Spiritual thoughts and reflection.

I woke up today feeling very happy and content with the way things in my life are going right now. After having to struggle through the past few weeks of bed rest and not doing anything, I am now able to do a little more. I am begining my second week of what I refer to as freedom. I was able to attend sacrament meeting today. As it began I felt the spirit very strong. There are alot of really great people in our ward. I learned to today that there are many around us struggling with things that are much worse than what we have been dealing with and in a sense I am grateful for the struggles we have had.. they are minor in comparrison. I feel humbled by those that have helped us in our time of need even though they probably have struggles also. It makes me think that I should strive to serve more to help others around me more often. The spirit bore witness today of the atonement of Jesus Christ that it is Real and that each one of us has the opportunity to repent and come unto Christ. That the Lord loves us each so very much. That the love that he has for us is unconditional, and pure. Sitting in sacrament listening to those who bore testimony today was truly unlifting and humbling all at once. A young man in our ward who was getting ready to serve a mission got up to bear his testimony, and he talked about how he had made some mistakes, and wasn't able to serve yet, but that he still loved the gospel and the Lord and that he was willing to repent and make it better. Was truly humbling... I think that took a lot of courage and as I looked around I don't think there were many dry eyes. I thought to myself how much the Lord must love this young man, and how hard it must have been for him to get up and do and say all that he did. But the compassion in the room was so great. That I hope that this young man really does know that the Lord does love him despite his mistakes.
I know without a doubt that the Lord lives and loves each of us. I am truly blessed. Aaron and I have been blessed with things that I never thought would be possible. I know and have witnessed especially over the course of the last year and half, that time and time again the Lord is continuing to bless us and help us. It might not always be in the form I think it should be in or in the time frame I am hoping for. But with time and some patience the Lord has blessed us more than I think sometimes I deserve. I love being part of this church and knowing that I have the opportunity to be with my family again someday. The security that brings me is a blessing and a comfort. I am truly grateful for the service that we have recieved over the past few weeks, the phone calls the visits the help with my children, all of the support and prayers on our behalf. I have felt the blessings come. We are very blessed.

I know I haven't updated on here alot lately but get ready I have some great new pics to put on here and well I will update this more later on in the week!