Ummm...a thought!

So, last week during church Tyler leaned over to me and showed me a scripture. He said he looked up Jake's birthday (1/21) in the scriptures and this is what he came up with.


2 Nephi 1:21 "And now that my soul might have joy in you, and that my heart might leave this world with gladness because of you, that I might not be brought down with grief and sorrow to the grave, arise from the dust, my sons, and be men, and be determined in one mind and in one heart, united in all things, that ye may not come down into captivity;"

I cried!! Now, for those of you who don't know, Nephi is out of the Book of Mormon. It is something we, as LDS members, believe in, but it is to supplement the Bible, not to replace it. I'm not going to get preachy, just letting you know that this book has brought me enormous peace and comfort this past year. Originally Tyler looked up 4th Nephi 1:21, because Jake is our 4th child, but it didn't say anything, and he realized he is our 2nd son, so that was when he looked up 2nd Nephi 1:21. It was like Jake was speaking directly to us, for just a brief moment. It brought me such a warm and wonderful feeling. I know some people may be skeptical, and that is fine, but what matters is that I believe Heavenly Father gave me just a little piece of Jake, and let me know Jake is with us.

On another note, I want to say a HUGE THANK YOU to EVERYBODY!! I am ordering material for Jakey's Blankies, and I have a TON of material to order! I think I will have more blankets than last year!! What a HUGE miracle and blessing!! So, to all of you that donated, THANK YOU! And, to all of you that posted Jakey's blankies on your blogs, THANK YOU!! Please, tell everyone thank you very much!! I am overwhelmed at the amazing response. I will post pictures of all of the material, and once we are done making them!! Wow, it was a huge blessing. You are all amazing and sooooo supportive! THANK YOU!!!