Tender Mercies

Well, It has been exactly one month since I posted last and I keep thinking I need to because we have been busy but that's just it-we have been busy.  I keep getting further and further behind and that makes me want to play catch up less.  It's a vicious circle! 

Last week was full of tender mercies.  I tried really hard to read my scriptures and say my prayers every day.  I find when I do that then I am able to see the tender mercies of the Lord more clearly.

1 Nephi 1:20
And I Nephi will show you that the tender mercies of the Lord are over all those whom he hath chosen, because of their faith, to make them mighty even unto the power of deliverance.


1.  I put our tithing check in the mail and then when I picked up our mail there was a check there that we totally forgot was coming.

2.  On Friday we were getting ready to head out to Hurricane to the high school football game and I was looking for a receipt.  I could not find the it even though I NEVER throw away receipts.  We had to leave really soon and I had been going through the receipts pile repeatedly.  I sent up a little plea for help and I was prompted to look in the MEDICAL receipts folder.  There it was.  Not a moment too soon either.

3.  On Wednesday our garage door broke.  Don had tried to tighten the chain but it just made it worse.  We called our friendly neighborhood garage door man and he came Thursday afternoon.  He had told me over the phone that the opener probably had to be replaced.  That would only by $400+.  When he came by he said that yes it needed to be replaced but that he could order the repair kit that would only cost around $250.  $200 savings is a tender mercy!

4.  Connor has a great teacher for Special Ed this year.  I found out yesterday that the teacher was really wanted by the high school but that he had committed to the middle school first but only by a few days.  The high school tried really hard to get him even then but he told them that he would come up there next year.  So hopefully Connor will get to work with him again next year too. 


5.  When we went to Hurricane for the football game we stopped in St. George to return some school clothes.  I had $20 in Kohl's cash that had to be used.  Caleb needed to new for PE.  With my 15% coupon and the Kohl's cash the shoes cost me $4.61!

6.  Connor had a few struggles last week with school but they promptly took care of them-even removing one of the girls who was being an instigator.

7. The last few years Don has had to travel the first week of school. It was REALLY hard on all of us. This year I asked him to rearrange whatever he could so that he could be here. He was able to stay home last week and it was a much smoother week

Heavenly Father does provide us tender mercies but we have to LOOK  for them!