Hello family and friends,
I have decided it is about time I post and share some thoughts, feelings and of course "family happenings".
Erika is LOVING her mission. It has blessed her and our family as she has served. We are going to Ohio to pick her up in July. We will see the sights and head back home! So many people have blessed her life... She admires her mission president and his wife and loves them. They have inspired her and helped her grow more then she thought she could. The people she has served she has grown to love and I know it will be hard for her to leave and come back to Utah.
Adelyn and Kenyon now live in Panaca Nevada. It is nice to have them a lot closer. Addy is doing an internship with USU extention here in Cedar so she comes over once a week! She only has 2 semesters left then she will graduate from USU. She has been taking online classes so availability of the classes she has needed have not always been offered when she has needed them. Oh well, she is just about finished and she is VERY happy about that.
Daniel and Kaitlyn are doing well. Today is an especially great day since it is an official SNOW day, school was canceled and we are all having a party!!!!
Now for some big news, no pun intented Kjerstin. Ha Ha. Kjerstin and Kurtis are having twins! In March we will welcome two more granddaughters to the family! We are all so excited. Kjerstin has even stopped crying and is trying to prepare for these two new little ones. When she called and told me, Kjerstin and her family were all in the car coming from the Dr.'s. Office. Kjerstin told me the news and I was so excited! And Kjerstin said, "If this is so exciting then why can't I stop crying!" She also said she didn't know if she could handle twins. In the background I could hear Sophie exclaiming, "I can handle it Mom!" Sophie and Rylee will be great, big sisters. I am trying to get them to move back to Cedar...... But I don't know if it will happen.
Well I am missing the party but there is a lot more that has been happening and I am finally ready to talk about it. I will try to get back on a little later today.
Take care ya'all!
Monday, February 1, 2016
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
A few weeks ago I was asked to give a talk in sacrament meeting reporting on Erika and how she is doing on her mission. So last week I gave this talk...
I am pretty excited to talk about Erika and her mission. She is serving in the Ohio Cincinnati Mission and loving it.
Erika is an awesome letter writer and email writer, which I am grateful for. Her letters are fun to read. She has alway been a very happy girl and that happy spirit is touching a lot of people. She is learning a lot and growing in the gospel. Some things you don't realize you will gain from a mission until you are serving and one of those things we can see is that her mission is helping to heal her heart and many gospel principles she is learning at a whole new level. I think most of you know, but for those that don't, her hero and older brother Cole passes away from cancer just over a year ago. In one of her letters from the MTC she explained how she gained a better understanding of prayer...
(from her letter) "I am so grateful for the gospel and I na so excited to her it with others. In class the other day I came across something that I had to tell you about. We looked up prayer in the bible dictionary and a certain sentence stood out to me, it says, "The object of prayer in's to change the will of God". As I was thinking about it I think that when I was praying for Cole at the end that's exactly what I was doing. I was trying to change Gods will even though I knew he wanted it a different way. I had been thinking a lot about Cole that day and realized that I might have been a little upset at God for not answering my prayers. So I really needed that that day."
She has been able to relate to a lot of people because of this experience with Cole and even though it is hard for her to talk about she shares it often and people open up to her. In one of Cole's blessings it said his experience would help a lot of people, we are seeing the realization of that blessing.
Another thing she learned and shred with us... she said, "On Wednesday we had a new missionary training meeting in the mission home so I got to see most of the missionaries from the MTC which was pretty awesome. I learned a lot and it was really awesome. The first thing that came out of the presidents mouth was what I had been praying about for the last 2 weeks. It was an amazing experience. He also said something else that I thought would be really awesome to share with your all. He said, " The miracle is always at the other side of the trial. If you give up half way through you won't see the miracles." I have never thought about it like that. We get blessings all the time but we don't see miracles without a trial. We have a lot of people that that we are working with right now that want to see their life change and they want to become closer to God by they aren't willing to change anything. They ant to see the miracles because they are going through some trials but they are giving up half way through so they can't see them yet. " I really needed to hear that the week I got that email. It is wonderful how the Lord is aware of each of us and our needs.
She also has told us of her love of the Book of Mormon and how much she is learning. In a letter she wrote, "I have learned a lot about the Book of Mormon. The only advice I have is 1. When you read a chapter think how that applies to you and how does that chapter bring you closer to God. 2. Just like when you go to general conference with a question in your heart and you get more out of it, go to church with a question as well. 3. It's kind of like the first one but, ask your self, what are you doing each day to bring yourself closer to God?" I have loved how what she is learning and applying in her life is helping our family become stronger also! She is a great example to sand we love and miss her.
