Flashbacks!

My ECP and our oldest!

My girls and their "MISSIONARY!"

Today started out as a pretty normal Monday for us.  The kids headed off to school and I had some free time to do some Relief Society stuff for the upcoming month.  It was fine until just after lunch when the breaking news of the explosions in Boston came up.  My initial thought was, "REALLY!!??"  I can't believe this!  Who has the mentality to do this!?  Then my thoughts flashed to 9/11 - this is a hard thing for me since I spent 10 months of my mission in New York City!  I actually had visited the World Trade Center!  I still have my "badge" for the visit to the WTC!  I thought I was watching an action packed movie when the media showed the attacks!  I was also in the hospital with Jamy trying to have Gabby tested to know why she wasn't gaining weight and what we could do to help her.  So many emotions came that day and today some of those emotions came flooding back!  Why?  My heart aches for the world, especially those that have personal ties to people who were lost or hurt at the Boston Marathon!  Hug your family a little tighter today as you send them off to the school, or to work, or wherever they go. 

I know our family prayers this morning will be a little more tender than yesterday when we express our desire for protection as we go many different ways today and allow each of us to return home safely as a family again!  So many things going on today, but I know the Lord will protect us!

Keep strong BOSTON....Carry on!

By the way, the pictures are not always "RECENT."  But I'm trying to include pictures with every post so you can see us and then I can have it for posterity's sake!