Secret Special Santa

Ok.....Where do I even start!!! Whoever did this you know who you are and I just want to tell you thank you thank you thank you from the very bottom of my heart. This time of year is such a special time of year and just for some background so yall know what I am talking about. Many of you know that this past year has been a very difficult year for Jay and I. It has been a difficult but very humbling one. And it seems when we are humbled that is when we stretch and grow the most. We have grown together as a couple, we have grown closer to our families and we have grown closer to our true friends. You know who you are. You have been here for us through thick and thin, you have cried with us as we watched our building burn down, you have cried with us as we have gone through our struggles of trying to get pregnant, and you have laughed with us through the funny good times and we just really really appreciate all of you. It seems as though the fire was just the beginning and through the months stones have continued to come in our path and Satan has continued to try to get us down. I am happy to say though that our faith in a dear sweet father in heaven has become stronger than it has ever been. He has lifted the load when it seemed to be unbearable. My testimony is stronger than it has ever been before and I testify to every single one of you that God lives. He is real. I am surprised that my knees are still there because I have spent countless hours on my knees and my prayers have been answered over and over again. My fears have been taken away and have been replaced with faith. In church a speaker said that many times Heavenly Father answers our prayers through someone else and I cannot tell you the countless many times my prayers have been answered by angels...my neighbors, my true sweet friends, and my dear family. I am sad but happy to say we have finally rented out our place. It will be hard to move out and at times it seems like we have lost everything but in reality we have gained sooo much this year. We have gained soo much that we never could have gained any other way and it is truly a blessing to have rented our place. The other night there was a ring at our door and when we answered it this is what we found.

We still do not know who the Secret special Santa was but you know who you are. It sounds like such a silly thing but apart from my scriptures and pictures one of the things I miss the most from the fire is my kitchen aid. I used it sooo much. Its one of those things that you use alot and you dont realize how much you use it until it is gone but in this package we found a kitchen aid. Again I to this day do not know who it is from but all I can say is Thank You. You do not even know how special you are and at that very moment more than even the gift was knowing that someone was thinking about us and supporting us.

So a few nights later again our doorbell rang and again we found gifts on our porch. This time I knew who it was because of the things that were given only they would know. But again from the bottom of my heart I thank you. It was an answer to my prayers not necessarily the gifts themselves but the thought that somebody cared enough about us and supported us and wanted to let us know.

This Christmas we didnt do presents because financially things are tight but it has been the most amazing special christmas ever. We have been able to focus more on the true meaning of christmas, the birth of Christ. The power of the atonement is real. It is such a blessing to have the gift and blessing of the gospel in our lives. Heavenly Father knows each of us individually. He knows us by name and wants nothing else then to watch us and help us find that eternal joy. I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas this year and I thank you all for making ours soo very special...