i dropped abe off to school this morning and drove away....then i realized i was still smiling. i love our ten minute drive to school. it's my time with abe. some mornings we are quiet and some mornings we laugh the whole way. this morning we both went away smiling and i thought how grateful i am that he is still here.
a couple weeks ago, we had his follow up appointment and even though deep in my heart, i knew everything was going to be perfectly normal, it was good to talk to the doctor and see the results. his heart looks great. it was the same cardiologist that worked with us at primary children's hospital and i was grateful for the chance to talk to him again and thank him for all that he did for us. so many amazing people that helped us!
a lady in our ward bore her testimony in sacrament meeting about miracles. she bore testimony that miracles happen and mentioned abe specifically. i could tell abe felt something during her testimony. i took that moment and told him how many people prayed for him.
for family night, we each shared something-- either a scripture we recently read in our personal reading, a time recently we felt heavenly father's hand in our life or a time we felt the spirit lately. it was a good family night. i think we were all crying by the end and i decided we need to do that more. kai was so sincere and tried to share, but both times started crying so hard he had to stop. i think we will do this once a month, so the kids can start to watch for times they feel the spirit. i hope it gives them purpose as they read their scriptures and apply them to their life. i feel like it will help us think about and also get used to talking about spiritual things.
abe talked about the lady that bore her testimony. he said it really hit him when i told him how many people prayed for him and he hadn't really thought about that before, but he had no idea who the lady was and he could feel how it affected her. i think he saw his experience in a different light and felt the spirit when this lady spoke about it.
one thing i have learned this last year is heavenly father wants us to be happy. right now. whatever is happening in our lives....to watch for the good and happy- i know i can do this because i have faith in the plan of happiness.
anyway, i'm glad i caught myself smiling this morning -alone in my car!
