Episode Twenty-One: Christmas Angels: Ferrell Hornsby’s Inspiring Miracles

Written By Haley Freeman

Welcome to a heartwarming and inspirational Christmas Eve episode of Latter-day Miracles. Hosts Haley Hatch Freeman and Misty Smith are joined once again by Ferrell Hornsby, a wife, mother, grandmother, and author who passionately shares true stories of divine love and acts of kindness that have touched her life. Through touching personal anecdotes, Ferrell discusses the power of being an 'earthly angel' to others, emphasizing intentional love and service. From helping stranded travelers to surprising families in need, this episode is filled with stories that capture the essence of the season and the spirit of giving. Tune in to feel uplifted and motivated to spread kindness in your own community.

Ferrell Hornsby

Ferrell’s Mother, who was a great example of service.

The homemade Christmas tree Ferrell’s children made when they couldn’t afford a tree.

The “money tree”.

One of Ferrell’s Nativities she collected which was destroyed in the house fire.

The book she was kindly given to help start her new collection.

Rock Nativity made by her primary student.

Ferrell’s husband helping move neighbors even though he was in a wheelchair and could only move one box at a time.

Ferrell’s book

Contact Our Guest

Facebook: Ferrell Hornsby

Ferrell’s book, “If We’re Breathing, We’re Serving”, is available online on Amazon or Barnes and Noble

Ferrell is happy to sell autographed copies. Just send her an email at authorferrellhornsby@gmail.com. 

Transcript

[00:00:00] Welcome to Latter Day Miracles, where we share true stories of angels and marvels. Get ready to enjoy accounts from everyday people that remind us of divine love, that we're never truly alone, and the power of faith in these latter days. I'm Haley Hatch Freeman. And I'm Misty Smith. Sit back, open your heart and prepare to be inspired.

Haley Freeman: Welcome to Latter-day Miracles. Today we have Ferrell Hornsby again. She was amazing guest last time, and as we were pondering on who could bring a extra special message on Christmas Eve, the spirit said. Ferrell. Ferrell is the one. And so she was so kind to say, yes, I'll come back and share some of my stories. And so we're excited for her stories.

I know they're gonna bring the spirit, extra for our Christmas Eve special episode. [00:01:00] And I'll go ahead and have Misty introduce her with her bio again, and hopefully you guys can remember her from last time.

Misty Smitth: Okay. Ferrell Hornsby is a wife, mother, grandmother, and author who has experienced firsthand the love of God in her life.

She is passionate about sharing that love with those around her. Lift the world is her motto, and Kindness Begins with Me, is her favorite primary song. And you also have a book If We're Breathing, We're Serving. So all of that sounds perfect for this time of the year.

Ferrell Hornsby: Thank you.

I'm excited to be here again. I appreciate your asking me on. And this time of year is a perfect forum for my motto of lifting the world. I really appreciate the opportunity to share that again. There's a another book that I could just throw a little plug in here. Song for a Soldier.

Is specifically about Christmas and the Christmas truths, and there's a lot of good, uh, messages in [00:02:00] that one for helping other people.

Misty Smitth: I love that I was reviewing your, messages and I'm excited listen to some of them. And I was noticing that a lot of the topics seemed to be about angels

Or people around the season, and I know that especially during this time, people tend to need people and I don't think you realize it, so I'm excited to hear. What you have to tell us about today. So if you wanna take us away, Farrell, we're excited. Okay.

Ferrell Hornsby: Thank you. Yeah. Uh, I think one of my deepest beliefs is that we can be angels for each other and it's not just angels from the other side.

And a lot of the experiences I wanted to share today have to do with not just angels from the other side, but other people who have been angels and how I and my family have been able to carry that on a little bit.

Haley Freeman: I love that.

Ferrell Hornsby: Yeah. I wanted to start with my mom. [00:03:00] She's my favorite topic. Uh, when I was a little girl, one of her biggest, most cherished characteristics is that she served other people.

Um, I remember distinctly one Christmas, we weren't very well off, you know, and so we didn't have a lot of money. But I remember coming in from school just before Christmas and smelling a ham in the oven. That was unusual, and I was so excited. We're gonna have this ham dinner. I mean, she was working on all the fixings and it was just, I was so excited.

And then she packed it all up. Oh, and she took it to a neighbor. Oh, who just had a baby and I was, well, where's ours? You know? And we had tomato soup and sandwiches that night. Oh. And I didn't understand. I was kind of disappointed, you know? And as mom noticed, of course, as she usually did, and she asked me, what's wrong?

