Our children found this picture and had it on the wall when we walked in our home...it wiped us out!!!
We arrived at Sky Harbor Airport Monday, November 3, 2008.
Nervous and excited all at the same time, we walked fast towards our family. When they saw us, they started chanting, WE ARE....SHERWOOD!!! And that continued until we got close enough for them to run and surround us...it was the greatest thing ever!
Elder Sherwood home with his boys...he is in heaven!
We are so very proud of the men in the family, they help out in the ward, serve where ever there is a need, and more importantly they help their wives with house work, as well as watch, bath and take care of the children! Quite simply amazing!
Neisha - Karissa - Jaimi - Taffy - Kinsey
The Sherwood women "Stand Firm and Immovable"
We are so blessed to have such loving, capable daughters!
After just a few days we are reminded just how wonderful they really are!
43 yellow balloons were launched,
representing the 43 baptisms that we were blessed to be a part of in St. Lucia.
The grand kids wrote some new words to Called To Serve,
and they sang their little hearts out!
They are adorable!!!
Called To Serve St. Lucia Style
Called to serve him, on a little island.
In the Car---i---bbean Sea we serve.
Far and wide we drive from here to Castries
Far and wide we preach his word.
Onward ever onward, as we cook and feed them all
Onward ever onward, and the portions aren't too small.
Forward pressing forward as we watch them grow and learn.
We can leave our mission strong for we know they will stand firm!!
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The whole experience of coming home was magical
because of a lot of time and hard work by our children.
The yard was beautifully green with fresh sod, trees trimmed, fresh flowers and greenery planted. Burned out light bulbs replaced...the
house was sparkling clean and smelling great!
I must say that every detail had been attended to and everything was
Spit-Spot!!!!!
To top it all off, they had a delicious meal prepared,
Steak, Baked Potatoes and Tossed Green Salad
( we could not get good beef in St. Lucia, so the steak was a real treat!)
It was a night never to be forgotten!
How blessed we are to have such wonderful children and
grandchildren ...family is everything...and now we have two families, the one in Arizona and our family in St. Lucia!
Heavenly Father has poured out his blessing on us!
We will be forever grateful.
