These past few weeks have been somewhat difficult for me. A little over a month ago we left our beloved home of Alaska for Kansas, resulting in 5000 miles of driving and stopping to visit with family along the way. Then two weeks ago, the night before our scheduled departure from Arizona to finish our trip to Kansas, Marshall was admitted to the ER with severe abdominal pain, ended up in surgery with appendicitis. Though it was so tough for me, we both made it through the surgery (me emotionally and him physically) and postponed our departure for three days. I ended up having to drive the 18 hours to Kansas because well, Marshall just had surgery. We finally arrived in Kansas completely worn out a little over a week ago, with so many unknowns ahead.
Even with all of these so called "difficulties," my mind was awakened to the countless blessings that started to stream into my life when we arrived in Lawrence. And that is why this post is titled, Gratitude. I think this is the Lord's way of telling me that I am okay and that He is looking out for me, especially when I feel like I am at the end of my rope and so tired emotionally.
The biggest blessing that came into my life upon moving to Lawrence was that new friends were put in our path the moment we arrived into town. We received a call from a man (who shares a mutual friend and who received our contact info from her) who lives in town and opened his home to us for dinner and a place to sleep that night. Being able to have new friends to talk to after a long drive and a bed to sleep in rather than a hotel was so wonderful. The Bishop of our ward also opened up their doors to us, allowing us to keep our Alaskan fish in their freezer, feeding us hot meals for a few days, and giving us a bed to sleep in for a few nights. Our hearts are full of gratitude! I know the Lord is the reason these blessings happen because I would not have been able to arrange all of this on my own--they are truly angels sent to help out a tired wife and her recovering husband!
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The biggest blessing that came into my life upon moving to Lawrence was that new friends were put in our path the moment we arrived into town. We received a call from a man (who shares a mutual friend and who received our contact info from her) who lives in town and opened his home to us for dinner and a place to sleep that night. Being able to have new friends to talk to after a long drive and a bed to sleep in rather than a hotel was so wonderful. The Bishop of our ward also opened up their doors to us, allowing us to keep our Alaskan fish in their freezer, feeding us hot meals for a few days, and giving us a bed to sleep in for a few nights. Our hearts are full of gratitude! I know the Lord is the reason these blessings happen because I would not have been able to arrange all of this on my own--they are truly angels sent to help out a tired wife and her recovering husband!
Change is just so hard for me but it is during change that I can deepen my faith in the saving grace of Jesus Christ, because that is ever constant.Today is the first day of school for Marshall. We are so excited. He is still in pain, though it is lessening every day. I have the opportunity to nanny for two adorable kids, starting today, and I couldn't be more excited. Tomorrow we get the keys for our new apartment. Even though I had no idea how it would all work out one week ago..
...here I am just watching it all unfold beautifully before my eyes.
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