YO YO YO ONE YEAR!!!!

July 16 2017

WOWZERS!!!! I can't believe you will have been on a mission for 1 whole year on the 20th........

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! This world is flying by so fast and I can't even keep up. I can't believe we are already going to be going on trek in 10 days. Any you have been gone almost 365 days.. WHAT...

Well, I can't wait to hear all about your new opportunities. I pray you are looking to the Lord to help you do everything. I was thinking about that today and it's something I'm going to share with they youth on Trek. It is easy to get so overwhelmed with everything that is coming at you and all the responsibility that seems to pile up. Sometimes I just want to go in my closet and cry. I think, no way, I can't do one more thing. And then guess what? I pray to My Father in Heaven and somehow he makes things work out. I pray for strength to meet the challenges and I pray for peace to know I can do this. I've imagined this week as being called to a new Zone Leader you have had to do this. But  if we can all have faith that Heavenly Father can do the impossible, then when we are on the Lords errand, which is always if we are serving others and it be righteous, then he will make sure it works out. 

This week as I was trying to tie up all things for trek, had my hospice coordinator gone, trying to get everyone to fix things that are wrong for charting and the joint commission, had 2 employees not want to be full time anymore, and other things going on, I cried in my closet and told Heavenly Father that I know he will give me strength to do all of this but if he had a better way to do things then to please let me know with a way that I would KNOW his will. Like a slap up the side of the head.  :)

Well that happened. I had an employee come in and he was telling me he wasn't going to be a case manager for home health anymore, he only wanted Hospice and he was going to go get another job to work with us and them. Well, the spirit directed my words and we talked about how hard that might be to learn all new things and have new management etc. And then I told him about my other employees leaving and HE was very interested in being the Hospice Case Manager for my NORTH position. It all fit together so nicely like a puzzle. WOW. Heavenly Father had a better plan for us than trying to get a NEW nurse in and trained in such short amount of time. Sorry, if this is all boring but I am so very thankful that THE LORD strengthens us and makes us able to rise to the occasion to do HIS WILL. 

Our experience in the temple yesterday was amazing. We went together as a Trek Committee but Jessica Garfield was also receiving her endowments so we combined it together since her parents are the assistant Trail Bosses. Our HYMN for Trek is "I Need Thee Every Hour", so very fitting for my life. When Dad and I first sat down, the organist started playing it. I knew Heavenly Father was giving us a special blessing. Then I had the spirit whisper to me that Dad and I would be the witness couple. I thought, oh, I better hurry and use the bathroom if that was the case. So I hurried and then when I came back I smiled and said hello to the officiator. For some reason, I knew the spirit was telling me to do that. And then a few minutes later he came over to Dad and I and asked us if we would be the witness couple. How thankful I was for that experience. That we could be the witness couple with our committee there and for Jessica's first time. BLESSINGS!!! 

I really felt the POWER of our Savior Jesus Christ when thinking about that we have been asked to consecrate our time and our talents for the building up of the kingdom.  I couldn't hold the tears back then. I let them flow. The feeling was incredible to know that Dad and I have sacrificed and given all we could so far for Trek and to make it a TESTIMONY building experience for the youth. And to know that you are out serving our Savior and building up his Kingdom in New York. I an so grateful for you and your sacrifice and the amazing responsibility you have been willing to accept. You are incredible! I love you so much and am so proud that you are willing to serve to the best that you can. That's all our father in heaven can ask. YOU MAKE YOUR MOTHER PROUD!!!!

Love you so much Buddy. I'm sorry, my emails get longer and longer huh. Well, I guess it's been a year since I have been able to give you a MOMMY HUG! And I miss my CADEN HUGS!! you give the best hugs. 

HAPPY HUMP DAY!!!!!

LOve you Buddy!

Love Always, YO MAMA


PS. I got a cool pic today from Melissa Snell, Ha Ha. Small World....
OH and I got a pic of Dad and Lexie modeling the "Poop" hats for the committee members that have to stir the Port-a-johns Ha Ha. -----That Beard.....






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