strength through the gospel

The last couple of months have been hard and stressful on me. Nothing really in particular and nothing really has happened to make it hard. But for some reason I have been feeling life stress lately. I am so glad that all the Ryker medical stress is over. I am so lucky to have the life I have right now. I am very blessed, but the last couple of months it's been hard to see how blessed I am. I have been struggling with my calling in our ward. There are often times I don't want to attend church because I am feeling so emotionally, physically, and mentally exhausted. Throughout all the crazy busy life struggles I have found the only way to overcome them is through the gospel of Jesus Christ. I feel comfort to know that I can get on my knees and pray to my Father in Heaven for strength to get out of bed and do it all over again. Jesus Christ is my best friend, always will be. I know I can go to him for help and just conversation because he knows what I am feeling. I know everyone feels the daily mandan stresses of life. Sometimes it gets boring to do the same thing over and over and over. Being a stay at home mom I feel the boredom often. But once again, there is always someone to converse with when I need an adult to talk to. Heaven Father is always there. So my fellow followers. If you ever need a friend and you are feeling lonely. Please remember our beloved Father in Heaven. He is always there and he care for you. Yes it's sometimes easier to talk to someone face to face, but if you don't have someone there our Father is always there. I testify of them and I truly believe it! Feel comfort in the simple truth. Also, if you ever do need a face to face conversation I am here. Everyday anytime. Remember I just admitted to  you that I get bored often. LOL! Love you all!

Childhood memories (June 5, 2016)

Yesterday we had the opportunity to go fishing with my dad and Lori. I wasn't sure what to expect because we haven't had too many encounters with them for the last couple of years. But I felt Ryker needed to have a bonding experience with his grandpa. It actually went very well. It brought me back to my childhood of going fishing with my dad and grandpa. We had amazing memories of camping and fishing with my grandpa. One of the best memories I have is when I was about 14. I went deer hunting with my dad and grandpa. My little brother and sister were there as well. My grandpa found a little stream with a hole that had a huge fish in it. The fish couldn't get to the river because the stream didn't connect. My grandpa was going to teach us how to catch a fish without a fishing pole. He bent down to scoop up the fish, but he slipped and fell right into the stream. He was so wet. He got everything wet. We were laughing so hard. He decided we needed a pole or a net to get the fish out. It was one of the best memories of my grandpa. Man I sure to miss that man. I can't wait until the day comes where I will be able to speak with him again and discuss life experiences. I  had the best grandparents in the world. They were always supportive and willing to help me out. I loved going to their house on Sunday afternoons, make myself a "Grandma Sandwich" and shoot the breeze with both of them. They have such interesting views on life and how we were suppose to live it. I sure do love and miss them so much. I hope Ryker gets to have wonderful experiences with his grandparents such as I did when I was a youngster.