Gratitude

Whatever happens these next few days will change our lives forever! The anticipation is over the top!
Last night Jeff and I were talking and we both feel full of gratitude to our Father in Heaven. We were talking about all the small miracles that have been so mercifully placed in our lives recently. In the beginning it was the ability to acquire a loan for IVF, then the trips to Salt Lake and our parents and friends watching our kids, even Jeff's school schedule was such that all the specific days and times to be in Salt Lake he was completely available. Not to mention his preceptorship on the ICU and his biopsy surgery with 4 twelve hour shifts in a row the week before to a perfect 8 days recovery before his next shift! These are truly tender mercies! We have been so blessed to live in a wonderful ward where we have felt safe and loved enough to share this experience with close friends and neighbors. That too has helped strengthen us, give extra shoulders to cry on, and courage. Help with kids to and from school, meals, kind messages, help with our callings and sincere concern for us has been so touching! Thank you so very, very much!
We never want to be a burden on others or feel that our trials trump those anyone else may have or be having. We know so many who are in need of the Lord's blessings and we pray fervently for them. We also realize that we signed up for this! :) Though we felt inspired and guided to do so, we still brought this upon ourselves! :) So, no complaining, right? We are so happy with our family of three boys! Three kids is enough, three kids is a huge blessing we are so thankful for! We aren't trying to hog up a bunch more and hoard babies, (ok, I cant help myself at church I just have to steal them sometimes to get my fix) but we would love to add another to our family. It just always seemed like we would and should.

Wish us luck and blessings tomorrow!
Until then...