*Eating a luscious chocolate cake that I didn't make (which means no dishes or clean up) on the floor with all my boys (sorry Emily...you had to go to bed).
*Meeting Justin's teacher and feeling her warmth. I feel that Justin will be safe and loved. I hope Matthew feels that way too.
*letting the boys choose what they wanted to do all day. And of all the things we could have done they chose to read...all day. We finished the first Harry Potter. Because I love books so much, it was joyful to see them enjoying it too.
*After crying nearly every day this week that my kids are going back to school I feel ok about it. It's what they need. It's a peaceful feeling. I know I'll probably still cry tonight, and Saturday, and Sunday, and surely on Monday...but I know it's the best decision. I now cry not because I worry about them (which I still do) but I cry for me...I'm just going to miss them so much. It's a different cry...a better cry. I guess I should let the world see what marvelous people they are 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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