DEAR E.

Dear E. This past week Daddy and I have talked about how grateful we are to still have you in our lives. Last week was a scary one for us in the least. You were supposed to be taken away from us to go live with your Grandpa in Mesa. The call that we got was completely unexpected. I do not have the words to express to you just how happy we were when CPS told us you would be staying with us longer. Daddy and I hugged, cried and thanked God for such a wonderful blessing. God had heard our prayers and He answered...like I knew He would....like He does every single time. If you ever get the chance to read this, I want you to know that every day spent with you makes me so happy. Each day with you is such a gift. These moments with you are greater than any treasure on earth. I cherish each moment that I have with you like it might be the last....because one day it might just be the last. I feel like the luckiest Mama in the world to have you as apart of our family right now. Every night when I hold you, as you kiss my cheek a gazillon times and say "Mama..I love you THIS much!" with your hands outstretched makes me melt all over. I wish I could freeze these moments in time and hold onto you forever and never let you go. I thank God for you everyday. I thank Him that He placed such a special little girl in our lives..a little girl who is so full of life and full of love. I couldn't have asked for more. I wish you knew the amount of joy and happiness that you have brought.

I want you to know that your Heavenly Father loves you with an infinite amount of love, a love so pure, so holy, and so indescribable. Never question His love for you. His love is always there. The love that He has for specifically you will never waiver. His love for you will never dim. He is there. He is always there whenever you need Him, even at times when you don't feel like He is. He is there fully and completely. Talk to him, confide in him, and I promise you that you will feel of His love and grace in your life. God has created you to be you and only you. You are special. You are a wonderful daughter of God (a Queen) and He is your King! Never forget that you came to earth as a child of a divine Father, with something of divinity in your very makeup. The Lord didn't send you here to fall or fail. He did not give you this life to waste it. He bestowed upon you the gift of mortality that you might gain experience-positive, wonderful, purposeful experience-that will eventually lead you to life eternal. 

I want you to know that life can sometimes be hard...sometimes really hard, but its so beautiful in so many ways. Trust Him with all your heart and allow Him to show you just how great He is. You alone are enough. Never forget that. Don't ever forget who's hands you are in. His ways and His will is always better than our own, even when sometimes we may think that we have all the answers. We don't. He does. Seek for Him. Seek for His will daily in your life and I promise you that you will be guided by the spirit to do the things that He would have you do and that you will be blessed. Embrace all the many opportunities that come your way, especially the ones that you didn't initially in-vision for yourself. 

I want you to know just how much I love you baby girl. I will always love you no matter what happens. You are one of things that has given me life. You have taught me so much. You have made me feel a kind of love that I have never felt before. You make me want to be better. You make me want to be brave. You make me want to soar above and beyond what may seem impossible. I love you my little monkey!

Love, Mama.

MY PRAYERS HAVE ALL BEEN ANSWERED.

So often we find ourselves praying for so much from God...and through all of our prayers, He  always finds His way to guide and shape us into a better and stronger person through life's trials. 
What prayer(s) has God answered for you lately? 

Jumping for Joy

I cannot contain my joy and excitement this morning!! We just found out last night that my Dad is getting released from the hospital on Saturday and will be driving back in a U-haul with Josh on Monday. I can't believe all the the blessings that have come out of this. God can turn a mess into something so beautiful. He is SO amazing! It is my testimony that God hears and answers prayers and that He loves each and every single one of us immensely and unconditionally. He is there. ALWAYS. I just want to also express my love and gratitude towards everyone who prayed and thought about my Dad and especially to my sweet Husband who has been so amazing, selfless and supporting through all of this. I don't know what I would do without him. 

One of my favorite scriptures about prayer from the Book of Mormon:

“Cry unto God for all thy support; yea, let all thy doings be unto the Lord, and whithersoever thou goest let it be in the Lord; yea, let all thy thoughts be directed unto the Lord; yea, let the affections of thy heart be placed upon the Lord forever.

“Counsel with the Lord in all thy doings, and he will direct thee for good; yea, when thou liest down at night lie down unto the Lord, that he may watch over you in your sleep; and when thou risest in the morning let thy heart be full of thanks unto God; and if ye do these things, ye shall be lifted up at the last day” 

(Alma 37:36–37)

-KIMBERLY-

ANSWERED PRAYER FROM A SUNSHADE..WHO WOULD OF THOUGHT??

A couple of times a week, I will come to this spot down the street from my work over my lunch.

I go to this spot to think, to pray, to read, and to just have some quiet time with me and the Lord.  

Last week I as I was sitting in my car eating my lunch, I felt a strong urge to pour my heart out to God. My heart was really heavy. I had feelings of fear, anxiety, doubt, and worry about the possibility of becoming Foster Parents. I let all those negative feelings step in and take over.

Have you ever prayed for something and you think you have received an answer, but you

ask God again to just make sure? Well....that was one of these moments for me last week.

I received my answer to my prayer instantly. As I was leaving to head back to work, I looked down

for a few seconds to plug my phone in. When I looked back up, I looked to the right and happened to

notice this sunshade advertisement on a parked car. Okay...let me just tell you that I come to this

same spot almost every day and I have NEVER seen this before. It's kind of hard to miss! Another thing....Crisis Nursery is located in Phoenix and Mesa and just happened to be advertising in

Scottsdale in the same parking lot I always come to? Coincidence? Ummm..I don't think so!!
Ever since then, this truck has not been there.

When I saw this, my heart melted and tears began to stream down my face as I starting laughing.
I pulled up and parked next to the truck and took a picture to show Josh and to remember this heavenly moment. I then said: "Alright Heavenly Father..I get it. Let's do this!"

**We are moving forward!! We filled out our applications together last night and
scanned them over to Crisis Nursery to attend the August 6th training course**