Val gave me a wonderful book called My Dear Sisters with quotes from Pres. Hinckley and beautiful pictures by various artists. I'm so thankful for the book, and I have already gone through it a couple times over. The one quote I love that gave me shivers is this one:
"E. T. Sullivan once wrote these interesting words: 'When god wants a great work done in the world or a great wrong righted, he goes about it in a very unusual way. He doesn't stir up his earthquakes or send forth his thunderbolts. Instead, he has a helpless baby born, perhaps in a simple home and of some obscure mother. And then God puts the idea into the mother's heart, and she puts it into the baby's mind. And then God waits."
I got shivers again. I can't help but think of Val and the way she raised Eric to be the person he is today. She loved him, read to him, cared for him, taught him optimism and how to laugh, let him be himself, and influenced him for good. All the while, God waited. He waited for Eric to meet me. That's when his/our great work started. I'm a better person because of Eric. His temperament and learning was meant for me. He has pulled me through some tough times, and I'm grateful for him and all that he learned from his wonderful mother!
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