There are a handful of people that fall in a category of people I may just never have known or bonded with so deeply had we not been to many many many years of school together. One of those people is PAIGE CLARKE!
But how lucky I am to have known and bonded so deeply with Paige becuase she is one incredible individual!
She is always
Hard working
Running (FAST!)
Playing (WELL- basketball, track, athletic anything, you name it. She won the athlete award of highest athleticness our 8th grade year)
Trying (take volleyball-she wasn't necessarily a vball player, but she tried out anyway!)
Winning (always!)
Eating (I have such fond memories of Paige in class, taking a bite of goldfish or something then just laughing at something and offering her snack to other people) (speaking of...)
Laughing (such a great laugh. Always a happy person)
Sharing (food, knowledge, humor, intelligence)
Buoying (One of the most motivating teammates I have ever had the pleasure of playing with)
Submitting (In every way. Easily one of the most humble girls ever. We had a class together ((one of the many)) and on the first day we had to fill out a card about ourselves and pass it in so the teacher could get to know us. She passed in hers to me and I just happened to read it or something and she had written that she was probably the happiest person our teacher would ever meet and when she passed it up to me she said, "Besides you, Krista Roy. You are just the happiest ever!" To anyone else, this statement might be true. But not Paige. She seriously was always happy. But the point is, she was so humble, she just submitted a little title like that when really it didn't have to be)
Questioning (Always wanting to learn, always wanting clarification, always curious)
Smiling (and a gorgeous one at that)
Greeting (Never misses a chance to say hello)
Scholarshipping (yep. She was awarded the Boetcher. Couldn't think of a better candidate)
Sympathizing (a human being has never felt so comforted than when spilling their woes to Paige Clarke)
Real-izing (Paige is practical. And you know me. A practical person is the best kind. Paige won't put up with trash)
Enduring (AAA i have such respect for those stellar athletes who just suffer some miserable defeat (becuase the stellar ones are always the ones that get botched) but even through 2 or 3 knee blowouts, crutches, multiple surgeries and pretty much an ended career, Paige was still all of the above)
Which, when combined, I think, makes Paige Clarke
deserving
of all the praise, friendship, blessings, happiness, and ebullience she ever has and i hope always will continue to get!
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Serve till you Die
Raking leaves makes me think of two things:
Service
and
Coralee Peele.
It's funny how those two things go so perfectly hand in hand.
I raked leaves and did various yard work for Sis. Peele for YEARS. One time I even painted her mailbox with Taryn Smith (with such a team, you better believe we messed up and did it wrong) but doing such a service provided a wonderful bonding experience for us. Sis. Peele really taught us the true meaning of service.
One time Sis. Peele sold me her car for WAY cheap because she is kind.
My mom served Coralee for all the years of my life pretty much. Their interactions with one another and the friendship they developed really taught me a lot about service and how it requires and produces charity for everyone involved.
Yesterday, Coralee died.
I do feel like it's a good thing when people die, leaving the world all that much better for having been there.
And I do feel like I was able to benefit very much from the lessons of service, charity, love, and endurance Sis. Peele taught me.
Especially since I was able to learn it because of raking leaves!
Service
and
Coralee Peele.
It's funny how those two things go so perfectly hand in hand.
I raked leaves and did various yard work for Sis. Peele for YEARS. One time I even painted her mailbox with Taryn Smith (with such a team, you better believe we messed up and did it wrong) but doing such a service provided a wonderful bonding experience for us. Sis. Peele really taught us the true meaning of service.
One time Sis. Peele sold me her car for WAY cheap because she is kind.
My mom served Coralee for all the years of my life pretty much. Their interactions with one another and the friendship they developed really taught me a lot about service and how it requires and produces charity for everyone involved.
Yesterday, Coralee died.
I do feel like it's a good thing when people die, leaving the world all that much better for having been there.
And I do feel like I was able to benefit very much from the lessons of service, charity, love, and endurance Sis. Peele taught me.
Especially since I was able to learn it because of raking leaves!
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Li-Mae, Li-Mae
You have to know with a name like Li-Mae, that soul has got to have some goodness.
