I wanted to share this video that I came across today. Have you seen it, yet? It's great.
It hit me hard tonight.
I think it hit me because I'm feeling weary.
This pregnancy has been pretty tough for me.
Bertha is pretty crazy and funny, but in reality-having her around gets old....really...really...fast.
Basically, I would never want to relive these last few months, and knowing that there's 4 more months to go makes me want to sink to the floor in despair.
But I know I'm not alone. I know there are others out there, whether I am aware of them or not, who are going through stinky stinkin' stinky times. So, if you are one of them, then maybe this video will help you, too. Even if life is smooth sailing right now, it's still a great video.
For me, it helped me remember that as much as I hate to say it
sometimes-I need these trials. They are necessary. And if they just "POOF" went away, it might very well mess up the eternal scheme of things. I might not become who I need to become to gain my own salvation, or to help those around me gain theirs.
And having gone through this particular trial 4 other times, I can at least know that the joy of meeting our new baby eclipses all the misery.
It seems to me a pattern of the exquisite joy we'll feel when we get to meet our Savior again, knowing the afflictions are past, and the fight has been won.
Anyway, so here's the video.
Happy Thanksgiving!
