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No, buses running today so another snow day! I am so grateful for having children, I don't really know if I have ever written that down.

My gratefullness comes from a different way than most women I know. Some of my friends had a hard time getting pregnant, some have adopted their children, some had a hard time getting or being married, some aren't married, some have lost a child, and some have almost lost a child. 

My experience has come because of Heavenly Father's commandment to mutilple and replish. Jesse and I waited 7 years to have children. Not because of medical problems, I just simple didn't want kids. I didn't feel like I was going to be any good at being a mother. I felt like my talents and abilities were in other places. 

But over 14 years ago, I had a decision to make was the gospel true or not? If it is true and I believe that it is true then shouldn't I be obeying all of God's  commandments? And according to Genesis 1:28 "And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth." It is a commandment from God to have children. So I decided to really give my life over to the Lord and see what He could make of me. I remember sharing my testimiony in Reilef Soctiey saying that I was going to do so. In the 14 years that have followed I have had many up's and downs, but God is good and He has made me into a mother who is grateful for her children. Thank you Heavenly Father for your contiunaly presence in my life.  

And if anyone is reading this that has the same feelings as I once did, I can testify to you that God will bless you in unexpected ways if you follow His commandments. 

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xoxoxo

Merry Christmas

Barb