Let Go

I have been thinking about how to write this post for a few days and mostly need to write it for myself but hopefully you can take something away from this post. Wednesday started out as a normal day- we went to work and did some grocery shopping when we got home, nothing too crazy happening here. Right when we started making dinner my parents told us that they needed to tell our family something. I thought maybe they would announce that my dad was offered the new job he had been interviewing for but was completely blindsided when they told us that my brother who was serving an LDS mission would be returning home the next day. I have had so many thoughts and emotions since I was told this news. I woke up Thursday morning feeling I had been hit by a train as I began to get ready for the day and head off to work. As I went throughout my day trying to keep it together I came across this quote on Pinterest:

It is a little bit embarrassing to admit that Pinterest is where I found my comfort but this really put things into perspective for me and brought my favorite scripture to mind: 

John 14:27- Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.  

This just put things into perspective for me. I am okay. My brother will be okay. Everything will be okay. Even though things are a bit out of whack right now and I feel like my world is a bit shaky at the moment- it will be fine. I am grateful that I have a Heavenly Father who loves us no matter what and that as long as we make sure we are doing what is right He will take care of us. What my family is going through now is nothing we can't handle- even though it is rough and may seem like a hard trial but we have heaven on our side and will be okay. Thanks for listening.