I Smile

This morning I woke up to hear Griffin say, "Daddy, can I snuggle with you?" It wasn't long before Logan was up and dressing for school. I rolled onto my tummy thinking about the day ahead, but I couldn't help but notice the hardness of the bump in my abdomen. It has just recently begun to feel like I'm lying on a small Nerf ball. I find this changing body incredibly fascinating. The first flutter was so insignificant that it didn't even register. My thoughts were on hair and breakfast, but the second one was more noticable. "Was that a muscle spasm?" I questioned. Then immediately I felt it again. A light little knock on my tummy. And I smiled.

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As we watched the last session of our church's world wide General Conference, Logan came in and sat on her daddy's lap. She watched as I took notes, jotting down impressions and specific points to contemplate later. Then she asked, "What are you writing?"

"Oh, things that I think are important from the talks. Things I want to remember."

Before I knew it she was gone and back again with her own notebook and pencil. During the next three talks, she listened intently and chose four sentences to carefully copy into her book. After conference ended and she was off playing again with her brother, I took a peek inside. Here is what my almost 7 year old wrote:

"The Book of Mormon is the word of God. Sometimes the best things are not easy. If you are prepared you shall not fear. There is nothing the Lord cannot do."

And I smiled.