Heasley Happenings - The Haps Pt. 2

I had intended to write a post here about a week ago describing some of the less-fun adventures we have been having, but the truth is that since most of our problems have already been resolved, I'm not sure what the point is in going into great detail.

Sometimes it just feels like a bunch of bad stuff happens all at once, and it really felt that way here for a while.

Just briefly: Tyler lost his job (again), I almost got mastitis again, our car got rear-ended, our fridge broke down, all our food spoiled, and all this happened after our washing machine stopped working, our car would randomly fail to start, and my breast pump stopped working.

I kind of wonder if these things happened so that the Lord could show us that He's watching out for us, because, like I said, (almost) every situation has been resolved happily.

In losing his job (again), Tyler realized he could graduate 8 months earlier than we originally planned if he focused on school this summer instead of finding a job. I avoided mastitis (hopefully we'll be done worrying about that soon), our car has been repaired at no charge to us, and we got a new fridge. Even though our food spoiled, it didn't cost us much to replace (the beauty of being poor college kids in the first place), and all of our breastmilk was saved. We had someone from the ward come by and fix our washing machine, we were able to resolve the car issue, and thanks to some help from my sister-in-law, Amy, I was able to fix my breast pump.

It's a hard thing to put trust in the Lord and trust that everything will work out. I often think about how in twenty years, I'll sit down in the back garden of my dream home and think about the trials and hardships that Tyler and I endured to get us where we will then be.

I admit, this past month, I began wondering and questioning if this is what life is--just going from one hardship to the next. But almost as soon as I began thinking that way (and feeling weighted down by the prospect), I recognized that no, life isn't about going from one hardship to the next, it's about going from one joy to the next. Even amidst all of these hard things, Tyler and I are still so incredibly blessed. And we have joy every single day. Joy in our marriage, joy in our son, joy in the gospel. I know that our Heavenly Father wants us to be happy. And I'm coming to know that it is through these hardships that we can become our happiest.

"I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them." (Ether 12:27, Book of Mormon)

I guess my point is this: even when life starts getting tough, things are always looking up. And I'm very glad of that.