Greatest Forces

"When God wants a great work done in the world or a great wrong righted, he goes about it in a very unusual way. He doesn't stir up his earthquakes or send forth his thunderbolts. Instead, he has a helpless baby born. ...And then God waits. The greatest forces in the world are not the earthquakes and the thunderbolts. The greatest forces in the world are babies." -E.T. Sullivan

I came across this quote somewhere around Christmas time and snapped a picture of it.  I didn't think too much of it until I came across it on my phone a month or so ago.  It struck me that even though this past year has brought the biggest trials my family has ever experienced, it has also brought the biggest miracles.

It's crazy to think about, but at the end of 2013 my parents had 2 grandkids.  By the end of 2015 they will have 7.   I can't help but think that it is not a coincidence that Heavenly Father would choose the hardest time to send so many of these sweet miracle babies to the Earth to bring so much happiness and joy into our lives.  I'm pretty sure that I can safely speak for my parents when I say that these sweet little ones have brought so much contentment and helped them focus on what matters most: family.