I met Li-Mae at the first summer run practice of my junior year. She was a new freshman and a new runner and I felt it my personal duty to befriend her and show her the good of life. I had no idea she would fulfill that role more for me than I would ever hope to do for her!
Her list of accomplishments impressed me from that first moment, and I only discovered more as I went on.
Honors classes, multiple sports, quick wit, quirky sense of humor, submissive nature, willingness to try, valuable work ethic, fear to overcome challenges, confidence to be weird, friendly demeanor, precious shyness, eventual discovery of excellent leadership (the good kind that comes naturally just by being a good example), long black hair, rounded nose, big brown eyes, similar appearance to the girl Mowgli follows into the vilage, etc., etc.
Also
I used to braid Li-Mae's hair every meet. That was true bonding. She knows how to make a soul feel good--i knew the braids didn't really make her go any faster, but the way she talked them up, I almost felt like I had made a veritable contribution to her success. Some of the other heads I braided didn't even have a thankful cell within them, let alone such complimentary ones as were in Li-Mae's.
I was in a play with Li-Mae once. She and I shared a bonding moment of anticipatory stage fright opening night. She, of course, shined the entire time perfectly playing a role as a little grandma. She was born for the stage.
Li-Mae has a conviction of faith that few others have. I don't know if she belongs to any organized religion, but her life follows patterns very similar to the way Christ patterned his.
Some people have a hard time making friends because they haven't figured themselves out. But that is the best part of Li-Mae. She knows who she is and she wants to help other people feel as happy as she does about who they are--even if that person thinks they could do it for her.
I've never been so happy to be proven wrong!
I met Li-Mae at the first summer run practice of my junior year. She was a new freshman and a new runner and I felt it my personal duty to befriend her and show her the good of life. I had no idea she would fulfill that role more for me than I would ever hope to do for her!
Her list of accomplishments impressed me from that first moment, and I only discovered more as I went on.
Honors classes, multiple sports, quick wit, quirky sense of humor, submissive nature, willingness to try, valuable work ethic, fear to overcome challenges, confidence to be weird, friendly demeanor, precious shyness, eventual discovery of excellent leadership (the good kind that comes naturally just by being a good example), long black hair, rounded nose, big brown eyes, similar appearance to the girl Mowgli follows into the vilage, etc., etc.
Also
I used to braid Li-Mae's hair every meet. That was true bonding. She knows how to make a soul feel good--i knew the braids didn't really make her go any faster, but the way she talked them up, I almost felt like I had made a veritable contribution to her success. Some of the other heads I braided didn't even have a thankful cell within them, let alone such complimentary ones as were in Li-Mae's.
I was in a play with Li-Mae once. She and I shared a bonding moment of anticipatory stage fright opening night. She, of course, shined the entire time perfectly playing a role as a little grandma. She was born for the stage.
Li-Mae has a conviction of faith that few others have. I don't know if she belongs to any organized religion, but her life follows patterns very similar to the way Christ patterned his.
Some people have a hard time making friends because they haven't figured themselves out. But that is the best part of Li-Mae. She knows who she is and she wants to help other people feel as happy as she does about who they are--even if that person thinks they could do it for her.
I've never been so happy to be proven wrong!
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Glenl Again
Last time I posted on this blog, I highlighted a soul I would like to highlight again because it turns out I did not even know the full extent of his glory at that time!
Yes, he did get me the most wonderful job in the world, which was the original motivation for spotlightation, but little did I know all that lay behind the then unknown character of Glenl Wear.
