Strange Times

I've been unsettled lately as we've been watching the news and hearing reports of what is happening right now with our nation's economy. I have to admit that initially hearing the reports about banks failing was strange to me. I wasn't excited about the repercussions, just hearing that something so big and unfamiliar was happening was new. It's like hearing of a really huge blizzard coming your way. You know that it's going to make life more difficult, probably interrupt schedules and lives, and perhaps even become a danger to other people's lives. But, you don't realize these problems until you are older and have experienced the problems firsthand. As a child, or someone who hasn't experienced the storm before, you just feel the anticipation of experiencing something everyone is so anxious about.

So, initially that is how I felt about the situation. But, as things have progressed, I've become a little more wary. I am certainly not an economist, and I don't know as much as I should about lawmaking and things, but I can tell you that I have been very disappointed watching the news today. I am concerned about the tentative plans to fix what is happening, but I have been more disappointed watching our countries leaders bicker and blame each other. As I watched that, I started to feel very worried.

I've been reading blogs that have been posted from older families about how grateful they are that their food storage and things are in order, which only makes me feel a little worse. I just wanted to send a shout out to all the families who are in similar situations as us.We're all trying to heed the counsel to prepare, it's just different for each family. Steven constantly is reminding me that Heavenly Father is mindful of every situation and he knows how hard we are each trying.

I'm grateful for a few things. As a family, we're working on our food storage and emergency supplies. We don't have quite what we should, be we're trying. Most importantly, we have General Conference this weekend! I can't think of a better time to hear from our leaders and the Prophet. I am very anxious to hear their counsel and to feel of their spirit.

I'm grateful my husband is level-headed about this. I would probably have packed everything and had us up in the mountains somewhere by now, but Steven reminds me to stay calm and not panic. (I'm awesome.)

I think our Country is going to be okay. And I think all of us families are going to be okay too.