Mills Family Book of Faith

  It sure was fun sitting around the fire sharing stories yesterday.  It is not too late to send them to me.  Reply to this email, text or call and I'll do a phone interview, or complete this form. I have been working on a TImeline of events that isn't quite complete.  In the process, I have asked and been given the stories of how our parents'/grandparents' met and married. I love how these siblings were so integral in each other's love lives. Since this week I am looking at stories from the Glen Mills branch of the tree, allow me to share a little of what Uncle Glen has shared with me.  Since Uncle Glen does not have internet, I go visit him every few weeks and give him a printed copy of what I have mailed out since our last visit.  Then we have a nice chat.   Kathleen Matheson Mills 1937-1995 From Interviews with Glen Mills by Valerie Mills Hunt Glen met Kathy when he was still in high school.  The baseball team would often go to the same dine...

  Hello again, Yesterday I drove my mom to Tabiona to attend the funeral of Wilma Webb, Aunt Deanna's baby sister.  Because of my mom's first marriage to Dale, and having Aunt Deanna as her sister in-law twice, we have been invited to the Webb Family reunions and have run into Uncle Len, Aunt Deanna and their awesome kids' and families over the years. As I thought about what to share from that branch of the tree today, I felt that sharing Aunt Deanna's contribution was fitting.  She spoke very lovingly about her sister at yesterday's funeral and the title of her story is good advice for all of us on how to handle trials. Enjoy!  (PS - Aunt Deanna - I should have snapped a picture of you yesterday at the funeral - you looked gorgeous!)  Please send me a picture of your choice to include). Faith and Trials   By Deanna Webb Mills 1969, 2006   In this life it seems that we each in one way or another face some trials. I think about the...

  I came across a quote that stood out to me this week.  I liked it so much I not only posted it on Facebook, I used it in an Easter egg hunt for one of my teens - paying her for putting the pieces of it together after I cut it apart: “The question of having moral beliefs is decided by our will.  If your heart does not want  a world of moral reality, your head will assuredly never make you believe in one.   Suppose you are climbing a mountain and at one point your only escape is to leap across a deep chasm.  Have faith that you can make the terrible leap and your feet are nerved to its accomplishment.  But mistrust yourself and you will hesitate [until] all unstrung and trembling…. You roll into the abyss.  Refuse to believe, and again you shall be right, for you will perish.  But believe, and again you shall be right, for you shall save yourself.  You make one or the other of the two possible universes true by your trust or mistrust...