WOW, I can't believe I am down to just a little over a month until I am done blogging! What an adventure this has been to do this every day! I have actually found books where people wrote down happy things every day for a year and then wrote about that experience, lol I don't think I will be doing that, but I will treasure my 365 day blog for a long time and I hope my children and their children get to read it to learn and to grow from my experiences because what a YEAR it has been!
As we look forward to heading to Utah, I think back to last year when we went. We went to ease our heartache over the loss of our puppy and to find some joy in another state. Little did we know that we were just at the beginning of what would be a VERY long journey of surgeries and emotional trials. I am so looking forward to finding the joy in Utah once more, but this time, no urgent cares please :-) My dad actually had emergency gall bladder surgery in Utah one summer when we were up there, but that was taken care of for me in October last year, so really, we should be good LOL.
Lots of laundry and getting things done today. Joel had a great time at Vacation Bible School, and what better way to end his time there and begin our trip to Utah with learning about Jesus today? I am so thankful he came home with a little testimony that Jesus lived and that he died for us and that if we live good lives and believe in Him, that we can go to Heaven someday. Hopefully that little foundation of faith can be strengthened as we tour Temple Square and visit sites where we feel the spirit and the love of God.
One of the BEST happy moments today did not happen to me, but I got to be an onlooker to such a sweet act of love, that it warmed my soul from the top of my head to the bottom of my toes! I was taking Connor up the stairs for nap time today when he asked if he could get a Joely kiss...or as he calls kisses "puss." So he asked, "Joely puss mommy! Joely hug!" So I asked Joel if he could come give Connor a hug and kiss good night. Well, on the stairs, there were both boys, hugging and kissing one another and being beyond sweet. Oh that those moments would last forever! You better believe this mommy praised them like crazy for the love that they were giving to one another. It was beyond sweet and I am so thankful for that sweet happy moment I just got to sit back and enjoy!
Well, I hope everyone has a great day tomorrow! I cannot wait to see what happy moments happen and I pray for a safe journey for us and anyone else traveling this summer!
As we look forward to heading to Utah, I think back to last year when we went. We went to ease our heartache over the loss of our puppy and to find some joy in another state. Little did we know that we were just at the beginning of what would be a VERY long journey of surgeries and emotional trials. I am so looking forward to finding the joy in Utah once more, but this time, no urgent cares please :-) My dad actually had emergency gall bladder surgery in Utah one summer when we were up there, but that was taken care of for me in October last year, so really, we should be good LOL.
Lots of laundry and getting things done today. Joel had a great time at Vacation Bible School, and what better way to end his time there and begin our trip to Utah with learning about Jesus today? I am so thankful he came home with a little testimony that Jesus lived and that he died for us and that if we live good lives and believe in Him, that we can go to Heaven someday. Hopefully that little foundation of faith can be strengthened as we tour Temple Square and visit sites where we feel the spirit and the love of God.
One of the BEST happy moments today did not happen to me, but I got to be an onlooker to such a sweet act of love, that it warmed my soul from the top of my head to the bottom of my toes! I was taking Connor up the stairs for nap time today when he asked if he could get a Joely kiss...or as he calls kisses "puss." So he asked, "Joely puss mommy! Joely hug!" So I asked Joel if he could come give Connor a hug and kiss good night. Well, on the stairs, there were both boys, hugging and kissing one another and being beyond sweet. Oh that those moments would last forever! You better believe this mommy praised them like crazy for the love that they were giving to one another. It was beyond sweet and I am so thankful for that sweet happy moment I just got to sit back and enjoy!
Well, I hope everyone has a great day tomorrow! I cannot wait to see what happy moments happen and I pray for a safe journey for us and anyone else traveling this summer!
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