren! They are incredible young people and we have much
to learn from them and their testimonies, commitment and dedication.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">OO Other day-to-day nitty gritty things we will want to remember:</span></div>
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in a very small apartment that used to be occupied by Elders. It has two
bedrooms, kind of; a kitchen, kind of; a small WC (water closet); and a
bathroom with a sink and shower. One of the bedrooms has a set of bunk beds, a
dresser, and a closet—the dresser and closet are things on our “we are grateful
for…” list. The other “bedroom” serves more as an all-purpose room. It has a
small bed on the floor, two desks, a small table for eating, four chairs, a
book shelf, and the clothes dryer. So it is really our bedroom, study, dining
room, living room, and laundry room. Compact and efficient! The kitchen is very
narrow (two people <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">can</i> pass by each
other—barely) and has a stove, small oven, very small refrigerator, and a
Barbie Dream Home-sized clothes washer. The commute to the bureau (office) is
30 minutes on a good day and an hour+ on other days. The worst thing about it,
though, is that it has NO INTERNET! </span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">On July
24 we will move to our permanent housing—we can’t wait. Although the kitchen is
small still, the two bedrooms have queen-sized beds and closets and the living
room has lots of space even with part of it being a dining room. There is a
balcony that goes out from the living room and it has beautiful flowers
tenderly cared for until now by Sister Sillito. There are lots of windows and,
therefore, lots of light. AND, we can eventually get Internet there. Also, to
add to our excitement, it is a 10-15 minute walk along the Seine from there to
and from the bureau.</span></div>
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driving a small Toyota hybrid. It’s taken us some time to get used to not
hearing the car run when it is on—we always think it has stalled at the stop
lights, etc. We’re glad to have it, though. Doug is doing well with the driving
and keeps us safe. He doesn’t think he’ll be up to riding in the car with me
driving, however. I remind him that I drove a van around both New York and
Tokyo and did just fine, but he isn’t yet convinced. I’ll probably have to
explore on my own one day (senior missionaries aren’t required to stay together
like the young missionaries are). So we explore a lot and enjoy it—thank goodness
for the GPS! </span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Shopping
and cooking are fun and exciting—lots of new products to try and lots of old
favorites nowhere to be found. We did find white marshmallows and Rice Krispies
yesterday in the “Foreign Foods” section of a new grocery store we explored.
Can’t wait for Doug to fix his famous “Rice Krispy Candy!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I made Rocky Road brownies last night to take
to the President’s house for dinner tonight and they turned out great!
Different flour, different butter, different sugar, and different eggs,
vanilla, and cocoa (and, of course, different measurements). But, they worked. </span></div>
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It’s always a bit of a culture shock to step off the plane
into another country. I remember this from when we lived in Japan. First
impressions are so valuable, because within a few days or weeks (usually,
anyway) the things that seemed strange begin to be the norm. So I thought writing
down a few surprises would help me remember. Here is my “Who Knew?” list of my
first few days in France:</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">WHO KNEW?</b></div>
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<li>Who knew that little kids speaking French would be so
adorable? </li>
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<li> Who knew that French pastries would be even better than you
ever could have imagined?</li>
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Our favorite breakfast pastries: pain au chocolat and croissant aux abricots</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lunch favorites!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<li> Who knew that French butter could make U.S. butter taste
like cheap margarine—and is as cheap as cheap margarine?</li>
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<li>Who knew that you would have to go a month without Internet
(except when you are at the busy office) and that you could survive? </li>
</ul>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Toyota Yaris hybrid</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At least our car is larger than this one</td></tr>
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</ul>
Who knew that driving is like playing Dodge-em Car at Lagoon
and that the prize for getting to your destination is still being alive?<br />
<ul>
</ul>
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<li>Who knew that there would be a Boulangerie (bakery) and Pâtisserie
(pastry shop) on every corner and in the middle of every block and that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">everyone</i> is compelled to stop every morning,
buy a fresh baguette, and carry it proudly and confidently in hand to work? We
have definitely mastered that art.</li>
</ul>
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<li>Who knew restaurants don’t open for dinner until 7:00 p.m.
and the busiest times are 9:30-10:30. The French enjoy their meals for a
minimum of 2 hours but usually longer. While missionaries worldwide are
to only spend a maximum of 1 hour at someone’s home for dinner, the French
missionaries have an exception so as not to be rude. The minimum amount of time
they stay for dinner is 1 hour. They try to gracefully leave by the time 90
minutes have passed.</li>
</ul>
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<li>Who knew that singing hymns in French could be such an
incredibly beautiful, spiritual experience?</li>
</ul>
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<i>Now Let us Rejoice - Vivons ce Bonheur (</i>Live the happiness)</div>
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<i>There is Sunshine in My Soul Today - Ce Jour, au Coeur J'ai du Soleil </i>(This day in my heart I have some sunshine)</div>
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<i>Let Us All Press On - Mettons de l'ardeur </i>(Make Intense Heat) </div>
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<ul>
<li>Who knew that even after spending 24-7 together, you could
love your companion more than you ever thought possible?</li>
</ul>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889643795981245509.post-14910318391386807932016-06-20T14:05:00.000-06:002016-08-10T14:07:55.286-06:00We arrived!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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the MTC and saying “Goodbye” to our beautiful family (who have become our dear
friends) and our dear friends (who have become our family), we boarded the
plane and headed for France. After an all-night flight, we arrived safely on
Saturday and were greeted by our new best friends, Boyd and Terry Sillito, who
will train us and whose shoes we will try for 18 months to fill. They helped us
to the car with our 200+ pounds of luggage and treated us to French pastries
(croissants and pain au chocolat) and fresh pears. Such a welcome and yummy
treat! We drove an hour or so to the mission bureau (office) and met our other
new best friends whom we will serve with in the bureau. We checked into a hotel
and then went to dinner with the senior couples who are in the area. Fun and
delicious!
