A whole month!

The Lord has blessed us with so much technology. I am grateful today for being able to FaceTime. Having to use the technology sometimes makes me sad but The Lord has made it so I can speak to loved ones and see their face as I talk. It is almost like having them there.

After writing these for a whole month I am looking back and seeing how blessed I am. And all these posts are just one event in my day that I am writing about. I could write many some days of all the love and blessings I feel. I am truly blessed. Everyday. Every month. Every season. What have you been blessed with today?

God Loves You!

Heather

Sunday, rest

To capture a memory with a picture is amazing. I love pictures and could be addicted to them but there is a comfort and a spirit about pictures. You can relieve some events or you can see someone who has passed on. Love pictures. Today I am so grateful The Lord blessed the world with such technology. We went through some of Joe's pictures and I am grateful to have that connection.

God Loves You!

Heather

Saturday with hope

We had beautiful weather for the grave side service today. It was perfect and it made the whole service even more beautiful. The Lord poured out His spirit and comforted our tender hearts. I am so grateful for the weather to set the mood and bring some light into our darkened thoughts. The Lord showed me that there will always be light even when the world feels it all should be dark. There is always hope and there is always love. There is no end. I did not say goodbye today but see you later.

God Loves You!

Heather

Friday with Hope

I am so grateful to have been blessed with so many good people in my life, some family and some family by choice. The outpouring of love and support that me and my family recieved today as we celebrated Joe's life with an open house was so great. The Lord has blessed me beyond words in this hard time and He has truly sent me angels to bare me up and be round about me.

God Loves You!

Heather

Thursday with love

Today my parents celebrated 40 years of marriage. The Lord has blessed me with goodly parents and they have given all they have to me and my siblings. They have been a place of refuge and security for me. So today I celebrate the blessing of love The Lord has given me which started with two people falling in love over 40 years ago.

God Loves You!

Heather

Wednesday with hope

Grass. Beautiful green grass. We put the sod down and The Lord has sent lots of rain and cool temps that our grass is beautiful! The kids got to play on it the first time tonight and the dogs finally got their backyard back. It was fun to see. Made my heart happy to hear their laughs  and see the dogs running around like mad because of joy. The Lord blessed us with grass to play on. The beauty of nature is awe inspiring but tonight I am grateful for plain simple grass.

God Loves You!

Heather

Tuesday with hope

Sometimes The Lord sends His peace and comfort not by heavenly angels but by ones here on earth. He has sent me many in the last few days in the form of family and friends. Today I got a card from my Mimi and it was just what I needed. I felt love and peace. I have been so blessed and am so grateful for those angels and for them listening to those promptings that make our lives a little happier  and a little easier.

God Loves You!

Heather

Monday with hope

It is so weird when something traumatic happens you expect everyone to know and act different. You expect the world to be different. It just keeps going and people keep working and birds keep singing and children keep playing. I don't know why I am so surprised by how normal life continues to be. Today went by like a normal day but only because of the added protection I am receiving. Any time a sad or negative thought would start to form it was almost like a hand was placed over my heart to protect it and peaceful thoughts would flow. The Lord has sent me the comforter in abundance. I am filled with hope for Joe and I am filled with excitement to see him again. He is not gone. Just gone on ahead.

God Loves You!

Heather

Sunday with a rain cloud

The Lord sent us an angel (in the form of our cousin) to save pictures that were on a computer in Joes apartment. This computer had video he had taken which is the only video that exists that has his voice or face. This meant a lot to my family as we did not know he even had such things on this computer. He has not used it in years. Our cousin got us the info and I now have it saved and have shared it with my family. He not only gave our cousin this talent with computers but he sent him to us so he could help us on our time of need. And it's not the first time he has helped us with his technical talent. How blessed we both are :)

God Loves You!

Heather

Saturday with a rain cloud

Today we cleaned Joe's apartment. I could feel the strength of my Savior as I went into his apartment and starting going through his stuff, his life. My mother also was a rock. I felt peace that at least he was out of pain and no longer alone. The Lord sent us the comforter in our time of need. I will miss him but the knowledge that I will see him again and that he was welcomed home has brought me peace and strength to carry on. That has come from my Father.

God Loves You!

Heather

Friday with a rain cloud

By the grace and goodness of God I have hope. I have hope of a forever. I have hope of forgiveness. I have hope of change for good in any individual. Today I have held on to that hope that The Lord has blessed me with. He has helped me to see it and has given me peace today that it is real. As real as the sun that rises and the Son that laid down and rose that we can live again, we can be together again. Hope.

God Loves You!

Heather

Thursday with a rain cloud

Today has been a very sober day for me. I lost someone very close to me. I have felt my Savior by me and my family today as we work through something very tragic. He has poured an abundance of His spirit our way and I am grateful. I am grateful for the priesthood and eternal families. This is not goodbye Joe. Just see you in another time. A better time. You are finally free and can rest now. See you soon.

God Loves You!

