"I want to touch the Temple!"

On Thursday we went to the D.C temple. We hadn't planned on it....I got a call from Josh and he asked if I was up for being spontaneous. I said sure???? Elder Neilson was going to speak to all of the Dental and Medical students at the visitors center. I thought it was a neat experience so we quickly got ready, grabbed Wendy's and took off to DC in the pouring rain. Josh arrived 5 minutes after he had started talking, phew:) The kids had fallen asleep so I stayed in the van with them. When they woke up they wanted to touch the temple. So I drove up and they hopped out of the van, huge smiles on their faces and continued to caress the temple. As I watched them I felt the spirit so strong, I even started to tear up. Here they are 3 and 5 years old and never been inside the temple, BUT they know the importance of it, they can FEEL the importance. I am so blessed to have two beautiful daughters of God!!! They make me laugh every day and teach me a lot. It was so cute to watch them touch or I would say caress the temple...what a precious moment! And I thank my Heavenly Father for that tender mercy, a moment where there weren't any distractions just my beautiful girls and the temple, a moment where I wasn't thinking of things I needed to get done, a moment to just watch and revel in my girls. A reminder that I need to slow down more often and really just enjoy moments like these without all the distractions of life that seem to cloud our lives. It was a wonderful experience for Josh and the group even recieved an apostolic blessing. The kids and I went in after it was over and they we were able to shake his hand. It was worth the spontaneous drive to D.C.