Where to start?

It has been awhile since my last post. Much has happened. At times I feel as if time is rushing past me and I am trying to keep up; other moments seem to last forever as if moving at a snails pace. To start, Jeff's Grandma Alice passed away here in our home the beginning of March. It happened quite suddenly and I know Jeff took it pretty hard at first. He has lived with his grandmother since he was about 5 and she was more than just a grandma to him. I wish I could say something that would do her justice, but words just plain fail us sometimes. Perhaps, when he is ready, Jeff will write an entry about his "old lady." I would indulge for a moment though, and share just one thing that will forever stick out in my mind about Grandma Alice. Our room and her room are right next to each other. We shared a wall :) Every single nite we have lived here for the last two years, I heard her pray. I wish I could say we are that diligent :) She always prayed aloud and always prayed for every one of her kids, living and the one that sadly passed, and every single grandkid by name. Some nights she would pray for almost an hour. One nite, just about a month before she passed away, I heard her praying for Jeff and I to blessed with a baby. I was so touched and humbled and grateful. Not being able to have kids yet has been a really hard thing for me. We never talked about it, she just knew. And I am pretty sure that wasn't the only time she had prayed that for us.

At times I think we all feel like everyone else is so wrapped up in their own lives that no one could possibly be thinking about us and our problems and heartaches. And at this stage in life for most people that is true unfortunately. Very few of us consistently take the time to think of others and pray for them unless something tragic happens. That quiet example, that strength, her willingness to always think of others is what I will remember most about her. She is missed and the house is still just a little too quiet. We love and miss you Grandma!

We have also celebrated St. Patty's Day, Easter, and General Conference. I had an ingrown toenail removed by the doctor, and just yesterday I believe I broke my first bone ever - my toe! And it is even on the same foot as my now deformed toenail that had the ingrown :) Poor Jeff also dislocated his knee yesterday! What a pair we are right now! Haha! Hopefully we will both stop limping and recover quickly. Here is to a HAPPY, maybe slightly less eventful April! xoxo