January and February have been full of sickness and exhaustion, but we still had a wonderful Valentine's Day. In January, I caught a bad case of bronchitis, Reese had strep throat and then the Dr said that she needed to have her tonsils taken out. (I will have to post about that another day!) Ren had a double ear infection and nobody was sleeping great. My bronchitis didn't get better with antibiotics and I had to sleep on the recliner to get any sleep at all. This lasted for about 6 weeks. One night, I was coughing so bad that I about threw up. I came out of the bathroom, thinking to myself that I needed to ask Ron for a blessing, and he was already dressed in his church clothes and asked me if I wanted a blessing. This was an unexpected blessing that I truly needed. Not so much because I was sick, but because I desperately needed to hear my Heavenly Father's voice. I was blessed that Heavenly Father was proud of me for the kind of mother that I am and that I am not just doing it well, but very well. I was blessed that as I have been sacrificing my own health to take care of my children that I exemplify our Savior's love. I was blessed to get feeling better and to be able to sleep so that I could handle all of the responsibilities that are coming up this next week. He said that others watched my example.
There were some other things said and I desperately needed to hear these words. I think a lot of times, we just do the things that needed to be done to take care of our children. We don't do anything spectacular, but are just doing the daily little things to take care of our children, to make sure they know they are loved, and to help them learn and grow. I needed to hear that Heavenly Father was proud of me. That truly is the best feeling in the world when you give your heart and soul to motherhood. I was very grateful for this blessing.
Going back to that part of my blessing that said, "I bless you to be able to sleep"..... I hadn't been able to sleep for weeks and I never take naps. That night after the blessing, I fell right to sleep and slept through the night. I finally woke up at 12:00 when Ron was getting to ready to leave for church. He had got the girls ready for church as well. The girls and Ron left for church and I fed Ren and played with him for a little bit. I still couldn't go to church because I had a hacking cough that sounded like I was dying. Ren went down for a nap and I slept for another 3-4 hours. This never happens.
This Sunday was Valentines Day and so made dinner for all of us and even made fondue for dessert. We all loved it. The girls were so excited to give Ron the HUGE cards that we had bought for him and they had traced their hands all over the inside. I am so grateful for Ron and what a wonderful husband and father he is. I am so grateful for the priesthood and for Ron's desire to always stay worthy of the priesthood and to bless our family. I am so grateful for my wonderful family. For the love we share everyday just by being together.
We were having a difficult time getting Ren to stay in the picture, but I thought these pics were hilarious!
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