I think some of the most heartwarming experiences I ever have, are those when I watch my children and grandchildren unite in love and support for each other. It just gives me such a sense of peace to know that these people who I love so much are loved and watched over by each other as well. Below are simple examples.
7-28-24 --- Another moment of gratitude for kids who watch out for each other and take good care of each other. Tonight at family dinner, Josh told me that some crazy things had happened during their sacrament meeting today. He said that he was so grateful for Jake. That Jake had stepped in and handled things perfectly. Josh was on the stand, Lexie and her boys were on one of the pews, and Jake and his family were sitting on the pew behind her. There was a man sitting on the same pew as Lexie. She didn't know him. He wasn't a member of their ward. She said he was a little odd and she felt uncomfortable. He kept trying to show her something on his phone that she couldn't really see. She texted Josh and told him that she felt uncomfortable. He told her to text Jake, so she did. When Jake got the text, he said that he started very carefully watching what was happening with this man. At some point in the meeting, Lexie got up to take Leo out for a bit. Isaac was sitting with Jake's family. When Lexie came back and sat down with leo on her lap, the man again held his phone out for her to look at, this time in a way that she couldn't miss what was on it. Jake also could see it. It was a pornographic image. Jake reacted quickly and strongly. He immediately got up and told the man to leave the chapel. He called 911 as he followed the man out. At one point, he could see that the man was trying to delete things off from his phone, so Jake grabbed the mans phone. He followed him until the police arrived and arrested the man. Jake said they arrested the man on 3 counts of felony. Josh, who really couldn't see what was happening, got a text from Kelsie telling him he should come off the stand and check on Lexie. He went and found them all. Of course it was very upsetting to poor Lexie, and Josh said he was just so angry! He appreciated Jake for handling it all so well, watching out for Lexie, reacting quickly, and also keeping Josh cool when he felt like hitting the guy (: I'm just so grateful that Jake was there and so willing to protect his family!
July 2024 --- I've seen this happen so many times over the last years of Tiffany's challenges with losing two babies - her heartbreak and sorrows shared with her siblings and nieces and nephews. I've seen it as she and John have struggled with infertility and gone through the ups and downs of that process. I saw it when she finally got pregnant again and then found out the pregnancy wasn't viable. And now, as she recently announced that after another round of infertility treatments, they are expecting a baby, I've seen the family rally around them, loving and supporting. In just the few weeks since she got pregnant, there have been complications and for sure, every day is full of anxiety and worry for Tiff, half expecting that this pregnancy won't end well. One day, Tiff and the boys were eating dinner at our house. Hazel was with us too, and she was asked to say the blessing on the food. Included in the bleesing was a request for Heavenly Father to please bless Tiffany and her baby. It was clear that this was something that was prayed for regularly in their home. Since then, I've hear the same prayer from my grandkids in several of the other families. A day or two after Hazel's prayer, Josh and Lexie were visiting. Josh said something like "I started thinking the other day about Tiffany maybe having a little girl and holding her, and I'm not going to lie, it made me cry". Lexie nodded and said, "Yep, he did". Then a day or to later, Alex came over when Tiff was here and he started asking her about her pregnancy. I looked at him - his eyes were so full of compassion and concern. His interest was so genuine. I was just so touched when I thought of these little examples - and there are so many other ones. I'm grateful for kids who love each other and take good care of each other!
Sidenote: Josh is just going to have to wait to hold that little Lyman baby girl because John and Tiffany just found out that they're having another boy! That makes 6 . . . Tanner, Peter, Nate, Gabe, Zach and ?
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