Well today has been another good day for our little Sophie. She is done with her Oxygen tubes and is breathing on her own. They are taking the last cord out of her belly button tonight and will finally be able to dress her in clothes! She is responding to everything and doing well. We are just anxious to get her nursing... Ash is especially... but tomorrow should be a good day for that!
Again, we are so grateful for all of you that have called to check up on us and have prayed for Sophie and our little family. We believe whole heartedly that there is power in prayer and that it is working! Thank you so much.
Yesterday in our "Sunday School Lesson" that Ash and I had together we studied the Ensign article entitled "Learning Through Life's Trials." What a wonderful article and so timely for our little family. I don't want to be all preachy but did want to share just two little highlights that touched our hearts....
Orson F Whitney of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles helped us understand the purpose of adversity. He said, " No pain that we suffer, no trial that we experience is wasted. It ministers to our education, to the development of such qualities as patience, faith, fortitude and humility. All that we suffer and all that we endure, especially when we endure it patiently, builds up our characters, purifies our hearts, expands our souls, and makes us more tender and charitable, more worthy to be called the children of God... and it is through sorrow and suffering, toil and tribulation, that we gain the education that we come here to acquire. "
Elder Richard G. Scott of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles taught us how we can benefit from adversity by relying on Christ. He said, " the Lord is intent on our personal growth and development... Progress is accelerated when we willingly allow Him to lead us through every growth experience we encounter... If we question every unpleasant challenge... we make it harder for the lord to bless us. But if we center our hearts and minds on the Lord's will, we will gain more happiness in the journey and more fulfillment in life."
We are so grateful for the knowledge that we have, and for the comfort that it gives us through life's trials.
6 comments:
Such wonderful news!!! And I loved those quotes. Thank you so much for sharing. We can all use some encouraging words in our less than perfect lives. Love you guys so much!!!
We are thrilled for this good news! Your positive outlook is so inspiring, thanks for sharing and keeping us updated.
Ash... You look amazing!!! I am so glad to hear she is off the oxygen!!!! Yay!!! We will keep praying!!! Xoxo
She is a beautiful baby. I'm sorry you guys have had to go through some rough times but I am so glad to hear she is doing better. I hope you get to enjoy her more and more every day!!
We are so glad little Sophie is doing better. Thanks for the inspirational message and our continued prayers are with your family! Love Beestons
So glad to hear she's improving!! Thanks for the update. We'll continue to keep you guys in our prayers.
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