*Getting ready to type this and I hear (no joke) "oh Moooommmmy. I'm waiting for yoooouuu." She doesn't want to go to sleep yet.
*Emily was twirling for us tonight. She twirled 3 times, became very tipsy. Steadied herself remarkable well and very deliberately placed one arm over her stomach and the other on her back and did a deep bow. All with such a serious look. Klint and I nearly died. oh man.
*I may be a bad mama and/or wife, but Klint was getting a little exasperated with Emily tonight. She just wasn't listening to him. This was one of my joyful moments because I now know he understands how I feel a little bit more. At least tonight she was happy while she disobeying, unlike yesterday when she was just plain mean.
*watching Justin and Matthew put on a fashion show for us with their new school clothes. Justin really seemed to enjoy strutting his stuff...Matthew we really had to coax him out...but then he loved it. I loved watching their faces. They were a bit embarrassed, but were totally having a good time.
*Making a Mickey Mouse cake with my boys and Emily for a family home evening cake. It was random and not previously planned. I'm so glad I have chosen to stay at home so I can embrace and take these spontaneous moments with my sweet kids. I'm grateful for this decision. I'm grateful for a husband who supports me and encourages me in this. I know there are mothers who yearn to do such, so yes I do realize how lucky I am...but it does take sacrifice. I'm grateful for a church that can support ALL mothers in their decisions. Even if it isn't the decision you would personally make. That's joyful too.
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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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