'The best is yet to be'

“There are cycles of good and bad times, ups and downs, periods of joy and sadness, and times of plenty as well as scarcity. When our lives turn in an unanticipated and undesirable direction, sometimes we experience stress and anxiety. One of the challenges of this mortal experience is to not allow the stresses and strains of life to get the better of us—to endure the varied seasons of life while remaining positive, even optimistic. Perhaps when difficulties and challenges strike, we should have these hopeful words of Robert Browning etched in our minds: 'The best is yet to be' ("Rabbi Ben Ezra," in Charles W. Eliot, ed., The Harvard Classics, 50 vols. [1909–10], 42:1103).”

L. Tom Perry, "Let Him Do It with Simplicity", Ensign, Nov. 2008, 7

Today Derk and my parents left. I am home alone with the girls on my own for the next year. Derk and my Dad are starting up a new business out of state that he will bring back to UT in about a year. I am so full of mixed emotions. We have seen the Lord's hand in our decision thus far. We have been blessed with doors opening and opportunities before us with this business. Although the circumstances that have led to this change in our lives have been hard and so shocking, we know that God has a plan for us and we have put our faith in him. We pray that those who have hurt us will see the error of their judgement and that we will find peace and forgiveness for them. I am so grateful for my faith in God and in his son Jesus Christ. I don't know what I would do without Their constant companionship.