A grateful wife and mother

So I know my blog is very much out of date...that's a work in progress of getting in caught up.  But tonight I wanted to post my thoughts and gratitude so I wouldn't forget such a memorable night. I do not have pictures with this post because of the sacredness of it. So the first-best part of the night started with listening to the lesson that Kayley had prepared all on her own for our family home evening. Sometimes I wonder why Nick and I were blessed with such a righteous child. She is so knowledgable in the gospel and she thrives on learning more each day. She is actually almost finished reading The Book of Mormon and I know at her age I don't think I had read all of it yet. Her lesson was so good and she is such a wonderful example to all of us but especially to her younger siblings. The next best thing from the evening was...School starts on Wednesday for my girls and so tonight for part of our family home evening Nick was able to give the girls a fathers blessing for the start of the new school year.  Now I am first of all so grateful to have a husband who is a worthy Priesthood holder who keeps his covenants and is able to give blessings and exercise his Priesthood power for us. He started with Cora, who has always been eager for Nick to give her a blessing. The part that stuck out to me with her blessing was about how she would make lots of new friends this year. Then Kayley received a blessing. The part that stuck out to me for her blessing was how she would be sensitive to those around her in class that might be scared or nervous and for Kayley to be able to help ease their nervousness and to befriend them. This is huge for her because her 2 best friends are in different classes this year and I think she is a bit nervous with who she does have in her class. After Kayley, Rex wanted a blessing because he gets to start a preschool program this year that a few Mom's and I are putting together. Well Jase jumped up and obviously wanted Nick to give him a blessing. Jase started crying hysterically when he saw that Rex was going first, so Rex patiently waited and let Jase go first. I was worried that Jase had gotten himself so worked up and wouldn't be able to stop crying for his blessing. However he immediately stopped crying, folded his arms and sat so reverently during his blessing. My heart just melted at how my family was being blessed tremendously by the power of the Priesthood. After Jase, Rex received his blessing. And then of course I had to receive one too because let's face it, school starting for my girls is hard on me too. I am just beyond my feelings of gratitude for all of my many blessings within my sweet family.  I'm grateful to my Heavenly Father who has given me so much!