Our Temporary Home...

"Old man, hospital bed,
The room is filled with people he loves.
And he whispers don't cry for me,
I'll see you all someday.
He looks up and says, "I can see God's face."

"This is my temporary Home
It's not where I belong.
Windows and rooms that I'm passin' through.
This was just a stop,on the way to where I'm going.
I'm not afraid because I know... this was
My temporary home."

This is our temporary home."

As sad as it makes me to hear this part of this song...it is more than true. When a friend of my brothers passed away about a year ago, I was reminded that he is now in a better place and I was just being selfish by crying because he wasn't here anymore so I could spend more time with him, when Heavenly Father needed him elsewhere for other reasons. I am reminded that families are forever, and this is what has kept me going the last 2 weeks. 2 weeks, 6 deaths, and my uncle in ICU. Life is crazy, and Heavenly Father sometimes throws in curve balls. But I have a very strong testimony that if we put our faith and trust in the Lord, everything will work out the way it is supposed to. Today a friend of mine asked me how I can keep a smile on my face when those close to me are passing away...it is because I know that Heavenly Father knows what he is doing. I also know that I will see them one day, and we will rejoice and have a big party in heaven. That's the great part about this gospel...knowing that we will all see each other again some day. I am not saying that I am not sad...I am very sad and it really is hard to smile sometimes during the day. But this gospel is what keeps me going.

Please keep my uncle Bud and the family in your prayers...it is a hard time for all of us.

"I never said it would be easy. I only said it would be worth it."