As we were out watching the Super Blood Wolf Moon tonight, I thought about how much I love my family.  They are seriously my world and I don’t know what I’d do without them.

Through all the stages of the Super Blood Wolf Moon, it was beautiful and unique, just like our family.  Although we may not all be here on earth, I know that we are always together.  A piece of Emma will always be with us, and there are so many times I look at Annabelle and see a glimpse of Emma.

We’re halfway through January and if you’re like me, you set some goals for 2019 to start the year off. Research shows that 80% of resolutions fail by mid-February… let’s not be a part of that percentage.

I don’t know about you, but I LOVE an organized home! When “everything has a home” that’s the way it should be… I’m sure it drives my hubby crazy at times (I love you babe).

My journey to motherhood is nothing I ever expected, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.  This past week I had the opportunity to chat with a friend for a podcast she is starting soon, called The Mom Job.  It was a tender mercy being able reflect on my opportunities to learn and grow through my experiences as a new mom and expecting mom as well.

I wanted to share with you some of the things we were able to talk about and other things that it led me to reflect on.  So, here it goes.

This topic is something very special to my family, and me, especially with some recent experiences in our lives. I have known of the blessings and taught the power of the Atonement while on my mission and to the Primary children, but until recently I have gained an even stronger testimony of the true power of the Atonement.

To start, what is the Atonement?

In the 3rd Article of Faith we read, “We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.”

Jesus was in Jerusalem celebrating Passover with his disciples, which we know of as his Last Supper. They ate, sang reverent hymns, the Savior taught the ordinances of the sacrament, and the Savior prayed for all that were there. After the prayer was offered, Jesus and his disciples walked to the Garden of Gethsemane. Jesus asked his disciples to sit and wait, while he went to go pray.