To live with a Purpose

How do we know what our purpose is ?  I have asked myself this to many times to count .  What is my purpose ?  What does God want me to do while I'm on this journey ?  I know my journey was to Love , Serve , Learn , and to Laugh !  I believe that our core purpose never changes . But I believe there are many other things that come in to our life and cause us to live with purpose .  I believe our trials cause us to have purpose .  I believe Humility gives us purpose .  I love to serve with purpose and I will find any reason I can to Laugh !  Tonight I got to see old friends that I have not seen a while .  I LOVE LOVE the Petersen's . But then who doesn't love the Petersen's ! I could talk to Becky for hour's .  And what I love most about her is she makes me laugh !  This is one of my most favorite fun times . We went over to Coronado Island with the Petersen's one summer , one never to forget ! Fun time driving over there...me and Alicia and some of the kids in one suburban and Kevin and Becky in another suburban . We drove at night so when we got to Coronado I had no clue ....and I mean no clue as to the size of the bridge !  It would be the next day when I realized what we had come over on !!  Kevin left the next day ( i think) maybe the second day...He and Rob were both going to fly back over at the end of the week . Not long after getting on to the Island , we pulled up to this mini mansion that Kevin rented for a few weeks. This was a Victorian Home , Beautiful inside and out. But what was to come would make us laugh for the rest of our lives !!  Just NOT during the time we were there. We walked inside and passed thru the  "parlor"  (can I just say Scary!!)  the fire place was grand, but the 2 portraits that hung on both sides were not !  Oh yes they were grand in size and that was it ! One was a painting of a older man and the other was a painting of an older woman .  Yes you got it ...their EYES would follow you as you walked by !  That should have been a clue as what was to come . We walked up the stair case and started choosing bedrooms. Oh the infamous  "wood Room" !! SCARY!!!  Kevin and Becky went into the Master suite and me and all the kids went exploring who was going to go where . We went into one room ,  and i think the girls said they would sleep there . We went into the next room and I said me and the 2 little kids would sleep here...them we passed thru the bathroom to get to the WOOD ROOM!!! floor to ceiling wood paneling . It was dark and it was so far beyond scary !!!  We all ran out , locked the door ,  ran thru the bathroom which led in to our room and then out the door , down the stairs ! Yes it was HAUNTED! We were convinced .  Kevin I think tried to calm us all down but I don't think we did for a bit . So we go to bed and I promise you I never slept that night... I prayed all night long till the sun came up ! SERIOUS!!!  It was like someone was watching you sleep !! That is why , I took the liberty to PRAY my guts out, and never come out from the covers!!  So Kevin leaves the next day.... you got it just me and Becky and all the kids...ALONE  in a haunted house !  That night the kids moved a piece of furniture away from the wall....and what do you think was behind the hutch...yep, a DOOR!!! I kid you not !!  Not just a closet door, NO, it was a door with a long stair case that lead you Down to a cellar ! not a wine cellar, not a cool basement ...no it was a scary cellar, dark and scary !!  Now , there is no question , we are in for one heck of a week... and did I mention,  WE ARE ALONE!!! ...to crazy chic's with a bunch of kids in a haunted mansion ! Bryce I think was the one who went down the stairway ? Could have been Adam or Kustome...I think Tanner was just as scared as all us girls .  One small detail I failed to mention ,  when you walk in you pass thru the parlor ,  huge black and while tile floor . Come to think of it ...the floor was similar to the checkered floor in the clue game!!! aahhh no wonder ,  this place was so , so Haunted !  It had a huge grandfather clock inside the parlor and each time Becky or I would pass by thee clock it would chime! One night me and Becky were standing at the top of the stairway and we heard a baby cry all of the sudden all the kids were running up the stairway...they heard it too!!!! Yes ,  we were officially in a haunted mansion!!  And we had to stay there for 2 more day's with out the guy's . How could we add more excitement you wonder ? I am sure it was a sight to see us go on and off the Island we would hold up traffic as we drove probably 10 miles an hour over the bridge , white knuckled and I do believe we shed a few tears as we would have to drive over the bridge ( to big to high) we were like Lucy and Ethel , with a 9 little tag~ a~ longs ! I love the memories we make especially when we laugh . I can not Imagine life with out laughter and friends.  I love that we can live our lives with purpose, and that we can find new purpose each day.  I am so so grateful to have so much fun in life ,  and to have friends to laugh with . This really is a Wonderful Life !