One week.

I've been putting off writing this post, as I'm not sure how to turn my feelings into words.

Truth is sometimes more complicated than we think.

We lost our baby nephew yesterday.

He passed away in his mommy's arms a few minutes after turning extactly one week old.

One week.

That's all the time he had on this earth.

That's all the time he needed.

He accomplished more in that week --

He brought more people to prayer, their families, and Christ

in those 7 days

than I ever will in my entire lifetime.

What a privilege, honor, and blessing it was to have known him for this short time.

I watched him all. day. long. yesterday.

I carried my computer from room to room, wanting him to be with me for as long as he could.

I knew his time was short.

I cannot wait for the day when I will meet him in person and share with him a long-awaited hug.

I will never forget the impact he had on my heart.

Such a tiny boy with such a large mission.

Such a righteous family to have him be a part of it.

Such a loving Heavenly Father we have --

to provide peace and comfort in this difficult situation,

to provide a promise of eternal families and reunion after death,

to provide us with this chance to know baby Jonathan.

I love you Jonathan Kunoa Dauphinee.

I'm so lucky to be your Aunty Meghan.

I can't wait to see what your mission is on the other side <3

*Adam and I will be flying to California on July 8th to attend his funeral on July 9th. Adam will return on Tuesday evening, and I have yet to purchase my ticket back home. Continued prayers for the comfort of the Dauphinee family is so much appreciated and needed.

Good Friends, Good Day

Home-made enchiladas tonight for dinner, with sauce made from scratch and corn tortillas (instead of canned sauce with white tortillas...a million times BETTER!)

We watched the game with friends and lots of food. Adam and I didn't even know who was playing in the game until we sat down to watch it. We ended up rooting for the Saints once we heard it was their first time making it to the Superbowl (gotta go for the underdog, yeah?). Guess we chose right! We also had our home-teachers over tonight. They shared an interesting story:

A man was carrying a cross, and was beginning to feel very tired and weary with it. He was wandering around, trying to get rid of this heavy burden. He stumbled upon a store, and when he entered in, he found Jesus there. He also saw crosses of all different sizes and weights in the store. He told Jesus he wanted a different cross, one that wasn't so heavy. After searching around, sizing up all the crosses, and, not wanting one too large or small, he finally chose. He pointed to a cross and said to Jesus, I want that one. Jesus said, Sure, you can have that one. That's the one you came in with.

I think this story illustrates that the Lord knows us better than we know ourselves. He knows what is best for us, even if we don't realize it right away. Especially when we are going through difficult trials, it may be hard for us to see the purpose or reason behind things. If we have faith in the knowledge that the Lord will not allow us to suffer more than we can handle, and that in the end, "all these things shall be for our good," then we will bear with patience our afflictions. At times I wonder why others around me have it "so much easier" than I do, but this is a good reminder to me that we all have our share of burdens that are fit for our lives and personalities. Our cross is made for us, and with the Lord's help, will not be heavier than we can hold.

And....because I try not to post without a picture, here are some fun shots I found on Adam's camera. They were long gone and forgotten until tonight!This is one from our honeymoon:

The one above is the Sunday we decided to do Sabbath Hopscotch while in Tooele, UT. Every square had to have something to do with church or the gospel: music, eternal families, temples, marriage, sacrament, journal writing.

 

This one is on our way for me to get my endowments out.

 

When we went to Avatar (probably my new fav movie, by the way)

 

And some good ol' wedding shots

 

Oh happy day!