Together

 Life doesn’t always go as planned.

I know. 

Shocking! 

But one thing I have realized is that perspective is everything.  

It’s okay to be disappointed when plans have to unexpectedly change, but if we are able to focus on the true righteous goals we have, we can find joy and comfort even amidst difficulty.  

My daughter and her fiancé are in town this week for a few days.  We only see her (and now them) for a few days each semester since they go to school in Boston.

We had planned a fun family outing to Cedar Point  and a backyard BBQ with friends for while they were here.

But my other daughter ended up needing some cardiac monitoring in the hospital for a couple of days so plans changed.

I was frustrated by the circumstances and knew both daughters were too.  I hated that I couldn’t magically make her feel better.  

I reminded myself that the goal was to spend quality time together and for Jack to better understand our family and how we do things.

And one thing we do in this famly, is to adjust to the unexpected and support one another. 

So our family rearranged her hospital room and had a watch party together, laughing and loving.

Mosiah teaches “yea, the Lord did strengthen them that they could bear up their burdens with ease, and they did submit cheerfully and with patience to all the will of the Lord.

And it came to pass that so great was their faith and their patience that the voice of the Lord came unto them again, saying: Be of good comfort, for on the morrow I will deliver you out of bondage.”

When we cheerfully figure out the changes together and help carry the burdens as best we can, the Lord helps us too.  

And reminds us they won’t be forever.  

On the morrow the delivery will come. 

And in the mean time we can do the best we can together.