Survival

Sick kids on the couch.  Lots of Netflix, saltines and Gatorade.

After 2 straight months of enjoying Tyler home without travel, he has hit the road.  It has been shocking to all of our systems.

He was gone all last week.  3 out of the 4 kids got sick.  Fever, vomit, you name it.  Caring for sick kids while keeping a house show ready and dragging them from their sick beds to the car for showings is just about as tiring and maddening as it sounds.  It was a rough week.  He came home for the weekend and leaves again Monday.

How's that to start a journal entry?  Now that I type this, I think I already wrote about it last week.  I guess that's how tough it was... but I will no longer dwell on it..

Recent News and Highlights:

1. Logan's school season for basketball comes to an end tomorrow.  Final game will be against Hudson Bend, our big rival.  Logan has mixed feelings about this.  With the upcoming move, it is that realization that this is it for balling in Texas.  He's made great friends and overall it has been a wonderful experience.

2. Mariah is always posting uplifting, spiritual meme's on her instagram account.  She is such a sweet missionary and just has a wonderful, uplifting spirit about her.  I'm proud of her.

Mariah is always anxious to support a good cause.  She is supporting a friend with a brain tumor and prays for her every day.  She is also passionate about supporting the girl scouts.

3.  Harrison entered a writing contest.  He's been really into drawing and writing little stories.  He has a brilliant mind, full of imagination and ideas.

4.  Jake is getting excited for his 3rd birthday.  He continues to speak way beyond his years and is a delight.  He recently attended his cousin, Bea's, 3rd birthday.  She had a purple party.  Of course it was done with class and very enjoyable.

5.  I've been touched to see Logan reach out to a friend, Dallin Potts.  He is a friend from church that Logan befriended when Dallin moved in.  They've had ups and downs in their friendship, and as of recent, Logan had distanced himself after feeling hurt and betrayed that Dallin didn't stand up for him at a friend's house.  At the same time, Dallin's family has been slipping from activity in the church.  We miss them!  Logan told me a few weeks ago that he keeps having dreams about Dallin and feels that Heavenly Father is prompting Logan to reach out to Dallin.  On his own, Logan has obeyed those promptings, even though he had hurt feelings and has been texting and inviting Dallin to various activities, communicating through Instagram, and being friendly at school.  It is these kinds of behavior and  character development that mean the most to me as a mother.  This means more to me than any academic, athletic or any other achievement.  I am learning that life is all about love.  And if we go through life- no matter how successful in wonderful ways, but never learn true charity, then it really amounts to nothing.  I am so touched that Logan is learning these things at this age.

6.  I am grateful to a loyal, faithful, family devoted husband.  He was in Las Vegas, otherwise known as sin city all last week for training meetings.  I did not worry once that he would do anything to compromise our relationship or his covenants with Heavenly Father and our family.  What a treasure, what a comfort to me.  This should be the way every priesthood holder, or any father should be to his family, but unfortunately in these days, it almost feels a rarity.  I thank the Lord every day for my good husband.

It's the little things that mean so much!