Temple Day

Today was a wonderful, joyous day filled with blessings. Melissa received her endowment in the temple today and it was so wonderful to be with her and share in her beautiful blessing. The whole day was dedicated to being in the house of the Lord. We arrived early and stayed late and it was truly a spiritually enriching Saturday. I am blessed for a family that really supports each other: for a sister who watched our girls literally all day long so we could be with Melissa, for a Mom and Dad who do such great family history work so that we can do sacred ordinance work for those we love- and who also buy us tasty dinner, for a sweet husband who cleared his schedule for the day and drove both ways, and for a wonderful sister who is so good and worthy and wanted to share her day with us.

Sister Talk

Today I feel blessed for the opportunity I had to have some great one on one time with my little sis, Melissa. It wasn't really planned, but it definitely seemed meant to be- we both were thinking of each other and hanging out with one another when we called, and I think it was a blessing that we had that special time to be together, eat yummy food, and just talk.

SuperHero Sister

What would my superhero do? They would let me sleep in, play with my kids, bring me breakfast in bed, let me take a hot shower, help me get excited for the day, and not make me feel guilty for any of it. Today my sister was my superhero. Seriously she is such a blessing to me- so much so that I do feel so spoiled when she comes over, spends the night, and asks if she can take over in the morning. To a mom like me this is one of the best blessings I could ever think of.

Game Plan

Today I feel so blessed to have a tentative game plan in life. I know you can't really plan your life- or at least that things don't always go according to any plan in life, but I feel so blessed today that Drew and I could talk and talk and get our priorities and plans figured out. I, of course, love plans, and am so grateful to be guided by an eternal plan of happiness- I just needed a five year Stephens Family plan of happiness. And I feel so blessed that we were able to take the time to talk to each other and to the Lord and make our plan.