The Brossette Pentfecta

We have the reached the culmination of the Brossette Pentfecta (pronounced Pent-fecta: like a trifecta but twn times better). We had a cousin, ok well, my cousin had her baby, so...(2nd cousin?) then yesterday "Biderman" was born. Refer to his mommy for details (that her story to tell...watch for an amazing Brossette Pentfect'  graphic too... 5 in 6mo?!?, this deserves a amusing name and image... something a little retro, well see.) We got a erratically breathing and contracting phone call Saturday morning to which I hurried upstairs threw cold weather clothes on and drove 2 blocks to the hospital. They got there within the time it took me to talk to the door (they had a 12 mile trip, hmmm speed much?). We took her middle two boys and came back to my house. We made cookies and decorated baby bidermans, brothers, and binks. We visited a few times but have yet to hold him. He's so chubby and dark haired. He looks nothing like the three blond skinny boys she has had previously. 

After visiting Kelly today, we went to the latter two hours of church. We took the sacrament at the hospital with Kelly and I was so happy the girls could identify what was going on and were as reverent as they were.  At sunday school, we talked about Lehi's vision and it just reaffirmed itself. I kind of enjoy not having the boys to distract me, I can feel what I do when I can listen. 

Relief Society was good too. I love when we talk about something I am doing good in. Two great questions were 1) Did God send a message that was just for me? 2)Did I see His hand in my life or the lives of my children?. I am trying to take note of his hand and write it down when I see it. I think blogging is helping me do that in that it is easier to copy and paste what I have written and add a little more for myself/kids. 

Several times during the lesson I felt that J&M's pregnancy and ability for growth was for so much more than me and that trials, like my uncles, are for a huge circle of family/friends. I know Heavenly Fathers hand is orchestrating things, that I and everyone else are are not by chance floating along just living. This is a test! The test is going to gain us exaltation and eternal life. I really hope I can be a 'visual learner' versus one who has to get deep into something before I 'get' a concept. My life has been in a replay of a string easy trials, then a hard one, followed by another harder one; that if I hadn't done the previous, would not have the ability/gumption (looking for a better word here) to do the next. In hind sight, I am grateful for my first 20+ years of easy trials but so appreciate my blinders being moved back and having knowledge take the place of faith in some things . Now I get to be an onlooker, have a chance to have more sincere compassion, to serve with a better heart, to pray in others behalf, and see miracles happen to someone else. Post-J&M, I have a better understanding of how to do some of this. Serving is easy. Receiving service is hard and I think I have more of the attitude I should.

Back on a more mommy theme here are some recent movies of the kids. Kate ( and her post pig tails mess of hair) is saying she is Super Why. The boys were watching a game with daddy and he caught them interacting and holding hands. 

Katie Super Why... (there are 2)

James is in the brown stripe, Miles in white... (there are 4, 3 football , 1 holding hands)