I said, well, you were cooking a ham and it wasn't for us. And she said, no, they [00:04:00] needed it worse than we did.

And one

of the things you need to understand is that we can help other people, uh, in times of need, even when we don't have a lot. What I didn't realize until years later is that she had saved pennies and, and nickels and dimes for months because she knew this woman was gonna have a baby and she wanted to make sure she had a good Christmas dinner.

And I'll never forget that. That was an amazing experience for me. Um, and since then I've tried really hard to notice people around me that may need something that I can provide.

Misty Smitth: I love that. Taking the time. I think especially intentionally taking the time, just like your mom did.

Mm-hmm. I think Heavenly Father and Christ help us mm-hmm be able to act, especially on the last minutes. Right. Exactly. It's very Christlike. It's very, it's intentional love.

Ferrell Hornsby: Yeah.

Yeah. Intentional love and sharing and paying attention. You know, [00:05:00] one of the things that I, I was remembering was when I was in college, my roommate and I, uh, were traveling from Idaho to New Mexico for Christmas, and we got to about Spanish Fork, and it was so blizzardy and snowy where our car was sliding, and we were so terrified.

I mean. Picture this 18, 19-year-old girls driving for the first time by themselves, long distance in a snow storm. I was so scared. And you know, she was driving and I was praying for all I was worth. And the next thing I know we're sliding off the road into the ditch.

Haley Freeman: Oh. And we

Ferrell Hornsby: ended up in the ditch and there was no way we were getting out.

And

Haley Freeman: we didn't

Ferrell Hornsby: know what to do, you know? So we both prayed, and that's in the days before cell phones, you know, we couldn't call home and say, what do I do?

Misty Smitth: Right?

Ferrell Hornsby: Um, and so we prayed and then after a little while, this big truck pulled in behind us and this guy got out and we're, okay, do we open the window?

Do we [00:06:00] talk? And so, she did, she opened her window and he said, um, looks like you need some help. You want me to pull you out? Deal. And so he very professionally, put on his, whatever it was, his tow ropes and, and he got us pulled out and then he came back around and he goes, I don't recommend that you keep going.

There's a little hotel down the road in town. I think you can get there okay. In fact, I'm gonna follow you until you get there. I want you to stay the night. It was just. He was taking care of us. He was taking care of us. And as we pulled into the motel parking lot and I turned around, there was no sign of him.

I don't know to this day if that was an angel or a person who was sent to be an angel for us, but we were able to stay the night and, and got on the road safely the next morning. But I was so grateful that whichever side of the veil that man was on, he was there to help us because we had asked for it.

[00:07:00] Just so thankful for that to happen. And as my life has gone on, there was a point where my second son was 16. He had been working at Wendy's for a little while. His first job, he didn't drive. So one day I, I came and picked him up and he said, Hey Mom, can you drive through the Albertsons parking lot?

Okay, well, we drove and, and just a little ways into the parking lot. There was a guy with a camper. Uh, on the back of his truck and he was sitting there and he had a sign need parts and Chris said, I'm gonna talk to him. Okay. So he got out and he talked to the man and he came back and he goes, he needs a meal.

So we drove back to Wendy's, got him a meal, Chris paid for it, and then we went back to him and he got out and was talking to him again. He goes, Mom, can you take me to the bank?

Haley Freeman: Hmm.

Ferrell Hornsby: And of course I said, yes. We went to the bank and he pulled out the amount of money the guy needed to buy the [00:08:00] part for his truck.

Wow. And I thought, okay, so the stories I've shared with my children, they made an impact on him and he freely gave of his first job money to help this guy get back home to Alaska. So again, you guys are so right. Sharing these stories, the inspirational stories are so important as they impact everybody around us, our children included, and

Haley Freeman: as a mom, seeing that your child is carrying on that service and that charity toward others, there's nothing more that you would want in life.

I mean that

Misty Smitth: exactly.

Haley Freeman: That's all you'd ever want is for your child to go out and carry on that type of love for others.

Ferrell Hornsby: That's exactly right. Way to go, mama.

Haley Freeman: Thanks.

Ferrell Hornsby: I'll take the win. Uh, and I see, I see his girls doing the same thing. You know, they're, they are so loving and caring about the people around them, and [00:09:00] that just, it warms my heart that my grandchildren are carrying on that same tradition.

Haley Freeman: Wow.

