Sometimes Heaven Speaks To Mother's and Daddy's deliver the blessing to a tender waiting heart!

Isn't Matt just the most handsome man you have ever seen...except your own husband of course.
Tonight our boys-Spencer especially-were so eager for Matt to play Bidabah (Spiderman or Batman)with him. As Spencer plead with Daddy to play Bidabah-I knew he really needed it. However, I also knew a little bit about the tension Matt feels in trying to fit in two responsibilities that seem to compete with each other; providing emotional support/providing financial support. There just never seems to be enough time. After a minute of the typical mental tug-a-war he decided to stay for a minute.

I wish I could have captured the look on Spencer's face and the electric feeling in the room. It was just one of those rare teaching moments from Heaven and I knew in a very powerful way that Heavenly father loved our children. And that He is very aware of their sweet desires. I needed that message tonight. I frequently feel so busy as a mom trying to help earn a little money, cook, clean, iron, do laundry, be a chauffeur, and the million other tasks that I have to do, that I haven't taken the time to be as tender and available to my beautiful boys as I should be. What a wake-up call.

I am grateful for a husband who initially and understandably resisted, but, ultimately chose to do what was was needed at the time. How do you choose between two essential competing responsibilities like that? I really struggle with that and I know Matt does too.

“If all men had been, and were, and ever would be, like unto Moroni, behold, the very powers of hell would have been shaken forever; yea, the devil would never have power over the hearts of the children of men.” (Alma 48:17.)

I am so grateful for the example of my husband. He works incredibly hard as the provider for our family and then takes time to be there for our most precious treasures on this earth--Grant and Spencer. Thank you Matt!

Here is a great article I found that seems to relate a little to my post. http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=3cff94bf3938b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1