Past, Present & Future

Today I attended Graham's funeral. I was in tears almost the whole time. The Spirit was so strong there and gosh, it was beautiful. This picture on the right has a story behind it. Every time they sent Graham down for a heart cath, or surgery or some kind of procedure, they would say, "Be brave." I can relate. They passed out this picture with that saying in honor and memory of him to help others to remember to "be brave." I love it. I love it SO much! Heather and Jake are the strongest people I know. They were so positive and .. strong. I hope that one day, I'll have the strength of even half of them.

Today is "National Wear Red Day." It's to help raise awareness for congenital heart defects (CHD). It seems so appropriate on the day of Graham's funeral, the day we say goodbye for a while, because of a CHD.


 And so, I wore red today, in honor of Graham and Jaelyn and all others that have and are struggling with a child with a CHD. Others on Facebook and Instagram posted pictures of them wearing red today
for Jaelyn too. I was blown away by those who did it. People can be so rad!

Today has been so emotional, from one spectrum to the other. But one of the coolest and most amazing things happened today; my niece. Sienna gave birth to an amazing little girl, and I was lucky enough to be a part of it. It was beautiful and Sienna did such a great job. She is simply remarkable. In every way. Complications arose with the delivery however, and Sienna went into emergency surgery due to loss of too much blood. We are SO blessed to have her.

At the end of the day, the Lord is all powerful, almighty, and sends His sweet and tender mercies to us. We owe Him so much thanks for all that we have. I am so grateful to have the knowledge of the gospel that I do and am so proud to be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It's comforting to know that we will be reunited with our loved ones again and that angels are watching over us, protecting us, and celebrating with us in triumphs. I have felt The Savior's love so much today and I am, oh so humbled.