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Sunday at Church was a wonderful
experience. Thankfully, the missionaries translate for us non-French speakers.
But the most touching moment of the meeting was when the beautiful little
French children sang to their fathers for Father’s Day and ended their song
enthusiastically with the words, “une grande bise” (a great big kiss). So
incredibly cute. Oh how I love the fathers and grandfathers in my life and wish
I could give them une grande bise.
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On Monday, we met President and
Sister Babin—what wonderful people! They welcomed us warmly (they had been out
of the country the weekend we arrived) and then we got to work.<br />
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This is what jet lag looks like (yikes!):<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889643795981245509.post-13551572864114183182016-06-17T13:46:00.001-06:002016-08-08T15:44:14.875-06:00Saying "Goodbye," Why Is It Sad?One of my favorite philosophers,
composers and singers, Kermit the Frog, once sang these words:
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Saying goodbye, going away<br />
Seems like goodbye's such a hard thing to say!<br />
Touching a hand, wondering why<br />
It's time for saying goodbye.<br />
<i><b>Saying goodbye, why is it sad?</b></i><br />
<i><b>Makes us remember the good times we've had!</b></i><br />
Much more to say, foolish to try<br />
It's time for saying goodbye<br />
Don't want to leave, but we both know<br />
Sometimes it's better to go<br />
Somehow I know we'll meet again<br />
Not sure quite where, and I don't know just when<br />
<i><b>You're in my heart, so until then</b></i><br />
<i><b>Wanna smile, wanna cry</b></i><br />
<i><b>Saying goodbye</b></i><br />
La la la la la la la la<br />
It's time for saying goodbye<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Without a doubt, the hardest thing about leaving for 18 months is
leaving the grandkids. Just look at these faces! How we love them! Stay strong
and amazing, Little Ones. And keep smiling. You are in our hearts and prayers. We love you forever and ever and
always. </span><br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889643795981245509.post-11511310413307878982016-06-17T13:46:00.000-06:002016-08-08T13:58:58.393-06:00The MTC: What an Experience!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<ul>
<li>It’s impossible to share all of
the wonderful experiences and feelings of the MTC. We so enjoyed our time
there—it was exhilarating, exhausting, enlightening, enveloping, and incredibly
spiritually uplifting. We met wonderful people who were making enormous
sacrifices to serve in the twilight years of their lives. We met committed
young elders and sisters from all over the world who were filled with the
energy and enthusiasm of youth and the ability to lift everyone around them.
They truly are youth of a noble birthright and they will “Carry On!”</li>
</ul>
<br />
<ul>
<li> In addition to our peers and the
1400 or so young missionaries who surrounded us and brought light to our lives,
we were inspired by wonderful speakers and teachers. One of the highlights of
our time at the MTC was having Elder David Bednar speak to us at a devotional.
He reminded and taught us through scriptural references such as the Prodigal
Son, the Lost Sheep, and the Savior’s visit on the American continent that
every person is important and deserves our attention and love. Elder Bednar
talked about the Savior inviting people “one by one” to come to Him and then invited
us to do the same. He arranged for two of his little granddaughters and three
other children (along with a choir of the 1400+ missionaries) to sing a song
that he wrote. What an experience! The song is titled “One By One” and will be
published in the July 2016 <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">New Era.</i></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Since I don’t have the words or
capacity to really share our MTC experience, I would like to share a few of my
favorite thoughts from our time there:</li>
</ul>
<br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span>Thoughts from Elder Bednar:</li>
</ul>
<br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "courier new"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>You might ask how do I tell if my thoughts or
promptings are inspiration from the Holy Ghost or if they are just me? Answer:
Quit worrying about it!</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "courier new"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Listen to the Spirit and you will always be where
you should be doing what you should do.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "courier new"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>After telling of an experience where he was in
the right place at the right time, Elder Bednar said, “I could not have told
you at the time that it was a spiritual impression.” (I really related to this
as I have reflected so often the past three months on my decision to have a
mammogram before our mission, even though I’d had one six months before. I
could not have told you at the time that it was a spiritual impression either,
but as I see how things unfolded with the early detection of breast cancer,
successful surgery, and a clean bill of health before leaving on time for
France, I have no doubt that it was a spiritual impression and I’m so grateful
for it!).</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "courier new"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>There is no such thing as a coincidence when you
are on the Lord’s errand.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "courier new"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>God will take you to where you should be and
tell you what you should do if you are being a good boy or girl.</div>
<br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Other tidbits from other sources:</li>
</ul>
<br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "courier new"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Read Elder Packer’s talk “The 20-note Mark”</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "courier new"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Read Elder Eyring’s talk from the October 2002
General Conference, “Rise to Your Call”</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "courier new"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>President Monson in the November 2008 <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ensign,</i> “The Lord will shape the back to
bear the burden placed upon it.”</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "courier new"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>We don’t move up in the Church, we just move
around.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "courier new"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>And SO much more!</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889643795981245509.post-33255885739065146852016-06-10T22:13:00.000-06:002016-08-07T13:57:55.287-06:00We made it through the first week!<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">Have you ever tried drinking through a fire hose? That's the best way to describe how we felt this week. Wow! What a week this has been. We're so grateful for this experience and for our wonderful district and teachers. They were all amazing. We finished our study of <i>Preach My Gospel</i>, will have office training next week (M-Th), and then leave for France on Friday!</span></span></span></span><br />
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