PAY IT FORWARD

Over the weekend I learned a great lesson. A lesson that is rarely learned through a book. A lesson that is so valuable that Christ taught it throughout his life to all those he met. A lesson that I will always remember. PAY IT FORWARD is the lesson I learned from many family members and great friends. On Friday morning at 9:00 am sharp Tony Perkins, Dave Anderson, and my brother Cameron showed up in their work clothes to help Brian build a shop. They were ready to help in any way possible. These are people who have high paying educated jobs. People who have the heart of a lion and would do anything to help a friend out. They worked until sundown and completed so many tasks. They put the windows in, painted, did some roofing, and helped in many other ways. It was fun to watch them hang on for their lives when a 50mph microbust came through and about blew them off the shop. It was kinda like watching the Wizard of Oz ..... but with male figures.
the guys hanging on for their lives during the microburst

On Saturday morning bright and early came the Boice clan. There was Cameron and Leah who came all the way up from Salt Lake just to help out for the weekend. There was Tyler, Nicole, Griffin, Shawn, Carter, Father, Mother, Grandmother (84), Carson, Kelton, Cooper, Brian and I all ready to work. I couldn't believe how one family could kick it into gear and clean house.....I mean build house! We kicked some serious trash! Mom and Grandma cleaned, cooked, and cared for Cooper all afternoon. The rest of the clan accomplished more than I could have ever imagined. I can't even begin to explain in words how TRULY grateful we are for those of you who came to help, or called to say you would love to be here but couldn't. Thank you to those who live so far away and wanted to be here but also could not. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Now for the rest of my waking years I will dedicate myself to others. I will PAY IT FORWARD. Thank you family and friends for setting aside your busy day to come and PAY IT FORWARD to the Williams. We are beyond grateful!

“If someone did you a favour, something big, something you couldn't do on your own – and instead of paying it back you paid it forward to three people. And the next day they each paid it forward to three more. And the day after that those 27 paid it forward to another three.
And each day everyone in turn paid it forward three more people… in two weeks that comes to 4,782,969 people...”









Pretty amazing isn't it.







*The master chefs in all of their glory*