I consider today a new beginning.  It is  a Monday which begins the new week.  It is the 15th of this month of April which is sort of a milestone on its own what with it being 1/2 of April and tax day when we mail the stuff away that we have been preparing for for several months.  (And which is evidence to me of a tender mercy for us that has been years in the making and come to fruition to bless us today.)  I started again to measure and record my blood number this morning after letting it go for a while until after my visit to my doctor last Friday.  It is also early in my morning after a weekend in which I tried to be receptive to learning and growing and can now settle in to practice what I am learning.  It is also the first new day of the rest of my life which I hope will be a continuation forward even if it is very small steps that I am taking.  I heard the alarm go off at 6 and after a few minutes I got up.  Sheila was in the tub and told me that it had snowed.  (So maybe winter isn't quite ready to let spring begin, but 'beginning' is still my theme.)  Last evening Sheila went to a stake Relief Society meeting.  She left about 15 to 7 and got home around 15 to 10!  My stomach churned a lot during my waiting time, but I figured that none of my imaginary monsters were real and that she was just enjoying time with friends and chatting the night away.  I found out that I was right and I saw that not only was she enjoying her visiting she was really giving service and really did still have 'the Relief Society President spirit in her heart' as she was told by one of her former counselors who was there too.   I was able to 'see' and appreciate her at her best being the wonderful, compassionate soul reaching out to others in her unique and humble way.  She is still the best part of what we are, and I need to keep on to just try to keep up with her.  Right now, as I face this new day (and week) I really don't know just how it will turn out.  But even after all of these years of new beginnings I am actually excited to be able to 'participate' and see what happens.