He knows

Yesterday was rough. I had no patience for my children AT ALL! Christopher needed to be held constantly and Steven had a hard time doing ANYthing I asked him to do. There was multiple times when I fell to my knees and begged my Father for the patience and strength that I needed to be a good mom, to really just make it through the day. It was hard. This being said, we had a break through with potty training. After a week of cleaning up Steven's underwear distasters, yesterday was the first day, in a long time, with no accidents. My little man went #2 six times in the toilet and one of those was at Macey's! It was wonderful, but like I said, it was a rough day for other reasons. It helped me realize though, He knows. He knew I wouldn't be able to deal with poopy underwear. My Heavenly Father is aware of my needs and loves me enough to help me.

Then it made me think of other things that have happened recently that helped me know He cares. And I thought of this friend.

Holly Decker really welcomed me into our new ward. I'm not sure why this happened, but Holly become one of my closest friends I've had in a ward after only being in the ward for a month. And I have learned SO much from her. Unfortunatly she moved to Arizona about a week ago. (Thank heavens for modern technology so I can continue to learn from her!) This is my point: I feel like I've gone through a HUGE growth spurt mentally and spiritually becuase of Holly. I'm (for the most part) a better wife, mother, and person in general because of her. I have no doubt that my Father in Heaven knew I would learn a ton from Holly, so he sped up our friendship so I could learn as much as I could while she lived in Provo.

I know our Father in Heaven cares for all of us in our different curcumstances that change daily. He cares for us so much He sent His perfect Son to suffer and die for us. Through the atonement of Jesus Christ, I can make it through my days. I can better myself through the help of friends and family members. Because of Jesus Christ I can live with my family FOREVER. And this fact brings me insurmountable joy. I really do have so much to be grateful for and all becuase He knows and cares.