I love my families

This Sunday I took the opportunity to bear my testimony in sacrament meeting. I haven't done this in as long as I can remember, but thought it was a good way to start the new year.
I am not 100% stable in my faith these days, and especially in the action element of faith. I am finding it hard to get back on track, but I certainly do have things to be grateful for.
I am grateful today for family. Grateful for the blessing of generations. Eric and I are serving together in nursery right now, and I am just loving it. Max (our nephew) is in there with us right now, and it has been so fun to have that time to spend with him, teaching him and watching him grow up a bit. I love all of the kids in there as if they were my nieces and nephews. Each brings a special light, humour and energy to the group.
We are trying hard to find a place to live within the ward boundaries so that we can keep this calling. I've been in need of a spiritual nurturing lately, and when we got called to the nursery I thought all hope of finding it was lost. It has been completely the opposite experience though. Serving here is like getting back to the very basics, and it turns out that's just what I needed all along. It's also forcing me to get myself to church, even on weeks that are hard. I just love getting there to see each of them. They bring a special spirit I just don't find anywhere else.