Time to tell the grandkids!

 

Tonight we gathered as a family to have our normal Sunday family dinner.  As we were talking at the dinner table the kids all asked if we could please tell the grandkids tonight.  The original plan was to tell them on Sunday night December 12^th and then hoping and praying our assignment would arrive we would open the call on Monday night December 13^th.

We decided to tell the grandkids tonight! We sat them all down and Poughbaugh began to tell them and the tears started to flow. 

I feel as though Gavin and Beau (the twins) were the only ones who really understood what this meant. Beau immediately began sobbing and yes it broke my heart.  I have a very special relationship with my twins, but Beau and my relationship goes a tad further, he is a grandmas boy thru and thru!! He took it the hardest! He and I sat on the couch and cried and cried for an hour. He asked me some questions and even looked at the possibilities of where we could go. 

It had only been about 10 minutes after they left to go home when Ashley called and asked if Paul and I could go over there.  Beau was really having a hard time. He was crying still (a total of 3 hours ~ my poor baby!!) We got to their house and Beau and I sat on the couch hugging and crying with each other. He asked why do you have to go? Why can't someone else do it? I don’t want you to leave! After explaining how the call came and that President Nelson asked us to go serve and that Heavenly Father and Jesus need us to go serve then he said ok I understand and I can do this grandma!

We are unsure of what the future will look like for us, but we love God, and we trust Him.  His hand is in our lives.