Serving a state side mission she has not had to eat any super crazy stuff....yet, but one experience she told us about was somewhat of a challenge. She told us, "A bad memory I had this week was I ate a brownie from a less active and there were spiders all over my plate but I ate it anyway because she is the sweetest old lady and I couldn't tell her or it would break her heart. It was nasty! I never want to eat another brownie!!! Then she goes on to say... "Also we went to visit an investigator after dark and she got so mad at us. She told us that we shouldn't be in the neighborhood after dark because it is really scary. She told us never to come at night because a few weeks ago she was out at night and got beat up. Mom don't worry about me by the way. But there have been a few people tell us not to go to certain neighborhoods after dark. Oh and the other day, I have to tell you, It was snowing so we went out shoveling the widows in our wards driveways. We parked at this beer market and when I was getting the shovel out of the car this dude in the car beside me rolled his window down and said, "Hey Girl!" I was ignoring him because I felt so awkward. He said it about 5 times before I looked at him and then he said, "Waz your name girl?" I said SISTER LOVELL. Then he got quiet and said, "Oh sister?" Then he drove off and yelled, "God Bless." It was super funny and super awkward."
"We found a new investigator this week named Stanley and he is hopefully getting baptized this next month. He is super awesome and has a great spirit. He just got rid of his cancer and he is so excited to become closer to the Lord because that is what has helped him through. I am excited to teach him more because I can tell he is going to be an amazing member. When I first taught him I could see him working in the the,pale and being there as people first walk in because he has the greatest smile. I am excited for him."
I want to close with part of her testimony and then quote from Pres. Uchtdorf... "The mission has really changed me. I have already learned so much. I have grown and I am so glad I made the choice to come. I was questioning my decision at first but I wouldn't trade the experiences I have had already for the world."
She is such a great missionary and so eager to teach the gospel!! You probably can't tell how proud I am of her. The scripture she chose to put on her missionary plaque is Alma 29: 9-10... ( I read it in the talk but I'll let you look it up :) It is also part of her testimony.
Pres. Uchtdorf said, " As you lose yourself in there service of others, you discover your own life and your own happiness." I can see this happening in Erika's life and in turn it is strengthening our family as well. I feel so blessed to have the gospel in my life and for Erika's willingness to share the gospel with those people she has the privilege of teaching in Ohio.
I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen
Rylee's 1st Birthday! (Kjerstin and Kurtis's daughter) |
Saturday, March 21, 2015
A few pictures of recent events!
Aspen's 2nd Birthday! |
| Sophie and Rylee are getting so big. |
Daniel and Kaitlyn enjoying the snow.
Erika's Mission Farewell Dinner
Siblings at the MTC. Erika is now in Ohio doing great!!Sunday, March 1, 2015
It has been longer then I thought....
I want you all to know I survived last semester and feel pretty good about the grades I received and feel even better about the knowledge I gained. Life was pretty busy then and I thought I could relax a bit but something always seems to fill up the time. We decided to add onto our house and that was a crazy project but we are very near the end and are very pleased with how it turned out. There are so many amazingly talented people that made our house look great. I am so glad that I do not have to make any more decisions. My family will attest that I do NOT like making decisions! But we all survived.
Erika is doing well in Ohio! She is having amazing experiences and learning so much. She has had great companions. Erika is one that gets along with everyone. She has a way of making people smile and to see the happy side of life. We are so proud of her! I miss her like crazy but this past year has given me a different perspective. She has a return home date that I look forward to, we get to email her every week and she writes great letters to us and we get to see her (Skype) on Mother's Day and Christmas!! If only we could Skype Cole in heaven.... Even though it was hard to drop her off at the MTC I was excited for the mission experiences she was going to have, and is now having!
