This week has been long and hard with a good ending. We've been tearing down our backyard fence, cutting and hauling (5!) truckloads of tree branches out of the back yard, and doing many other get ready items for this weekend. Lots of people were asking me at the beginning of the week why I wasn't asking for help. Three reasons... one is that I didn't feel like I should be asking others to do my chores, second is that I know that my husband is amazing and would work hard, and third is that I have all these angels that keep showing up. The first day, not only did my brother Seth (I did ask him) come by to help Jer and our neighbor remove the fence panels, but my visiting teacher came by to see me and decided to go get her teenage son and haul everything that I was cutting down into the front yard. The second day, my mom and my backyard neighbors came by and helped prune extra large bushes. The third day, my brother, Dad and Mom all came by and helped with kids and lugging things around the yard and to the dump. Every step of the way has seen angels helping us. By Saturday we were exhausted and ready to for Ada's 8 year old day.
The Stake baptism day was right on Ada's birthday. She very happily was baptized the day that she turned 8. There was a problem with the font getting filled, so her baptism and birthday party were pushed back an hour. We got there and she seemed a little shell shocked. I asked her what was going on and she was worried about everyone watching her. Sweet girl. She was getting baptized along with two boys from our ward. Janelle was the chorister, I said a prayer, Dad performed the baptism and confirmation, Ada's Grandpas were the witnesses, Grandpa Wilcox gave a talk about covenants, and Dad, Grandpas and her Uncles all helped with the confirmation. What a neat occasion. I loved being able to help Ada get changed and talk to her. She was so excited to be in the font with Dad. I asked what she thought and she said that she felt different... she felt happy.
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