I know a lot of people hate long posts with no pictures. But I would like to share with everyone a really nice experience I had this week that totally change my life ( I'm not exaggerating). Zach and I signed up to be volunteers for "Best Buddies". What we do is hang out with people with disabilities twice a month. Zach and I were assigned to a couple. Blake has cerebral palsy and Robin has mild mental retardation. We went to their house on Wednesday to meet them and spend some time with them. All I can say is that it was one of the best experiences I've had. I learned so much from them. The way they live and the way their marriage works is amazing. Blake has a full time job and does tons of things on the side to earn some extra money. He's a country boy so he enjoys gardening and has his own green house. Neither Robin nor Blake can drive, so Robin stays home. The thing that amazed me the most was the way they treat each other. You can't really tell Robin is disabled, but Blake has a hard time speaking and putting his thoughts and his words together. Robin is so respectful and patient with Blake. You can tell their love is so pure. Robin asked me if I we were planning on having kids soon. I told her we want to wait a couple more years and her respond was so sweet. She said she would love to have kids in a couple of years or maybe in the second coming. I was a little confused when she said that about the second coming. And then I realized that she knows that she might not be able to have kids in this world, so she is waiting for the second coming to have the family she wants.
The reason why I said this experience change my life is because some time I get so caught up in things that don't matter. And I worry so much about things are silly. Sometimes I'm ungrateful and forget to count all my blessings. I worry about material things, when the only thing that matters are things you can't buy. Seeing the way Blake and Robin live and how grateful they are of one another has made me appreciate my marriage more. Not that I didn't appreciate it before but it made me look at thing in a totally different way. I love my husband and and I appreciate all the hard work he is doing right now for our family. I'm grateful I'm healthy and I can work so Zach can focus on school and he can become a great doctor some day. I'm grateful for my in-laws and all their love and support. We couldn't make it without them. And I'm grateful for Heavenly Father for giving me the opportunity to find the gospel. I'm grateful for life!
