Miracles as Stepping Stones

Emma and Evonne Sealing Day 1/7/17

It's hard to put into words what I feel in my heart, but I feel I should try.
As I purchased two little white dresses last night (just in the nick of time and by some small miracle there were two dresses exactly the right size), the cashier said to me, "I hope your day tomorrow is perfect." As I thanked her, I realized there was no way it could be perfect, but I would hope for the best and trust in the Lord.
It was far from perfect, but it was wonderful and special nevertheless, and so many miracles happened to help get us to the temple.
The adversary tried very hard to stop us from getting to the temple, to slow us down, discourage us, frustrate us, stress us, worry us, even sadden us. But the adversary did not succeed. We made it to the temple...using little miracles as stepping stones!
I sort of felt like a fire fighter, putting out fires from the adversary with little miracles from the Lord, as we prepared to take Emma and Evonne to the temple to be sealed to us forever. It almost felt like everything that could go wrong, went wrong. But the focus of this is on the miracles that made everything right.  So many miracles, known and unknown, were used as stepping stones to unite Emma and Evonne to our family forever!

I am grateful for those miracles and for the Grace of God which makes up for what I lack, my imperfections and mistakes. He loves me no matter what. I'm not perfect. Our day at the temple wasn't perfect. But Jesus Christ is perfect. And His love for me is perfect and that is where the perfect calm and the perfect peace comes from. He will give me His perfect love if I will accept it. If I will let go of my imperfections and my mistakes and give them to Him, then He will take care of the rest. Grace will save me after all I can do. And His perfect love will fill me with peace.

It is by GRACE we are saved after all we can do.

"For we labor diligently to write, to persuade our children, and also our brethren, to believe in Christ, and to be reconciled to God; for we know that it is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do." 
2 Nephi 25:28

MIRACLES AS STEPPING STONES
Life...it seemed to be falling apart
But I always kept God close in my heart.
Challenge, adversity, stress, difficulties...
Everything seemed to be falling down around me.
One step forward, two steps back
'Dear Lord, help me, what do I lack?'
Miracles happened, one by one,
As stepping stones, to help me come
Through the difficulties, and be not ashamed
For I've tried my best and often prayed.
God is merciful. God is Grace.
It's only through Christ that I can be saved
After all I can do, I do my best,
And God sends miracles to help with the rest.
-By Mindy Taylor Jan. 7, 2017