Blessing in Disguise

Today we blessed our youngest son, Ezra. It was a blessing in disguise. Yesterday it was disguised as a frantic "Spring Clean" as we attempted to weed the yard, clean the garage and tackle every "to-do" project that we had put off for months. (Company was coming you see, so we panicked.....) Today it was cleverly disguised as an all-you-can-eat-buffet.(I'm not really complaining here...just commenting) The little cousins just thought of it as a play date in Sunday clothes. Although my 4 year old Aiden changed into play clothes saying he couldn't get dirty enough in Church clothes. Chaos reigned supreme, children ran inand out of the house as parents, aunts, and uncles tried to wrangle them all in for the blessing at the same time. (This is when I wish I had gotten that cattle prod on e-bay) Then something amazing happened as my husband, his father and brother and the 2nd counselor in the bishopric gathered in a circle with my baby son in their arms.........A hush came over the room and the Spirit touched my heart. This is why we were here. As the four men bounced Ezra to keep him from crying, my husband bestowed a beautiful blessing upon him. Then as everyone said "Amen" , the little ones took that as a green light to instantly resume all the action they were previously refrained from. Everyone is gone now. Our house is a disaster, the dishes are still piled up, everyone is too tired to even entertain the thought of cleaning. Even all of that is a blessing in disguise....it means we had a home filled with loved ones, good food and a truly Blessed event.

Family "Union"

Last week was the Jensen family reunion. We kicked it off with a day at Cowabunga Bay. Awesome place for the kiddos. Service was great, rides were fun...cold, but fun...food was good. But by far the best part was just picking up where we all left off. Some of us hadn't seen each other in six or so years, but it felt just like yesterday. No "emotional walls" to get through, just the sense that we couldn't possibly squeeze enough hours out of the day to spend together. All I can say to Linda & Larry is "Ya done good".

Creative Writing

As I read other people's blogs,(the name's will not be changed to protect the quick-witted and insightful) I start to feel that I have absolutely NOTHING to blog about. Seven kids, a husband, my mother living with us, a few random pets and various church callings and I can't come up with a thing. So in my eternal quest to be more like Kate, I have decided to take on this new challenge as more of a creative writing assignment...you know...the type they gave us in high school...the type we hated. This is more for me than any of you out there. This will give me (the mom) time to reflect on my day and draw from it the joy and knowledge that my family so willingly gives me. Hopefully I will come to appreciate them even half as much as they deserve.