November 12, 2019


Some days the world around you seems to cave in and you are left trying to hold it all up so it doesn’t topple down upon everyone. Today is that day. I wonder how strong I am and if I can hold it together. But, I must. In writing this blog I have had to search, from time to time, to find joy in the days. It would have been hard today. I think some days are like that. But, I had something happen that really did lift me - people came to visit me. Our Relief Society pres came just to say hi. Then, a good friend that is over the first ever city nativity stopped by to ask me if I would like to be a narrator of the program. They will never know how much I appreciated these visits today. And, tomorrow is another day. Some of the walls will still be falling, but others may be lifted slightly. That is a reason to hope for joy.

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