Our Sadie Girl

Lately Sadie has been very tender hearted with a lot on her mind. I just wanted to document some of the experiences we have had lately.

Prayer and the Holy Ghost
Sadie's great Grandma Jeppsen passed away this last month. When she heard the news she was heart broken and we cried together. We then talked about how Grandma is in Heaven now and how happy she must be to be with her family members on the other side. 
The next day Sadie was sitting on the couch in deep meditation and I asked her what she was doing. She said she was praying that Heavenly Father would help the people that were sad when grandma died to be happy. 
After the funeral I asked Sadie how her day was. She said it was really good and not because she got everything she wanted. (She got to go visit both of her grandma's). She said that the whole day she felt happy and could feel the Holy Ghost all around her like it was giving her a big hug. 

Marry Sawyer
While we were driving to an appointment Sadie asked me if she was going to marry Sawyer. I told her no and she said why not if I marry him then I can take care of him when he gets older. I explained to her that we don't marry our siblings, but she can still help take care of Sawyer when she is older. Then she told me "mom I think I will be Sawyer's mom when I grow up. That is what Jesus wants me to do". Then she went on to tell me that she could save her money now so that when Sawyer needs to go to the doctor she will be able to pay for it. I explained that mom and dad will make sure that Sawyer has all the money he needs to be taken care of and she doesn't need to worry about paying for his things when he gets older, but she can still be his mom and take care of him. 

Helping Others
Sadie was telling me that she really likes to help other people. I told her that she got that from her dad, because he always likes to help others. Then she asked me "mom, what can I do to help you?"
I had to laugh because there is not a day that goes by that I don't hear those words come out of her dads mouth. I am so grateful for the example Ben is to our children. He serves constantly and loves to help others.  

To be like mom
Sadie told me "mom I want to teach my kids all the things you have taught me" and I asked her what are those things. She told me like how to make Mac n Cheese and how to be nice to others. Later I was deep in thought about the problems I was having with the children being sick and how I can help them feel better. Sadie came to me and asked what is wrong. I told her I wanted to help the kids feel better and I wasn't sure what to do. She told me mom I can help you know what you can do. You can pray to Heavenly Father and ask Him what you need to do to help us kids feel better. I then asked her is that something I taught you to do? She replied with no mom I am teaching you how to pray. I am glad I have her to teach me!