I Have Seen His Hand

To some of you this might sound silly, but I truly believe that we were blessed by Heavenly Father last night. Dylan and I were travelling down President George Bush Turnpike on our way to the temple. Dylan was speeding as usual. And of course because its the weekend before News Years there were state police out catching speeders. Yes, we did get pulled over by a very nice State Trooper. We did get a ticket. So your saying how were you blessed? Well, before we left Dylan's store the conversation was, do we take the Corolla or the Suburban. (Dylan hates driving the Corolla) I said Corolla, because we get better gas mileage. Not remembering that the emissions inspection is like eight months expired in the Suburban. So after we got pulled over I was so thankful that we were not in the Suburban. I can't imagine what would have happened, we probably wouldn't have made it to the temple. I know that I was inspired to say that we should take the Corolla, because when we have gone before we went in the Suburban. Just one small way I feel that we were blessed.

note: for those of you thinking that we are terrible people for not having our emissions taken care of. It is a company vehicle and Dylan has taken it in twice to be taken care of and each time he's been told he has to buy new tires before they will pass him. He's been waiting to get the okay to buy new tires.

He Reaches Out Through Others

It is so hard to be away from family during the holidays. One thing that I have realized here is that we have been blessed to live in a ward where most of the people are not Texas natives who are far away from their families too. It's so nice to have friends to share this special season with. He truly blesses us with what we need.

He Reminds Us

As a family we watched the polar express last night. It was so cool to see how excited this movie made Claire. It made me wish I was kid again. Watching her is almost as good as being a kid again. It brings back all the memories and feelings!!! Children are such a blessing.

He Blesses Us With Children

Watching my daughter the last few days has really got me reflecting. Heavenly Father's plan is that we can become like him. As a mother it is the most bittersweet blessing. I am so challenged at times. Things I think I can never get through. Other times there is so much joy. I learn patience, peace, how to laugh, how to lovingly govern, patiently teach, watch, listen, pray, and most of all I learn to have faith. Watching my child grow is such a blessing and brings me so much closer to my Heavenly Father. We have to feel what He has felt toward us. The only way to experience this is through being a parent ourselves. The trials that we go through with our children teach us to become more like him. He has a hand in everything!

He Blesses Us With The Priesthood

We have been trying to get pregnant for the last two years with no success. For the last four months I have been taking fertility medication. Still no success. A week ago I visited with my Doctor and things just weren't making sense to either of us. When I got home I asked my husband for a blessing. I don't know why I hadn't thought of this before. The week flew by and was very busy. Last night, Dylan was finally able to give me a blessing. It was so sweet and reassuring that I have a Heavenly Father who knows me and loves me. I am so blessed to have the priesthood in my home.

He Reaches Out Through Others

Tonight was craft night at my house. If you know me I stress out a week (if you ask my husband it's a month not a week)in advance getting ready for people to come to my house. So, as you can guess today I was a complete maniac.

But, I have the most wonderful visiting teacher in the whole world. She takes my child for me all the time. Sometimes I feel guilty, it's really hard to let other people serve me. Today, was such a blessing because after she took Claire I could take a shower and not worry about Vaseline. I could clean the garage and not worry about watching Claire get run over on her bike. I was able to get many things accomplished without feeling so stressed because I was multitasking.

My visiting teacher is so in tune with the Spirit. She always knows what I need. I am blessed.

He Reaches Out Through Others

Today I went visiting teaching. Our message this month is Becoming an Instrument in the Hands of God through Charity.
The most interesting thing happened with the second sister we visited. This sister has just had a baby less than a month ago and has recently listed her house on the market. Shortly after we arrived she recieved a phone call from a real estate agent wanting to show her house in a few hours. She told us we would have to cut things short so she could clean and get things ready.
By all means her house was not messy, just the usual daily things we all have to deal with. As visiting teachers we saw this as an opportunity to serve her. It was so nice to put our lesson to use rather than sitting on the couch discussing what we should be doing. I truly felt that my companion was inspired in making our appointments.
This sister really needed our help and there was no way she would have called us and asked us to come do her dishes and make beds for her. I was so grateful to be an instrument in His Hands today.