My Thank You Note To God

Today I realized that even during a struggle if you have faith in him and his works then the weight of worry lifts off your shoulders. There have been times where I have worked so hard to try to have extra or to maintain our household for my children and things still have happened that don't seem to be in my favor. It is during those moments that I remember if I am doing everything I should be doing and something is still happening.. then that is God's will.

I used to worry and stress and let control consume me. Then one day I took a deep breath, looked up in the sky and said.. "ok, I get it now" and then began to thank him for the things that he had worked out in my life that I didn't even know I needed. When you find divine appreciation and give control to Heavenly Father then you see it all fall into place. And even if that picture at the end isn't what you thought it would be or wished for you realize that it actually is even better. And you thank him for not giving you what you thought you wanted.

Make A Wish

Today I got a random phone call from a gentleman who was with the Make A Wish foundation. Someone put us in to have a wish granted!! I can't even begin to explain how sweet and thoughtful it was to know that someone was thinking about us and felt that in their heart we deserved a wish.

The representative had me tell him a few things about Courtney and what she likes and what makes her happy. From here we are assigned someone who comes to visit us and then they will determine what wish they are granting and tada!!

You definitely get back what you put out in the world.

Say Cheese!!!

My, the girls and my boyfriend went down to Mt. Pleasant to have some me and the girls family pics taken. She did an amazing job and it was so much fun! We got a lot of goofy faces in the pics.

Stay tuned for more. This is just a funny little sneak peak..

Hello all! Sorry it has been so long since I last posted. A lot has been going on so I haven't had the chance to blog about it all.

Courtney is healed and recovered well from her surgery. She had another follow up appointment today to talk about the next thing we are going to tackle and trying to get her new wheelchair. The next biggest issue for her is her scoliosis. She was very straight until a couple years ago and now she slouches pretty bad and has some curvature in her ribs and spine that are causing some difficulty with her inflating her lungs all the way. We rearranged some of the medications that she is on to try to make sure we are managing her pain in a way that she will be comfortable.

I finally made some headway with the wheelchair situation. I go into the wheelchair clinic on July 10th to refit her for her new chair. By the time school starts she should be cruisin in a new ride!

Jordan started competitive cheer last week and absolutely loves it so far. She placed in the Level 2 team and made flier. Which means that she is the one that they throw up in the air for stunts. Yesterday she tried her basket toss for the first time and did pretty well. They are all learning each other and how to work with each other so it will take a few practices to get it down. While Courtney and I wait for Jordan to be finished with cheer we goof around in the car and sing.

Courtney was with her dad this weekend and Jordan and I had gotten bored so we strolled through the Temple grounds and toured the Beehive House. We are direct descendants of  Brigham Young so it was way awesome to see how our family lived and actually see some of their original belongings.

Jordan at the Salt Lake City Temple - June 2014

Courtney wanting to play with the Volleyball in the car waiting for Jordan