Wow.

Misty Smitth: Good for you.

Well done. Thanks. Well, that kind of leads me to a quote and I was looking up the right one because I have a few that have to do with angels and I really like Dieter F Uchtdorf He said, often God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things. Kindness is the essence of a celestial life.

Oh, I love that.

Uchtdorf, said, often God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things. Kindness is the essence of a celestial life.

Haley Freeman: Kindness is the essence of celestial life. That's the part I wanted to hear again. So cool. I saw that

Misty Smitth: I, and I thought, you know what? We're talking about our kids and our posterity and, uh, and caring.

[00:10:00] After the kindness, you're setting the steps, you're setting the foundation for them to got toward the celestial kingdom.

Ferrell Hornsby: Absolutely. Absolutely.

Misty Smitth: Good job. Thanks.

Alright, so I'm curious about the money tree. Your next story. Here's the money tree money, and we all have heard we wish that money grew from trees.

Ferrell Hornsby: Absolutely. Absolutely. Um, there was a year, um, when money was really tight and I mean, to the point where I wasn't sure we were gonna have money for rent in January, and my kids didn't know it was that tight, but it was all tight enough that I said, okay, this year we're doing gifts of service.

For each other. 'cause there was nothing else. Nothing

Haley Freeman: else, right.

Ferrell Hornsby: Um, in fact, that year there was no money for a tree. So my kids being creative geniuses that they are, [00:11:00] they created a hanging Christmas tree where we had a hook in the ceiling and they used tinsel to, to tie together hoops of, I think there was a hula hoop.

I can't remember what kind of hoops they used. But anyway, we, and then, so then, then put the ornaments on that right. And so they were so creative and I, I'm so proud of them. And nobody complained and everybody was great. And then two days before Christmas, there was a knock at the door, okay? And as we opened the door, there was nobody around, but there was a Christmas tree and presents.

Oh. And so we brought 'em in and it was just so cool. And then the next day. There was another knock and there was a little artificial Christmas tree and tied with red and white ribbons all over it. And as we brought it in, we realized each of those ribbons held a rolled up currency rolled up bill, and we started untying those ribbons [00:12:00] and $1 bills and $5 bills and $10 bills and $20 bills.

And the last five were a hundred dollars bills.

Haley Freeman: Oh wow.

Ferrell Hornsby: We had enough to pay rent. It was just incredible to me that again, which side of the veil did that come from? You know, was somebody inspired to do that for us or was it from the other side? I tend to believe it was somebody inspired because those were physical things that were given to us.

My son asked me this year and said, uh, you remember that money tree? Yeah. Well. We wanna do the same thing for somebody else. Oh yeah. And so they, they're gonna do that. I don't know how that's gonna happen, but I'm just so, so happy that they did that. In fact, we'd had done that.

I had passed on that money tree one year when money was good and we had money and gift cards and stuff tied to it.

Haley Freeman: Awesome. But,

Ferrell Hornsby: but I love how. The spirit of giving [00:13:00] is more prevalent this time of year.

I mean, I wish it was that way all the time. Yes. But if we can start it rolling now, you know that spirit of giving and sharing and whatever you got, you share with, with whoever needs it. That just, that's an important concept in my life.

Haley Freeman: your stories, all of them really apply to this quote, but it's one from Jeffrey R.

Holland. When we speak of those who are instruments in the hand of God, we are reminded that not all angels are from the other side of the veil. Some of them we walk with and talk with here now every day. Some of them reside in our own neighborhoods. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. So yeah, you don't know some of those angels, they're dropping off those presents.

If were in your own neighborhood or what. But it is important, like you said, to be inspired to those that live next to us to know what service we can do for another person that needs that angel in their lives.

Ferrell Hornsby: Absolutely. Absolutely.

Misty Smitth: I also [00:14:00] love that that gift seemed to be very, again, intentional.

Mm-hmm. Someone noticed. Yes. Obviously. Yes. And they gave where you needed it. They met you where you were at. Yes. And so I, I think that's incredible when we pay attention and have those moments.

Ferrell Hornsby: Right. And being open to the spirit is critical because it may be somebody you don't even know and you feel inspired to do something, to help lift them.

Yeah.

Haley Freeman: To be instruments in God's hands. That's from that quote, how important. Yep. Love that.

Ferrell Hornsby: Yeah. This goes to my next story. Mm. Um. My husband and I, we had a, a house fire about eight, nine years ago. Okay. And I thought I had lost everything, including my precious nativity collection.

