"Art Thou Greater Than He?"

D&C 122:8

Great question to ponder... but sure can be tough! Lately, life has been REALLY hard- from so many angles. In the midst of some of the toughest challenges of my life, with no end in sight and no apparent answers and compounding questions, it is hard to look forward- would be so easy to stagnate in self-pity!

But Doctrine & Covenants 122 is something to hold onto...

• "fools shall have thee in derision"- check
• "their influences shall cast thee into trouble"- check
• "in perils amongst false brethren"- check
• "accused with all manner of false accusations"- check
• "thine enemies tear thee from..."- even this, yes
• and sometimes it feels like so much more!

I MUST remember:

• All "for a small moment"
• When righteous- "thy God shall stand by thee forever and ever"
• Most of all: "The Son of Man hath descended below them all" (meaning every rotten thing I could ever experience in life). "Art thou greater then He?"

And then the counsel: "hold thy way... Thy days are known, and thy years shall not be numbered less; therefore, fear not what man can do, for God shall be with you forever and ever."

No, these words, no matter how wonderful, do not make all of the challenges better- but this does make it easier. And if I can just remember all of these amazing, incredible, and true promises, there is hope.

And looking at these two beautiful grands can still help me smile!

All that I ever am, or hope to be...

I owe to my angel mother!

Abraham Lincoln said it best.

I love you Mom!!!

And I am blessed with two more mothers in Sue and Dee!!

And my it is grand to be a grandmother! I am so grateful to have two girls who are wonderful mothers!

So happy to be a mother!

She Did It!

My daughter is an official graduate from BYU!!!

Congrats!

And one day this little one will also graduate... 

maybe even from BYU!

In the meantime, Ash just keeps growing up!

She is Home!

Abby is already back from her mission...

We are so grateful for her safe return, her beautiful smile, and her incredible spirit in our family!

And I am so blessed to have such a step-daughter as this!

So Grateful that He Lives!

All that I have now and will have one day is because of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!

It has been a very difficult weekend- with more to come, I am certain....

but Because of Him, because He lives, all things are possible for me...

and for you!

Thank Heaven for Little Girls!

Luke has had so many ups and downs with his health that we have had to stick pretty close to home these days. So, I am so very grateful for all of my 'little' girls!

I've been able to spend some time with Ash who now chews on everything! (or at least tastes it) BTW, my hair does NOT taste good!

And was able to celebrate Makayla's eighth b-day with all of the girls!

They are so fun!!

Even learned how to make a fancy cake...

Doesn't look too fabulous on the outside...

or at the start...

looking a bit better maybe

but great middle!

And even changes color with each slice!

Char even arranged for my sis and our girls (over 8 + Ash) to go to Women's Conference together-

I am so blessed for all of these 'little' girls in my life! And that includes you, Ardis!

I love you all! 

Always the best thing to celebrate!

Two years ago today, Luke and I and our nearest and dearest celebrated our marriage!

So grateful for this man in my life!

And loved the party too!