A discouraging blow...

My mother is expecting a mission call. She turned in her papers months ago and after being held up in several places, they finally went through. Also, her requested companion got her mission call in the mail. This must be it!

And what luck! I couldn't believe I could fly in to see her on such an important day. How wonderful to be here to celebrate!

And then.

Instead of a mission call in the mail, mom got word of another lawsuit - ANOTHER LAWSUIT - from my crazy dad.

It is awful, appalling, frustrating, disappointing, heart wrenching, distressing, painful and HORRIBLE that this keeps happening again and again.

My sweet mother has been dealing with this since 1986!!!!

I'm so angry and sad, I could just...