Get Busy

I adore my father-in-law, I'll call him Grandpa Gnarly. (I mean 'gnarly' in the "great, epic, totally awesome" way.) He wasn't the father-in-law I imagined myself with in high school: he is so much better! Thinking that some other woman would have him as a father-in-law makes me sick. (Not to mention how I'd feel if that tramp married MY Cool Apa!) I wouldn't trade Grandpa Gnarly for the world!

Epic pose for Grandpa Narly taken by Kristen Hillier

This is my favorite face of his.
He makes many of them.

And this just captures the goofball who is my father-in-law!
He and my brother-in-law pose in the Big Foot pose whenever they can. 

I love Grandpa Gnarly. One of my favorite things about him (there are many) is when he shares his life experience about the gospel of Jesus Christ. We were Skyping with Grandpa, Grandma, and Uncle on Sunday, as usual, talking about whether or not Cool Apa is going to get a job. (We're still waiting to hear from ANY of the places he's applied to.) We expressed our usual stress about the situation. We also talked about my depression and the difficulty with healing. In response to our fear about the uncertainties of the future, Grandpa Gnarly said something like this: 

"You've just got to pray. 

Kneel down and really talk to your Heavenly Father. 

He is your counselor! 

Tell Him your worries and just pray. 

Then get off your knees and get busy.

You've got to get to work."

He bore his testimony that this has always worked for him. I know he's had a lot of times in his life where he didn't know how the future would turn out, but he prayed and then he got to work. And things always turned out for his best. Grandpa Gnarly is a living testimony that God answers prayers and that trusting in Him brings happiness, salvation, and truth.  I believe him and the Holy Spirit testified the truth of what he said.

So with 23/24 days until graduation, I'm going to PRAY. And then I'm going to get busy.

Isn't Grandpa Gnarly cool?

-Cool Mamma