Where do I start?    Just hung up the phone with Sharon.  Earlier we were at an Eagle Court of Honor where 2 of her 'sons' received their Eagle Scout award.  We were advised to drive by her place on our way home to see the reason for her 'bucket list' comment on her Facebook from last week.  Seems like Johnny is more crazy in love then I thought (maybe just plain crazy)  There it was parked in the carport: a brand new 2011 Mustang convertible full sized automobile!  Her call was to see what we thought about this wonderful new stage in her life.  I do admit to a small, brief, momentary flash of wow (I'm jealous) which immediately changed into a 'good on ya' to coin a phrase from my Australian experience.  We really are happy for her, and do not expect the 'bucket' part to show up any time soon.  I also wanted to tell her what I was thinking about during that ceremony where Bryant and Colton received their Eagle.  

We know that the afterlife will be a wonderful time of blessings restored or received in order to make things right for a sometimes cruel earth experience.  Families will be reunited and also created by uniting individuals who may not have made connections during mortality, but who will finish the family line for the rest of eternity.  It is very conceivable to see people who were strangers here become family there to make up for those who forfeit that blessing.  To me that is a joyful thought.  Families will be complete then regardless of what takes place here that fractures them.  For me I see that blessing being fulfilled early.  My 18.50 % day will actually be much more then that.  It will be a joining of an eternal family in this 2nd estate rather then waiting for the millennium and I get to be blessed to experience it for myself as well as for some special people who I love.  Talk about joy and rejoicing!  Our lives will continue to be the tests that they already are, but this will certainly be a big portion of Heaven blessing us before it actually arrives.