Miracles ...

Did you say Tyson is leaving June 1st?

Like, in 26 days?

And isn't he still in Iowa?

Ummmm...

Panicked?

June 1st was a gift,

sealed up in an envelope,

just for Tyson

from Heavenly Father.

It is what he hoped for

but knew was impossible.

However, we'd forgotten that

I've been struggling to put this

story into words, here on

"my life is open book" blog. 

So I prayed about it because,

believe it or not,

I pray about this blog.

It was then I realized these are not my stories to tell. 

They belong to Tyson and although my life is open book,

Tyson's is NOT and I try to respect that. 

So with that said, I will not tell the intimate details of

the miracles we've witnessed.

But I will leave you with a few "exhibits"

in hopes of accomplishing one goal, being that

you will know without a doubt that

Exhibit A...
Reason would tell you that Tyson's choice to serve a mission would result in the loss of his scholarship and opportunity to play baseball at the collegiate level.

Yeah, REASON would

have you believe that.

Insert miracle here...

"I respect what

you are going to do. 

In 2 years, you have a

place on this team." 

-Coach Govik

May 2011

Exhibit B...
Reason would tell you that turning in missionary papers
on April 6th will have you departing AFTER the summer months,
a big worry for Tyson.

Yeah, REASON would

have you believe that.

Insert miracle here...

"You will enter the

Missionary

Training Center

on June 1, 2011" 

-Pres. Monson

April 2011

Need I go on or do you believe

I'll continue in case you're not quite a believer

and because after-all,

June 1st was not the only miracle sealed up in that envelope.

Remember

NEW YORK? 

Exhibit C ...
Reason would tell you that mission calls are random,
that the place you are called to serve has no significance.

Yeah, REASON would

have you believe that.

Insert miracle here...

"Seriously?

You're going to

the SAME mission

where our son is

currently serving?"

-Tyson's

"adopted"

Iowa Family
April 2011

Exhibit D ...

Reason would tell you that youth in ROUGH New York neighborhoods won't be interested in what Ty has to say.

Yeah, REASON would

have you believe that.

Insert miracle here...

"Hey Dude,

Are you a Mormon?

I live in the Bronx.

Can you answer

some questions for me?

 -Random Kid on xbox live

December 2010

Exhibit E ...

Reason would tell you that in this day and age, mother's don't know anything.

Yeah, REASON would

have you believe that.

Insert miracle here...

"My prediction for

Tyson's mission call? 

New York!"

-Krista Hutchins

April 2011

Need I go on? ... because I can.

Okay, just one more for good measure.

Exhibit F ...
Reason would tell you that Father-in-Heaven couldn't possibly know or CARE about the TINY in's and out's of our lives.

Yeah, REASON would

have you believe that.

Insert miracle here...

Well, look

who's

"Side by Side"

again!

click HERE for

that story

Ummmm yeah...

So if you don't believe, you should.

One last anecdote to

leave you with a smile...

Maddie:

"Abby, where is Tyson going

on his mission?"

Abby:

 "New Yoke!  New Yoke!"

Oh... and if my last 3 posts left you completely in the dark,

you can find out more by

CLICKING HERE 

Called To Serve...

Fedex got the letter to Tyson, as promised,

bright and early the next morning!

After taking one of his finals, he opened it...

Oh, I'm joking!

He promised he

wouldn't open it until

we were all together on

 Skype!

Luckily, he's honest.

Our little family of 4

gathered together

for a picture on this,

4th happiest day

of our lives!

Grandpa and Grandma Hutch

and

Grandpa and Grandma Johns

were there too!

Grandpa Hutch offered a prayer

and the thought of this little return address label

invited the spirit to also be in attendance.

And to no-one's surprise, 

it was one of  thee most spiritual moments

we've shared as a family.

Full of anticipation...

Full of excitement...

Full of surprise...

Full of  peace.

I could tell you all about

or you could just see for yourself...

Ummmm... yeah.

So the boy who's face is on the video veto-ed the use of it.

I've gotta respect that.

However, I can share these...

Oh and don't think those were

tears of sadness.

OH NO!

They were tears of 

PURE JOY

as Ty announced he was

going to...

The call to this city

has great significance

to him, as does his

departure date of June 1st

To be continued...

P.O. Box 65

Tyson has been trying to make

a hard decision for some time

but on April 6th he finally hit...

Three weeks later at 6:00 a.m.

I received this text...

"Tyson has his mission call.

It's in your box.

How exciting!!"

The message was from

the gals at the post office...

only in this small town

would that happen.

So to the post office

Hummer and I went!

They were right,

it was there ...

We were excited and the fact that Tyson's call

was in our UTAH mailbox,

when he lives in Iowa,

called for some serious...

And this picture immediately

went out to our boy in Iowa.

Ty's response?

"Nice.  lol"

Well that response was hardly adequate 

Leading us to up the ante!

We paid a visit to

the little boy for whom

goodbye was the hardest.

Hey, why not?

Ty's response?

"Ha ... what the?"

Awww, that's more like it!

So next stop...

Grandpa Hutch.

Grandpa must have looked suspicious

since I got this response...

"You need to get that to me

before someone opens it!"

That's the response we were after! 

Tyson should have known better!

So the games began...

Let's get

Grandma Hutch

in the picture!

And stop by

Grandma Johns'

(Grandpa was at work)

And what do you say

we head over to the 

High School!

I know the doors are open!

Well there's cousin

Ally Jo-Jo

She's cried at the mention of

Ty's name since he left

in August.

She thought she could tell something

by the stamp.  I laughed at her

but now I think she's right.

I had to track down

Red

This picture is priceless!

Cutie Girls

always make for

an excellent

picture!

Coach Heath

Oh man,

I was seriously fearful

he was really going to open it

because as I heard too often,

"He would!"

Torturing Ty was a BLAST!

Seriously, more fun than

I have had in a

loooooooong time!

Is that a sign of a

serious problem?

Did I mention Jeff was in Denver?

Yeah, we were torturing him too.

That part wasn't much fun,

I wish he had been with me.

But since he wasn't,

I headed over to see

his brother

at the Seminary. 

It seemed fitting.

And next I was headed to

YOUR house

to take YOUR picture

when it hit me...

If I tortured Tyson for too long,

he had the ability and

the ammunition

to torture me in a far worse fashion.

And if you know Tyson, you know

"He would!!"

That realization was enough

to make me shape up!

So I headed to my brother's

for some Fedex assistance!

As much as we knew we

had to get it on it's way,

we couldn't resist

one last photo.

Ty's response?

  "ha funny"

It was then I put it in

the overnight envelope,

sealed it up

drove it to Fedex 

and the butterflies began.

To be continued...