The Storms of Life

Many of you probably already heard about the storms that hit Saturday night in South Carolina. Many of you who live far away I feel like I needed to post some pictures so you could see the damage. Life is very interesting and until I drove around on Sunday you really don't get a clear picture of what exactly happened. My friend Cindy has some great pictures on her website.
Saturday night at 5:00 I was at a baptism at the church when the storm started getting really bad. In fact when I walked into the church at 4:50 it wasn't even raining. This sweet sister Lisa got baptized and then the storm got worse. There were a few speakers and the electricity went out 3 times. One time it went out for awhile in fact it was well the bishopric memeber was talking. This whole time the storm was taking place I couldn't believe that I was actually calm. I was just enjoying the spirit of the meeting and wanting to learn what the speakers were saying. I got up and spoke and welcomed her into Relief Society. Then when our bishopric member spoke and the lights went out and he just kept speaking it still felt so good to be there.He just kept talking he didn't even pause. He spoke about the storms of life and what we face each day. But if we stay close to the spirit we can still have that peace. No wonder I was so calm I was feeling the spirit and not even wondering or worrying what was happening around me. As I drove around Sunday in Elgin, which is about 5 miles from my home and looked at the damamge I felt so blessed that our home didn't get any damage. But I also had the feeling all this happened while I was having a real neat spiritual experience. I thought about life and how we can still have spiritual experiences while the storms of life rage around us.

Cherish the little moments

I am trying new things with my blog. So be patient because it might change everyday. I like to try new things until I figure that they work.
This last week was very busy as usual. Nothing out of the ordinary. I did have play practice more often and I think our schedule is going to pick up since opening night is April 17th. They did find a musical director and so the show is going on. It is so great to see it put together. The characters start to come alive and we get to try some fun things. It has been great meeting new people and sharing a common love for the theater.
On Saturday Boyd and I went to his annual work party. They always host a big event at a hotel and take pictures. As you see from the pictures the theme was roaring 20's. We didn't dress up but we had a lot of fun. Boyd and I are always so tired when we go but then on the way home we comment how fun it was just for the two of us to talk without all of the boys interrupting us. Times like that I cherish forever!

Happy 7th Birthday Jeremy

Jeremiah Ross Campbell was born March 6th, 2001. He was born in Plano, Texas. I remember the night like it was yesterday. I remember I was thinking about going to Relief Society that night for enrichment meeting but I just didn't feel very good. I just wanted to lay down and watch TV. While I watching TV I started having contractions. I didn't think much about it except when I got up my water broke. And it was very clear that my water broke. Then my pains came hard and fast. I guess it was about 8:30 because Boyd told me I should have went to Relief Society then they would have had something to talk about. Zachary who was only 11 at the time was so concerned about me that he said we could all drive to the hospital and then he would watch the kids in the van. We had already arranged for someone to watch the children. But even at a young age Zachary always has watched out for me. At 11:22 p.m. little Jeremy was born into this world. The thing I remember most about him was his good set of lungs. And he wouldn't stop crying. Giving birth after Jeremy was very hard on me I fainted as usual and I lost a lot of blood. It was not a fun night for me. But just seeing something about Jeremy's face made it all worth it.
When we brought Jeremy home from the hospital his brothers immediately fell in love with him. He was a very easy baby. Daddy loved to cuddle with you all night long.
On the day Jeremy was blessed he received a special blessing he was blessed that he would be a peacemaker in his family. I also remember the closing prayer of the meeting because they too said they were very grateful that Jeremy Campbell could be here with us on earth.
Jeremy has been such a joy to watch over the last 7 years. He truly is my angelic child. He really came to earth with some special gifts and talents. If you know Jeremy very well and you talk to him you can tell he has such an older spirit about him. He loves older people too. One of his qualities that he has that I admire is that he is a hard worker. He loves to work out in the yard and help Mom around the house. I call him my little OCD child. He wants things in order and this house has nothing in order. But someday Jeremy we will get it organized. I can't wait to see what the next 10 years will bring for this little guy. I love you Jeremiah Ross Campbell.