Family Reunion

We just got home from our Yellowstone trip with the family. What a blast it was!! There is nothing better than being with the fam and enjoying our time together. I love watching my boys enjoying every minute with their darling cousins. There is nothing better than being with cousins for my boys-not even Christmas! They love their cousins more than anything!! This trip was so rewarding in terms of seeing wildlife-especially bears. We saw bears; it seemed, every time we turned around. It was insane! My favorite was seeing a mother grizz with her two babies. The cubs were absolutely darling. They were both playing and seemed to not have a care in the world. It was a stark contrast to a small, orphaned cub we saw that was near Old Faithful Inn. This cub's mother was hit, and killed, by a car (we were told this by a park Ranger). It was heartbreaking! We watched this little guy foraging for food, but that's all we could do-watch. We wanted so badly to help, to bring him food, to protect him from the elements, to do anything, but all we can do is pray. The Ranger told us that they were determined to stay out of it and let nature take its course. It was so frustrating knowing that they had the ability to save this cub, but they couldn't. I'm sure its the same for our Heavenly Father-He has the ability to step in and save His children, but we need to fend for ourselves. We are here to learn; He is there for us if we will just turn to Him and accept His help. That's the only way we will make it in this life!