Heather

Wednesday again

Today I read Winnie the Pooh to my son. I thoroughly enjoyed his little head on my shoulder and his wonderful laugh as I read silly bits and did voices. I realized that I have been blessed so much. I can see. I can read. I can understand what I read and comunicate that to others. The Lord blessed me with these things so that today I could spend a moment with my son that will be in my heart forever. How often I forget how blessed I am. The Lord reminded me of that simple thing today. I can read. That is a great blessing. And it will bless me forever.

God Loves You!

Heather

Tuesday again

Taking care of a baby is not always easy. They cannot communicate in our language and its not always easy to pick up on their body language. They cry and flop about for most things. I have not found that they do a certain flop or such things for different agitations. It is sometimes hard to decifer what they want. As a mother you run down the check list - are they hungry, is their diaper full, are they tired, is the tag in their shirt driving them crazy? Well today as I was taking care of our youngest sometimes when she cried it would just pop into my head what was wrong and I would be right first try. As I thought about my other three and when they were babies this would happen with them as well. Now sometimes I still did struggle and went through the whole list and still could not get them to calm down but sometimes a thought would pop in and be right. I realized today that a most times this thought did not come from me. The Lord loves all His children and I am sure He sees momma getting frustrated and baby not happy. He knows what's wrong. I know He whispers to me how to calm that baby at that moment. I remember nights of walking the floor and and at my wits end and begging for help and the answer coming so clear and it being something so off the wall but that's what was wrong. Like the tag on a pair of PJs. The Lord gave us these special bundles. He did not send instructions with them because we can go to the maker at any time and find solutions. I love His hands on Fathering so to speak. He speaks for those who can't. I have seen the same apply for my brother who is special needs and sometimes can't quite communicate what he needs. The Lord knows and when I listen He tells me. I need ALL the help I can get and I am so grateful for parenting help.

God Loves You!

Heather 

Monday again

During FHE tonight I had the lesson. As I taught I felt The Lord guiding me as to what to say at the end to my children. I had not planned on saying what I did. I was instructed to tell them (concerning bullies and general mean people) that only 3 things mattered. 1st, their Heavenly Father loves them. 2nd, daddy and I would always love them and they could always come home to us. 3rd, what the mean people said was not true and did not matter. Only point 1 and 2 did. And that's what we all need to remember. We are loved by our Father and by our family (sometimes not immediate but family by choice) and that what the mean people say does not matter. When Moses was confronted by Satan after speaking with The Lord he had the strength to tell him to get lost because he knew he was a Son of God and that he was loved. He could see satan for the miserable person he was because he had that knowledge. It's the same with us. We have that knowledge. We are all children of God and God loves us. We don't need to listen to mean people. They don't matter. Only those who are kind and love us do. This was a lesson I taught my children but that my Father whispered to me because I needed it too. Maybe so do you :)

God Loves You!

Heather

My birthday!

So today we celebrated the day I was born. That in and of itself is Gods Hand in my life. He gave me life. He has sustained my life to where I could be here, happy with a great family and loving friends. He has blessed me with a healthy body and a strong mind. He grants me daily breath, He gives me hope to go on. We celebrate the miracle of life with every birthday and that miracle is a direct gift from our Father. Enjoy your birthdays, your miracles, and your life!

God Loves You!

Heather

Another Saturday

Yay for rain! I know many people have been praying for rain and I saw today as an answer to that. I also saw it as much needed help for the new sod we laid. The weather has been cool and wet. We have been so blessed in all this. So not only do I feel personally blessed but I think The Lord is blessing others with this weather too. What a time saver!

God Loves You!

Heather

Another Friday

The Lord has blessed me with a great family and I got to spend time with some of them today. We had a great time doing a craft and just having a good time. Family time was wonderful today.

God Loves You!

Heather

Another Thursday

Today as I was saying my morning prayers I was concerned over a couple things which The Lord and I have conversed about but I was just a bit worried. I felt an overwhelming feeling of peace and I just got the strong impression that we would always be taken care of. If I do my bit and live how He has asked me to then He will fulfill His promise and take care of us. My favorite scripture goes along with it and comes to my mind almost daily. It's 2 Timothy 1:7 - "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." I am so grateful that in any matter I am troubled with, whether of material or spiritual consequence, He listens. He cares and He helps anyway He can for our benefit. I just felt Him say, "Be of good cheer and do not fear. I am over all." So grateful for open communication with my Father.

God Loves You!

Heather

Another Wednesday

Things fell into place today that I got to go to the temple with my Mom. Last year my Momma was diagnosed with cancer. She went through painful chemo for almost six months. She lost her hair. She lost weight, she lost time but never gave up the fight. The Lord helped our family in more ways than I can count during that time. My mother was an invalid part of the time because of her treatment. It was a hard time but He was there every step. He let her live. She has been cancer free since last June.  That is a gift to me everyday I get to see her. Today I got to go and sit with her in His very House and feel and see and just be happy with her. That is a gift that almost wasn't. Today He reminded me of that gift and I am so grateful.

God Loves You!

