Things are moving along with our preparation for our mission. Only 7
days till we take off. It is totally unbelievable. The Sister
missionaries that are here in our ward so just so wonderful. They kept
asking me..Please let us do some service for you. So last week after we
had pretty much finished cleaning out our kitchen cupboards and packing
and giving away food, I had to swallow some pride and let the
missionaries come and help me clean my cupboards and cabinets. I went
to get them, and let me tell you how much they worked. Now, you know
that cabinets and such can collect a lot of greasy dust, not to mention
the tops of the cabinets! My word! I was embarrassed until I realized
that I am mortal and not a perfect housekeeper and that is OK. The 3 of
us worked for over 3 hours. Can you image the blessing I felt by their
service to me? It saved me so very much time! Plus they were able to
take home a lot of groceries which helps them. The next day I conquered
the refridgarator! That is one of my top jobs jobs in the world that I
hate to do! I took me most of the day, but I washed every square inch
of that fridge and freezer. It is a one man job, and I got through it
by listening to the oldie goldies on Pandora. Then we cleaned out the
laundry room. Not so bad. But by Saturday night, we were finished! We
saved this week to do our little things that need to be done....like
our talks for Sunday:), and packing the boxes we are going to ship on
Monday.
Jaden decided to go and move in with Chad and his
family. He is really being blessed ... I see it in his eyes. Little
Mackayah just has attached herself to Jaden. It makes Jaden feel so
good. But it has been hard on this Momma. Letting the apron strings
go. I want to call everyday and see how he is doing. But I have
controlled myself - only every 2 days:) It is an exercise in turning
things over to our Loving Heavenly Father. I feel such a peace about
things when I make myself think about the "letting go" instead of giving
the anxiety control.
We had another miracle happen last week
that, again, shows the Lord's hands in our preparation for this
mission. We thought we had paid all that was needed to get Jaden's
guardianship done. But a bill came in the mail for over $400 we still
owed. We thought, Ok, how are we going to get this paid? The very next
day a check came in the mail for an overpayment when we paid off our
car....guess the amount? The exact amount we needed to pay the
attorney. Amazing.
Creig and I have been reading the Book of
Mormon in Spanish each morning. He reads a verse in Spanish then I read
it in English. It has been such a powerful experience. The Spanish
language is so beautiful! I am learning words and doing well.
Yesterday we were reading about Nephi's vision. It was so powerful and
spiritual. It had us in tears. Then Chad called and told us how he had
taken his kids and had a very heart to heart talk to them about Jaden's
abilities and disabilities. Weston had done some pretty mean things to
Jaden when he is with his non-member friend. Jaden is taking it
stride. Anyway I felt the Spirit so much from talking to him and his
commitment to Jaden. Such a wonderful experience spiritually on how
much the Lord loves us. It was like a moment of partaking of the fruit
of the Tree of Life. Later that night, I lay awake (I have not been
able to sleep very much lately because I can't shut my mind off!)... so I
lay there and thought about how and why Nephi got to see the vision
that his father had seen. I thought to myself, do I have the faith of
Nephi to ask for a vision? But then I suddenly got such a warm feeling
all over me. It said to me that I don't need to have a vision. I have
Nephi's vision to read and believe. I know that the fruit of the Tree
of Life is God's love. I feel it inside so strongly. Nephi had to have
the vision to write it down so that I could believe his words. It took
the faith of both me and Nephi to get that confirmation. I know that
this is the Lord's Church and His way to Eternal Life. I have no doubt
in my mind at all. I am so very very blessed to have this testimony.
Well,
I guess I had better get started on that talk for Sunday. (Oh, man, do I
hate to give talks! One of those top 5 things I just hate to do.) But
onward and upward....It must be done. My topic is how family history
and missionary work go hand in hand. I just absolutely love family
history. So.......I best get busy.
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