Haley Freeman: Oh, wow. Um,

Ferrell Hornsby: I was devastated because those pieces had come to me from different places in different people and, [00:15:00] and very, very precious. And it was end of October and in November I had a book selling event. It was a Christmas bazaar and I was selling my books and I wandered around during one of my breaks and there was a woman who also was selling books, and her books were things that she had done with rocks.

She had created pictures and stories in rocks, and there was one that caught my eye and it was the nativity story in rocks and I was just, wow. I was drawn to that and I picked it up and I was reading it through and she came over and we were chatting and, and I said, oh, I need to sell a few more books because I need this book.

I just lost all of my nativities and I need this book to start my new collection. And she said, oh, oh, well, let me start it for you. And she sat, she autographed the book and she gave it to me as a [00:16:00] gift.

That meant so much. Yeah. That she would give of her income, something that would bring her a little money in order to start my nativity collection.

And that just reminded me how much and how important it's to, again, pay attention and intentionally do things for other people.

Misty Smitth: So curious, did you ever do a rock nativity?

Ferrell Hornsby: I actually did. In fact, just this last Sunday, my, our primary, I ended up with one child in my primary class.

Haley Freeman: Oh. And uh,

Ferrell Hornsby: we went out and we collected rocks and I didn't do it myself, but she made a nativity.

Very creative. Yeah. That

Misty Smitth: is so neat. It actually kind of. Makes me think we have plenty of rocks in our yard. , That actually, there you go. Fun activity for kids. Yeah. To intentionally go out and seek for rocks. That create a nativity and Yeah.

Let the kids create that. [00:17:00]

Ferrell Hornsby: Yeah. It was, it was a really fun, fun activity. We enjoyed it. Oh, you

Misty Smitth: got us thinking, Ferrell.

Okay. So your next title, and this seems to be your last story and it's the compassionate locksmith.

Ferrell Hornsby: This story happened just last year.

Misty Smitth: Mm-hmm.

Ferrell Hornsby: My father passed away just before Thanksgiving last year, my dad was 92. He had been failing in health and we kind of expected it.

He passed away just before Thanksgiving, just after we moved here to our new home. So Saturday we moved, he passed away on Monday, and on Wednesday my stepmom passed away. Okay, so there's all of this going on. So we got boxes everywhere. There's no Christmas up, no nothing, then my brother and sister and I decided to wait till after Thanksgiving so that they could enjoy their family plans, to drive to New Mexico.

So [00:18:00] we went down to New Mexico and while we were there, we were staying in a hotel. And the night of the viewing, I locked my keys in the car. Oh, and I'm go, okay, now what do I do? Okay, Becky and Michael are here. They can get us around, but I gotta get home somehow. You know, so I need my keys.

So I called the locksmith and he came and was very nice and very friendly and was able to get it open just fine. And during the course of our conversation, he says, so what brings you here? Uh, you here for holidays? What brings you here? I said, my dad passed away and we're here for the funeral and he.

He went,

oh, I am so sorry for your loss. And continued to do his job and got it open, got my keys, all was well, and I said, how much do I owe you? He goes, nothing. He says, you're going through enough. You don't need this added bill. And he turned around and walked away. That's

Misty Smitth: so sweet.

Ferrell Hornsby: That act of [00:19:00] compassion and service was not expected.

He was there at the right time, in the right place, and with a big heart. Which I absolutely admire, you know, somebody who's that open and willing to serve. That's one of the things that I try so hard to do. And, and oftentimes I wonder how many people am I missing because I'm so focused on my own life that I'm not noticing the things that need to happen that I should be aware of.

So that's my prayer for the new year, is that I can be more aware of the people around me and be able to help when I am needed. Yeah, I think that's important for all of us.

Haley Freeman: I think sometimes we think, oh, I'll do more when I'm in a better place in my life. Like, oh, I'm going through a lot of hard things on my myself,

i'll do it when I'm in a better place or when I'm mm-hmm. Financially stable or whatever. But I've been reading a book by Emily Belle Freeman. I love her.

Misty Smitth: Mm-hmm. She's great. Yeah. And

Haley Freeman: [00:20:00] she, put in a quote that was really interesting to me. First she's quoting Richard D Hales Okay. And it says, trials give us the development of spirituality that we probably never would get if we didn't have the experience where the very jaws of hell gave open their mouths wide after us. Not only must we survive, but we must develop the ability to have a concern for others.