Heather

Another Tuesday

Today our dumb dog (Lady) got out of the fence and decided to go a visiting. Well I was going to let her stay out there because she is a little brat but thought better of it because she is our dog and even if she is a brat she is part of our family. I could not go looking for her with all my 3 younger ones in tow so what to do? I felt prompted to open the big blinds in our living room, which I rarely do, and I felt prompted to do it NOW. I listened and stopped what I was doing and opened them. The side ones were open so I felt kinda dumb opening the big one for no reason but up it went. From only the big window could I see our little Lady walking around on the neighbors grass. I opened our front door and called and in she ran. The Lord knew I could not chase her down. He knew she needed to be taken care of and could have been easily hurt out there with how little she is. The Lord cares for that little Mutt (an affectionate name RJ has given her) and He let me know how to find her and quickly. I am glad I listened. She is a little brat but she is our little brat.

God Loves You!

Heather

Another Monday

Today The Lord reminded me how special my Mimi is. We went to take her some muffins and as I was sitting with her and visiting and just feeling the love she radiates, The Lord whispered softly to me how blessed I am to have such a choice lady in my life. She is such a Christ like person and to be able to see her and visit with her so often, I am blessed. My life has been enriched and will continue to be because of the love and charity of this women. I love my Mimi and am so grateful The Lord directed me to this family so I can have her forever.

God Loves You!

Heather

Sunday

I got the opportunity to teach Sunday school today with RJ. The Lord blessed me with His spirit that I  was not nervous and I could say and direct the discussion how He wanted it I think. He blessed RJ with the same. The lesson went well and I felt an abundance of His spirit. Since the title was Our Father in Heaven I think He really would have been there :)

God Loves You!

Heather

Saturday

The Lord sent angels in the form of neighbors and family to help us lay the sod in our yard. We got it done in an hour and a half. The weather was perfect and after we laid it and got a new fence built for the dogs He opened the heavens and wet the sod til we were at the rodeo, then we got perfect weather for a fun night there. We were spoiled today by The Lord :)

God Loves You!

Heather

Friday

Patience. I was granted patience today that was beyond my own in a few instances. Boy did I need it! No one likes a grump!

God Loves You!

Heather

Thursday

Today The Lord reminded me that the scriptures are alive! Each time I read I get a new understanding of something or I get a better handle on things. I feel the same spirit but I feel it work through me differently. Sometimes peace, sometimes joy, sometimes sadness for sin but always I feel how alive and changing but unchanging they are. It's hard to explain but today He reminded me of that in a quiet voice as I read. They are for me and they are for you. A gift that people protected with their very lives as it was so precious. Some even lost their lives. Enjoy His gift!

God Loves You!

Heather

Wednesday

Today The Lord reminded me of one of the many reasons why I married my husband. My sweetheart sent me a sweet email and I received another witness that I married the perfect man for me and that our lives together will be eternal, no matter what happens to our physical bodies in this life. We are bound together by The Lord and He just gave me a gentle reminder of that. So grateful for the sealing power!

God Loves You!

Heather

Tuesday

I was so tired today from all the yard work yesterday that I had a hard time getting things done. I prayed for strength this morning and as I was going about my day I could actually feel another source coaxing me and pushing my body, helping me get from one task to the next. Today The Lord gave me strength far beyond my own.

God Loves You!

Heather

Labor Day

Today was Labor Day. Today I saw the Lords hand in a lot that we did but I will write about the weather. It rained just when we needed it to and stayed moist throughout the day which was great for us as we were tiling the backyard. The breeze was pleasant and the rain felt great while digging and tiling. The Lord blessed us with the perfect weather :)

God Loves You!

Heather

A new month, fresh start

Hello. My name is Heather. I have started this blog more for me than for anyone else but I hope maybe it will touch someone's heart and maybe help them too. My blog posts will hopefully be daily. They may be one word, one sentence, one paragraph or a whole page. I am going to look back on my day and write about one way I saw the Lord's hand in my life. As I said, this is more for me so I can have a quiet moment each day to look back and see how I am loved. One of my spiritual leaders said,

"Before I would write, I would ponder this question: “Have I seen the hand of God reaching out to touch us or our children or our family today?” As I kept at it, something began to happen. As I would cast my mind over the day, I would see evidence of what God had done for one of us that I had not recognized in the busy moments of the day. As that happened, and it happened often, I realized that trying to remember had allowed God to show me what He had done." (2007 October General Conference, O Remember, Remember, Sun. Morning Session - Henry B. Eyring)

So here I am at the start of a new month and I decided now would be a good time to start keeping track of such things but I feel impressed to share them with you, whoever you may be. So I hope you enjoy my posts and maybe they make you think back on your day and ask the same question, "Have I seen the hand of God reaching out to touch me or my children or my family today?"

Today it is early but I have already felt a prompting about a problem we are having with a family member. An answer to part of the problem came to my mind as clear as if someone had said it out loud. I know The Lord spoke to my mind as He loves this family member and He wants this family member to understand a certain principle that will help him in life. I am grateful that The Lord takes such a personal interest in our lives and not only helps us but shows us ways that we might help others.

Please enjoy your sabbath and I hope in some way today you feel His love. God Loves You!

Heather