My kind of heaven

Last Sunday I was sitting in church with my family. Literally, with all my family. Now this may seem normal to everyone else; it has hardly ever happened. Allow me to explain. My dad sings with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. While I love the choir and am really happy that my dad has the opportunity to sing, we hardly ever saw him on Sundays because of the morning broadcast.

When I arrived at my parents house that morning, Katelyn and

Aiden were there and had spent the night. My mom had managed to get them in their clothes and I tackled their hair. Katelyn was the first. She sat still while I managed to get her hair in a pony tail but she had to be the one to brush it. I thought something was missing when we were done. I ran upstairs and found my old hair bag. Inside were some pink rose bows with light green leaves that matched her dress perfectly. I laughed because they were my favorite when I was her age.

Next was Aiden and I wasn't sure how that was going to work. Luckily, Katelyn had a clip from the day before that matched her polka dot shirt. I won the "keep the clip in your hair" war for about an hour, she won it in the end. Silly girl. She's getting so big now.

Nate and Jen then arrived and we were set to go, all of us. We all sat together on the second row to the right. We've been sitting there in every chapel as long as I can remember.

The first hymn began, my mom leading the whole congregation. Aiden starts screaming "YAY!!! YAY!!!" We can't stop laughing. My mom has a cheerleader. Nate and Jen comment, "Well, it doesn't matter if everyone follows her or not, someone is happy."

After the hymn and opening prayer, I can't help looking up and down the row. I kept thinking to myself, this is my heaven. I envisioned this is what it must be like, having all of your family together in one place.

I realize that Mark was not there but in a way he was, in spirit. I also then came to understand that is the promise that Heavenly Father gives us. That our Families can be Together Forever. That means that in heaven Gracie will be with us too.

It will be my heaven.