Some of you may wonder how we are doing as time passes with out Cole here physically. Some times are still very hard. Daren and I were talking last night and I was telling him I still feel like my world has been turned up side down. I'm still trying to adjust to this "new normal". It is just so hard when it is such a big change to what one would expect. We all have our lives planned out to a certain extent and when there is a big change in our plans its hard to "recalculate" our course so to speak. The important thing to remember is that the ending is still the same, our goals have not changed but probably become more intensely sought after. I have felt a stronger desire to understand God's plan. Understand and trust in the atonement and plan of salvation and to truly believe in what they mean. I can honestly say, and I have probably said this before, that the gospel is what brings peace and comfort. I try hard not to fall into the trap of wondering about the why's and the what if's... what if he was diagnosed sooner. Why didn't I know, as his mother, that something was wrong? He should be here playing with his daughter, hugging his wife and making us laugh and smile. I want to hear him play his guitar and sing to Aspen, Taleena and all his family. I even miss the mini heart attacks he'd give us because that guy had no fear and the list goes on and on. Daren and Daniel will be going bear hunting this year and it won't be the same not having Cole there. But I KNOW that in time we will be with him again because of a loving Heavenly Father and our Savior Jesus Christ that made eternal life and eternal families possible. Oh how blessed we are!
One of the many memories is the summer, right before they moved back to Cedar, Erika and Kaity had a dance competition at Lagoon. Taleena, Aspen and Cole were able to come and watch them. Taleena and Aspen left after the competition to go spend some time with family. Cole stayed and plaed with us. We went on most of the rides and he scared Daniel to death when we all went on the ride the shoots you up a tower, I think it's called "lift off". He kept telling Daniel that his harness was not locked and we were all pretty nervous. But the picture that I hope I always have in my memory is when we were all running through the park to get one last ride in. I was behind the pack a was able to see them all running. Cole was running too, with a limp but running! It seemed like things had come full cycle from having a healthy boy to seeing him start to limp, then in a wheel chair unable to walk, then back to a bad limp, to a slight limp to running and healthly again. That's how I remember Cole. Back to running, enjoying life and taking us on another adventure.
I love you Cole. You are always here with me and I know I will see you again some day.
Erika is doing well in Ohio! She is having amazing experiences and learning so much. She has had great companions. Erika is one that gets along with everyone. She has a way of making people smile and to see the happy side of life. We are so proud of her! I miss her like crazy but this past year has given me a different perspective. She has a return home date that I look forward to, we get to email her every week and she writes great letters to us and we get to see her (Skype) on Mother's Day and Christmas!! If only we could Skype Cole in heaven.... Even though it was hard to drop her off at the MTC I was excited for the mission experiences she was going to have, and is now having!
Some of you may wonder how we are doing as time passes with out Cole here physically. Some times are still very hard. Daren and I were talking last night and I was telling him I still feel like my world has been turned up side down. I'm still trying to adjust to this "new normal". It is just so hard when it is such a big change to what one would expect. We all have our lives planned out to a certain extent and when there is a big change in our plans its hard to "recalculate" our course so to speak. The important thing to remember is that the ending is still the same, our goals have not changed but probably become more intensely sought after. I have felt a stronger desire to understand God's plan. Understand and trust in the atonement and plan of salvation and to truly believe in what they mean. I can honestly say, and I have probably said this before, that the gospel is what brings peace and comfort. I try hard not to fall into the trap of wondering about the why's and the what if's... what if he was diagnosed sooner. Why didn't I know, as his mother, that something was wrong? He should be here playing with his daughter, hugging his wife and making us laugh and smile. I want to hear him play his guitar and sing to Aspen, Taleena and all his family. I even miss the mini heart attacks he'd give us because that guy had no fear and the list goes on and on. Daren and Daniel will be going bear hunting this year and it won't be the same not having Cole there. But I KNOW that in time we will be with him again because of a loving Heavenly Father and our Savior Jesus Christ that made eternal life and eternal families possible. Oh how blessed we are!
One of the many memories is the summer, right before they moved back to Cedar, Erika and Kaity had a dance competition at Lagoon. Taleena, Aspen and Cole were able to come and watch them. Taleena and Aspen left after the competition to go spend some time with family. Cole stayed and plaed with us. We went on most of the rides and he scared Daniel to death when we all went on the ride the shoots you up a tower, I think it's called "lift off". He kept telling Daniel that his harness was not locked and we were all pretty nervous. But the picture that I hope I always have in my memory is when we were all running through the park to get one last ride in. I was behind the pack a was able to see them all running. Cole was running too, with a limp but running! It seemed like things had come full cycle from having a healthy boy to seeing him start to limp, then in a wheel chair unable to walk, then back to a bad limp, to a slight limp to running and healthly again. That's how I remember Cole. Back to running, enjoying life and taking us on another adventure.
