To my children

"When our children were very small, I started to write down a few things about what happened every day. Let me tell you how that got started. I came home late from a Church assignment. It was after dark. My father in law, who lived near us, surprised me as I walked toward the front door. . . . I knew that he had been building a system to pump water from a stream below us up to our property."He smiled, spoke softly, and then rushed past me into the darkness to go on with his work. I took a few steps toward the house, thinking of what he was doing for us, and just as I got to the door, I heard in my mind--not in my own voice--these words: 'I'm not giving you these experiences for yourself. Write them down.'"I went inside. I didn't go to bed. Although I was tired, I took out some paper and began to write. And as I did, I understood the message I had heard in my mind. I was supposed to record for my children to read, someday in the future, how I had seen the hand of God blessing our family. Grandpa didn't have to do what he was doing for us. . . . But he was serving us, his family, in the way covenant disciples of Jesus Christ always do. I knew that was true. And so I wrote it down, so that my children could have the memory someday when they would need it."Henry B. Eyring, "O Remember, Remember," Ensign, Nov. 2007

My dad sent this to me today. What great reminder. Hopefully we can all strive to be a little bit better in this category. I know that I need to improve.

So to my children...
I want you to know how blessed we are to have such great family surrounding us. Aunts who watch you when you are sick and love you almost as much as I do, Grandmas who bring us dinner, clean our house, make Halloween cookies with you, read and play with you and who constantly offer up prayers for you. You are blessed to have Grandpas that give you goodies, hugs, and make you laugh - and whose generosity is more than we could ever repay. You are blessed to have Uncles who tease you to make you stronger and ready for the "real-world", and who would do anything for you. Let's not forget the cousins who will always be your best-friends no matter what. And to all our great friends we are so blessed to have you in our lives - you have all made a significant impact on us and we are better to have known you.
So Savannah and Lucy if you are ever wondering if you are loved or can't seem to think of any blessings just remember that you don't have to go any further than your family and friends. Thanks ya'll.