JUSTIN........LOVING BEING A FATHER

 I DON'T THINK I HAVE EVER SEEN ANY MAN THAT WOULD TRULY LOVE TO BE A STAY AT HOME DAD AS MUCH AS JUSTIN.

HE HAS THE DESIRES TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON WITH EACH OF HIS CHILDREN AND HOW HE CAN HELP.

SOMETIMES WE CALL HIM MR. ORGANIZATION BECAUSE HE IS ALWAYS COUNTING HEADS.

THEY LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT CHRIST IS REMEMBERED AND CELEBRATED AT EASTER AND CHRISTMAS.  THEY HAVE VARIED FROM OUR FAMILY TRADITIONS IN ORDER TO DO THIS AND I ADMIRE THEM.

WHAT A SPECIAL DAY THIS WAS AS ABIGAIL RECEIVED HER ENDOWMENTS.  I WASN'T READY TO HAVE HER GRADUATE AND GO TO SCHOOL....I THINK IT WAS HARD ON JUSTIN AND TASHA TOO.  NOW AS I THINK OF THE OTHERS COMING SO QUICKLY BEHIND I WONDER IF IT BREAKS THEIR HEARTS LIKE IT DOES MINE.

THIS IS GOING TO BE THE TRUE TEST BUT WITH HIS STRONG TESTIMONY HE WILL BE GREAT.  WHAT A BLESSING HIS TESTIMONY IS TO ALL OF US AND HIS FAMILY.  I DON'T KNOW IF JUSTIN REMEMBERS THAT THEY INTERVIEWED HIM FOR THE SNOW COLLEGE "THINGS ABOUT THE BASKETBALL PLAYERS" THAT THEY PUT IN A BOOK FOR EVERYONE ATTENDING THE GAMES.  THEY ASKED HIM WHAT HIS FAVORITE QUOTE WAS AN AT THAT TIME HE SAID,"TAKE CARE OF GOD'S BUSINESS AND HE'LL TAKE CAKE OF YOUR'S."  HE STILL LIVES THAT QUOTE IN HIS EVERYDAY LIFE AND I SEE THE MANY WAYS HEAVENLY FATHER TAKES CARE OF HIM AND HIS FAMILY AS HE TAKES CARE OF GOD'S WORK.WHAT A BLESSING.

JUSTIN HAS A SPECIAL ABILITY OF SEEING THE BIG PICTURE.  WHEN I AM WORRIED ABOUT THINGS THAT WON'T MATTER IN A YR.  FROM NOW, HE HELPS CALM ME AND HELPS ME REMEMBER IT'S ALL SMALL STUFF UNLESS IT'S ABOUT FAITH AND FAMILY.

I NEED THAT REMINDER OFTEN.....THANK YOU.

JUSTIN IS SO GOOD TO GET HIS KID'S ON FACETIME (AND TASHA AT GAMES AND TRACK MEETS),  IT MEANS MORE TO US THAN THEY WILL EVER KNOW.  WITH SO MANY KIDS AND SO MANY ACTIVITIES......THAT MAKES IT SO WE CAN FEEL A PART OF THEIR LIVES.

HE LOVES TO LISTEN TO CHURCH BOOKS AND SCRIPTURES AS HE TRAVELS AND I KNOW THAT DOING THAT.....ALONG WITH HIS FAITHFUL PERSONAL AND FAMILY SCPRITURE STUDY HAS BEEN A BLESSING AND EXAMPLE TO HIS FAMILY AND TO ALL OF US.  WE COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF HIM AND WE ARE SO THANKFUL THAT HE WANTS US TO DO BETTER AND HELPS US.  FAMILIES ARE FOREVER AND HE HAS BLESSED OURS SO MUCH.  WE LOVE HIM FOREVER AND EVER AND HOPE HIS BIRTHDAY IS THE BEST!!!!