I love you Cole. You are always here with me and I know I will see you again some day.
Thursday, November 27, 2014
Hello and Happy Thanksgiving,
A brief family update before I share some thoughts and feelings of the season.
For those of you that don't already know, my daughter Erika got her mission call to the Cincinnati Ohio Mission!! We are very excited for her. She is nervous but excited. Her mission covers parts of three states, Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. She leaves January 7th. She will be speaking is sacrament meeting December 28th at 1:00.
Addy and Kenyon are now living in Elko Nevada. Kenyon is a police officer for Elko City. We are very excited for them to be settling into thier new residence and new job. Addy starts back up with online school through Utah State in Janruary. I don't know if she is too excited about that but she is excited to get finished up.
I am looking forward to completing this semester as well! It will be nice to do more than work and study! Today I got up at 6:00 and worked on a project for one of my classes until 3:00, holy cow, my goal was to have it finished by noon but nope. Oh well, it did get finished and I am soooo happy. I only had 2 other assignments due tonight by 10:00 and yipee they are completed at well. I should be reading for an upcoming final but I thought I would take a minute and write since it has been a while.
Wow, it's Thanksgiving again. Yesterday morning I got a call from my "little" brother! (Thanks John!) It was great to talk to him. He was just wondering how I was doing and I have to say... this is one of the hardest holidays for me. Just over a year ago when Cole was so sick I just knew by Thanksgiving he would be better. We could put all that cancer crap to rest and enjoy life again. Get back to the way things were. But that just didn't happen. One thing is true though, Cole is OK. He does not have to live in a body that is filled with pain and restrictions. In Relief Society the R.S. President shared with us something she learned as she was reading about one ladies experiences with geneology. This lady said, "our loved ones that have passed to the next life do not like to be called dead... they are very much alive!" This helped me to not be discouraged but to remember that Cole and my Dad are very much alive and are watching over us. I liked how Elder Scott said he knows his wife is watching over him and helping him. I know I am not the only one missing loved ones each and every day. To all of you I wish you peace and comfort through the holidays and the whole year.
Love you all,
Cami
A brief family update before I share some thoughts and feelings of the season.
For those of you that don't already know, my daughter Erika got her mission call to the Cincinnati Ohio Mission!! We are very excited for her. She is nervous but excited. Her mission covers parts of three states, Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. She leaves January 7th. She will be speaking is sacrament meeting December 28th at 1:00.
Addy and Kenyon are now living in Elko Nevada. Kenyon is a police officer for Elko City. We are very excited for them to be settling into thier new residence and new job. Addy starts back up with online school through Utah State in Janruary. I don't know if she is too excited about that but she is excited to get finished up.
I am looking forward to completing this semester as well! It will be nice to do more than work and study! Today I got up at 6:00 and worked on a project for one of my classes until 3:00, holy cow, my goal was to have it finished by noon but nope. Oh well, it did get finished and I am soooo happy. I only had 2 other assignments due tonight by 10:00 and yipee they are completed at well. I should be reading for an upcoming final but I thought I would take a minute and write since it has been a while.
Wow, it's Thanksgiving again. Yesterday morning I got a call from my "little" brother! (Thanks John!) It was great to talk to him. He was just wondering how I was doing and I have to say... this is one of the hardest holidays for me. Just over a year ago when Cole was so sick I just knew by Thanksgiving he would be better. We could put all that cancer crap to rest and enjoy life again. Get back to the way things were. But that just didn't happen. One thing is true though, Cole is OK. He does not have to live in a body that is filled with pain and restrictions. In Relief Society the R.S. President shared with us something she learned as she was reading about one ladies experiences with geneology. This lady said, "our loved ones that have passed to the next life do not like to be called dead... they are very much alive!" This helped me to not be discouraged but to remember that Cole and my Dad are very much alive and are watching over us. I liked how Elder Scott said he knows his wife is watching over him and helping him. I know I am not the only one missing loved ones each and every day. To all of you I wish you peace and comfort through the holidays and the whole year.
Love you all,
Cami
Thursday, September 4, 2014
I want to start out this post with some great news.... Addy's husband Kenyon graduated from the police academy! He did really well and ranked very high in his class. I know he studied very hard and went through quite a bit to make it through a very rigorous training. GREAT JOB KENYON!!! Now they will be off to .... not sure yet but somewhere in Nevada.
