South Dakota Tender Mercy

Tyler with his South Dakota BFF, Korbin Kavanaugh, after his mission farewell on July 29th.

We made a lot of wonderful friends when we lived in South Dakota.  Tyler especially loved to go to Church because the whole ward loved and took such good care of him - especially during the year when I was sick.  Tyler's best friend was Korbin.  It was so cute to see our cute 2 year old being included in this 16 year old's life.  It was so sad to leave the Kavanaugh family behind when we moved.  They blessed our little family in more ways than they could know.  The Lord's tender mercies happened and the Kavanaughs ended up living in Utah in time for Korbin's mission farewell.  Even though almost 2 years had passed, Tyler ran right up to Korbin, his parents, and friends, beaming.  He remembered.  Amazing the effect you really can have on a child.