*talking and laughing with my mother on the phone today. I rarely do this...I need to do this more. Realizing while I was talking to her about Emily and her funny and not so funny escapades that I too gave her a run for her money. Apologizing for that and laughing some more. I can't remember the last time we did this. I miss her.
*Falling asleep at 8:00pm with my face in the carpet in my bedroom. No, this wasn't a chemically induced sleep :-) I was just exhausted. I woke up at 8:45 only to fall back asleep by 9:15, this time in my bed. It was lovely.
*I'm not sure this counts as a joyful moment for this date's, because I didn't find out about it until the next morning...but hey it's my joyful moments and I'm doing whatever I want too :-)
Joyful that Klint loves me enough that while I peacefully slumbered he (1) washed all the dishes (2) swept the floors and (3) read a book instead of watching TV because he didn't want to chance waking me up. Oh he is so wonderful. I am so blest.
*Watching the boys get all excited about Soccer signups. It made my heart happy to provide them with something they really wanted to do and to see them be so excited about it. They even wore their new soccer shorts to school today. I love it.
*Seeing Klint walk through the parking lot to meet us at soccer. My heart did those high school flip flop things when I saw him. I got giddy excited. I love him.
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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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2 comments:
Ok Ms Tricia!! I didn't realize that I could see youR blog, I thought it was private. I am reading and crying my eye's out because I miss you so much and you are such a wonderful wife and mother and daughter of God. I want to be like you, I want to come over and hang out with you. I'm sitting here all alone!! I took Abby to her first day of school and reading this is making think of the good points of the day. There are some.... I think... just kidding. I am so blessed I just need to look for those blessing. Thank you for opening my eyes today! Now I will quit feeling sorry for myself and move on to the good in life. I love you tons, you do more for me than you will ever know!!
Oh I miss you, Tricia!! :-)
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