He is
a tender man. He always makes sure that everyone respects me and refers to me as a "young woman" or "young lady" and not just a "girl." Doesn't seem like too big of a deal, and I would not even think of it if it didn't happen, but since it does, I notice.
a hard worker. Glenl has been working for Grounds for YEARS and is prompt and complete with his assignments. I've seen pictures of him when he was a crew member and he just worked hard.
a submissive employee. He is quick to respond to his boss's call, but does so in a way that shows he is confident and demands respect. All the while, he is willing to submit to whatever anyone asks of him. He even holds down the office for little old me while I do the mail run, which could really go without being done, but I like to get outside for a minute and he gives me that opportunity.
a knowledgeable landscaper. Seriously, this guy knows his stuff.
an easy-going guy. He is always ready for a conversation and willing to listen and tell a story. There are few who can fill either role well, but he definitely excels in both, and with good balance.
a complimentary gentleman. I don't think I've ever had so many names of endearment by just existing. I would not really think first to call someone like me "beautiful" or "little lady" or "my girl," but Glenl does it in such a fatherly way, i feel endeared. And speaking of fathers...
a patient father. He has children everywhere from golden righteous and successful to eccentric to wayward, but the love he has for them is clearly evident in the stories he tells and the way he interacts with them. He is just patient, in the eternal and temporal sense. Ben is taking a little longer to come pick him up at the office, and he is happy to just sit and chat. Jarrett struggled for awhile, but his love never faltered.
a caring husband. His wife Merilee had cancer at one point, but I've known few husbands to speak so tenderly of their wife, and I know he offered her the greatest amount of care and love and continues to do so even though the worst of it is over.
a dear friend. He has a pure friendly relationship with many of the people with whom he works and the students on his crew are always excited and happy to associate with him.
a charitable soul. "Krista, (young lady) be sure to come to the football game and go to the Grounds office. Here is a hand drawn map. Call me if you get lost. We'll feed you dinner. We'll give you hot chocolate. Here are ponchos for you and your roommates. Bring them too."
a righteous saint. Glenl was my bishopbric guy and he has a strong testimony of the gospel, but the best part about Glenl's testimony is you would not even have to be in his ward or hear him speak to know he knows it. Because that's how he lives.
a soul. On definitely worth spotlighting. Twice.
Yes, he did get me the most wonderful job in the world, which was the original motivation for spotlightation, but little did I know all that lay behind the then unknown character of Glenl Wear.
He is
a tender man. He always makes sure that everyone respects me and refers to me as a "young woman" or "young lady" and not just a "girl." Doesn't seem like too big of a deal, and I would not even think of it if it didn't happen, but since it does, I notice.
a hard worker. Glenl has been working for Grounds for YEARS and is prompt and complete with his assignments. I've seen pictures of him when he was a crew member and he just worked hard.
a submissive employee. He is quick to respond to his boss's call, but does so in a way that shows he is confident and demands respect. All the while, he is willing to submit to whatever anyone asks of him. He even holds down the office for little old me while I do the mail run, which could really go without being done, but I like to get outside for a minute and he gives me that opportunity.
a knowledgeable landscaper. Seriously, this guy knows his stuff.
an easy-going guy. He is always ready for a conversation and willing to listen and tell a story. There are few who can fill either role well, but he definitely excels in both, and with good balance.
a complimentary gentleman. I don't think I've ever had so many names of endearment by just existing. I would not really think first to call someone like me "beautiful" or "little lady" or "my girl," but Glenl does it in such a fatherly way, i feel endeared. And speaking of fathers...
a patient father. He has children everywhere from golden righteous and successful to eccentric to wayward, but the love he has for them is clearly evident in the stories he tells and the way he interacts with them. He is just patient, in the eternal and temporal sense. Ben is taking a little longer to come pick him up at the office, and he is happy to just sit and chat. Jarrett struggled for awhile, but his love never faltered.
a caring husband. His wife Merilee had cancer at one point, but I've known few husbands to speak so tenderly of their wife, and I know he offered her the greatest amount of care and love and continues to do so even though the worst of it is over.
a dear friend. He has a pure friendly relationship with many of the people with whom he works and the students on his crew are always excited and happy to associate with him.
a charitable soul. "Krista, (young lady) be sure to come to the football game and go to the Grounds office. Here is a hand drawn map. Call me if you get lost. We'll feed you dinner. We'll give you hot chocolate. Here are ponchos for you and your roommates. Bring them too."
a righteous saint. Glenl was my bishopbric guy and he has a strong testimony of the gospel, but the best part about Glenl's testimony is you would not even have to be in his ward or hear him speak to know he knows it. Because that's how he lives.
a soul. On definitely worth spotlighting. Twice.
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