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Thursday, May 5, 2011

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!


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

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

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...

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

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...