Family

Yet again, I got to witness a miracle this week. My dear sister Katie gave birth to her third beautiful and healthy baby. It is a very unique feeling to watch someone I love so dearly go through so much pain and sacrifice her body, one hundred percent unselfishly. Katie never ceases to amaze me with her strength and ability to make me feel so close to our Heavenly Father.

As I sit here and write this, three days later, I am still in tears. Kate had baby boy, Mason Deverl Hess on Tuesday just around noon. I had clinical for school all day Monday, went to the hospital with her in labor on Monday late at night and was with her the whole time until we met the sweet baby boy.

I wished for a minute that I could just pause our little world for a minute and be able to talk to little Mason's heart. I wished he knew what a wonderful family he is coming in to. I wished I could show him the love Katie has in her heart for him and her other kids. I look up to my beautiful sister in many things, but her ability to nurture and be a Mother is at the top of my list.

I got thinking over the past couple days, how excited I am to have my own baby someday. I also became very nervous and scared to bring such a sweet spirit into this scary world. Every single day I am reminded how confused many people are in this generation, and how tight of hold Satan has on them.

I want to say from the bottom of my heart that Family means everything to me in this world. I think one of the biggest problems our world has, is that it has lost the value of that precious word. I hope that in my lifetime I can live in a more "old fashioned" way. I want to have a home where people yearn to come to because they feel loved. I want to raise children who believe in themselves and who are confident enough to follow their dreams. I want them to respect each other and the people around them. I want to be good friends with all my neighbors and dependable in times of need. I want to be the type of wife that my husband with grow to love more and more each year!

In my life, I have seen many things, and been through a lot, but I am so blessed to have such a strong family unit. Although separated into different households, we have never been more close than we are now. I believe in eternal families and cannot wait for the day that I can have my own, learning day-by-day with Ricky and laughing as we struggle to learn parenting skills! I am blessed to know the true value of Family.

I pray at this time I can be ever so sensitive to people who are weak in the faith, and never judgemental. :)