I have wondered if I wanted to post this but it is a big part of my life so here goes... well first off I know there are many people who are not big pet lovers like me so this will probably sound silly to you but for me it is very difficult. On Friday my little Tilly (a Maltese Shitzu) was hit by a car and this time she didn't make it. She was out for her little visit to see my neighbor Kathy. She and Kathy walked out to get Kathy's mail when a car drove by. Tilly could not resist and off she ran. I heard her barking as she ran after the car. I came out to call her home when I saw Kathy and she said "Tilly's been hit". I saw Tilly and froze I couldn't bare to see her hurt but Kathy headed over to her so I did also. Kathy picked her up and then I took her. Tilly must have died just before we got to her because she just laid in my arms as I carried her to the house. We took her inside and laid her in the living room and we all just sobbed, Kathy , Kaitlyn and I. She looked like she was just resting. Her body was not broken but somehow she was not alive. We tried to massage her chest to she if we could bring her back and that is when the first flood of memories came back.... the day my dad passed away the paramedics worked for a long time as we waited for the ambulance to arrive but it didn't work.
The next flood of memories came when we decided we needed to do something with Tilly. I went and got a blanket to wrap her up in. But I could not totally cover her face... the night Cole passed, I can't get this out of my mind, when they covered his face with the blanket and took him away. I'm not comparing the heartache I felt that night with Cole to the loss of Tilly but Tilly helped me through this tough last year and I will miss her dearly. When I didn't want to get out of bed in the morning , I would, to take her for a walk. She was always there to welcome me home or to just sit on my lap no matter what I was doing. She was a great little companion..and losing Tilly sent me into a tail spin of memories. I became so physically sick I had to go to bed. My head hurt so bad I could hardly stand it and I just felt so sick. Kathy covered Tilly up and put her in a box. Kaity came and laid by me. That's all I remember until the next morning.
I'm ok now. Still missing Cole, my Dad and Tilly... but I always will.
Today I got up early, I couldn't sleep. So I went into my classroom and spent a few hours so I would be ready for my students on Tuesday. Now I'm going to head back and get the family up. It's time to get the party started! Kjerstin and her girls are coming over to spend the day! There are always good memories to make that help us through the difficult times.
Some good news. I got all my assignments completed for all three classes last night so today I will enjoy the holiday with my family!!! No homework today!
Happy Labor Day!
I have wondered if I wanted to post this but it is a big part of my life so here goes... well first off I know there are many people who are not big pet lovers like me so this will probably sound silly to you but for me it is very difficult. On Friday my little Tilly (a Maltese Shitzu) was hit by a car and this time she didn't make it. She was out for her little visit to see my neighbor Kathy. She and Kathy walked out to get Kathy's mail when a car drove by. Tilly could not resist and off she ran. I heard her barking as she ran after the car. I came out to call her home when I saw Kathy and she said "Tilly's been hit". I saw Tilly and froze I couldn't bare to see her hurt but Kathy headed over to her so I did also. Kathy picked her up and then I took her. Tilly must have died just before we got to her because she just laid in my arms as I carried her to the house. We took her inside and laid her in the living room and we all just sobbed, Kathy , Kaitlyn and I. She looked like she was just resting. Her body was not broken but somehow she was not alive. We tried to massage her chest to she if we could bring her back and that is when the first flood of memories came back.... the day my dad passed away the paramedics worked for a long time as we waited for the ambulance to arrive but it didn't work.
The next flood of memories came when we decided we needed to do something with Tilly. I went and got a blanket to wrap her up in. But I could not totally cover her face... the night Cole passed, I can't get this out of my mind, when they covered his face with the blanket and took him away. I'm not comparing the heartache I felt that night with Cole to the loss of Tilly but Tilly helped me through this tough last year and I will miss her dearly. When I didn't want to get out of bed in the morning , I would, to take her for a walk. She was always there to welcome me home or to just sit on my lap no matter what I was doing. She was a great little companion..and losing Tilly sent me into a tail spin of memories. I became so physically sick I had to go to bed. My head hurt so bad I could hardly stand it and I just felt so sick. Kathy covered Tilly up and put her in a box. Kaity came and laid by me. That's all I remember until the next morning.
I'm ok now. Still missing Cole, my Dad and Tilly... but I always will.
