Dad Jokes

I was taking the 14 year old to seminary today. She was telling me how she was excited to be going back after a two year break. She said she needed her dad jokes. Apparently, her teacher is known for them. I'm glad she has someone to fill in the gap. I'm thankful that for the most part - what we might have felt like we were lacking has been swallowed up in others filling in the spaces.

Family Testimony Meeting

We had a family testimony meeting tonight. The girls and I have been working on the Faith value in Personal Progress. One of the topics is the atonement. Part of the requirement is to share your testimony in a sacrament meeting. I did that this morning. The girls weren't quite comfortable doing so...so, we did a family testimony meeting instead. It worked fine. Rachel had just given a talk a couple of weeks ago and so when she showed hesitation about getting up in sacrament meeting I told her we could do it another way. Megan decided that would work best for her too.
I shared that long explanation just to share what Megan told us in her testimony. She said she had an experience this morning during her prayers. She asked about her dad and wondered if he was still proud of her. I think she just wanted to know if he was still aware of her. Whatever her experience was - she told us that she now knows that he is proud of her and loves her...and that it's the same for the rest of the family. I'm so glad she was able to have that witness. I'm so grateful to know that Layne still exists. I know he still helps when he can and that he is busy. I don't know what else he does. But, I am so thankful that he took the time to let his daughter know that he was proud of her and loved her. I'm thankful that he was able to do that and that she asked and was willing to listen.