Be not afraid, only believe

Sunday was stake conference and I am so glad I was in attendance.  As Pres. Weaver, the Tacoma mission president spoke, he quoted this scripture from: Mark 5:36, Be not afraid, only believe.  I don't know if I have ever been touched by a scripture before as I was with this one.  All of a sudden I felt like I didn't need to be afraid of the treatment for cancer anymore, I just needed to believe that God is in charge and that I will be taken care of by Him.  It was amazing the peace I instantly felt.  I know for a fact that it was a tender mercy from my Heavenly Father and an answer to many prayers concerning the fears I had facing chemo and possibly radiation.  I know the Lord knows me and is aware of my situtation and he will be with me throughout this difficult time. 
I looked up the scripture and found that it was said to the father of the 12 year old girl who had died.  He had said his daughter had already died so there was no need to bother Christ any further.  As they aproached the home they saw those who were mourning. Christ tells them not to weep that the girl is just sleeping.  They laughed at Christ.  Christ took the mother and father into where the girl was laying and He took her by her hand ask to her to arise. She arose and walked. 
Just as Christ loved this family as he performed a miracle for them.  I know He loves my family and we will witness many mircles and tender mercies.  I love what we can learn from this scripture, as long as we believe we don't need to be afraid.  I think it can apply to many aspects in our lives.  I am grateful for my Heavenly Father's love and concern for me.  It is humbling to me to know that my prayers were answered in such a simple way, and for the love my Heavenly Father has for me.

Time with Isaac & Lydia

A couple of months ago I planted flowers out front and ever since then Isaac has told me that I didn't let him help me.  I guess sometime  before I had planted them I had told him he could help me and I forgot.  I ended up buying more plants and told Isaac that I needed help planting them.  Isaac and Lydia were excited as Brandon dropped them off to help.  Lydia made sure I knew that Mommy and Daddy were not staying only her and Isaac were.  Isaac pitched right in digging the holes and deciding what flowers to plant where.  Lydia wasn't quite so sure about helping when she realized her hands had to get dirty.  She was more content to watch and play with her baby.  Isaac worked hard digging the holes and planting the flowers.  As we were working together he said to me, "Grandma I love spending time with you."  Boy did that make my day!  After planting for a while the kids decided they needed a break so they sat at the table on the porch and water colored a picture for their Mom.  Isaac was painting a picture of the flowers we planted and Lydia painted stars.  It wasn't long and Isaac decided we needed to finish planting.  So we planted tulip and iris bulbs that will bloom in the spring.  This time Lydia wanted to help by putting the bulbs in the holes.  By the time we were finished they were hungry and ready for lunch.  As I fixed macaroni and cheese they sat at the kitchen table and finger painted.  Time flew by and it wasn't long before their Daddy came to pick them up.  They were excited to show Brandon their pictures and the flowers they had painted. 

I look forward to the times that I can spend with my Grandchildren.  I wished they all lived close enough to have them over once in a while to do special projects.  The phone calls and letters mean so much to me.  Last week one day Spring called just to talk.  She spent quite a while telling me all about school, activity days and the books she's been reading.  I know life is busy and there's other things that could take up their time but I sure appreciate it when they call to let me know about the everyday events in their lives. Grandchildren are truly a blessing in my life.