Puppies + Migraines

This week was full of fun little surprises, as it seems every week here in Rexburg is. There's never a dull day with Jake around!

On Tuesday Jake was off work early, so he suggested we go over to the animal shelter here in Rexburg. We headed over + played with two dogs--a Chihuahua-Dachshund mix named Sybil, + a chocolate lab named Cocoa. They were both so cute and happy to have someone petting them. When we left, both dogs were crying + barking as we walked away, which just about broke my heart! 

On Wednesday, Jake came home from work feeling really sick--he had a migraine, + felt like he also had the flu on top of that. So while he was trying to rest up + at least get over the migraine if not the rest of his symptoms, what happens? The battery in our fire alarm dies, + it starts going off full blast! What a way to cure a headache!

Jake was still feeling really sick for the rest of the week, so he got someone to cover his shift on Friday and stayed home resting. On Saturday he had to work again, but only for a few hours. That afternoon I babysat for a family in our ward that has two kids; a little 2 year old girl + a boy who's not quite a year old. The little girl was an angel the entire time, but the little boy screamed + cried for two hours straight because his parents left while he was down for a nap, so when he woke up there was a stranger in his house and no mommy in sight, poor little guy! Once Jake got off of work he came over and helped me, + then we went home for the evening. That night I started feeling pretty sick, so we both stayed home from church today + rested.

This Week's Spiritual Thought

This week Jake + I were reading in Alma, + one night we read Chapter 29 verses 4+5. There Alma talks about how if we have a righteous desire, God will grant it to us. This made me think of this time last year, when Jake + I were beginning to talk about marriage + trying to decide if we could make it work that year. We were both praying a lot to receive an answer + when we did, we prayed for the strength + help we knew we would need to make it happen. Marriage was our righteous desire, + God granted it to us :)