My mom

My mom has helped me to become who I am today. She has helped me learn to deal with this illness. She walked this way before me and showed me the way. To live. To love. To serve. To sacrifice. To be a daughter. To be a mother. To be a wife. And most of all to trust. Trust that when life doesn't make sense that the Savior sees the bigger picture. Trust that my limited view is just that....limited. That no matter what I'm asked to do, that if I follow my Savior, all will be ok in the end. To have faith to do what doesn't make sense. And the ability to do hard things. The strength to let go if that is what is required. And the determination to follow my,Savior at all coats. And to believe that the Savior can do a better job with my life than I can. And to have the courage to hand my life to my,Savior. And the strength and courage and trust and love to say, "Thy will be done!" 

I hope that someday my son will look back and say, "my mother. She trusted the Savior. She knew Him personally. She loved Himwith all of heart. And no matter what He asked of her, her response was always, I trust Thee and Thy will, not mine, be done." 

It's hard to do. I'm trying my hardest to do just that each and every day, no matter what He asks. And although my greatest desire in the world is to "do the will of my Savior and loving Father in Heaven". I fall short. I struggle to be "quick to obey" and "give it to God and let go" but my heart is in the right place and I am trying. 

I'm so thankful for my own angel mother that did that so well. She trusted. She loved. She laid down her life because her Savior asked her to. She willingly left and knew that in return we would be taken care of and blessed. I am so grateful for her example and steadfastness and teaching me that whatever is asked is worth it. It may be hard. It may be difficult. It may take all I've got but the price is always worth it. 

Thank you, Mom! You continue to walk the path before me, leading me and guiding me and preparing me to always obey and do what my Savior asks. 

It is true. All that I am. All that I hope to be, I owe to my precious and loving Mother. I love you, Mom. Always. Forever. And not matter what.