Mysterious Blessings

We have been havinh a rough few months.

That's no secret to anyone who knows us. But we have felt an outpouring of love and support in the last few days like we've never felt before. For the first time we really feel the meaning of a Ward family. Our ward has taken such good care of us since we moved in in February. We have home teachers that come consistently and check up on us regularly. We have visiting teachers that are bound and determined to get us involved in absolutely EVERYTHING. They've become very good friends. People actually view us as members of the ward and not just "visitors" even though we're gone so much and we actually get acknowledged and spoken to regularly by other members (in past wards we've felt very ignored and out of place). Our lives are not conventional by any means. We're both single and we both refuse to attend single's wards (SHUDDER). We've both had some issues with inactivity and, on my part, problems with doing things I shouldn't. This is the first ward where we don't feel judged for being who we are. No we're not lesbians (honest, we've heard it!). No there's not something wrong with us. We are who we are and that's ok!!!!

So our most recent blessing from this wonderful ward came with a mysterious knock on the door. Diane was sitting at home (I was at work) when she heard footsteps on the stairs outside. This was nothing unusual so she ignored it. What she didn't ignore was the manic ringing of our doorbell and the running footsteps that followed. She opened the door to find several bagfuls of food sitting in front of our door. We have no idea who left them there, but we are eternally grateful to that mystery someone. We have been running low on food and have been unsure how we're going to manage financially until I get paid (not til the 15th of July). The ward helped us with rent and the power bill, as well as giving us a food order (which we had yet to fill). This unexpected and truly wonderful gift was an amazing blessing for us, a true gift from God.

I'm overwhelmed at my good fortune and the blessings that are coming our way.