Life's moments

To say the past couple of weeks has been filled with life changing moments would be extremely understated. I've been pondering where to even start with this blog post for the past week and a half. 

I'm starting here.

Now.

Hearing news of deaths, births and marriage all in the same 10 day span has filled my heart with so much emotion that can not possibly be portrayed accurately in writing, but I will try.

I keep coming back to the same thought, a simple thought at that...I am filled with gratitude to belong to our church and to know the gospel and it's truth. 

Not having ever been a religious person up until recently I find it comforting to be at this place with my Heavenly Father and to know without a doubt there can be life with our family after our work on earth.

Things that made absolutely no sense to me before seem perfectly clear now.

(Of course there are still some things that I wonder about but it is more about finding myself with these issues.)

I know why we are here in Honey Grove, I know we were led here to grow our testimonies and it is working!

I'm proud I am enduring life right now. I'm proud to be able to take the little things as such and fall back on the big picture which I get now.....to not loose control when all "things" around me seem to be....the house, the pipes, the car, the bank account etc. I realize these things truly don't matter and to have undeniable gratitude for the husband and children I do have and the good health and love we share. 

Often this week I have seen how fragile life is and how delicate I need to treat the moments with the ones I care for. 

I am a work in progress, I know this, but I am truly thankful to not feel lost as I do this work on earth.

I remember something my dad used to say, and sometimes still does...."kids don't come with an instruction manual". 

I realize our whole life comes with instruction manuals, the scriptures, the gospel, for without those we are lost. I know this to be true because I have seen how it has changed my life and how it is constantly impacting the choices I make for my own family.

I want to share this sunshine and spread what I know. 

Help me do this, ask me questions.  I may not be great with the words I choose but I hope to exude this great gift that has been given me to those who are seeking answers/fullness of the gospel.