* People remembering me on my birthday. I am loved and supported. That means everything to me.
*Seeing my kids doctor. Let me explain. Dr. Pendergrass is like a good friend. I love her. She knows all my kids almost as well as I do. She knows what they like and what they don't, she marvels at their growing up almost as much as I do. She lets me share in her twins growing up too. Her smile and laugh are infectious. Matthew had an ear infection today and it turned out to be an absolutely love visit with her...talking more about kids growing up, Disneyland and swimming than about the reason we came in. I question a lot of what doctors say (sorry Kyle..you're exempt from that statement!), but I completely trust my babies with her...that's joyful.
*Watching my three kids eating breakfast. Klint got them breakfast this morning (thank you), and I walked in to see all three of looking up at me. They exclaimed, "Happy real birthday mom!". I loved seeing Emily sitting at the head of the table. Just barely tall enough to see over it, but having both of her elbows propped on top , shoveling cereal into her mouth. Her red curls were bouncing in front of her eyes. I wish I would have had a camera with me.
*Going to bed, one year closer to 30. This may be a more forced joyful moment, but joyful in the fact that I've made it this far and have quite a bit to show for it. I. am. blest.
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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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