What an awesome day! Let me first say that I have been blessed with the best mother in the world. She gave me life; the chance to be my own person; she taught me the true gospel and instilled in me her testimony; she gave me the ability to love and to serve. I love my mother so much and wish I could be there with her today with the rest of my family.
I am also so thankful for my mother- in-law. She instilled in my husband these same qualities and I fell in love with him. Thank you for letting me marry your son and for teaching him how to love a lady. I am so blessed to have you in my life.
And even more so, I am thankful for the children that call me mom. My husband made me their mother and he is my best friend. I could not ask for more beautiful, kind and helpful children. They put up with a lot from me and love me still the same. I was blessed with a wonderful meal from them, dishes being washed, a lovely walk and a night of fun games. Not to overlook any of that, but the highlight of my day was to talk to Cortnie. She is so sweet and I love her tons. I can not believe how well she looks and how beautiful she is. The spirit just glows in her. It was so wonderful so see her face and to hear her voice. The hour went by way to fast. I feel like a wound has been re-opened and I hope it does not take too long to heal again - for me and for her. She cried so hard when it was time to say good-by and we finally just had to push the button. How I pray someone was there to take her in their arms and hug her for me. I so wish I could have done it myself. I am so proud of her and love her so much....but it does not take away the pain of having her gone.
I am so proud to be a mother...I would not trade it for anything in the world.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Happy Times
Happy...what a wonderful word! It is springtime here and how beautiful it is. I love waking up to cooler weather and going to bed with cooler nights. The days have gotten hot but morning and evening is beautiful. How I wish that I had mornings off so I could go running. It is so peaceful and quite and beautiful at that time of day. However, going to work at that time of morning means that I can come home earlier to be with my family. I just have to find time though to get my running in. I want to do another marathon but am not in shape to do one right now. I have put on a few pounds and that does not make me happy. I also hurt my back so have to take it easy - but determination is back and I am going to do it. I have one month before summer vacation so I will feel and look better by than.
We are trying to get our kids out more and spend time with them. We went a played tennis for almost three hours one night as well as had a BBQ and it was great. I want to do it again - and really soon. All too soon it will be too out so we need to do it now. It does not look like we will get any type of summer vacation together so we need to make the most of just a few days here and there. Sandra and LeAnn came down last weekend and we had a blast out on the river on the jet skis that we rented. I was not able to go all day cause of my back, but it was so great to just be outside. The kids had so much fun and we want to do it again. It is not cheap but if we don't get a vacation, we need to do something fun. They have small boats you can rent so maybe we will do that for one day or go camping for a few. It is hard with trying to work around four people's work schedules. Luckily, all of our bosses understand and are pretty easy going. Besides, my family will always come before work.
Yesterday we took the kids and went to the temple. We were supposed to go with the ward, but Boyd had a fencing competition in the morning so we went just by ourselves. It was a little bit tempting to not want to go at 2:00 on a Saturday afternoon. I had so many other things that I could have done, but I knew if we did not go then, it would be a long time before we did. And, we had all made arrangements to have the day off of work. It is such a wonderful thing and awesome feeling to see my entire family dressed in white. I love watching Rob baptize the kids and see the love he has for it. it bonds them together. I get to stand there with a smile on my face and hand them towels. It reminds me so much of heaven and I know I want us all there together forever. A small part of me wished that Cortnie was there, but the thought came to me that maybe she was at the temple that day too and so we really were all together.
As for Cortnie, she is doing so much better. It email this last week stared out "I am great!!" Those are words a worried mom loves to hear. I can hardly wait for next Sunday! I am hoping that I don't cry the whole time but I am so ready to hear her voice and hopefully see her face. She sends us lots of pictures and videos, but it is not the same as talking face to face. She absolutely loves her mission. She has learned to love the trail center and sees the blessings every day from it. They are going into their busy time so will get really busy. Transfers were this past week so I have been worried that she might have started another migraine. I pray not. I have seen pictures of her new companion and she looks so happy. It is a sister that she loves to hopefully they get along well. I wont' find out all the details until tomorrow or Tuesday but I know she is okay. I just pray that she is watched over everyday. I love her so much. I miss her tons and part of me is not ready to do this all over again with Boyd. I don't think it will be any easier with the second one - but we shall survive. How I love my children!! I love being a mom!
Life is happy. I am happy. I try hard to make others happy and to look for the best in life. I am not good at that especially at work, and I need to do better. I need to be nice and not talk bad about them. I just wish that they would work harder and not put so much pressure on me. However, it will never change until one of them is gone and who knows, we might get someone worse. I just need to stay happy. I need to serve and to help others as that is when I am the happiest. I am so glad to be alive and to have the many blessings that I do.
We are trying to get our kids out more and spend time with them. We went a played tennis for almost three hours one night as well as had a BBQ and it was great. I want to do it again - and really soon. All too soon it will be too out so we need to do it now. It does not look like we will get any type of summer vacation together so we need to make the most of just a few days here and there. Sandra and LeAnn came down last weekend and we had a blast out on the river on the jet skis that we rented. I was not able to go all day cause of my back, but it was so great to just be outside. The kids had so much fun and we want to do it again. It is not cheap but if we don't get a vacation, we need to do something fun. They have small boats you can rent so maybe we will do that for one day or go camping for a few. It is hard with trying to work around four people's work schedules. Luckily, all of our bosses understand and are pretty easy going. Besides, my family will always come before work.
Yesterday we took the kids and went to the temple. We were supposed to go with the ward, but Boyd had a fencing competition in the morning so we went just by ourselves. It was a little bit tempting to not want to go at 2:00 on a Saturday afternoon. I had so many other things that I could have done, but I knew if we did not go then, it would be a long time before we did. And, we had all made arrangements to have the day off of work. It is such a wonderful thing and awesome feeling to see my entire family dressed in white. I love watching Rob baptize the kids and see the love he has for it. it bonds them together. I get to stand there with a smile on my face and hand them towels. It reminds me so much of heaven and I know I want us all there together forever. A small part of me wished that Cortnie was there, but the thought came to me that maybe she was at the temple that day too and so we really were all together.
As for Cortnie, she is doing so much better. It email this last week stared out "I am great!!" Those are words a worried mom loves to hear. I can hardly wait for next Sunday! I am hoping that I don't cry the whole time but I am so ready to hear her voice and hopefully see her face. She sends us lots of pictures and videos, but it is not the same as talking face to face. She absolutely loves her mission. She has learned to love the trail center and sees the blessings every day from it. They are going into their busy time so will get really busy. Transfers were this past week so I have been worried that she might have started another migraine. I pray not. I have seen pictures of her new companion and she looks so happy. It is a sister that she loves to hopefully they get along well. I wont' find out all the details until tomorrow or Tuesday but I know she is okay. I just pray that she is watched over everyday. I love her so much. I miss her tons and part of me is not ready to do this all over again with Boyd. I don't think it will be any easier with the second one - but we shall survive. How I love my children!! I love being a mom!
Life is happy. I am happy. I try hard to make others happy and to look for the best in life. I am not good at that especially at work, and I need to do better. I need to be nice and not talk bad about them. I just wish that they would work harder and not put so much pressure on me. However, it will never change until one of them is gone and who knows, we might get someone worse. I just need to stay happy. I need to serve and to help others as that is when I am the happiest. I am so glad to be alive and to have the many blessings that I do.
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