Not My Will, But Thine...

Austin purchased a special gift for our family this year. A replica of the Savior. He was going to wait and have us open it after he leaves for his mission but decided instead to give it to us now. He said that each time we feel any sadness at him being gone (um, I’m pretty sure he’s talking about me) to look at this statue and “remember, that this is the reason I’m gone.” I cannot tell you how much this meant to me. As hard as it is letting him go, he’s going to serve the Lord. Who can stand in the way of that? Not even a mother that doesn’t quite know how to live without her son. What a comfort it is knowing that God really WILL be with him until we meet again.