song #5

my dad text stopped by my work this week to give me a little gift he has bought for me. inside the gift bag was a card. i opened the card first. in it he told he how proud he is of me. and that he knows there is a special child out there for gordon and me. and that he can't wait to spoil them. he ended by telling me that he knows i will make an awesome mother. and that he loved me. song #5 was also written in the bottom left hand corner of the card. i looked inside the bag to see a cd...garth brooks. now, i don't listen to country music every day.  but there are a few country artists that i really like. and 90s country sorta has a special place in my heart (thanks to my dad). i put the cd in my computer and went to track number 5. mom.
Little baby told God hey I'm kind of scared.
Don't really know if I want to go down there.
From here it looks like a little blue ball
That’s a great big place and I'm so small.
Why can't I just stay here with you?
Did I make you mad, don't you want me too?
God said oh child of course I do
But there’s somebody special waiting for you

So hush now little baby, don't you cry
Cause there's someone down there waiting whose only goal in life
Is making sure you're always gonna be alright
A loving angel tender tough and strong
It's almost time to go and meet your mom.

You'll never have a better friend
Or a warmer touch to tuck you in
She'll kiss your bruises your bumps and scrapes
And anytime you hurt
Her heart’s gonna break

So hush now little baby, don't you cry
'Cause there's someone down there waiting whose only goal in life
Is making sure you're always gonna be alright
A loving angel tender tough and strong
It's almost time to go and meet your mom.

And when she's talking to you make sure you listen close
She's gonna teach you everything you'll ever need to know
Like how to mind your manners, to love and laugh and dream
She'll put you on the path that bring you back to me

So, hush now little baby, don't you cry
Cause there's someone down there waiting whose only goal in life
Is making sure you're always gonna be alright
A loving angel tender tough and strong
Come on child it's time to meet your mom

my dad said that when he first heard this song he began to cry.  

it reminded him of me. 

now i have yet to get through this song without crying.  

it touches my heart so deeply that my dad thought of me when he heard it.

people are answers to prayers.

i know for a fact that my dad is an answer to my prayers.

just another reminder from my heavenly father that he hears my prayers.

and i think that's pretty special.

and that my dad is pretty special, too.

world adoption day

we are so excited to celebrate and join the first ever world adoption day as a hopeful adoptive couple.

we know adoption will change our lives (it already has).

we look forward to the opportunity to grow our family in so many ways.

and can't wait for that opportunity to come.

we have been overwhelmed by the love and support from so many around us.

so many are spreading the word about us and our hope to adopt a child.

we have so much love and gratitude in our hearts.

we know our day will come.

life lately...

francis peak, farmington, utah: we went from 0 to 9560' in just a matter of days

our brother in law asked us if we'd like to hike/climb mt. olympus with him.  we said yes and our bodies have felt it ever since.  it was difficult but oh so amazing up at the top!

our town's temple is up and running!  the dedication was beautiful and we feel so blessed to have a temple so close to our home.

harvest moon festival: i love this girl.  priscilla is a co-worker and good friend of mine.  she lives in ogden too and loves our town just as much as i do.  we play a lot together.  

celebrating our blonde beauty's upcoming wedding day!  college besties forever.

gordon's church calling has him over the youth organizations in our ward.  i am so happy about that because that means he gets to participate with me in their activities.  our latest adventure was a temple quest with the primary.  i got to talk to them about baptism and he got to talk to them about temple recommends.  it was a beautiful night filled with lots of wonderful people.  i am so blessed to be able to serve in the primary.

rollerblading is back! at least my sister in law and i think so.  and we're pretty freaking good at it too.  let this fantastic fall weather last so we can keep on blading!  skate or die.

i am a yogi.  ogden had a yogafest.  i attended the two day fest and pushed myself to new levels.  and had a lot of fun doing it.

meet la tortuga blanca (the white turtle).  it's our new vacation house.  see those red plaid curtains? those are custom-made by gordon himself.  yes ladies, he sews and he's all mine!

the wedding.  the beautiful bride.  and the best of friends.

ogden had a spooktacular bike ride.  first one.  priscilla and i went.  we dressed up, got some treats for our tricks and had a great time.  seriously, ogden is the best.

witches night out at gardner village.  first thing little miss said to me "tonight we're princesses dressed up as witches.  nice witches of course." it was a super fun night.

surprise gift from my mister.  i've wanted a pendleton blanket for years.  he's too good to me.

first session in our temple!  it was perfect and gave us both some much need clarification and guidance that we were needing.  i love the temple!

halloween work party and witch costume number two.  love these girls and i am so grateful i have such wonderful friends that i get to work with too.

i voted.  it was kind of a big deal.