Mother's Day

We spent Mother's Day with Justin's mom Cecilia. The kids helped to make a yummy dinner for everyone and we had a fun picnic outside. We were bummed and missing Jayson and Neha but had lots of fun together. Aren't we all so cute. =)

Justin's mom is awesome! She is very generous with all that she has. She is very loving and kind. I feel so blessed to have her as my mother-in-law. 

All the Messenger kids except Jayson. 

It was a fun day and I called my mom to tell her that I loved her. Unfortunately she had to work but her Birthday is this week and we will party then. I am grateful for all the examples of great mothers in my life from my own mother to my Mother-in-law, sisters, aunts, grandmas, and other awesome ladies I have known in my life. Thank you for showing me the happines and joy that comes from being a mother. 

Rough week

Last week was kind of a rough week for Justin and I . I had to work five days in a row with a little break of one day off then 3 more days of work. Justin ended up getting sick by one of the kids in our primary class. The kid had a cough and when Justin got home from church he said he had a tickle in his throat. By Monday night he felt awful and had a fever of 99.8. I sent him to bed at 7:30 and he slept all night. I was a getting a little bit nervous because Justin's fever got worse to 101 and Tylenol and cold medicine wasn't doing anything. I guess it didn't go higher but it sure didn't bring it down like I was wanting. I made him stay home from work to get better. By Wednesday he felt better and went to half a day of work, but then he had a fever again that night. By Thursday he was feeling and looking better. I was so glad because I was getting worried with his fever and how miserable he looked.

I was struggling a bit last week with some personal issues, family stress, and work stress. It's really hard to work nights sometimes. Not only is it the staying awake part but it gets really lonely. Have you ever been awake or sick at 3 in the morning? You don't want to bug anyone cause they are sleeping but you need some reassurance. So when that happens and I am worried about life I tend to work myself up into a pretty awful state of mind as I sit and watch my patient sleep. Justin sometimes texts me in the middle of the night but it gets pretty lonely, especially if I don't have the T.V. as a distraction. However, things always look better after a good nights' rest and I am feeling better after a weekend off and some time with family.

Life is hard and it's even harder to pray and pray and continue to get the "not now" answer. The lesson I taught to my primary class this week I think was for me. About how Heavenly Father best answers our prayers. Sometimes it's a yes, no, or just not now. I suppose it's a good lesson on patience as well. =) When things get rough its hard to think of the big eternal picture which in turn can help us through rough, lonely , times. So here's hoping that we can all work on looking for the eternal aspects of life and let the daily struggles melt away.