While we are suffering, it is a key element in our spiritual growth. As we lose our lives in the service of our fellowmen, we find ourselves. And then it goes on to say, the advice here is that sometimes we have to be the angel, even in the times when we are in need of the angel, especially in those times.

Yeah. Yeah. And you don't think of that sometimes, like when you're in the depth of your own sorrow, you don't think, Hey, I need to still go be an angel for someone else when you [00:21:00] need that angel. But it's saying here, he's saying it's necessary for your growth to actually go and serve others and lose yourself in others.

Mm-hmm. And I think that's a key to actually survive that trial, is to lose yourself and to help and serve others.

Ferrell Hornsby: Absolutely. Absolutely. I can't tell you how many times the thought has come to my mind that, when we are the most down and feeling the saddest, in order to get out of that, we've gotta look outside ourselves.

We've gotta look for other people. My husband's favorite, favorite saying is "Attitude is everything."

Haley Freeman: Yeah. If

Ferrell Hornsby: you don't have that attitude of gratitude. Then it's too easy to get lost in that well of depression. But if you can think of those things you're grateful for and reach out and serve other people, it makes all the difference in the world and you can actually get out of that cycle of depression and sadness and despair.

Absolutely.

Misty Smitth: Thank you, Ferrell for sharing that. I think during [00:22:00] this time of season, I think for some it's the hardest time of the year.

Ferrell Hornsby: Agreed.

Misty Smitth: And sorry, um, I just felt spirit really strongly. Yeah. Um, I've had a really neat opportunity recently to study up on the Science of Wellbeing. It was a really cool class I took through Yale and it all has to do with wellness because that's my career path. Uhhuh. Yeah. So, um, with that, this past week I've been writing article after article on the power of giving and gratitude and love. Mm-hmm. I wanted to share just a second. For all those who love science, and even though we're discussing all of this

in the physical forms. I wanna talk to those who love the science behind the [00:23:00] spirituality.

Haley Freeman: Mm-hmm.

Misty Smitth: So, a couple things that my studying has led me to, and there's more, there's plenty more, but, I wanted to point out that in science, there are actual studies that have been done that have said that giving lowers stress, it scientifically lowers your stress.

Giving supports your heart health. So if you're exercising and doing what you can, especially for those that are struggling with heart conditions, it will literally help heal your heart. Those who give, have been shown to have longer lifespans, and even better than giving money

when we give our time, our feelings and all the connections, grow. Our happiness naturally grows more than money itself. It's our [00:24:00] feelings that grow and so it benefits the giver even more than the receiver. And I find that Christ showed all those values. He showed every single one of those. He didn't have anything and He gave us everything.

Ferrell Hornsby: It's true.

Misty Smitth: And, so I take a step back and I think about giving and the power of giving, and I think that's why this season hits home for so many people is because they need angels. Because everyone is struggling. Everyone has their hard moments. Yeah. And during this time, I think people want to give

what they can. And for many they think it's gifts and mm-hmm. And things under the tree. And, and honestly it's fun. It's fun to, to give those things. But Christ has shown us that [00:25:00] we as givers receive more because we are able to give our time and our value. And I encourage all those that are questioning if they have nothing

just give your time. Give your time. And I think that's why Christmas stands out so much. Mm-hmm. Is many more people are giving their time at this time of the year. Yes. They give their time and so this season stands out.

Ferrell Hornsby: It

Misty Smitth: does. Yeah. So yeah, I totally bear witness, that Christ is, an amazing teacher?

Ferrell Hornsby: He's amazing. Oh, absolutely.

Misty Smitth: He taught us all scriptures. Point back to him. Giving of himself and time.

Ferrell Hornsby: Yeah. And

Misty Smitth: his wellbeing.

Ferrell Hornsby: Yeah. Your statement about benefiting the receiver. My husband is a great example of that. He spent 17 years in a wheelchair, but in the ward he was in, there was somebody moving every single week.

And being in a wheelchair, you would [00:26:00] think, okay, he would assume he couldn't help, but that never crossed his mind. He would be in his wheelchair and wheel down to whatever house it was, and he would have somebody put a box on his lap and he'd wheel it to the truck and he'd go back and forth and back and forth one box at a time.

And one day he was wheeling home and he said, it occurred to me that they would've moved without me. It would've been fine. I am blessed as the receiver, as the giver of my time because that's what Jesus would want me to do and that he, he is such a great example of that and I, I appreciate what you said and how Christ has shown us the way.

