General Conference 1

Today we were able to enjoy General Conference from the comfort of our own home- our own bedroom even. This is truly a blessing, compared to traveling for miles to hear the prophet's voice, or wrestling kids in a stake center, or even just watching it at church. Technology really offers so many perks and blessings. The girls could take naps on their schedule while Drew and I enjoy conference, then catch up when they're done with some crayons and a cozy lap to sit on. I love General Conference, and I would really love to go and listen in person some day, but I also think that it is a wonderful blessing for a young family like us to enjoy it from the comfort of our own home.

Doctor Visit

Today I took Abigail in to the doctor. She has been feeling so sick- sometimes just reeling over in pain with a sore tummy. It just breaks my heart. So, today I took her in- the office experience was actually pretty miserable; she had to go to the bathroom with her poor diarrhea over and over and was literally yelling with pain while she was on the potty. And when she wasn't going to the bathroom I was holding her and rocking her or she was just rolling on the floor in pain in the waiting room. Not quite how I'd plan a day, but I am so grateful that we went nonetheless.

And the blessing is the advice the doctor told me, because it was practically the exact opposite of what we'd been doing. Of course that made me feel awful, that we've been doing almost everything for her absolutely wrong-her diet, the medicines to take, her fluids, etc., but I feel very blessed to have taken her in, to be humble enough to realize I've been doing things wrong, and to have a source to go to for information that is so valuable in keeping my little girl healthy. I am very grateful for that, and I pray she gets well soon.

Sweet Kisses

Today I was sick! This morning was pretty miserable- stomach pains that hurt really bad, throw up (which I hate!), diarrhea, fever, chills, and headache. I was a mess! It was one of those I just want to curl up on the bathroom floor moments, and in the midst of me being miserable my two little sweeties were just so concerned. It was really so sweet, and as I think back on the experience I am so grateful for those two little blessings that kept offering me kisses and hugs to make me all better (even though I didn't really want them to see me like that). What a blessing they were to me, and somehow, their little kisses did help me feel better. I am also grateful and so blessed for Drew, who took most the day off to wrangle those little blessings so I could sleep and rest. As I was laying in bed with him by me I just kept thinking as I was dozing, "Aah, I'm so glad you're here, I'm so glad you love me." What a little family of blessings I have.

Super Grandma

I can hear the old Ghostbuster's theme song running through my head, with the "Who ya gonna call? Ghostbusters!" and I find it so applicable to my crazy life, when things get thought, "Who ya gonna call? Super Grandma!" My Mom has come to my rescue so many times and today was another example and another blessing. She really can be the answer to my little prayers for help. Today Abbie was really sick, well it actually started in the middle of the night, so by morning she was feeling pretty bad, so Grandma came to the rescue- with fluids, crackers, a coloring book, and the girls favorite- balloons! Abbie practically didn't even seem sick once my Mom got here, she was too excited about Grandma coming and a new balloon. I am just so grateful for the many blessings that come to me through my family, and today, especially my Mom.

Happy Are We

Our ward chorister asked me to conduct the music in Sacrament Meeting today, and it ended up being difficult on some levels, but such a blessing on others. Abigail and Lauren did so well during the first two songs- they just sat with Daddy, snuggled Grandma, and visited Grandpa, but Abbie decided to perk up during the closing hymn. We were ending the meeting by singing "We are All Enlisted" and during the chorus there is the line: "Happy are we, happy are we!" Abigail, who had been singing her own little words throughout the song suddenly heard this and started singing- just about at the top of her lungs- the "Happy Birthday" song (which she continued through the remaining verses). I know that it was loud, because everyone in the congregation started cracking up and I had to work my hardest not to totally lose it while I was looking at her and leading the music. Try though I might to keep my composure and be a little upset with her, I just couldn't. It just seemed so perfect for us to be singing the words "Happy are we" and looking around and seeing it be so true. People were smiling as they were singing and it just seemed so right. Abigail can be quite a little rascal at times, but today she made me happy and many other people happy and I think that that is a blessing.