Thankful

I'm an ungrateful person - and I'm constantly reminded of what I need to be thankful for.

My heart hurts for a friend of our family. Our sweet friend is the wonderful person who tutored Ster last year - she helped him with reading and math. He was lacking confidence and she helped him there. In fact, when Ster met her husband, he became Ster's new best friend and Ster asked about him every single day after that. Mrs. R was 8 months pregnant and getting ready to quit teaching to raise her little girl. At 8 months, I was all ready - crib, clothes, some diapers (physically but I was sure a nervous wreck) - to have my baby. I had been calling him "Oats" for about 5 months and talked to him and poked at him to make him move. Mrs. R lost her precious baby girl on Monday. My heart is broken for her and her husband. I can't imagine what pain she is going through right now.

However, we are blessed. Because of the Atonement of Christ and because of our knowledge of Heavenly Father's plan, we will be together with our loved ones if we live righteously. What a comfort that is. I hope and pray that my dear friend can feel our Father in Heaven's comfort right now. She has been blessed with an eternal family - and one day she will hold her precious daughter in her arms.

We are so blessed.