Thank you, Ferrell.

Haley Freeman: This is a, throwback to last episode, but Neil Millman, I have been noticing how he's raising money for street kids in Tijuana, Mexico right now. Mm-hmm. And I'm noticing he's literally selling his personal [00:27:00] belongings. Wow. Like his personal stuff to earn money, um, for those kids.

I know he, he was selling a, a personal painting that he had and he is hitting the streets like every day selling other products that were donated. Mm-hmm. He's going door to door like himself Wow. Selling things and to just try to earn money. And we put his information on the last episode.

But, um, when this airs, I imagine he'll be in Tijuana, but he would still be able to receive any money if anyone feels mm-hmm. Inspired to help those kids. I was noticing on one of the things he said, I think $10 is equivalent to a hundred dollars or something like that to help out down there. So if anyone feels inclined to maybe help him out with that project, um.

Anyways. Yeah, so I mean, that's another, someone who's giving of himself like service, like he's physically doing everything he can to earn money [00:28:00] for those kids down there. Yeah.

Ferrell Hornsby: Oh

Haley Freeman: my

Ferrell Hornsby: goodness. Yeah. That's amazing. Mm-hmm. Yeah. As it's wonderful to see people doing and tackling those big, big problems like that, and sometimes it's jaunting and we think, oh, well, I, I don't have any resources or

access. I can't do that. But somebody told me once, it isn't about how far your reach is, it's about you reaching out and inspiring others to reach out. Yeah. And the ripple effect is just so amazing. And remembering we have our little circle of influence. We can affect and we can share, and we can help lift by giving our time and whatever other things we're inspired to give.

Haley Freeman: Yeah. This inspiration. Absolutely. Mm-hmm. Yeah.

Misty Smitth: That definitely leads back into the scriptures, right? Mosiah 2:17 we are reminded that when we are in the service of your [00:29:00] fellow beings, ye are only in the service of your God.

Ferrell Hornsby: Absolutely. Yep. If you have done it unto one of the least of these, my brethren, you have done it unto me. Yeah.

Misty Smitth: Well, Farrell, we've really enjoyed having you here and we've felt the spirit very strongly. I hope our listeners have felt the spirit that we felt and hope that you can feel Christ in your life.

Yeah. I had this little bit to share, that I really liked and I didn't wanna leave without saying it.

This Christmas, ask yourself, who might God be asking me to notice? Who could I be an angel for? Not in some grand perfect way. But in some small, loving way because Christ came into this world as a light, and that light still moves. It moves through compassion, through service, through ordinary people choosing [00:30:00] love, and sometimes that miracle someone is praying for is simply that an angel shows up.

I feel like I just need to bear my testimony. I've been the receiver my family has growing up on, um, during hardships, and I've also been the giver and I've seen how people's lives have changed and I do bear my own witness that my life is better. When I take a moment to give, and I'm so grateful for all those angels that entered into my life too.

So anyways, I just, I bear you my witness that that giving is literally what Christ wants us to do, to give ourselves, because as we give a little bit of ourselves, I think we give to God and reaching the Celestial kingdom.

Ferrell Hornsby: Absolutely. Absolutely. I'm [00:31:00] gonna echo that Misty, that giving of ourselves is giving a light of Christ.

But I wanna add too, that another gift we give is the gift of receiving graciously.

Misty Smitth: Ooh.

Ferrell Hornsby: It's so easy to say, oh, I can give and I can give and I can give, but No, no, I'm fine. I don't need anything. Ooh. I love that. But one of the lessons I've learned is that as we allow others to serve us and give to us, we are giving them the gift that we receive when we give.

Haley Freeman: Mm-hmm.

Ferrell Hornsby: And so it's a, it's a cycle, and we need to be able to balance both sides and do both with graciousness and the light of Christ.

Misty Smitth: Ooh, I love that.

Haley Freeman: That is beautiful. I was gonna ask if you had one final message, but I think that's it

Ferrell Hornsby: That covers it.

That's beautiful, thank you so much. Thanks for having me back Mm-hmm.

Haley Freeman: Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas!

Ferrell Hornsby: Merry Christmas!

Thank you for [00:32:00] joining us on Latter-day Miracles. If you have a miracle story that you feel inspired to share, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us on our website at latterdaymiracles.net or message us on social media. Until next time, keep your heart open to the miraculous and may you feel the presence of angels in your everyday life.

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