A memorial and a Spring Day

A beautiful family in our ward is grieving today.

After a long fight with cancer,

our friend

Jamie Cooper

passed away Wednesday night

leaving behind

her beloved husband, and five children.

Here is the link to her page.   

This has been especially difficult news for my sweet hubby,

who has dealt with his own loss and grief.

When I asked him what we should do...

or what we should say,

with tears rolling down his face

he said,

"I don't know."

I was surprised that he wouldn't know what to do having once been in this man's shoes. 

It just goes to show that the way someone grieves the loss of a loved one

is never an easy experience.

So we will continue to pray for them,

serve them in any way we can,

and wrap our arms around their children.

It is because life can be short

and we never know when our time may be up

that I especially

enjoy days like today with my hubby.

He originally had taken a three-day weekend off to enjoy a 

Father-in-Son 

weekend with my boys...

but when that got cancelled I thought we could head out of town

as a family and enjoy this rare occassion.

I'm so proud of my sweet hubby that instead of

spending the weekend

in a paid for hotel in San Diego...

that he choose to stay home and fulfill his Sunday calling to 

teach his gospel doctrine lesson

instead of cancelling and making someone else do it!

  I always say,

"I married a GREAT man."

So instead we stayed home and enjoyed the beautiful

SPRING

temperatures of Arizona.

Spent the day together, running errands, eating lunch with the Lambson's and enjoying each other's company!

Life really doesn't get any better than that!

So take the time each day to 

CHERISH

every moment you have with your family!

Life is too short not to!