Well, the wedding came and went. It was beautiful and all, but it was really no big deal. The big deal was meeting Randy. We went to Vegas and hated it. We noted that before, a lot of our experience was wrapped up in events and in our surroundings. Today, our experience is about being who we are. We don’t even have to leave the house to do that. Life really is so much simpler than I ever imagined.
Sometimes, it’s even sad to realize that all the hype and glamour and drama that I thought was so appealing was really nothing but illusion; absolutely meaningless in the reality of eternity. If you can’t take it with you, it’s not really worth striving for. I guess it’s the love and joy that you take with you.
I think I’m finally realizing that I’m not destined for “greatness”—at least nothing beyond being a worthwhile child of God. Sometimes, it’s hard for me to believe that my most important role is not savior of mankind or prophet of God , but wife and mother and sister and friend. What a trip. I just got off the phone with the Girl Scout leader and thought to myself, I’m the mother of a Girl Scout, I drive my child to school every day, I pack sack lunches, and I mop floors and do laundry. I’m just a normal person and that’s okay. I never knew how to do that before. I was always too good; or too afraid of failure.
Anyway, I’m learning. The farther I go, the less grandiose I become. The simpler I become, the more okay it is to just be. One more time, all I can say is that I have everything I need and more!
Thank you, God!
Paige Thomas DeHart 
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