Today Cameron and I
are both going to share the message! We wanted to share our feelings on family,
children, and what's most important. I guess Cameron gets to go first
This morning I had a flood of thoughts running through my head as I showered
before my day(I couldn't sing cause everyone was still sleeping). My thoughts
were of how my family is there with me in everything I do in life. I
observed a bit about those around me yesterday and concluded this. We all want
to belong to something greater and to feel like we belong-I work with a guy who
is a member in a Gold Wing club and another who is in a year round dart league
and I am in season teams of basketball softball etc. As I started my
first game last night I was missing the club-group-unit that I wanted with me
the most- my family. It's a family event every time I play and we enjoy
these activities together. When they arrived I loved seeing my beautiful
wife and my fun little Parkar and my little league geared up Teylor and
getting to trade a smile with my little Kartyr through the
fence. My night could now begin completely. As I think about them
on the other side of that fence it makes me think of how it could be in the
hereafter if I were separated from them-just as lonely and empty as
it was as I anxiously waited them at my game but endlessly there. That's
something I couldn't bear- with them or any of you. The joys I felt as I saw
them are the experiences I wish to have with them for eternity-as well as with
each of you.
Now for Raeann's
portion, I just wanted to share a little experience that happened last week.
Our oldest nephew is a senior in college and has played baseball all through
college. We were able watch him play a couple times his first two years as he
was going to a college in Montana. The last two years he has played for a
college in Illinois and mainly plays on the east coast so we have been
unable to watch him play. So we found out he was going to be playing in a
tournament in Iowa this weekend (Thursday, Friday, & Saturday)which is
going to be his last college baseball games and he had asked if we were
going to be able to come watch him play. My whole family was planning on
going so we really wanted to make it. We had several things to consider
as Parkar has his last day of preschool tomorrow which he really wanted
to go to, both Teylor and Parkar have their last soccer
games this Saturday, and Cameron had planned and is in charge of a pinewood
derby race this Saturday too. As we talked about it I was just planing on going
with my parents but they were leaving today and coming back Saturday afternoon
so that wasn't going to really work -i needed to be able to leave Thursday afternoon
and come back after the games Friday. Cameron had decided that
he couldn't make it because of the derby and it was to close to request time
off work, he was getting good hours and didn't want to miss out on
those - he said there was no way he was going to even consider
asking. So as we talked I decided maybe I just wouldn't go and Cameron
kept saying "whats most important, whats most important the soccer games
or watching him play and being there for him?" So as I thought about it I
knew we had to go and so I turned to Cameron and asked him "whats most
important - working 50 hours or watching him play" he thought for a second
and decided he would ask for the days off. We were able to keep all
the things we have planed on Saturday and still able to make what was
most important - being there for him and watching him in his last college
games.
We shared our examples
to illustrate that family is a treasure but we recognize thebalance
and life makes it difficult to put that priority first sometimes. There WILL have
to be some sacrifices made in order to achieve that priority.
Our family tries very much to do things TOGETHER- whether it be around the
house, or supporting individual activities of ours or those we love, a joint
effort in paper routes etc... We have felt and seen greaterlove and spirit in our home
as we have done this - as well as prayed daily and nightly together, read
scriptures together and including everyone in all aspects of our home
and family together. There is a noticeable union
and joy in our home when these things are done and we encourage each
oh you to to do ALL that you do in your homes TOGETHER. We
also invite you to share treasured experiences where you have
felt a greater love in your families because of doing things
together. One last thought- if you want tot be together forever- tjen start
doing things together NOW.
We Love YOU -Together Forever
here we Come. Love Cameron and Raeann
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