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Sunday, March 6, 2011

My heart is full...

I sit in my quiet house tonight with a full and grateful heart. The only sound is coming from my running dishwasher. My 3 beautiful children are sleeping, my husband is at the church at a meeting...and so it begins. The bishopric of our ward got released today. Brad has been called as the 2nd counselor, a calling that he has had before in Spanish Fork, but we both agreed this time feels different. Before, he was joining an already functioning bishopric because of yet another creation of a ward. Also, we knew we would not be staying in Spanish Fork for too much longer so I knew it would be "temporary." This time it's a brand new bishopric, and we are not planning on moving anytime soon, if ever, so here we are for the long haul. It's humbling. I feel so grateful to have such a wonderful man as my husband who is worthy and honors his priesthood. I am excited for him. Brad loves to be involved, he loves knowing everyone and he just hasn't been able to get to know as many people as he would have liked. He now has that opportunity. He will get to work with 2 other amazing men as well. I am excited for this new bishopric, they will be wonderful together, and I think Brad will be blessed to learn from them.
I know at some point, and probably more than one time, I am going to just wish he could be home more, but I know that I will be strengthened and sustained by the Lord. Especially when bedtime rolls around and I am once again putting 3 kids down by myself, which anyone who has young children can testify is an exhausting and sometimes frustrating time of day. But if there is one thing that I remember about Brad serving before it is this...when times were tough and I didn't know how I was going to do it all by myself, I felt the Lord lift me up and make me stronger so that I COULD do it with His help. And I KNOW He will help me again. Besides the Lord's help I have a wonderul ward family, I have had so many people invite us to sit with them on Sunday so they can help out with the kids. Truthfully, Sundays and Sacrament meeting by myself with 3 kids is what I was worried about the most. And not just with the 3 kids but thinking 5 years down the road when that 3 could be 5 or 6! :) But now I am not worried at all because I know there are so many people who are willing to help us out. I don't know if they even have a clue what that means to me, but it means a LOT and adds to the fullness I feel in my heart. I know the Lord knows each of us personally and He places us where we are supposed to be in order to have the experiences we need to grow. As rough of a time as we had getting in to our house in Salem, I have seen more and more over this last year and a half the reasons why we are supposed to be here. Here is just one more...

8 comments:

Sandy said...

Jana, what a nice strong testimony you have. That also makes our hearts feel very full. Brad will do a great job and the ward is lucky to have your family with them.

Rachel Hair said...

He is meant to be a leader! Enjoy the experience!

Natalie said...

Wow. Congrats and good luck. Thanks for sharing your testimony. You are amazing.

~~heather said...

That is just awesome! Congrats to Brad, and to you Jana! The Lord has great faith in you both! :) And we just love you and know you both will shine through as always! ((hug))

Becky said...

Beautifully said; thanks for your testimony. :) I think that is what I would worry about most, too (sitting alone with the kids during Sacrament). You're awesome :)

Janell said...

It's really no surprise, is it?! Rachel is right, Brad was meant to be a leader. And you are the perfect person to support him in that. It's good to hear you have such a great ward who is willing to help out during sacrament meeting. Your family will certainly be blessed!!

And by the way, I need your recipe for that BBQ Chicken Salad...I want it :)

The Foxy Fam said...

Hey my sweet friend. . .just barely reading your blog today! Oh, you sweet, sweet, wonderful girl! How amazing you are and how humble I feel to have you as a dear and close friend. Brad will do a beautiful job and you will do a beautiful job as you already do supporting him and loving him. . . and those cute kiddies of yours. . .the blessings will just be pouring in!! Please know that Jared and I will sit with you every week if you want and when the five or six of them are there. . .we've got your back girl! :) We can add a couple to our small little mix!:) Love ya' and know that our prayers are with you and your sweet husband. Those men will move mountains together because of their love and their dear personalities and we have you, their sweet wives to thank for the love, devotion, and sacrifices YOU all make in our behalf. Love ya' dearly and I can't thank Heavenly Father enough for sending you to me! :)

Norm and Jan said...

Oh Jana, I see A Mission President in your future...love you all!prest