Counting down

Count down of 8 days left or really almost 7 days before I send my first one on their Mission. OH BOY! Wow.. I am so excited. But nervous at the same time. I just don't know how to explain all the feelings I am feeling. I have times when I want to cry in one minute and the next minute smiling at the idea of all the blessings he will see serving the Lord.

What do you do with your time knowing you leave in a little over a week? I asked Cole is this very question. What would you like to do? See a movie? See someone? His answer to me was clean the garage out.... Oh okay?! I have been looking at the garage and it has been driving me insane since it looks so unorganized and full of junk. I am not sure if he was feeling bad for his poor momma knowing I would be doing it by myself or if it was just bothering him that much too. But I won't turn down the help.

I had today off and we spent the first half of the day cleaning and throwing out as much as possible. It was so good to spend even that time together. We were able to meet up with my sister Stephanie and mom and niece Hannah. Toured their new house and had lunch. It was great. We finished the day out shopping for fabric for his mission quilt that mom makes for all her grand kids who go on a mission. He won't be able to take it with him but wanted to pick out the material prior so it will be done by the time he got home. Can I say I HATE picking out fabric... PERIOD! So this is a chore alone for me but he was such a trooper and enjoyed spending the time with his Grandma. (G>G)

We had a long conversation about what he wants to hear about in the letters and what he won't want to see. He is quite the comedian when it comes to what he wants to hear about. But it was good to hear some of his concerns about needing to stay focused especially in the MTC.

Over the last year our family has seen a change in it on how we respond to each other and to those outside our home. The prayers have changed in asking to know who to share the gospel with. being a better example to those around us. We have seen opportunities to share the gospel with those we never would have thought might be interested. Invite someone to receive a blessing for healing. This weekend we had a family friend/ex-teacher ask for a blessing for her husband.

You will never realize the blessings that will come to your family as your live the gospel. We aren't perfect by any means. We forget to read our scriptures at times, The kids don't make it to seminary every day. We lose our tempers. We aren't as loving as we should be to others. But when you make the decision to change your life it will show in your daily lives.

I have seen how it only takes one to start making the change for it to effect others in the family. And now we have been blessed by these choices. How blessed I feel right now.

I know the weeks ahead maybe difficult at times missing my son. I also know the lord will make sure we are all taken care of and the time of missing him will be changed to joy for his experiences.