Today I got up early, I couldn't sleep. So I went into my classroom and spent a few hours so I would be ready for my students on Tuesday. Now I'm going to head back and get the family up. It's time to get the party started! Kjerstin and her girls are coming over to spend the day! There are always good memories to make that help us through the difficult times.
Some good news. I got all my assignments completed for all three classes last night so today I will enjoy the holiday with my family!!! No homework today!
Happy Labor Day!
Sunday, August 24, 2014
Hello,
School is back in session and life is pretty busy trying to get organized and everyone back into a routine. There are violin & piano lessons to schedule, school schedules to get worked out and then there is getting all my students assessed and challenged. I have another great class this year! Oh and I almost forgot... the 3 classes I'm taking online. Yep, it's going to be a great but busy year.
As many of my family know we lost another awesome lady in our family, my Grandma Bernitta Mecham. She will truly be missed. She will always be remember by many things... the funny faces she pulled, her talent for making dish clothes and rag rugs and her generosity. She would always ask if you needed any. Then she would open up her basket and there would be a dozen or more and I would always take a few. They were the best dish clothes! And you never left her house without her offering a cookie or a pepermint. Some of my favorite memories were going on the Easter picnics when I was little. She is one of the reasons Easter is my favorite holiday. Many great memories in Axtel.
Grandma passed away on July 22. The day before, I was on a jog and was thinking a lot about my pioneer heritage. I was thinking how hard it must have been to lose so many family member as they made their trek out west. When I jog my eyes seem to "sweat" quite a bit and that day I was feeling like those pioneers, having lost three very close family members in just under a month. Not knowing that another loved one was going to pass the very next day. I remember thinking about how I could somewhat relate to thier hard experiences and my hope that day and now is that I can be as strong and faithful. Dang life can be hard at times, I can not imagine not having the blessing of the covenants we are able to make while on this journey on earth, especially the temple sealings. Those blessings are amazing. But some days it seems like it will be forever before I am able to realize those blessings. It was good when Cole was on his mission to Portugal, I had his return date! I knew when I would see him again. Now the date for our reunion is the end of my mission on earth or the return of our Savior, which ever comes first. Time will tell. So for now I have to remember the advice Cole gave us... "do not lose your faith, everything will be ok, it's all good...." I miss you Cole and some days I have to rely on your faith when I don't know if mine is enough.
God bless you all and Hang In There! A loving Heavenly Father and His Son are there to give us the strength we need if we will only ask...
School is back in session and life is pretty busy trying to get organized and everyone back into a routine. There are violin & piano lessons to schedule, school schedules to get worked out and then there is getting all my students assessed and challenged. I have another great class this year! Oh and I almost forgot... the 3 classes I'm taking online. Yep, it's going to be a great but busy year.
As many of my family know we lost another awesome lady in our family, my Grandma Bernitta Mecham. She will truly be missed. She will always be remember by many things... the funny faces she pulled, her talent for making dish clothes and rag rugs and her generosity. She would always ask if you needed any. Then she would open up her basket and there would be a dozen or more and I would always take a few. They were the best dish clothes! And you never left her house without her offering a cookie or a pepermint. Some of my favorite memories were going on the Easter picnics when I was little. She is one of the reasons Easter is my favorite holiday. Many great memories in Axtel.
Grandma passed away on July 22. The day before, I was on a jog and was thinking a lot about my pioneer heritage. I was thinking how hard it must have been to lose so many family member as they made their trek out west. When I jog my eyes seem to "sweat" quite a bit and that day I was feeling like those pioneers, having lost three very close family members in just under a month. Not knowing that another loved one was going to pass the very next day. I remember thinking about how I could somewhat relate to thier hard experiences and my hope that day and now is that I can be as strong and faithful. Dang life can be hard at times, I can not imagine not having the blessing of the covenants we are able to make while on this journey on earth, especially the temple sealings. Those blessings are amazing. But some days it seems like it will be forever before I am able to realize those blessings. It was good when Cole was on his mission to Portugal, I had his return date! I knew when I would see him again. Now the date for our reunion is the end of my mission on earth or the return of our Savior, which ever comes first. Time will tell. So for now I have to remember the advice Cole gave us... "do not lose your faith, everything will be ok, it's all good...." I miss you Cole and some days I have to rely on your faith when I don't know if mine is enough.
God bless you all and Hang In There! A loving Heavenly Father and His Son are there to give us the strength we need if we will only ask...
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