*Watching Justin climb a 53 foot high rock wall. He's a mountain goat or spider monkey or something. He was ready to quit when he was 2/3 up the wall but decided to persevere and did it!!! I was so proud of him. It's really cool to watch your kids achieve difficult tasks. A TTU football player came down and saw Justin when he was nearing the top and was super impressed. After the big dude climbed the same wall Justin just scaled he said, "man that's crazy. I have so much more respect for dudes who climb mountains and stuff." Yep, my 7 year old did it. Sweet.
*As proud as I am of Justin I am equally as proud (if not just a teeny bit more) of Matthew. So often he lives in Justin's shadow. Being the middle can be tough (I know all about it!), but he rocked tonight! He was really nervous about climbing. He's never done anything like it before and was scared. He tried!! He really tried. Klint helped him a ways up and then he was done, but I was proud of him.
*Climbing the wall myself. Twice. My arms felt like jello, I couldn't even untie my rope by myself:-) But I really enjoyed it. I did it. I am pretty weak, but I did it. Klint and I are going to take a belaying class in a week. I think it will be fun to do it together and it feels really nice being active.
*Weeding with boys. They. are. awesome.
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Finding joy in the moments of motherhood. Daily moments that: *made me SMILE *appreciate the sweet three kids that have been entrusted to me *feel joy in my decision to raise a family and be a stay at home mother *recognize the Lord’s hand in helping me to be successful as a Latter Day Saint woman and mother
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Daily Joyful Moments
Joyful Moments
Because of those "funkish" moments that I experience every once and while, I want to do as Elder Ballard counseled a few years ago and find joy in the moments of motherhood. To help me do that, I am going to try and write four motherly things that either (1) made me smile (2) appreciate the sweet three kids that have been entrusted to me (3) feel joy in my decision to raise a family and be a full time mom (4) recognize the Lords hand in helping me to be successful as a Latter Day Saint woman and mother.
I have to add that my life isn't perfect. I hope that if anyone ever comes across this blog and reads it (which I am doubtful of) and compares themselves to it, or feels guilt or bad about themselves that they'll realize these are the HIGH points of my life, not my every waking moments. I have terrible mothering moments all the time. And that's the problem, that's why I wanted to start this. I feel so much guilt (which I'm trying to only save for sin now) about the things I do wrong or could have done better, or didn't do at all, that it can be crippling on those funkish days. I'm not trying to pretend that my life is perfect or everything is rosy. Opposition in all things right? We have to have the bad to know the good, the sad to know the happy. Don't compare your low points with my high points. Deal?
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