“This soup is a Gift from God”

So … long time no blogging.
But… we’re back!

Quick important story.

We were healthy for so long.
and then it ended.
it ended the week jimmy had a week long meeting in oklahoma.
we had the 3 littlest with rsv & strep.
And I felt completely strengthened by earthly and spirit angels.
Amy Binns brought us treats or food almost every day and had us for tacos the night i took scotty to the e.r.
sister jorif helped so much with transportation and being a friend.
I knew that other angels were watching over us.
i felt their patience and strength.
blessings.

fast forward to this week.
i’ve had the worst flu in my life.
i don’t even think i’m exaggerating.
my fever raged from extreme chills to profuse sweating
and i had to take advil and tylenol every 3 hours.
if i waited 4, it was so intense.
those laser shooting pains in your muscles. ouch.
anyhoo… fever for 4 1/2 days.

and then hallelujah… the fever broke sunday night.
but then my cough changed from a dry cough…
to a deeper more productive cough with mucous.
it hurts. boo.

so now I am just trying to rest and be watchful that i don’t get pneumonia or something.
anyhoo…

shelly reeves in our ward texted and said she was bringing dinner.
and i thanked her and told her we were on the mend.
after all we hardly know her and I felt bad for her to spend time on us.
she said, “i guess nobody told you that I don’t take no for an answer. i’m bringing you dinner.”
alrighty then. I’ll gratefully accept.
and today, i was so grateful.
jimmy came home early yesterday but today he had a later meeting.
i didn’t get down for a rest until almost 3.
amy binns picked up the boys from school and took liza and max so i could rest.
bless her.
and shelly brought soup and biscuits at 5ish.

she told me that she had a dream about my mom a few days ago which was weird because she didn’t know my mom.
i told her I’m certain that it was because my mom prays so much for us to be watched over.
i know that her inspiration to bring us dinner and share that love came from my mother’s prayers.
my mom has the sweetest desires to be able to be with us and help us all which isn’t always feasible when we move so far away.
all sorts of tears going on when i was telling shelly this.

so we sat down to dinner and of course most of the kids didn’t like the idea of soup (really kids, do ya like anything?)
I told them that this soup was a gift from God and shared the story about the dream and my mom’s prayers and shelly following the Holy Ghost.
It’s really hard to talk when you’re crying and you can’t breathe because you already have some major coughing and tight airways going on.
so my voice was quiet. but the kids listened.

it isn’t always about the soup.
this was a great lesson for me about the power of prayer.
the importance of listening to and acting on promptings from the Holy Ghost.
And the ability a small act of kindness has to share God’s love with us.

p.s. the other kindness today was michele grow, my first counselor in primary, offered to pick up some natural immune boosters for me at the store. i knew it wasn’t exactly on her way, but i was so grateful. she brought cranberry and elderberry syrup and lobelia herb for coughs. plus, i had joked with her earlier that you couldn’t go to the vitamin shoppe without sneaking by Nothing bundt cakes since they were nearby. She brought a delicious raspberry white chocolate cake. So kind. There are good people in the world and I hope to be better by sharing God’s love with others through service.