Brotherly Conversations...

I am really bad at this whole blogging thing. I have tried to write a new post three times and then for some reason it won't publish or I get distracted or whatever..it just doesn't get published. But I HAVE to share this once and for all!!! (Christmas/Winter updates will be published another time!) Okay, so I was on a drive with Michael and he said, "You know steph, I know you've been mocked for often you talk to mom on the phone, but in all seriousness, I think it's great. Whatever she is saying to you must be working. I see her more and more in you. I watched you this Christmas, your mannerisms, the way you talk to people, the advice you give, it is so much like her...and well, that's a good thing". OH MY GOSH, the tears just poured out. That was one of the nicest things I have ever been told. I LOVE my mom. For those of you that know her, there is plenty of reason to love her. I have tried to be like her for years!!! Well, then I got to thinking, and I realized how I would like for another Elder Brother to say something similar to me someday....
"Steph, I know you've been mocked for how often you talk to Father, but in all seriousness, I think it's great. Whatever He is telling you must be working. I see Him more and more in you. I watched you this year, your mannerisms, the way you talk to people, the advice you give, it is so much like the way He would. and well that's a good thing"
Well then reality hit me...I do not spend nearly enough time on my knees as I do on the phone. But I know that if I did, I would hear the Savior say something similar to me someday. I know that prayer is so important. It really is incredible that there is an Eternal Being that isn't simply my God, but my Father, and he does love me and care to listen to me everyday!
I don't know if this analogy will mean as much to any of you as it did to me, but it really helped me put in perspective how important prayer is!!