Approval

Well, I went to the last of the county meetings on Tuesday. I was so nervous. Our lawyer wasn't there and Tevita wasn't there so it was just me. After 10 minutes the owner of our place showed up and he turned out to be very helpful. The commissioners were really nice and had a lot of nice things to say. They said they were happy that we were bringing our place here and that what we are doing is great. They told me that all I had to do was pay for our business license and we were good to go. So I went in and paid for the business license and now we will be working with the State. So, we are praying that it won't take too long and that we will get our business up and going quickly. It has been such a long process and at times I wondered if we would ever make it here but we did and now we need to work 10 times harder to make it through the state.

Lia's Faith

Yesterday Tevon was chasing Lia around the kitchen. Lia ended up falling and hitting her back on our metal cabinets. Then she fell all the way to the hard tile floor and really hurt her back. At first she couldn't put any weight on her left side so I had to piggy back her until Tevita could help us. She was using a rolling chair to help her get around. Then after dinner she just started crying saying how bad she hurt. So Tevita carried her to her bed and told her to lay down and hopefully it would feel better. When I got to her room there was my little girl on her belly with a huge football pillow and a blanket under her so that she could lay with her back up off the bed (kind of like stink bug position)and she was crying silently. She whispered to me and said, "Mom, I think I need Daddy to give me a blessing." I couldn't help but cry with my strong little girl. I had her daddy come in and he had a tough time seeing her in pain. He was able to give her a blessing and then offered to sleep in her room with her in case she needed anything during the night. As I sat and looked at her silently cry and try to hide how much pain she was in I couldn't help but think about when she was born and what a strong little fighter she was and how she fought to make it into this world. She is a rock. I am so thankful to have this beautiful little girl in my life. She is so strong. She has such a strength about her and I look up to her so much. This morning she came to me and said, "Mom, I know that Daddy's blessing and prayer is what made me feel better, it wasn't any of the medicine, the ice, or anything else. It was Heavenly Father watching over me." What a special little girl she is. I love her so much and don't know what I would do without her. I am so happy that she was able to ask her daddy for a blessing last night and that she is feeling better today. Hopefully no more accidents in our house for a while! Love you Lia!

Five Stitches

Yesterday, Wednesday, I was at Lia's friends house working on t-shirts. I got a call from Tevita saying, "Hey, are you in a position where you could come and take this kid to the doctor?" I said, "What?" and he said, "Braxton almost cut his finger off and needs to go to the doctor." So, I hurried and came and took him to the doctor.(So thankful for a little clinic in this small town!)He had sliced his finger down to the bone and it the Dr. said that he hit some arteries and that is why it wouldn't stop bleeding. He put five stitches in it and it has bled all night. This happened 4 days after his 4-wheeler accident. He is supposed to leave Monday morning for the 50 mile hike and I told him that if the leaders aren't CPR and First Aid certified that he can't go because he is so accident prone!I know that he will be ok but I just hope that he is careful. Oh by the way, he cut his finger while sharpening his knife to get ready for the hike!

Braxton

Yesterday afternoon I received a phone call from Braxton. He said, "Mom, I'm really sorry but I rolled the four wheeler. Don't worry, I'm ok. I'm so sorry Mom." Not exactly what a mom wants to hear. I was so frustrated. First of all, we don't own a four wheeler. He was driving somebody else's four wheeler. Secondly, I was so worried that he was really hurt and I didn't even know he was on the four wheeler. I told him to get to Heather's house and we would talk about it then. I went to Heather's to see how bad the damage was and I couldn't hold back the tears. I told Brax how upset I was and that it was a really bad thing to drive somebody else's wheeler. Heather cleaned him and bandaged him and we went home. I didn't discuss it anymore with Brax. He felt so bad and I didn't need to make him feel worse. Once we got home I went to the garden and out came my son. He wrapped his arms around me and held on tight and wouldn't stop crying and neither could I. He could have gotten hurt so much worse. I was so afraid for him and if I was so afraid imagine how he was as he was laying there with the four wheeler on top of him. He got some pretty good road rash on his arm, a pretty bruised and swollen leg and now this morning he can't move his head very much because of the neck strain. I feel so bad that he is in such pain. But I think we both learned a good lesson. The lesson I learned is that worldly things are just worldly things. They can be replaced. Our friends are good friends that would have let us make payments to them to pay for the damage. What was so important is that my son was ok and wasn't hurt worse. He was honest. He called even though he had friends telling him not to. He told the truth even though he had friends telling him to make up a story. As a parent you never want your child to get hurt but they are going to. I am so sorry that you are hurt son. I love you so much and hope that you get better soon!