Friends, Temple & Family

This past Sunday was a hard day for me. It was my due date.

But it ended up being a great day because it made me realize what great friends I have in this ward.

I bore my testimony in Relief Society and I bawled all the way through it. But afterward I got some great hugs.

That evening Marci invited us over for dinner, but she didn't have anything planned yet. I had already started preparing our dinner so I just offered to bring it over to their house. It turned out pretty well (I was trying a new recipe). And then we had yummy Pazookies for dessert. We had a great night talking and laughing and playing with Aria. She put Brian and I in time out, and then spent the whole night flirting with Brian. I'll have to keep my eye on her. :) I even got to hold baby Corbin for a little bit.

That night another friend Aubrey brought me homemade cinnamon rolls, and the next night another friend brought chocolate-marshmallow-nut-thingy's. (BTW, I don't know who brought those and I have their plate. If you want it back you have to let me know your identity.) Thank you to everyone for your love!

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Last night was our Stake Temple Night because next weekend is Stake Conference. Brian and I were able to go and I'm so grateful we did. Temple attendance is something we struggle with because Brian never knows what nights he'll have to stay late so it makes it hard to plan. Anyway, there are always a million excuses aren't there? We're trying to do better.

We attended the Chapel Session with our Stake and one thing that stood out to me was about how the temple is all about sealing families together. Everything thing we do is to get the families to the point where they can be sealed. I spent the whole session so grateful for the sealing that took place between me and Brian and our future children. It made a big impact on me.

I had some personal insights during and after the temple session that have made a big difference in my life. I am still sad about losing my baby, but after the things I learned in the temple, I now have a peace that I didn't have before. I know what I need to do to go forward and I have more strength to do it.