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Saturday, April 25, 2009

The Journey of LIFE!

Tonight as I am sitting here in my hospital bed I am thinking of how blessed we are to have children. I was reading a blog of the cutest mom from Grantsville. Her son went to prom with my niece. I thought of how amazing it is to have children and see them grow. Her blog brought tears to my eyes thinking and reading about what an amazing mom she is. I thought of my own life and my dear sweet Chloe. It is amazing she will be three. Oh how time flies. I look back and think of all the joy she has brought to my life. I thought of how lucky I am to be her mom. I adore her. It has been great this past week to see her everyday. Her sweet smile and innocence lifts my spirit. I know she will be a great sister to Tyson. She was chosen to be his sister. I hope they have a great relationship like my brother and I do. If anyone picks on Tyson I know Chloe and her Thomas cousins will beat them up. As I am getting closier to meeting my dear sweet Tyson. I am filled with excitement. We have been through a lot. I hope we always have a close bond. I can’t wait to meet him. I know I was chosen to be his mom because heavenly father knew I could handle it. Tyson felt confident in me. Through this whole journey, I have had a lot of sadness. I suppose know one can really relate unless you get the news that you child might be different. It has taken a long while to feel the excitement. I have felt a variety of emotions. Lately I have felt so strong that he will be perfect and that this is part of my journey. I know together Tyson and I will achieve great things. If my parents taught me one thing in life it was, you can do anything you want to do if you put your mind to it. That is my goal for Tyson, nothing will stop him he can achieve any thing he wants as long puts his mind to it. I think I am skipping from subject to subject but lastly, I am grateful to be a mom. I am grateful for Chloe and Tyson. I don’t want to miss any of there activities they do in life. Life is way to short and goes way to fast. I want to enjoy the journey and live it to the fullest. One last quote!
Life is like an old time rail journey. . . delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust cinders, and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vista, and thrilling bursts of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride.-Gordon B. Hinckley

Thanks for your support. I love you all. I am truly amazed by the wonderful people I have in my life. See you all soon. PRAY FOR JUNE!

11 comments:

Kristi said...

You are an inspiration! Aren't we so blessed to be able to recognize all the blessings that come bundled with our trials! I love that quote. Your kids are blessed to have such a wonderful mom... hang in there!

Claire Evenson said...

Thanks for that post. It was really what I needed to hear today! You amazing. I'm praying and I'm crossing my fingers for June!

Jen said...

Jess, that was beautiful! I am so grateful for your thoughts on trials. We all have them - though they may be drastically different - but it's so comforting to know that the Lord gives us these trials to make us stronger and to bring us closer to Him. Hang in there and know our prayers still continue for you, Tyson and your cute little family!

Jaci said...

so sweet Jessica. You are darling. Chloe and Tyson (and Jared) are lucky -- blessed to have you! Hang in there sweet girl. You are always in my prayers.

Dave and KayDee said...

Jess,
You are so amazing! Thanks for being such an awesome example to me. You are so faithful and brave. You truly have sacrificed so much and are so selfless, you have done so much to help Tyson. Tyson and Chloe are truly blessed to have a mommy like you. Thank you for the quote! I love that one, sometimes it is just hard to remember that though huh? Keep hanging in there and we're praying for you at the Shaffer house. Love ya. :)
oh....you're mom is so sweet! She stopped by the other day and brought some cute outfits for Kayt. Tell her thanks for me. I forgot to tell her, if you need any help with Chloe she can give us a call. I know my mom would be more than willing to help to.

Tashina said...

Jess- I am totally inspired by you! You are AMAZING! You have been able to see the good through the trials, and kept your spirit up. I really, REALLY needed to read that today, and I am so grateful that you shared it. Your babies are so lucky to have you! Hang in there, and we are praying our hardest for June!

Leesee Girlyfield said...

We still are praying for you daily! Hoping the best for you and that sweet little baby Tyson. We miss you guys so much!!! We will have to hang out a bunch this summer after the babies are born. Love you guys!!!!!!

Krystal said...

Thankyou for sharing all that you feel. Hearing your thoughts helps me to see the bigger picture and the wonderful gift that being a mom is! I love that quote at the bottom!

Jenny said...

Jessica:
Hey I'm sweet Alisa Maxfields Sis-In-Law Jenny! My little boy Britton was born with Spina Bifida 16 months ago.I hope you don't mind me blogging ya but I had to say Hi and I am so grateful everything is going so well with sweet little Tyson and you, I promise all this is worth it they are the sweetest spirits and Britton has brought so much joy and happiness not only to us his parents but everyone he comes in contact with. I'm sorry we weren't able to talk on the phone before you left if you have any questions please feel free to ask I will do my very best in answering them I am still learning as well...I
didn't realize 16 months later how much I have learned with going to the spina bifida clinics and physical therapy ( I absolutely love Paula Peterson she is the greatest ) my husband Scott and I figured out we went to the Dr. office 50 times last year
Britton was also born with clubbed feet and hyperextended knees. Spina Bifida is a challenge but it took us 9 years to get Britton here and we know Heavenly Father sent us a very special little boy to love, raise and take care of and we wouldn't change anything about him we are the luckiest parents and I know that you feel the same way too about Tyson. I know I don't know you very well but I know in my heart we go through certain trials to help those around us. I hope to talk to you soon I wish you all the blessings for your sweet family!
You are in our prayers, With much love...
Scott & Jenny and Britton Buckingham

Kami said...

Oh Jess...I just love you! You are a wonderful mom and your kids are so blessed to have you. I can only imagine the range of emotions you've gone through in the last few months...but I am so proud of you and the way you've grown. I'm so blessed to have your example in my life! Love you!!!

Lynja said...

I really like reading your thoughts. It helps me remember what I am doing here on Earth. Keep chipping away one day at a time.:)