Today I feel...great. The last half of this week has just been really great. I have done nothing. Really. I did the dishes once. A load of laundry. Folded some clothes. Other than that I just spent time with my little Bentley. He was sick a few days ago and since then we've just been pal-ing around. Every day he just gets so much older.Yesterday he surprised Jake and I by stepping onto the grass of his own accord! I mean, he immediately got back off but he did it! We are so proud of him. And when Dad takes Bentley for a walk to the mailbox Bentley walks along beside him and talks, using his hands for emphasis. It's so adorable. Stop growing!
Yesterday Bentley was cranky to the MAX. So I had to lay on the bed with him until he fell asleep. I am so blessed to have such a loving, adorable child. And a loving husband, for that matter. I spent a good amount of time reading through a blog this morning. It was one of those eye opening experiences where you think "Wow, that could have been me--" well, thankfully, my husband is probably the most loving person I know and kind and he would never have done the atrocities that I read about on this person's blog but...what if? I can't even imagine what I would do if I had a temple marriage and then went through the experiences this amazingly strong woman went through. I just don't know that I would have handled it with her grace and with her understanding. I was reminded that I have been very blessed.
Everyone has trials. Let's not forget that. And everyone's trials will be for their good. I'm sure that's a hard statement for many people to say. Some times trials are given to us, sometimes we bring them on ourselves. I think the hardest trials are the ones inflicted by others. Especially those you love.
We have been truly blessed because, no matter what happens, our trial still ends in a happily ever after. Whether Brooklyn stays with us or whether she goes, she is still going to be able to complete the mission that God has given to her. She will still be able to see us again and she will have gained exaltation--which is really our end goal.
But right now I am grateful that I don't need to shield my children from their husband. That I can trust him. And that he is loyal to me. I guess I realize I have all of these blessings all the time but today they are very apparent. Not every woman has those blessings. I would even go so far as to say most women don't have those blessings. I am grateful that I do.
On her blog she said that we should be nice to everyone because everyone is fighting a hard battle. I agree. Be nice to everyone. Especially those who are so cruel to you. Who knows what is happening in their life to cause such reactions?
Today, just be thankful. And be kind. We have been blessed with so much!
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