As I was studying my scriptures this morning with a heart and mind full of "life" I was reminded of a life changing lesson I learned just over 5 years ago.
As I struggled with the joy and demands of being the mom to a recovering only child and 3 toddlers, I prayed constantly for help and guidance. Over and over the simple answer came, "Love them" or specifically "love so and so." After Nathan died all I could think about was, "Did/does he know how much I love him?" It was the constant cry of my heart and soul. I was so grateful that over and over through his short time with us as I came to my Heavenly Father with my list of frustrations...help me potty train them, why won't they sleep, help Mychel adjust, and on and on the answer was what he knew I/we would need more than anything else.
So, I today I'm asking: Do those most dear and precious to me know I love them? Really, what else matters?
Many, many years Heavenly Father gave me a priceless gift at at Creative Memories Convention...a friend I still cherish today. We have only seen each other a handful of times and years have gone by without contact, but that affect our friendship. She sent me a video of her daughter (how she can be a senior in college is beyond me...) singing a song she wrote. It spoke to my heart....I hope you can "hear" it too.
I'll paste the words below, but you can also find them by going to YouTube and clicking more info. Also, I know Bonnie would love to hear your thoughts on her song so pop on over to YouTube for that too :D
Bonnie Leigh Abt performs a song that she wrote in July 2009 Lyrics:
Plane arrives in a foreign land he shields his eyes from the swirling sand what a strange and beautiful grand plan. Twenty years had come to pass when he heard the calling on his life he waved goodbye to his mom and dad as he boarded that plane, trying to explain
(chorus) I know it isn't what you saw when you told me that I could chase my dreams but my God was never one to stand by passively
At thirty-one she lives alone a single bed is all she's ever known if you asked she'd tell you she prefers it this way "How do you handle all those lonely nights?" her good friend wonders over the phone she paused and thought of all the ways God used her for His gain, and tried to explain
Chorus
Life is not a story you could easily have guessed so don't turn that page, He's not finished with you yet
No words can dry a mother's tears as she sees her son dying on that cross she longs to comfort him and hold him in her arms "I remember every time you bled when you scraped your knees or bumped your head, what would I give to take you down and wash away these stains", but her son simply explained
Chorus So hold on for just a little bit longer and one day this whole world will see that our God was never one to stand by passively soon we'll see, soon we'll see
Tuesday: My last sibling got married...Congrats Markham and Brittany.
Wednesday: I bough my first eggplant and made my first eggplant dish...it was yummy.
Thursday: My sister Lindsay and her husband Adam welcomed their third miracle...Welcome Camryn Eileen.
And then to top it off my mom sent me this today. I could watch it over and over. I wish I could make it my wake up video! Ohhhh, I wish I could have been there!
More than 200 dancers were performing their version of "Do Re Mi", in the Central Station of Antwerp. with just 2 rehearsals they created this amazing stunt! Those 4 fantastic minutes started the 23 of march 2009, 08:00 AM. It is a promotion stunt for a Belgian television program, where they are looking for someone to play the leading role, in the musical of "The Sound of Music".
We now have a twitter account because it was a homework assignment. Could be worse... If you'd like to twitter with us we can be found at Nathansfamily...Murphy Matters was already taken. Tweet,Tweet!
A rockin' friend had this on her blog and I thought, hum...let me count...I'm at 25 (really probably a few more in the early years, but close enough)...How 'bout you? 1. Centerville, UT (born) 2. Las Vegas, NV 3.Salt Lake, UT 4 Salt Lake, UT 5. Centerville, UT (Apt H-8? mom?) 6. Centerville, UT 7. Kaysville, UT 8. Linwood, NJ 9. Bountiful, UT 10. Linwood, NJ 11. St. George, UT 12. Linwood, NJ 13. Glassboro, NJ...Joe's 14. Glassboro, NJ...Flower shop 15. Provo, UT Branbury Apts 16. Provo, UT First place we lived when we got married...it was scary! 17. T Street, SLC, UT Mychel was born here (ok in the hospital close by, but you get what I mean :D 18. U Street, SLC, UT 19. Boca Raton, FL Funeral Director school 20. Mesa, AZ 21. Spanish Fork,UT Upstairs at the mortuary 22. Spanish Fork,UT Downstairs at the mortuary 23 Spanish Fork,UT The boys came home to here! 24. Columbus, GA 25. Midland, GA HERE we are!
ps Gary's is much shorter....from what I remember 3 places in Pennsylvania With summers either at this really cool campground or at the beach...yah life was hard :D Somers Point, NJ Glassboro, NJ and then we connect in Provo, UT ....so he's at about 15
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